Overview

• Captain Tim Keenan III told ESPN that people want Alabama’s “heads on a platter” and vowed they “won’t get it.”
• Receiver Ryan Williams said last year “wasn’t good enough” and described addressing the program’s standard inside the locker room.
• Defensive end LT Overton said outside talk “doesn’t matter,” adding the team will do its talking by the way it plays.
• Alabama opens the season on the road at Florida State on Saturday as Kalen DeBoer begins his second year after a 9-4 debut.
• ClutchPoints forecasts Ty Simpson as the likely QB1, a Heisman-building breakout for Williams, top-five NFL draft buzz for tackle Kadyn Proctor, and a more disciplined defense.