Nick Saban discusses progress of Alabama’s revamped secondary
By Adam Spencer
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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.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
