The early season conclusion is that this Alabama team isn’t like the Alabama teams that we’ve grown accustomed to seeing.
’s victories provided immediate validation to their coaches Josh Heupel and Brian Kelly and propelled them to successful seasons . Steve Sarkisian’s program should receive a similar boost after a marquee win that could signal Texas’ resurgence entering the SEC.The Playoff is expanding soon, and when that happens, losses like Saturday will be less consequential, but this year is a different story.
Either way, the college football world will be watching, and what happens will have ramifications nationwide.Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Try a week on us.Kennington Lloyd Smith III is a Staff Writer for The Athletic covering Alabama football. Kennington most recently covered University of Iowa football and men's basketball for the Des Moines Register.
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