TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama football is just five days away from the season opener at Florida State, but perhaps the Seminoles’ most important player presents a skill the Crimson Tide defense struggled against last season.
Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos was limited as a rusher last season due to injury, but he ran for over 1,000 yards in 2022 and 2023. In 2024, Alabama struggled to stop the quarterback run against then-Oklahoma quarterback Jackon Arnold, who rushed for 131 yards, South Florida’s Byrum Brown (108 yards), Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia (56) and then-Tennessee’s Nico Iamaleava (44).
Three of those four examples resulted in losses for Alabama and it’ll first be put to the test against Castellanos. So, what does Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kane Wommack see in the Florida State quarterback?…