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Taking a Deep Dive on the Alabama Football Spring Roster: All Things CW

A look at the Crimson Tide by the numbers, including with the depth chart, and whether the massive home-court advantage in college basketball this season is more of an Alabama thing.

This is this week's combined version of the All Things CW notes column by Christopher Walsh, which appears in five parts with the latest on the Alabama Crimson Tide

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — We're a month away from the start of spring practices for the University of Alabama football team, and while there may still be some changes between now and then, the roster appears largely set,

Granted, there will still be some movement eventually, as Alabama still has four players set to arrive over the summer, but by our count the Crimson Tide roster appears to be at exactly where Nick Saban wants it, with 85 scholarship players enrolled and set to go.

The coach doesn't release scholarship information, so there's always a little bit of doubt and guesswork involved, yet there are some things that stand out about the 2023 Crimson Tide at this point.

BamaCentral's 2023 Alabama Crimson Tide Eligibility Tracker is a fixture on the site that can be always be found on the 411 page, or with the dropdown menu that can be triggered out of the upper-lefthand corner of the front page by clicking on the three lines icon next to "FanNation."

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Based on the numbers alone, here are 10 things that stand out about the 2023 roster:

1) What's the overall theme of this spring?

Teaching.

Ok, that's true any year, but especially this one. The Crimson Tide has 24 early enrollees this spring from its latest recruiting class, a program record. That includes a pair of junior-college transfers, but not the two additions out of the transfer portal.

That's all on top of the 24 additions from last year who are still with the team.

Moreover, there's new coordinators on both sides of the ball, although neither will be running his own scheme.

Yep, there's going to be a lot of teaching.

2) What's different at quarterback (outside of Bryce Young being gone)?

It's been a while since we've seen four scholarship quarterbacks at the same time as Alabama hasn't been able to add more than one to a signing class since Taulia Tagovailoa and Paul Tyson in 2019. Saban covets having a little more depth.

3) Where did all the running backs go?

On top of the departures, Emmanuel Henderson Jr. is now listed as a wide receiver and incoming standout Richard Young won't arrive until the summer. So there will be just four on the roster this spring. Newcomer Justice Haynes will get plenty of chances to show what he can do along with sophomore Jam Miller.

4) Where did all these wide receivers come from?

For most of the past few seasons Alabama's had eight or nine wide receivers, trying to go three-deep with the three prominent roles (X, Z and H).

This group features 12 players. Among them are four new additions including Malik Benson, widely regarded as the nation’s top junior college prospect out of Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College.

The old men of the group are senior Jermaine Burton, who transferred in last season from Georgia, and redshirt junior Thaiu Jones-Bell.

5) Is Alabama still searching at tight end?

Saban usually only takes transfers, regular or junior college, if there's a need at the position and the player can challenge for playing time immediately. So the addition of CJ Dippre from Maryland raised more than a few eyebrows.

The 6-foot-5 sophomore caught 30 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns this past season. That's almost an exact match for Cameron Latu's production of 30 receptions for 377 yards and four touchdowns.

Robbie Ouzts is his primary competition at the position, and look for Amari Niblack to step into a bigger role. But the guess here is that the other tight ends are still being viewed as projects.

6) What position group had the most turnover?

That the Crimson Tide lost eight offensive linemen from last year's team, including three starters, and no one is panicking tells you how well Saban recruits and reloads.

A year ago, Alabama, the school that almost always has a contender for the Outland Trophy, had to bring in someone to man the left tackle spot. There will be some adjusting and experimenting this spring, but JC Latham is one of the top returning tackles in the nation, while top prospect Kadyn Proctor could come in and push for playing time immediately,

Add in Tyler Booker stepping into a full-time role at guard, plus centers Darrian Dalcourt and Seth McLaughlin both being back, and Alabama is looking pretty strong up front.

7) Where should we watch for some possible departures?

It has to be the defensive line, where Alabama has 15 players and starts only three. Justin Eboigbe is back after suffering a neck injury last season and is looking to improve his draft stock. Tim Smith and Jaheim Oatis are in place to get a lot of playing time.

But after them the Crimson Tide has a lot of question marks, including four new additions who will be looking to make their marks. You don't see too many freshmen make an immediate impact on the defensive line, but keep an eye out for James Smith and Jordan Renaud.

