The Alabama Crimson Tide will look much different this fall after the departure of both coordinators and significant roster changes. Guys like Bryce Young, Jahmyr Gibbs and Will Anderson Jr. departed for the NFL draft, while Bill O’Brien join the New England Patriots as the offensive coordinator and Pete Golding becomes the defensive coordinator role with Ole Miss.
Replacing a generational talent like Bryce Young will be no easy task, but Saban believes his quarterback room is special between Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson. Alabama retained Jermaine Burton and the arrival of Malik Benson should intrigue people about the receiving corps.
Despite losing the coordinators, some would consider their replacements to be upgrades. Kevin Steele has coached in the SEC and has seen success while Tommy Rees of Notre Dame was a trending name this offseason.
Only two losses and a Sugar Bowl victory won’t be enough for Coach Saban, he’d like to be in national title contention again. Before focusing on the College Football Playoff, Alabama must worry about its regular season schedule first. Here are the Tide’s 12 opponents ranked in order of difficulty.
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Nov. 18 vs. Chattanooga
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The Mocs will be the Tide’s only FCS opponent in 2023. Alabama and Chattanooga have met 13 times in the past with the Tide taking all 13. The two sides met as recently as 2016 when Alabama won 31-3.
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Sep. 2 vs. Middle Tennessee
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Middle Tennessee will likely fare better than Chattanooga, but don’t expect it to be much better. The Crimson Tide are 2-0 all-time against the Raiders with the most recent victory being 37-10 in 2015.
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Sep. 16 at USF
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