For the second straight season, Alabama will have a new face starting at quarterback. This year, the Crimson Tide replaced three-time national champion AJ McCarron with Blake Sims after some preseason competition. Sims answered the call with the most prolific offensive season in school history, leading Alabama to the Sugar Bowl as the No. 1 team in the country.

In 2015, Nick Saban will have no choice but to play an inexperienced quarterback. His 2014 backup has fewer than 60 career pass attempts with the Crimson Tide, while the next two players in line have yet to play a college snap.

Here’s how the quarterback situation looks for 2015.

2014 quarterback: Blake Sims, 3,487 yards, 28 TD, 10 INT, 64.5 completion percentage

2015 favorite: Jacob Coker, rising senior; 2014 stats: 403 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT, 38-of-59 passing

Others involved: David Cornwell, redshirt freshman; Blake Barnett, incoming freshman

When it will be decided: Preseason. All three quarterbacks will be in spring practice after Barnett enrolled earlier this week. While Coker certainly has a leg up on the field after backing up Sims in 2014 and is the only quarterback with college playing experience, it’s no sure thing that he’ll win the job. Cornwell was the No. 4 high school quarterback in the country in 2014, while Barnett is the first- or second-rated quarterback in the class of 2015, depending on where you look. Both will push Coker, the former Florida State Seminole, throughout the spring and summer.

Level of concern (1-10): 5. Despite coming into 2014 preseason as the favorite to win the quarterback job, Coker didn’t beat out Sims. While in retrospect that’s nothing to be ashamed of, after Sims put up the best statistical season in Alabama history, it raised plenty of questions at the time. Coker didn’t pick up the playbook quickly enough to run Alabama’s offense, and as a result rode the bench all season as Sims set the school mark for total offense. When Coker did play in 2014, he made some questionable decisions and even induced a headset spike from Nick Saban early in the season. If Coker can’t beat out Cornwell and Barnett, Alabama will have a quarterback with exactly zero experience going into 2015. Coker is considered a serious talent, and his transfer from Florida State was a great get for the Crimson Tide, but he’ll have to prove his worth.

Biggest allies: Lane Kiffin and Derrick Henry. Alabama’s offensive coordinator has been called a play-calling genius, and he’ll find ways to put his quarterback in the best position possible, no matter who it is. Kiffin used Sims’ smart running and quick release to his advantage in 2014, and he’ll find ways to maximize Coker’s downfield passing ability if he’s the guy next season. While Alabama is losing a lot in Amari Cooper and T.J. Yeldon, Henry will be ready to shoulder the load at running back next season. While Kiffin is known as a pass-happy coordinator, he might have no choice but to lean on the run, as Alabama’s top three receivers are on their way out and Henry’s talent is too great to ignore.