Kalen DeBoer talks Alabama football roster retention for 2025
Here’s what Kalen DeBoer said about the Alabama football roster heading into 2025.
Tennessee is home to a rare quarterback competition inside the SEC. Most starting jobs are settled.Door cracked in Alabama, but Ty Simpson leads pack.Is Gunnar Stockton the answer in Georgia? Spring game points to him leading the battle.
Steve Sarkisian cleared up the quarterback drama at Texas in February when he announced Arch Manning as the Longhorns’ starting quarterback. Just kidding — there was no drama at Texas. Sarkisian’s anointment of Arch equated to saying it’s hot in Texas in July.
Thanks, we know.
Not everyone’s a Manning, but Texas’ quarterback situation is more the rule than the exception this offseason. Most SEC teams feature an obvious starter.
Here’s an assessment of the quarterback situation at each SEC school:
We know the starting quarterback
Some coaches won’t announce their quarterback until much closer to the season opener, but I’m confident in pegging each of these as their team’s starter:
Auburn (Jackson Arnold)
Coach Hugh Freeze declared Arnold, the Oklahoma transfer, as “the No. 1.” If Arnold struggles like he did with the Sooners, Stanford transfer Ashton Daniels provides another option with starting experience.
Kentucky (Zach Calzada)
Way back in 2021, Calzada started for Texas A&M in an upset of Alabama. Now, he’s entering his seventh season with his fourth team. He’s fresh off an appearance in the FCS playoffs with Incarnate Word.
Green returns as the starter following an up-and-down first season in Fayetteville after he transferred from Boise State. A lack of proven playmakers around Green projects as a bigger issue.
Florida (DJ Lagway)
The Gators won four straight games to finish last season while Lagway started as a true freshman. He’s a…
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