TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama’s defense made a big difference on the scoreboard from Week 1 to Week 2 as Florida State scored 31 points and ULM tallied zero.
Of course, there’s a bit of a difference in the status of the now-No. 10 Seminoles and the Warhawks, but following the first season-opening loss with a shutout is still something to commend. Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack somewhat felt the same way, but not entirely.
“I thought this past week, the emphasis that we made with the effort and the physicality that we needed to play, relying back on what we call ‘Bama fundamentals,’ which is effort and finish, hard-shoulder tackling, playing with violent hands and creating takeaways, we took a step in the right direction,” Wommack said…