Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer isn't showing his hand when it comes to who may be starting for the Tide against Florida State.
After their first week in practice, Crimson Tide fans want to know if head coach Kalen DeBoer is any closer to naming a starter quarterback, and the answer seems to be no.
Although DeBoer is pleased with the work of each of his three QBs, he hasn’t said if someone has pulled away yet in practice.
DeBoer said this after Sunday’s practice via the Tuscaloosa News.
"I think the biggest thing, practice one was good, two, the installs become more and different things. A lot of it's still base stuff for the most part that these guys have built on [in] spring, summer. But there's a couple just missed opportunities, really between receivers, skill guys, and the quarterbacks. I thought the last two practices, those near-misses have now been completions," DeBoer said. "So, that's what you like to see, where the plays are getting made, the plays are getting drawn up, there's execution on a high level somewhere. They either miss the throw, and sometimes maybe there's an offensive line breakdown of some type or something just a little closer and causing a little bit of distraction for the quarterback, but the last two days have really been better. That's what you want to see."
The consensus around the program is that if the Tide kicked off the season today, Ty Simpson would be the starter over Austin Mack and freshman Keelon Russell.
Although it appears from reports out of practice that both Mack and Russell are pushing Simpson, so far, not enough to where Simpson won’t start the season.
DeBoer may not be saying who the starter is until kickoff against Florida State because he doesn’t want to show his hand and give the Seminoles an idea of who he is going with, that way they have to prepare for all three.
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