BAMA ON3 SHOW: Iron Bowl recap + transfer portal talk
The Bama On3 Show is back for Episode 118, which includes Clint Lamb and Jimmy Stein breaking down all the latest happenings surrounding the Alabama football program. Today’s list of topics include the following:
- Recapping Alabama’s 49-27 win in the Iron Bowl
- Offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien called a great game
- Discussing the wave of transfers about to hit the portal
- How the portal might’ve changed the leadership dynamic in the locker room
- And more!
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Assessing Alabama’s potential portal needs – QB
We know Alabama is likely to lose Bryce Young. Considering he’s won a Heisman Trophy and is viewed as one of — if not — the best quarterbacks in school history, that’s a significant loss for the Crimson Tide. The cupboard isn’t left completely bare, however.
Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson will both be back, and the Tide currently have two top-10 signal-callers committed in its 2023 class in Eli Holstein and Dylan Lonergan. If that quarterback room holds, there won’t be much of a need to add a player out of the transfer portal. That being said, there’s a lot that can change.
First off, we don’t know if the loser of the Milroe-Simpson battle will stick around. Let’s hypothetically say Simpson wins the job and Milroe leaves, that would leave Alabama with two first-year quarterbacks and a second-year guy who has little to no experience. That’s a dangerous game to play when you’re trying to compete for a national championship.
Plus, you never know when a season-altering signal-caller decides to enter the portal.
Last offseason, Alabama wasn’t actively looking to add a running back, but Jahmyr Gibbs was simply too good to pass up. The team also pursued elite talents such as wide receiver Jordan Addison despite not having a clear need. My point? If the right quarterback enters, I can see Alabama being open to the idea.
Need: Alabama could pursure the right quarterback if he’s made available.
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