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The Crimson Tide head coach meets with the media to talk about the transfer portal, Malachi Moore’s injury status, Jaylen Mbakwe and more.
Dec. 18, 2024
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statement and fire away with questions yeah it’s was good to be back out there with the guys today beautiful weather and awesome out there uh just uh had a couple days off over the weekend uh the guys um finished finals just bunch of them graduated which was really cool uh celebrating that and know had some families in town too uh so get back to work now the next five days uh including today uh real strong emphasis uh on Michigan and the bowl game of course so uh excited for that there’ll be a two period there Christmas included where they get a chance to get back home real quick and then the 26th we’ll be back at it and heading down after a practice to uh down to Tampa so uh one thing just with the bowl game uh Malachi Moore uh he’s been going through an injury pretty much a lot of the season and uh just got to the point where he wasn’t going to be able to play so just kind of putting that out there uh he he’s having surgery actually today um he wanted to do everything he could to get out out there was trying to find every you know trying to wait it out to see if it could possibly uh be something he he’s able toh participate in um but just uh you know probably the biggest thing I’ll say is he he just grinded through the the year uh with it it’s not something recent it’s been something that’s been ongoing and uh you know maybe some of you kind of saw or felt something like that but uh just uh hats off to you know how much he loves this place uh how bad he wanted to be out there on the field each and every Saturday and even how bad he wanted to be out there with these guys and finish it off in his career for the bowl game so um unfortunately you know we’re not what happen but love that kid to death he uh got a bright future in everything he does so just poured a lot in this place lot of lot of passion um a lot of want to a lot of Desire uh you know a lot of things that I know the rest of our team uh really took from him and learned along along the way questions what stands out about Kelby Collins had a guy like that yeah uh versatility um just uh you know a guy that come in and do a lot of different things um you know just add to a group that I think uh you know has good numbers good competition but he uh you know he’s got his kind of Niche to you know Outside Inside can do a little bit of both um help add to what we want to be better at you know getting to the quarterback uh in different ways what what has was the 24 hours like with you know the you know J M entry the trans portal coming back you know what what was that like for you what were conversations like with Jay yeah I mean his conversation with me is that he wanted to come back you know really it’s uh not that complicated um you know first of all I mean the kid loves this place you know and uh he he got he’s a great teammate uh work extremely hard obviously we see what he is on the field he’s extremely versal you know um you know we see him play defense we see him do the things uh the ball in his hands in a punt returner situation so uh you know and just I think that you know some guys just as they go through it you know realize really what they want and uh um you know we just are in the world right now where that’s what it is you know so uh man we’re excited that he wanted to be here with us uh and uh you know back out there going to work today what’s your approach on integrating the new recruits who are already enrolled and can participate in the Bowl practices yeah we have a few here already um you know uh that are with us uh that were out there today uh it’s exciting to see them and get a feel for them before we get into uh the off season and so I know it’s a great time for them too uh they’re fired up to be here um you know so yeah we’re incorporating them as they come in and it’s not just a they’re all here at one day uh just depending on their end of it usually is when we’ll incorporate them being part of our team so it’s exciting to have them here learn a few things maybe that will carry over to when we get to be able to hit the field next spring you mentioned box uh playmaking ability is there any thoughts to maybe using him on offense and especially in the bowl game when you’re so limited at yeah we certainly are short there uh at wide receiver with injuries and some guys that enter the portal um so yeah I mean we’re we it’s always been that way where we’ve been open to what he can bring to the table I think as a freshman coming in you’re you’re you’re really trying to focus on doing one thing well um but um you know this is certainly a time where we can we can look into that you know figure that out you know so um he’s you know getting super talented you know I think the one thing that sticks out with me when I I talk about you ask about pun return referen that and I did too uh you know a lot of guys especially defensive guys I know for me the trust of putting the ball in their hands on a pun return you know which is a lot of people running at you you know making people miss a lot of people converging on you all at once um never really have felt you know concerned about his ball security right let’s all knock on wood together on that one okay but uh he uh you know you just got that trust factor that you have with them you know and it goes back to his high school days you know so you always you’re always looking at guys that can help you in football field one way or another what’s this experience with the transfer portal been like for you over the last what 10 days or so yeah it’s just dayto day I mean it’s the world we live in and you know obviously the practice is even different you know uh just with less guys and um depth at some places like normal and other places where you you got to mix and match groups and and um uh so it’s just you know it’s the world we’re in you got to adjust and uh you know the relationships I think I’ve heard that got to re-recruit your team and things like that to me you’re recruiting your team all year long and you’re doing it through building relationships and so you get to this point um there’s there’s conversations um shoot I have nothing but you know respect and wish the best to the guys that are moving on you know um when I say you know love being around our kids and that they gave us everything they had it really mean that and so um you know you want and I know part of my philosophy is I want the place I’m at here uh to always be the place that they have a great experience but not every place is a perfect fit you know for for everyone and once you get there sometimes you you realize that so you just got to keep rolling with it and um you know I appreciate our staff for just uh staying the course um having built them relationship those relationships along with myself and um we go deep on that not just the position coaches but all coaches and even off the field staff uh they’ve really done a good job to where I feel good about you know who we have here and we’re focused on them and uh looking forward to finishing out the next 13 days or so uh and uh you know with the group we have and then uh turning around and building the roster for next year with with d in Pay going to Michigan is there any kind of concern that maybe you know you guys got to change up your your calls or that any of those Secrets will be shared uh yeah I think you’re you always are thinking about that um I mean that happens a lot and whether it’s coaches or players um but you know it’s just you know we’ll certainly take that into consideration with the receivers do you expect to