8) What should we read into the addition of Trezmen Marshall?

The interior linebacker who transferred from Georgia is a senior, and Alabama doesn't have a lot of returning experience in the middle. Moreover, he's played in a similar scheme, so could make a push from day one.

Alabama has 14 linebackers over four different positions, but it's time for some of them to step up, especially with top prospects Keon Keeley and Yhonzae Pierre arriving over the summer.

9) What position group will have the toughest competition from top to bottom?

That has to be the defensive backs, where Alabama has 16 players and six regular roles plus reserve roles. Gone are Brian Branch, Eli Ricks, Jordan Battle and DeMarcco Hellams, who should all be selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Another Ricks, Dezz, might make a push from the get-go at corner along with prize safety prospect Caleb Downs, but Alabama has some second- and third-year players ready to step into bigger roles. Topping that list is Terrion Arnold.

Similar to the offensive line, look for Alabama to do a lot of experimenting to try and find the best combinations.

10) Where does Alabama have the key returners?

It's with the specialists as kicker Will Reichard and punter James Burnip returning, and long snapper Kneeland Hibbett is only a junior. Other roles need to be figured out and adjusted, but special teams don't have to be a priority. 

Is Massive Home-Court Advantage Just an Alabama Thing?

The scores tell the story.

The Alabama basketball team has faced three Southeastern Conference teams twice this season, and the contrast with two of them can only be described as eye-popping.

Against Vanderbilt the Crimson Tide won at home 101-44, but only 78-66 away from Coleman Coliseum.

Something similar happened against LSU, 106-66 at home, 79-69 on the road.

Granted, Alabama was simply "on" during both home blowouts, with the 101 against the Commodores during the first game after the Crimson Tide took its worst loss of the season at Oklahoma. The scores against Mississippi State weren't extreme either, 66-63 and 78-67.

But home-court advantage in college basketball may be on a different level this season, especially when compared to what we've recently enjoyed. Every time you look up one of the top teams in the rankings seems to be losing on the road, leading to continual fluctuations in the rankings.

Or is it primarily an Alabama (23-4 overall, 13-1 SEC) thing?

Actually, both may be true.

Statistically, on average, home-court advantage has been worth 3.1 points per game this season.

That's pretty normal.

Alabama, though, is on the extreme end, though, with the fifth biggest home-court advantage at 12.2 points. It's also the second-biggest among Power 5 schools, with Iowa at 12.4.

But the Hawkeyes aren't in the title picture. They're in a logjam at 9-7 in the Big Ten standings thanks to going 13-2 at home and just 3-6 on the road.

In the SEC, there are six teams with two-or-fewer losses at home, and, at 13-3 in Rupp Arena, Kentucky isn't among them. But Georgia is at 13-2.

That's right, the team that just got blasted at Alabama on Saturday, 108-59, is 13-2 at home and 1-8 on the road.

There are numerous teams like that around the country, and even among ranked teams. For example, Marquette, Xavier, Providence, Creighton and UConn in the Big East are all in the AP Top 25. Among them, the Huskies have the worst home record at 13-2, but none of them are better than 6-4 on the road.

That's why we've had weekends like the first one this month, when six teams in the top 15 lost, including four top-10 teams faltering on that Saturday alone (including Kansas getting blasted at Iowa State for its fourth loss in five Big 12 games).

In the SEC, Alabama and Texas A&M are the only teams above .500 on the road this season.

"I don't have a great answer because there's always been a home-court advantage it seems," Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said. "I know two or three years ago when you couldn't have people in the stands, maybe there wasn't as big a home-court advantage because the crowds weren't as big. It just seemed everywhere there were empty gyms, the covid year. I don't know, we're getting back to where there are sellouts every game.

"Obviously having sellout crowds is better than 20 percent, 15 percent or whatever it was."

During the covid season two years ago, home-court advantage was statistically just 1.5 points.

Oats made a very good point, though, which coming off Alabama's football season should be noted. It was three years ago this coming March that the SEC Tournament shut down after the first games were played, and stadiums and arenas were empty for more than a year.

Fans are still working their way back to big venues and crowds.

However, when Alabama football visited Tennessee and LSU last season, the players were dealing with fanatical crowds the likes of which they had maybe never seen before or had little experience in dealing with. The Volunteers were desperate to rid themselves of the Saban losing streak, and LSU fans were equally as motivated.

