Alabama opens the season with a new quarterback and hopes for a return to championship form. The preseason fourth-ranked Crimson Tide hosts Middle Tennessee.
It’s also a chance for the Crimson Tide to break in some new starters before hosting No. 11 Texas. Middle Tennessee tries to build on last season’s closing four-game winning streak.will have to work hard to avoid mistakes against a big-play defense. Middle Tennessee has ranked first or second in turnovers forced the past two seasons, including a combined 37 interceptions.
Alabama: QB TBA. A game that oddsmakers don’t expect much of a challenge could provide answers at the quarterback position. Saban hasn’t dropped hints of who will start or how many will play, but it’s a chance for whoever gets on the field to stake a claim on the job.Alabama, which has often opened with neutral-site games, has a 21-game winning streak in home openers.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The Middle Tennessee Report: Alabama previews Week 1, Blue Raiders talk TideThe Crimson Tide is back in Bryant-Denny Stadium for the 2023 college football season.
Read more »
Cookie Fix opening fourth Alabama location on US 280 in HooverThe popular franchise will have six locations in Alabama and Tennessee by early next year.
Read more »
Alabama football: What would it take for MTSU to repeat Miami upset?Middle Tennessee State upset Miami last season. What would it take for the Blue Raiders to pull of a similar result against Alabama?
Read more »
Virginia opens season vs. No. 12 Tennessee in 1st game since 2022 fatal shootingThe Virginia Cavaliers finally are getting back on a field to play football again after three players were killed in a November 2022 shooting.
Read more »
Breaking impasse, Tennessee lawmakers adjourn tumultuous session spurred by school shootingTennessee lawmakers have ended a special session initially touted to improve public safety in the wake of a deadly school shooting
Read more »