Alabama's Nick Saban likens quarterback search to grandma's cooking: 'Let the cake bake'

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For the past two seasons, the quarterback position at Alabama has been set, led by Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young. 

Young, who led the Crimson Tide to the national championship game in 2021 while winning the Heisman Trophy, was selected first overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2023 NFL Draft. 

Bryce Young of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates on the sidelines after his team scored a touchdown against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Oct. 1, 2022, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Alabama will enter the 2023 college football season with questions at the quarterback position following Young’s departure. 

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"We have three guys that are competing for that position right now," Saban said Wednesday. "All those players are getting better, and it’s important for us that all those players get better. I don’t think anybody has actually separated themselves yet to this point and I don’t think it’s something we're trying to rush." 

The Crimson Tide returned quarterback Jalen Monroe from the 2022 roster and added Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner.

Redshirt freshman Ty Simpson also is in the mix after attempting five passes in 2022.  

Head coach Nick Saban of the Crimson Tide during warmups before the Texas A&M Aggies at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Oct. 08, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

"I used the analogy earlier, grandma Saban used to bake the best cakes in the world and I used to stand by the oven when I was a kid and say, ‘When’s this cake going to be done? When’s this cake going to be