Why would't the same be true in basketball?

Other factors that should be considered are the departures of some big-name coaches in the sport (Duke isn't the same without Coach K, and Villanova isn't either without Jay Wright, etc.), NIL has made for a more level playing field in the sport, and roster turnover.

Players are switching teams so often that long-term chemistry is becoming rare.

On Wednesday, No. 2 Alabama will visit South Carolina, a team that's only 6-7 at home but one of the wins was against Kentucky. Due to its ranking the Crimson Tide had learned the hard way that it's a target wherever it goes, but it only has two more games in the friendly setting of Coleman.

The other road game left on the regular-season schedule, of course, is at Texas A&M on March 5, which could decide the SEC title and top seeding in the upcoming conference tournament in Nashville.

Alabama is 8-2 on the road, and 2-2 in neutral settings. Two of those games stand out because the Crimson Tide beat two teams ranked No. 1 at the time, including the impressive 71-65 win at Houston on Dec. 10. But there's no denying that its been better at home this season.

However, none of its postseason games will be played in Tuscaloosa, where this team is a perfect 13-0.

"That was kind of my challenge to the team this morning," Oats said. "We'll see how well we can play on the road at South Carolina because we're going to need it. [The SEC] may come down to our last game at A&M. We're going to have to play well there.

"We need to have more consistency."

That's easier said than done.

What the Alabama Depth Chart Might Look Like at the Start of Spring

We'll begin with the annual disclaimer.

Every year when Saban holds his first press conference of spring practices, he makes it clear that the one thing he won't be discussing until the season actually starts, and then only reluctantly, is the Alabama Crimson Tide depth chart.

We'll pick a semi-random year here, 2018.

"I know y'all want a depth chart but the depth chart is an organizational instrument right now used so that we can organize practice," he said after the first practice. "The players are in competition with themselves to be the best player they can be, play with the best intensity, the best knowledge of their positions so they can execute and do their job and gain the trust and respect of their teammates. I think that's what every player should aspire to really try to do."

Usually it's longer than that.

Let's be clear, there's always some form of a depth chart, with every team, every day of the year. Saban's correct that it doesn't mean much in March and April, when the season doesn't start until September, but there's always a pecking order of some sort.

SEE ALSO: Alabama Football’s Biggest Position Battles Heading Into the 2023-24 Season

So with that, let's get to it. Alabama is in the middle of the Fourth Quarter conditioning program, and is just under a month away from holding its first spring practice. After looking over the numbers via the BamaCentral eligibility tracker, here's a nuts-and bolts version of where we think everyone stands going in (summer arrivals not included).

Note: When in doubt we always go with the incumbent, especially for the start of spring. Remember, this is the starting point, and everything has to be earned.

Offense

QB: Jalen Milroe (Jr.), or Ty Simpson (RFr); Eli Holstein, (Fr.), or Dylan Lonergan (Fr.)

The hiring of Tommy Rees as offensive coordinator doesn't favor anyone. As Saban always says, the guy who wins over the team will start, and no one on the outside may know who that is until Alabama opens the season against Middle Tennessee on Sept. 2.

RB: Jase McClellan (Sr.) or Roydell Williams (Sr.); Jam Miller (So.) or Justice Haynes (Fr.)

The one thing we can guarantee is that everyone's going to get plenty of chances to show what he can do.

WR-X: Jermaine Burton (Sr.), Isaiah Bond (So.); Shazz Preston (So.)

WR-Z: Ja'Corey Brooks (Jr.); Kendrick Law (So.); Malik Benson (Jr.)

WR-H: Kobe Prentice (So.); Emmanuel Henderson Jr. (So.); Jalen Hale (Fr.) or Jaren Hamilton (Fr.)

Alabama has 12 wide receivers heading into spring, including four new additions who will be vying for playing time. That’s a lot.

TE: Robbie Ouzts (Jr.); CJ Dippre (Jr.); Amari Niblack (So.)

LT: JC Latham (Jr.) or Kadyn Proctor (Fr.) or Elijah Pritchett (So).; Olaus Alinen (Fr.)

