Poor Blake Barnett couldn't have known what he was getting in to.
The five-star prospect was so excited when he signed at Alabama, enrolling early before the spring semester in hopes of competing for the starting job at quarterback in 2015. And for a while, he hung in the race, pushing Jake Coker and Cooper Bateman well into fall camp. But then reality hit. Playing as a true freshman wasn't in the cards, and instead he was relegated to scout team QB.
It was there that Barnett got an up close and personal look at what makes Alabama tick.