Alabama players to know ahead of College Football Playoff

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The Alabama Crimson Tide looked finished after Week 2 of the 2023 college football regular season. 

The Texas Longhorns came into Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and got Steve Sarkisian his signature win while snapping Alabama’s 21-game home winning streak. 

Nick Saban proved why he’s considered the greatest college football coach of all time as Alabama ripped off 11 straight wins to reach the College Football Playoff. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The following week, Alabama’s offense was stuck in the mud against South Florida, earning a victory and the ire of the national media.

The conversation over the end of Nick Saban’s dominant run at Alabama kicked off as the Georgia Bulldogs were seen as the new Crimson Tide of the SEC. 

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And then Saban proved why he’s considered the greatest college football coach of all time as Alabama ripped off 11 straight wins to reach the College Football Playoff.

Let’s take a look at a few Alabama players to watch as the Crimson Tide prepares for Michigan in the CFP.

The quarterback position was the main question mark for Saban heading into the 2023 season.

With the departure of Bryce Young to the NFL Draft, Alabama no longer had a sure thing at the most important position in sports.

Leading up to Week 1, Saban made it clear that not one of the three quarterbacks competing for the starting job had separated themselves. Milroe started the first two games before Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson got the nod for Week 3.

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe rushes the ball during the SEC Championship Game against Georgia, Dec.