As expectations for Alabama quarterbacks soar, Bryce Young’s time has arrived: Crimson Tide position group analysis
3 years, 4 months ago

As expectations for Alabama quarterbacks soar, Bryce Young’s time has arrived: Crimson Tide position group analysis

New York Times  

For a guy who’s never started a game for Alabama, sophomore quarterback Bryce Young certainly has dominated the news cycle. Alabama position group analysis: Offensive line | Receivers | Running Backs The heir apparent Whereas the Alabama quarterback was once saddled with the dreaded “game manager” label — a tag placed on Jones last season before he became a Heisman Trophy finalist and a first-round selection — the job is now viewed as a playmaking position. Quarterback now comes with certain expectations at Alabama, especially when you’re rated as highly as Young was coming out of high school. But the early part of the Crimson Tide’s schedule will test a revamped offensive line and Young, especially the trip to Florida.

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‘This is his opportunity’: The Panthers are banking on a Year 2 bump for Bryce Young
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘This is his opportunity’: The Panthers are banking on a Year 2 bump for Bryce Young

New York Times  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Adam Thielen didn’t need six weeks of training camp and preseason practices to see a change in Bryce Young. “Being able to have conversations, be able to talk about things and hear his perspective — and just get as much of what he says and what he means.” After the Panthers hired Canales following Frank Reich’s 11-game …

Coaching carousel adds intrigue to college football recruiting’s February signing period
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Coaching carousel adds intrigue to college football recruiting’s February signing period

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! College football’s busy recruiting calendar created a particularly hectic first few weeks on the job for all the head coaches who switched schools over the last month. When Nick Saban announced his retirement last month, it set off a chain reaction that resulted in head coaching …

The spotlight in the Alabama-Texas game will be squarely on the 2 QBs, Quinn Ewers and Jalen Milroe
1 year, 3 months ago

The spotlight in the Alabama-Texas game will be squarely on the 2 QBs, Quinn Ewers and Jalen Milroe

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Nowadays, he is apt to end his media interviews with an enthusiastic “Roll Tide.” Quinn Ewers lifted Longhorns fans’ hopes that they had found another star passer like Young or Colt McCoy with his dazzling start in last year’s Alabama game. Milroe especially hasn’t been tested …

Alabama’s Bryce Young selected first in 2023 NFL Draft: Will he be star QB Panthers need?
1 year, 7 months ago

Alabama’s Bryce Young selected first in 2023 NFL Draft: Will he be star QB Panthers need?

New York Times  

By Joseph Person, Dane Brugler and Larry Holder The Panthers selected Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with the No. GO DEEPER Dane Brugler's final 2023 NFL mock draft: Bryce Young at 1, then all bets are off The Athletic’s instant analysis: Young impresses Panthers Ohio State quarterback C.J. — Jake Ciely Panthers’ QB blues The Panthers last received stable quarterback play …

Alabama’s Milroe, Simpson vying to replace Bryce Young
1 year, 8 months ago

Alabama’s Milroe, Simpson vying to replace Bryce Young

Associated Press  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama is once again trying to replace an NFL-bound quarterback with another who can lead the Crimson Tide to championships. Alabama coach Nick Saban said a major focus has been on the quarterbacks being able to process what the defense is doing “and not start drifting around in the pocket before you give up on what your …

Alabama’s Bryce Young throws for NFL teams at pro day
1 year, 9 months ago

Alabama’s Bryce Young throws for NFL teams at pro day

Associated Press  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban says his quarterback, Bryce Young, is the best prospect in the upcoming NFL draft. Now, the star Alabama passer and 2021 Heisman Trophy winner is trying to convince NFL teams — the Carolina Panthers, in particular — that the Crimson Tide coach is right, from the combine to Thursday’s pro day at his old practice …

Suttles: Alabama football legacies of Bryce Young, Will Anderson just keep growing
2 years ago

Suttles: Alabama football legacies of Bryce Young, Will Anderson just keep growing

New York Times  

With each decision we make every day, we write our legacies. Let’s get this established right away: Playing in a bowl game, even the historic Sugar Bowl, doesn’t mean you’re a better person with higher character than those who choose to shut it down and get ready for the NFL Draft. No one should’ve had a cross word for either …

No. 2 Alabama loses QB Bryce Young, beats No. 20 Arkansas
2 years, 2 months ago

No. 2 Alabama loses QB Bryce Young, beats No. 20 Arkansas

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The second-ranked Crimson Tide lost starting quarterback Bryce Young to a shoulder injury in the second quarter against Arkansas on Saturday in a 49-26 win over No. Saban, who has never lost to Arkansas in his 16 years as Alabama coach, is hopeful Young would be …

Stacked: SEC QB talent goes well beyond Young, Bennett
2 years, 3 months ago

Stacked: SEC QB talent goes well beyond Young, Bennett

Associated Press  

The Southeastern Conference has a national championship quarterback, a Heisman Trophy winner and a collection of promising passers both new and old. “Just the upside’s pretty crazy everywhere,” said Greg McElroy, a former Alabama quarterback who works as an ESPN college football analyst and co-hosts a Birmingham, Alabama, radio show. “I think Spencer was the victim of his own success …

