Spring practice is wrapping up around the country, and the transfer portal window is a full go. We are going to use this opportunity for a two-part series where we check in on where each team in the SEC stands. Last week we hit the East division, this week we will look at the powerhouse programs in the SEC West.
Alabama — Nick Saban spent his first decade in Tuscaloosa winning titles with loaded rosters built around game-manager type quarterbacks. Then he flipped a switch and his second act has been defined by sloppy play and leaky defenses (for his standards), buoyed by increasingly brilliant quarterbacking.