RJ Young sees plenty of 2022 Michigan in this year’s Alabama team, and notes that “You’ve got every reason to doubt them, and that’s why they’ll probably mess around and make everybody call home.”

The FOX Sports analyst has Alabama at No. 8 in his post-spring rankings.

Young sees Alabama this season having a great ground game which complements the greatest defense possible.

“So it doesn’t matter if your quarterback dominates the game,” Young said, and added that Georgia’s recent title teams have been built similar to Alabama teams from 2007-2013. “When it was about the defense and running the ball.”

Young believes Ty Simpson and Jalen Milroe can do the job, but they’re simply not Bryce Young.

The quarterback job is simply not as important in Young’s mind as long as Alabama has a strong running game and elite defense to lean on.