Alabama reporter thinks team will name surprise QB starter
By Kevin Duffey
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All eyes are on Alabama’s quarterbacks Saturday during the team’s second scrimmage.
Respected Alabama beat writer Matt Zenitz, AL.com, let out a few nuggets on Twitter about one of the most talked about position battles in the country. While all eyes are on the recovering Jake Coker and redshirt freshman David Cornwell, Zenitz said from everything he’s hearing, the game one starter won’t be either.
The more I hear, the more I think Alec Morris will be Alabama’s starting QB — barring a subpar performance in tomorrow’s scrimmage
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) August 21, 2015
Freshman Blake Barnett remains a wild-card. Has gotten bigger, has done good things during camp and is the most physically gifted of the QBs
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) August 21, 2015
Would be surprised if Blake Barnett starts Game One, but I could see him taking over later in the year depending on how the starter is doing
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) August 21, 2015
The majority thinks Coker will win the starting job. ESPN predicted that Cornwell would be the game one starter, and now, Zenitz said he’s hearing it could be Alec Morris.
The most talented of the quarterbacks is likely freshman Blake Barnett, but would Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin really start a true freshman the first game of the season? That would be surprising.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
