Nick Saban discusses progress of Alabama's revamped secondary

The Alabama Crimson Tide are completely remaking their secondary this year after losing Minkah Fitzpatrick, Ronnie Harrison, Tony Brown, Levi Wallace, Anthony Averett and others from last year’s title-winning squad.

This won’t be an easy task for coach Nick Saban, who specializes in coaching defensive backs, but it’s a necessity if the Tide want to defend their title.

With Week 1 quickly approaching, Saban said his new-look secondary is improving, but there’s still a long way to go:

Nick Saban on new-look secondary: "I think a lot of progress have been made. We have a lot of new faces and guys have to learn to play together. … I don't know how they'll perform until they go out there and make the adjustments they need to make (in the game)."

— Alex Byington (@_AlexByington) August 29, 2018

Saban on the secondary: "I've been not satisfied with the progress, but pleased with the improvement that we've been able to make."

— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) August 29, 2018

Naturally, the Tide have plenty of highly rated recruits to replace the departed players, but it takes time to mold them into a functioning unit.

Will they be ready to go for Week 1 against Louisville? Find out on Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern time when the Tide take on the Cardinals in Orlando. The game can be seen on ABC.