LG: Tyler Booker (So.); Darrian Dalcourt (Gr.) or Seth McLaughlin (Sr.); Myles McVay (Fr,)

C:Darrian Dalcourt (Gr.) or Seth McLaughlin (Sr.); James Brockermeyer (RSo.)

RG: Terrence Ferguson II (RSo.) or Jaeden Roberts (RSo.); Roq Montgomery (Fr.)

RT: JC Latham (Jr.) or Kadyn Proctor (Fr.) or Elijah Pritchett (So); Wilkin Formby (Fr.)

Latham at left tackle makes a lot of sense. Can anyone challenge him? Alabama has gone heavy on tackles, in part because they can be converted to guards (few guards could play on the outside at tackle). Between Alinen, McVay and Formby the guess here is that one will play/practice at guard this season. We're going with McVay because of his size.

Defense

DE: Tim Smith (Sr.); Jamil Burroughs (Jr.); Damon Payne Jr. (So.)

NT: Jaheim Oatis (So.); Timm Keenan III (So.); James Smith (Fr.)

DE: Justin Eboigbe (Sr.); Jah-Marien Latham (Jr.); Jordan Renaud (Fr.)

Renaud is listed as weighing 245 pounds, so that will play a big part in how fast he can get on the field. Three players to keep an eye on include Khurtiss Perry, Monkell Goodwine and Isaiah Hastings, who have all had a season to acclimate and beef up.

JACK: Chris Braswell (Sr.); Jeremiah Alexander (So.); Qua Russaw (Fr.)

SAM: Dallas Turner (Jr.); Quandarrius Robinson (Sr.); Yhonzae Pierre (Fr.)

MLB: Deontae Lawson (So.); Shawn Murphy (RFr.), or Trezmen Marshall (Sr.), or Justin Jefferson (Jr.)

WLB: Shawn Murphy (RFr.) or Trezmen Marshall (Sr.), or Justin Jefferson (Jr.); Kendrick Blackshire (Jr.)

Alabama's interior linebackers are almost interchangeable, as are the outside linebackers. So Lawson could stay at weakside linebacker, and coaches could possibly swap Braswell and Turner. Don't forget about outside linebackers Jihaad Campbell and Keanu Koht.

CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry (Jr.); Jahquez Robinson (Jr.); Dezz Ricks (Fr.)

CB: Terrion Arnold (So.); Earl Little II (So.); Jahil Hurley (Fr.)

SS: Kristian Story (Sr.); Brayson Hubbard (Fr.): Jake Pope (So.)

FS: DeVonta Smith (Jr.); Caleb Downs (Fr.) or Tre'Quan Fegans

STAR: Malachi Moore (Sr.); Tony Mitchell (Fr.); Antonio Kite (Fr.)

The key to the whole group may be Little because Arnold could play anywhere in the secondary and consequently gives the coaching staff a tremendous amount of flexibility on the back end. Moore is also versatile, but Saban likes having a player with a strong presence and experience over the slot. 

Who was Alabama's Highest-Rated Recruit at Each Position?

We're going to try something just for fun.

Let's say that recruiting evaluators are always correct with their assessments. You know, the ones who don't work for teams, and sometimes don't have a lot of experience as talent evaluators.

They're not. If they did, every player dubbed a 5-star prospect would end up being a first-round draft pick, and even with them they're under 40 percent at hitting that mark.

Hey, the coaches miss pretty often as well.

But for the sake of argument assume that they never miss, and things like experience and development don't matter (although obviously both are huge). How would the lineup for Alabama football look this season, at least on paper?

This is based off ratings by Sports Illustrated, with composite rankings by 247Sports used to fill in the gaps. For one position, interior linebacker, the top player from both is listed. On the offensive line and in the secondary, the top overall player was used to fill a spot that would cause him to change positions.

What does it mean toward the 2023 Crimson Tide? Very little.

Offense

QB: Ty Simpson (RFr)

RB: Jase McClellan (Sr.)

Note: This will be Richard Young when he arrives over the summer.

WR-X: Kendrick Law (So.)

WR-Z: Ja'Corey Brooks (Jr.)

WR-H: Emmanuel Henderson Jr. (So.)

TE: Amari Niblack (So.)

LT: JC Latham (Jr.)

LG: Tyler Booker (So.)

C: Darrian Dalcourt (Gr.)

RG: Elijah Pritchett (RFr.)

