The Alabama Crimson Tide are a bit of a mystery, and if Joel Klatt can’t figure them out, perhaps nobody will be able to.
Klatt is not the SEC expert that Paul Finebaum is, but he absolutely knows college football as one of the voices of Fox’s coverage of the game. He’s forgotten more college football than many know in sum total, but the Crimson Tide are a tricky team for him this spring.
In a recent explanation of this post-spring Top 25, Klatt explained why he had a hard time ranking Alabama. He ultimately checked Kalen DeBoer’s team in at No. 9, but he explained that it was a tough call for him.
“I struggled with this team quite a bit. “I did not know where to put Alabama, I just didn’t,” Klatt said on his show (h/t On3). “Looks like Ty Simpson is the leader to be the starting quarterback. I like Kalen DeBoer. I thought it was going to be better last year. Was it just not a fit with Jalen Milroe and DeBoer? Maybe. Simpson is a former five-star; he’s been waiting three years for this chance.”
