Rose Bowl Day 2 Postcard as Alabama, Indiana Hold Media Day

20-plus interviews from Crimson Tide starters and reserves, plus Tuesday's practice footage.
Alabama QB Ty Simpson at Rose Bowl Media Day
Alabama QB Ty Simpson at Rose Bowl Media Day | Obtained from Alabama Football's X/Twitter

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LOS ANGELES — After Alabama and Indiana arrived in Los Angeles on Monday evening, Rose Bowl week moved to Day 2.

It was Rose Bowl Media Day on Tuesday, as players and coaches from both teams were made available for interviews.

Unlike the regular season, instead of the captains and a couple of handfuls of the biggest names for the Crimson Tide, every active player on the roster was available to speak to.

BamaCentral spoke with a couple of dozen starters and reserves, including numerous freshmen — a class that wasn’t made available to the media during the regular season.

Following Rose Bowl Media Day, here's every Alabama interview from BamaCentral’s YouTube channel.

WATCH: Head Coach Kalen DeBoer

WATCH: Quarterback Ty Simpson

WATCH: Linebacker Deontae Lawson

WATCH: Safety Bray Hubbard

WATCH: Left Tackle Kadyn Proctor

WATCH: Quarterback Keelon Russell

WATCH: WOLF Linebacker Yhonzae Pierre

WATCH: Defensive Lineman London Simmons

WATCH: Quarterback Austin Mack

WATCH: Defensive Lineman Kelby Collins

WATCH: Freshman Tight End Kaleb Edwards

WATCH: Freshman Cornerback Dijon Lee Jr.

WATCH: Freshman Tight End Marshall Pritchett

WATCH: Wide Receiver Rico Scott

WATCH: Kicker Conor Talty

WATCH: Freshman Right Tackle Michael Carroll

WATCH: Offensive Guard Jaeden Roberts

WATCH: Offensive Lineman Wilkin Formby

WATCH: Bandit Keon Keeley

WATCH: Freshman Linebacker Luke Metz

WATCH: Running Back Daniel Hill

WATCH: Freshman Running Back AK Dear

WATCH: Freshman Offensive Lineman Jackson Lloyd

WATCH: Defensive Back Red Morgan

DeBoer was asked about his lifetime of watching the Rose Bowl. Here's what he said:

"It's funny you ask that question, because I would say this: Growing up in South Dakota and not having gone outside of South Dakota, it seemed like so far away, but you knew the game and you knew the pageantry around it. 

"And I remember the commentators saying what they said, the games being played, it seemed like such a distant thing in my mind, not growing up around Division I football, there in the middle of South Dakota, just didn't seem like something that was real. 

"Then as you get older and you get into high school, college, then you start kind of understanding what it really is all about, paying closer attention. 

"As you go through the years coaching, you just truly realize how special of a place this is. I've been in the Rose Bowl, in the stadium a number of times, coaching there at Fresno State and at Washington. And when you walk in, even when it's not the Rose Bowl game, you really can feel how awesome the place it is. 

"I know our guys are looking forward to this moment. I know a lot of people have this as kind of bucket list items when it comes to coaching and opportunity to be here. So it's pretty special."

A couple of hours later, Alabama held a 20-minute practice viewing for the media. Here are three of BamaCentral's videos from the practice.

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Hunter De Siver
HUNTER DE SIVER

Hunter De Siver is the lead basketball writer for BamaCentral and has covered Crimson Tide football since 2024. He previously distributed stories about the NFL and NBA for On SI and was a staff writer for Missouri Tigers On SI and Cowbell Corner. Before that, Hunter generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral as an intern in 2022 and 2023. Hunter is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media in 2023.

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