RT: Kadyn Proctor (Fr.)

Defense

DE: Damon Payne Jr. (So.)

NT: James Smith (Fr.)

DE: Tim Smith (Sr.)

JACK: Chris Braswell (Sr.)

This will be Keon Keeley when he arrives over the summer

SAM: Jeremiah Alexander (So.)

MLB: Deontae Lawson (So.)

WLB: Quandarrius Robinson (Sr.)/Shawn Murphy (RFr.)

CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry (Jr.)

CB: Dezz Ricks (Fr.)

SS: Terrion Arnold (RSo.)

FS: Caleb Downs (Fr.)

STAR: Earl Little II (So.)

MONEY: Jahlil Hurley (Fr.)

Based on this, Alabama's roster will have 16 5-star talents this season, seven on offense and nine on defense, including two players who would be considered reserves in this scenario, freshman outside linebackers Yhonzae Pierre and Qua Russaw. Another defensive player just missed at No. 33, Dallas Turner, who 247 had as the No. 9-overall prospect in 2021.

Just food for thought. 

Has Rocky Week Altered Alabama's Bracket Status?

It was just last Saturday, not even a week ago, that the selection committee for the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament revealed its early top 16 seeds for March Madness and had the Crimson Tide as the No. 1-overall team.

It seems like longer. Obviously a lot's happened since then.

Crimson Tide fans can take solace, though, that the team's status in regards to postseason tournaments and potential seedings hasn't changed.

Sports Illustrated’s latest projected bracket for March Madness had the Crimson Tide as the top seed in the South, with UCLA second and UConn, one of the teams to beat Alabama this season, at No. 5.

With a five-game winning streak Kansas is the flavor of the week and writer Kevin Sweeney noted that: "There’s a case to be made that if KU wins the Big 12, it deserves the No. 1 overall seed, and at this point I wouldn’t rule that out. They’d likely need one to two more losses from Alabama to make it happen, but the Jayhawks have a special résumé."

Elsewhere, Joe Lunardi of ESPN has Alabama the top-overall seed, playing in Birmingham as part of the South Regional. The Crimson Tide is followed by UCLA, Virginia and Indiana in that projected region.

Of note, he has eight SEC teams in the field, and preseason No. 1 UNC as the first team out, "which is probably generous."

The popular site Bracket Matrix lists the projections of 107 different sites and all have Alabama as a No. 1 seed. They all have Houston and Kansas as No. 1 seeds as well, and 106 of the sites have Purdue as the fourth top seed. The lone holdout prefers UCLA.

As for the Southeastern Conference, with three games remaining Alabama (24-4, 14-1 SEC) still has a one-game lead on Texas A&M (21-7, 13-2), where it'll close out the regular season on March 4.

The Crimson Tide also hosts Arkansas on Saturday and Auburn on Wednesday. The Aggies are at Mississippi State and Ole Miss, which just said goodbye to head coach Kermit Davis.

Here's how the SEC Tournament projects heading into this weekend:

Projected SEC Tournament Pairings

March 8

Game 1: No. 12 seed vs. No. 13 seed; South Carolina vs. Ole Miss
Game 2: No. 11 seed vs. No. 14 seed; Georgia vs. LSU

March 9

Game 3: No. 9 seed vs. No. 8 seed; Florida vs. Arkansas
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. No. 5 seed; Auburn
Game 5: No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 seed; Mississippi State vs. Vanderbilt
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. No. 6 seed; Missouri

March 10

Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. No. 1 seed; Alabama
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. No. 4 seed; Tennessee
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. No. 2 seed; Texas A&M
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. No. 3 seed; Kentucky

March 11: Semifinals

March 12: Championship

10 Things That Got Our Attention This Week

1] Although Alabama basketball's seeding remains secure for now, the Crimson Tide has slipped a little with oddsmakers. SI Sportsbook lists it third among favorites to win the NCAA Tournament behind Houston and Kansas, and UConn fourth. However, BetOnline has the Crimson Tide second:

  1. Houston 15/2
  2. Alabama 9/1
  3. Kansas 11/1
  4. UCLA 11/1
  5. Purdue 10/1

2] Sports Illustrated did its fist Big Board rankings of the top 100 NFL draft prospects, and had linebacker Will Anderson Jr. at No. 1.

