Alabama football added Tuscaloosa native and former Mississippi State offensive lineman Jayden Hobson to its roster ahead of Monday's start to spring practice.

Clearly, the quarterback competition is the most important storyline, but there are plenty of other key players to monitor in the spring.

It’s difficult to believe now, but there was a time you could be a star-level player in college football and never really get an opportunity to play in the NFL. That’s been the case with a number of notable Alabama players over the years,

The good: Alabama has starters seemingly set in stone with LT Overton and Kelby Collins battling for snaps on the outside at Bandit, and Tim Keenan III and James Smith taking charge on the inside. These four have a chance to show much more pressure than the Crimson Tide had in 2024, recording 25 sacks in 13 games — tied for third-worst in the SEC.

Hearing an Alabama football coach talk about needing the playing field leveled is a bit of a surprise based on the program's history. However, Kalen DeBoer appears to believe that the Alabama football team is at a disadvantage in this era of recruiting.

There are plenty of questions about the future of Alabama Crimson Tide football after the program failed to win at least 10 games in 2024 for the first time since the 2007 season. The 2024 season, of course,