Ex-Alabama star AJ McCarron criticizes star players in team's upset loss to Florida State

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A.J. McCarron led the Alabama Crimson Tide to back-to-back national championships in 2011 and 2012 and helped build the program back to its winning ways with head coach Nick Saban.

McCarron was just as upset as every other Alabama fan who had to watch the Florida State Seminoles romp the Crimson Tide on Saturday. Particularly, the former quarterback was upset with how some of the team’s star players competed.

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Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron (10) warms up before the 2013 BCS Championship game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Sun Life Stadium.  (John David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports)

"There was no passion, there was no fight, no dog, and especially from the guys that I thought were returning that would show that," he said on "The Dynasty" podcast. "Ryan Williams, Deontae Lawson — I did not see that fire. I thought Deontae Lawson would be an absolute dog. He was nonexistent in this game. I’m just being up front, and I love the kid.

"Hell, he graduated from the same school my kids go to. I’ve watched him for a long time. I don’t know if he’s just slow coming back from the ACL, and I’ve had that. And trust me, it’s not easy. But he played slow. He looked out of shape. He did not play with a reckless abandonment, like I thought he would."

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Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) during warmups before the game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. (Melina Myers/Imagn Images)

Williams has been