Silver lining: Young, Alabama should contend again in 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Silver lining: Young, Alabama should contend again in 2022

Associated Press  

It never seems hard for Alabama to find a silver lining amid a late-night gloom and doom of a season-ending defeat. Alabama looked vulnerable for much of this season and unbeatable in the Southeastern Conference championship game against the Bulldogs and again in its semifinal win over Cincinnati Saban’s two biggest stars — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Bryce Young and linebacker …

Weekend Sports in Brief
3 years ago

Weekend Sports in Brief

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEW YORK — Alabama’s Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, beating out Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to give the Crimson Tide consecutive winners of college football’s most famous individual award. NEW YORK — Oregon hired Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning as …

Young, No. 4 Alabama face stiff test from No. 1 Georgia’s D
3 years ago

Young, No. 4 Alabama face stiff test from No. 1 Georgia’s D

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! If he can’t play, that leaves Trey Sanders as the Tide’s only healthy scholarship running back against a defense allowing a nation’s best 6.9 points and 229.7 total yards per game. “What really motivates us is to make sure we come with our ‘A’ game,” Alabama …

Young sets record, No. 2 Bama tops No. 21 Arkansas 42-35
3 years, 1 month ago

Young sets record, No. 2 Bama tops No. 21 Arkansas 42-35

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “And defensively, we gave up a couple of big plays but the big thing was they were like 10 of 19 on third and fourth down so when we had opportunities to get off the field we didn’t get off the field.” This one wasn’t settled …

Young throws 4 TDs, No. 1 Alabama routs No. 14 Miami 44-13
3 years, 3 months ago

Young throws 4 TDs, No. 1 Alabama routs No. 14 Miami 44-13

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Bryce Young didn’t take long to prove he’s the man to lead No. The Crimson Tide also turned in a dazzling defensive effort at the home of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, sacking D’Eriq King four times, forcing him into three turnovers and stuffing him on a goal-line stand The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every …

College football: QB Bryce Young leads No. 1 Alabama to rout of No. 14 Miami
3 years, 3 months ago

College football: QB Bryce Young leads No. 1 Alabama to rout of No. 14 Miami

LA Times  

Alabama sophomore quarterback Bryce Young, a former Santa Ana Mater Dei standout, passed for four touchdowns in the No. 6 Texas A&M 41, Kent State 10 Leon O’Neal Jr. had two interceptions, returning the second one 85 yards for a touchdown, and Devon Achane added two scores to Texas A&M beat Kent State in College Station, Texas. Anthony Brown scored …

Alabama’s Young embraces expectations, says not distractions
3 years, 4 months ago

Alabama’s Young embraces expectations, says not distractions

Associated Press  

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has made lucrative deals before starting his first college game, but he doesn’t think that or the preseason hype surrounding him will be a distraction. “I think really it says a lot about Alabama, and it’s honestly not too hard with the coaching that we have,” Young said Thursday. “We’ve talked a lot about that in-house, …

Talent in, talent out: Young, No. 1 Alabama still favorites
3 years, 4 months ago

Talent in, talent out: Young, No. 1 Alabama still favorites

Associated Press  

The bad news for Alabama: The Heisman Trophy-winning receiver and his quarterback are gone, along with the star tailback and Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year. Alabama must replace six first-round NFL draft picks, including receiver DeVonta Smith, quarterback Mac Jones and tailback Najee Harris from one of the nation’s most explosive offenses. The defense didn’t lose nearly as …

Alabama’s first preseason scrimmage: What I’m hearing about Trey Sanders, Bryce Young, Will Anderson, punting and more
3 years, 4 months ago

Alabama’s first preseason scrimmage: What I’m hearing about Trey Sanders, Bryce Young, Will Anderson, punting and more

New York Times  

An Aussie-style punter, position switches, breaking in a new quarterback and injuries. Alabama’s first scrimmage of preseason camp — exactly three weeks before the season-opener against Miami — had some new things but was in many ways a typical first game-like scenario for the 2021 Crimson Tide. There’s plenty of interest in Bryce Young, and Saban said the quarterback played …

Alabama spring practice takeaways: What we learned about Bryce Young, the pass rush and more
3 years, 8 months ago

Alabama spring practice takeaways: What we learned about Bryce Young, the pass rush and more

New York Times  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — We eventually learned that the 2020 Alabama football team didn’t need spring practice. One takeaway from watching the ESPN broadcast of Saturday’s game is how often Kirk Herbstreit dropped the name of freshman quarterback Jalen Milroe, who was held out of the scrimmage because of an undisclosed medical reason. During the broadcast, Herbstreit and Joey Galloway said …

Alabama spring game: Bryce Young, Agiye Hall show off potential in less-than-ideal A-Day circumstances
3 years, 8 months ago

Alabama spring game: Bryce Young, Agiye Hall show off potential in less-than-ideal A-Day circumstances

New York Times  

Circumstances weren’t ideal for Alabama football to conduct the finale of spring practice despite a beautiful April day and fans allowed inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. The body control from Agiye Hall 😳 @SECNetwork pic.twitter.com/eEceTITBG5 — ESPN College Football April 17, 2021 Hall finished with four catches for 72 yards, but it was the way he emerged on a day when receivers …

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