ARLINGTON, Texas — Alabama may have discovered its QB1 in a 35–17 win against Wisconsin on Saturday. Of course, Jake Coker and the offense got plenty of help from a defensive front seven that might have been even nastier than expected.
Here are three thoughts on the Crimson Tide’s season-opening win:
1. Coker takes the reigns
Alabama coach Nick Saban finally revealed his starting quarterback when Coker, a fifth-year senior who transferred in 2014 after graduating from Florida State, took the field with the first-team offense.