TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama football is just eight days away from its highly anticipated season opener on the road against Florida State.
After going 13-1 in 2023, the Seminoles followed their best record in nearly a decade with an abysmal 2-10 finish last season. It resulted in 33 players entering the transfer portal this offseason, but Florida State found a way to add 23 players from the portal.
This season’s Florida State team looks much different on paper than the 2024 roster. Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer opened up about the challenges of preparing for a team with so much turnover, as he had to endure this after taking over for Nick Saban in January of last year.
“Yeah, you walk in from my shoes, you walk into the offense and defense and special teams, especially offense and defense and you see a lot of different film being shown for different reasons,” DeBoer said on Thursday. “Personnel, scheme, what they were last year and then the same thing on offense. More probably scheme in what they were a year ago, as far as their talent returning…