"What can’t he do on the football field? Anderson is a three-down player who can defend the run, drop in coverage and terrorize opposing offensive linemen and quarterbacks as a pass rusher. The Alabama junior has an outstanding combination of power, length and burst, and he plays with a nonstop motor. Despite a dip in year-over-year production, Anderson leaves Tuscaloosa with 34.5 sacks and 62 tackles for loss (TFL) over 41 career games. Per Pro Football Focus, he finished his career with 207 pressures with a minimum of 60 each season including 65 pressures in 2022. Anderson may not be the first pick on April 27, but he has the traits, production, intangibles and leadership to become the cornerstone of an NFL defense."

As for other former Crimson Tide players:

  • 3. Bryce Young
  • 14. Brian Branch
  • 23. Jahmyr Gibbs
  • 71. Henry To'oTo'o
  • 82. Jordan Battle
  • 95. Byron Young

Also former Alabama linebacker Drew Sanders is No. 34.

3] The Alabama-Florida State softball game at the Clearwater Invitational drew 549,000 viewers on ESPN, making it the second most-watched game in the tournament’s history. Of note, women accounted for 38 percent of all viewers.

4] Lost in the craziness of the past week was athletic director Greg Byrne talking about the establishment of Year Alabama as the Crimson Tide's NIL entity with D1.ticker: "We're building the plane while we're flying it here... we've seen the stories out there about collectives and we purposely called [Yea Alabama] an NIL entity. I'm not sure if a collective is a four-letter-word or not, time will tell on that." On Friday, the Division I Committee on Infractions made its first NIL-infractions ruling, that the Miami women’s basketball head coach violated NCAA rules when she facilitated impermissible contact between two prospects and a booster.

5] Marshawn Lynch's list of the top five running backs in the league included three former Alabama players: Najee Harris⁣, Saquon Barkley⁣, Derrick Henry⁣, Josh Jacobs and Nick Chubb. He did include himself even though Beast Mode, now 36, hasn't played since 2019.

6] Starting on March 13, NFL teams can begin negotiations with pending unrestricted free agents. SI's NFL Fantasy Free Agent Cheat Sheet includes some Crimson Tide players:

RB 2. Jacobs; 9. Damien Harris; 19. Kenyan Drake

WR 20. Julio Jones

TE 4. Irv Smith Jr.; 12. O.J. Howard

7] Tom Curran of NBCSports Boston on The Rich Eisen Show when asked if the Patriots could trade Mac Jones in 2023: "Absolutely, positively not. The would happen over Robert Kraft's dead body."

8] Per the NCAA, 20,911 student-athletes entered the transfer portal in 2022, an increase over the previous year’s total of 17,781. Overall, 13 percent of all Division I student-athletes entered the transfer portal in 2022, with seven percent successfully transferring.

9] Collin Sexton on being traded to Utah during the offseason: “It was definitely different. It was something that was difficult at first. Sometimes, you just have to adapt and roll with the punches. You have to figure it out when you get there. That was something that I did. I feel like adversity and getting out of your comfort zone is not always bad.”

10] Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard on the recent game against Texas being broadcast on the Longhorn Network: “Can’t leave soon enough. ... Quite frankly, having that hanging out there made you do double of everything. A 14-team schedule and then a 12-team schedule. You had to do that for all sports. It caused a lot of extra work. Now having it finalized is nice." Meanwhile, Octagon sports marketing Senior Vice President for Media Rights William Mao noted that the Longhorn Network has been “unprofitable since at least 2020," and had its subscriber count peak in 2017.

Alabama fans who weren't exactly impressed with DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium this past season may be happy to hear that new LED lightning will be added as Texas is expected to play more night games in the SEC, along with more concession areas. Meanwhile, Tennessee announced that it plans to add a hotel next to Neyland Stadium along with other facility expansions and renovations. We're guessing the team won't be staying there the night before games.

See Also:

Take 1: Alabama Football Spring Roster by the Numbers

Take 2: Is Massive Home-Court Advantage Just an Alabama Thing?

Take 3: What the Alabama Depth Chart Might Look Like at the Start of Spring

Take 4: Who was Alabama's Highest-Rated Recruit at Each Position?

Take 5: Has Rocky Week Altered Alabama's Bracket Status?