Nick Saban on Wednesday described Alabama as having a "rebuilding year" in 2021.
The same 2021 season that saw the Crimson Tide enjoy a 13-2 record; beat eventual national champion Georgia in the SEC title game; make it to the College Football Playoff championship; and produce four All-Americans (three consensus) as well as the school's fourth Heisman Trophy winner in quarterback Bryce Young.
"Last year, we had kind of a rebuilding year," Saban told Birmingham radio station WJOX-FM on Wednesday. "We should have nine starters back on offense, nine on defense but (seven) guys go out early for the draft so Alabama vs. Auburn Rivalry Jerseys now we have five back on offense and seven back on defense.
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"So that in and of itself creates a few more question marks but it also creates opportunities for other players to be able to shine in the program and contribute in a UNC vs. Duke Rivalry Gear positive way."
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Ala NCAA Crewneck SweatJerseys bama in 2021 had to r Francis Marion University Patriots Jerseys eplace 10 players who left for the 2021 NFL Draft, which included six first-round players and two more taken in the second round. The team also lost offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, who took over as head coach of Texas and brought along offensive line coach Kyle Flood and special teams coordinator Jeff Banks.
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Where does that CMU Mavericks shirt leave Alabama in 2022? The Crimson Tide returned both offensive and defensive coordinator— Bill O'Brien and Pete Golding, respectively — for the first time since 2015. They also claimed the No. 2 recruiting class in the country, which includes three of the nation's top 10 transfers in Georgia Tech running back Jahmyr Gibbs, LSU cornerback Eli Ricks and Georgia receiver Jermaine Burton.
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Saban is not one to speak with hyperbole, though he has on occasion used speaking engagements as ways to make public recruiting pitches. Either way, his assertion that Alabama was rebuilding in a year that most college programs could only dream of having has frightening prospects for college football in 2022.