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The 2023 college football season was a memorable one for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The team took a strange journey on its way to an SEC championship and a birth in the College Football Playoff, but here they are in prime position to win their seventh national championship under Coach Saban.
Alabama’s matchup with the Michigan Wolverines is still nearly three weeks away which means we still have time to reflect on how the Crimson Tide got to where they are.
Let’s take a look back at the top five moments that defined the 2023 season for the Alabama football team.
Losing to Texas in Week 2
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Alabama’s Week 2 loss to Texas was a gut-check moment for the Crimson Tide. Losing at home by double digits is never an easy pill to swallow. Not to take anything away from the Longhorns, but Alabama did a lot to beat themselves in that matchup and Texas took advantage. Alabama committed two turnovers and had 10 penalties for 90 yards, including two penalties that cost the Tide touchdowns.
Alabama was at a crossroads, and things really got interesting in South Florida the next week.
Jalen Milroe being benched against South Florida
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Not only was this a defining moment for this particular Alabama football team, but also quarterback Jalen Milroe. Milroe would sit on the bench and watch as Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson struggled to move the ball against a far inferior opponent in USF. Milroe’s actions in that game showed the coaches that he had the leadership qualities they were looking for and as they say, the rest is history.
What Milroe would accomplish the remainder of the season happened in large part because of his attitude in Week 3 when he was benched.
The comeback against Tennessee
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Publish date : 2023-12-12 11:45:56
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