Tide 'experiments' with Eddie Jackson at safety

Kelly PriceKen Rogers Alabama sports reporter

Saban sounded encouraged by what he saw from Jackson at safety last week and in the team’s second scrimmage last Saturday.

“ Having him and Geno (Smith) back there for us gave us two guys that have played some, have experience, understand the system a little bit,” Saban said after the scrimmage. “(But) what happens with Eddie is not just about Eddie, it’s how the other corners develop. …

“ The experiment was to see how he’d adapt to playing safety, and that’s going very well. So now we have the option of playing him at corner or safety. I don’t think we need to make that decision right now, but I think it is affected by how everybody else…