Alabama's Nick Saban implores quarterbacks to take charge in battle for QB1

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The Alabama Crimson Tide entered the 2022 college season with a sure thing at quarterback as Bryce Young returned for his junior season after winning the 2021 Heisman Trophy.

The 2023 Alabama squad is not in a similar position with just about a week to go until playing Middle Tennessee to kick off the 2023 campaign.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban looks on during pregame warm-ups prior to facing Texas A&M at Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 8, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

In July, head coach Nick Saban mentioned three quarterbacks in the mix for the starting job, with returning sophomores Jalen Milroe and Tyler Simpson competing with Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner.

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On Wednesday, Saban challenged his quarterbacks to force his hand in making a decision on who will be the starter. 

"I told the quarterbacks, I said, ‘Quit looking around for me to make a decision about who’s going to play. How about you playing good enough that I don’t have a choice? That’s what you can control. That’s what you can do,’" Saban told reporters. "And somebody needs to do that. And it’s sort of taking shape to some degree, but somebody’s got to do it."

Saban then mentioned that whoever ends up getting the nod for Week 1 won’t necessarily be the starter moving forward.

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Alabama head coach Nick Saban speaks the media on August 6, 2023. (Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK)

"And where you all [media] think whoever we name as a starter the first game, that's like the end of it.