5 college football teams that won’t be as good as you think in 2023
By John Buhler
Nick Saban has to absolutely nail his both of his Alabama coordinator hires
Alabama fans are not going to like this, but this is their harsh reality. The Crimson Tide have not won a national championship in the last two seasons. While an SEC team has won the last four, Alabama has only won one of them. Georgia has won the last two and SEC West rival LSU won it back in 2019 under a previous regime. Brian Kelly also won the division in a rebuilding year, too.
Though the SEC may go divisionless once Oklahoma and Texas join the league, the Crimson Tide still play in the tougher SEC West. LSU is not going away, Ole Miss looks to be here to stay under Lane Kiffin and arch-rival Auburn should be trending up after hiring Nick Saban nemesis Hugh Freeze away from Liberty. However, there are two huge reasons why Alabama could pull back…
The first is they have to replace Bryce Young at quarterback. Jalen Milroe is next in line. While he has a ton of talent, he needs a great coordinator, which therein lies the problem. With Bill O’Brien and Pete Golding leaving for other jobs, it is imperative that Saban nails both of his coordinator hires. He can still recruit at an elite level, but losing two key coordinators will be hard to overcome.
Alabama may prove everyone wrong again, but we have seen the SEC eat good teams alive before.