A new season for the University of Alabama in football will start on Thursday, August 5.
The Crimson Tide will start preseason camp in one week, as it prepares to repeat as national champions.
With the players it graduated to the National Football League, Alabama returns veterans and young talent to the roster. It will have a first-year starting quarterback for a second straight season and a new offensive coordinator. Bill O’Brien takes over for Steve Sarkisian, while Bryce Young replaces Mac Jones under center. During SEC Football Media Days, the reporters chose the Tide to win the Southeastern Conference Championship.