The end of Alabama’s reign atop college football is trending these days.

Fox Sports analyst Joe Klatt is the latest media member to pronounce the end of the Crimson Tide’s dynasty, doing so this week on Colin Cowherd’s new radio show.

Klatt points to Alabama’s recent failures defensively and the team’s inability to adjust to spread offenses as primary reasons for the fall.

“They have a Nick Saban problem at Alabama,” Klatt said. “He’s turned Alabama into an old Big Ten defense. It’s a big, slow lumbering … they’ve got some serious problems there. There are better programs out there right now than Alabama.”

And Lane Kiffin as offensive coordinator? It doesn’t work under a Saban regime.

“He’s all about the stat sheet,’ Klatt said. “He doesn’t care to grind out the clock. He’s a vanity play-caller. It doesn’t fit well with Nick Saban, but it’s not Lane Kiffin’s fault.”

Brad Crawford