Texas football vs. Alabama: Breaking down Tide’s skill players
By Shane Black
As the Alabama Crimson Tide travels to Austin, TX, this Saturday to face Texas football, so too do ESPN College Gameday, Fox Big Noon Kickoff, and the eyes of college football fans across America.
Nick Saban and the Tide are the No. 1 ranked team in the country, and rightfully so. Saban has turned this football program in Tuscaloosa into an NFL factory, producing quality professional players on both sides of the ball for the past 15 seasons.
This Alabama squad is no different.
The 2022 Crimson Tide are loaded with NFL talent which promises to challenge Texas football
Although this version of the Tide may not possess some of the big-name skill players like Jerry Jeudy or DeVonta Smith, the Alabama skill position rooms are flooded with high four and five-star prospects ready to replace their NFL predecessors.
Gone are the days of the methodically moving Alabama offense led by ‘game managing’ quarterbacks. This team is led by 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, but what does the star quarterback have surrounding him?
Let’s take a look at the Crimson Tide skill players and how Texas will go about matching up with them.