only have four and how do you manage that in practice and yeah it’s there I mean there’s four scholarship guys you know in practice there’s more guys that uh can be involved uh and you know we just got to keep bringing more guys along with understanding the offense on a level to where they can step on the football field you know uh and and help us needed Justice a guy like Danny Lewis to you know enter the portal come back I how you seen him grow in your time here as well as what could his role be for you guys who yeah we graduated a lot of snaps at tight end with CJ and um Robbie and so uh you know the opportunity is is really strong here you know for for the tight end position and and he certainly being an upper classman um you know I think he understood that and kind of kind of processed that a little bit more um and uh you know part of the reason will be actually the reason why I think he really decided to come back and um you know he’s got a skill set I think when you take the size also added into it uh some some range um you know we just got to keep developing and I I do feel like you know if there’s probably 10 or 15 kids that have really developed and come along a long way since the first day we stepped on the field uh this spring uh he’ certainly be one of them and so um more reps is going to be something that just helps him you know become a better football player so uh you know he’s pouring into that right now Justice in the portal um how excited are you and the staff to see what Richard young can do and what do you believe his impact will be on this ball game yeah yeah I rich will you know be uh be ready to go just like he always is and uh you know he’s a a strong running back um does a lot of things uh we’ll be excited you know to have all of those guys uh you know be incorporated into the game plan everyone else just uh you know when they have someone leave at their position um more opportunities that uh you can take advantage of so yeah certainly uh excited to have Rich highlighted more you know with more opportunities and practice uh in game to show everyone what he can doai who are some of the guys that you’ve seen step up in that safety room and kind of prepared like they’re going to be starting on yeah uh it’ll be kind of mix and match I mean this just literally kind of here in the last I mean it’s not like we’ve had a week or two to think this through and work through it so um but it’ll be the young guys you know know um there’s been some moving pieces U that will probably can I can expand on more probably as we uh we talk here in the week ahead um you know we moved Z miny as someone probably you’re not even thinking about much uh you know but a guy that has been moved to safety uh going back to the midseason and uh you know I think he’s going to be a guy down the road that is uh you know someone who will be counting on um he’s getting more opportunities to get those reps out there um I could go you know there’s more guys as as well so uh exactly who that will be and how that will play out you know we kind of work through that here the next week or two losing Keon earlier in the year and then Malakai obviously just now happening how was their leadership helped prepare some of these guys for some of these opportunities that got yeah it’s been it’s been huge uh Malachai uh in that room just the demeanor and the the fight the grit uh that he’s played with I know has spread through through the rest of the room because uh the DB position as a whole is Extreme was extremely young um you had these upper guys that talking about these older guys and then you had um a lot of younger guys uh and you know together they’ve really understood they need each other uh one to learn from the older guys and the other ones to have success on on the field um so uh you know Keon out here you know today you know just out there trying to Mentor uh you know he’s anxious to come back and us have a really good season next year when he’s a part of it again on the field uh so he’s doing everything he can to coach these guys up and take advantage of every minute yet we have uh here in the 2024 season coach what’s the leadership been like and sort of the response from the guys that maybe we didn’t get what we want but what have you seen on the practice field and just how fired up they are for this yeah it’s it’s extremely strong I can’t say enough about um guys that uh whether their captains Unity Council um guys who you know are seniors and this is it uh to to guys that you know are probably leaning towards uh you know the NFL you know and uh just you know it says a lot about all of them wanting to come out and uh finish off strong just I think it goes back to them sticking it out and being the ones that stayed the course and believed in this place in the first in the beginning back in January and uh you know now them knowing that they need to finish what they started uh this season that’s a commitment you make when you’re part of the football team here how much has a few weeks off helped Jaden Roberts yeah I think it definitely it’s just something it’s definitely something that’s going to help him um a few weeks is is uh better than nothing and so yeah you know you’re out there today um that as noticeable I guess you know him uh bouncing around he’s he he looked certainly better and uh you know I think a lot of that will just be a full off season you know to to help him get really completely over the hump but um yeah he’s he’s he’s out there doing his thing and uh you’re never going to question the guy’s effort I can tell you that his want to and his desire how much growth have you seen over the last 11 months from Austin Mack he’s one of the hardest workers on the team um there’s there’s a lot of guys that pour a lot into it um he’s he’s doing stuff on his own pretty much every day you know and uh uh you pick a an early morning time when we don’t have a practice uh he’s doing something in some facility um in here you know you you you you bounce around and you all of a sudden hear a ball being thrown or someone moving it’s he’s one of those guys he’s a a gy rat and uh he’s really you know reps right I’ve said it kind of a lot of different times in a lot of different ways whether it’s staff and us and our reps or um players uh reps you know really help you gain confidence because uh the preparation leads to that and so uh he’s really come a long way it’s fun seeing him uh you know take advantage of this even the scout team reps he took and just his ability to throw the ball where he wants it uh and you know sometimes that’s a that’s a great opportunity because if you make a mistake it’s not the end of the world but you can keep honing in on your skills so uh he did a lot this year to help those guys uh defense with the defense and uh you know he’s getting more and more reps so I’m I’m excited about his future for sure are you okay with the calendar being how it is with portal kind of running against B prep or how would you change it if it were up to you I I you know I think you’re always going to continue to try to tweak and it’s Our obligation to try to continue to communicate to as coaches as in this profession to try to make it better uh I don’t I don’t know what the perfect answer is because you know you think about semester starting for next year but there’s now playoff games going on and there’s Bowl prep and you know what’s what’s the level of those bowls that are being played with less you know less guys and you a part of it so um you know I think there’s always whether they’re unintended maybe not you know what those consequences are going to be when you change something but there’s always more other things that come along with it so uh I know it’s a a topic certainly us coaches uh in different circles continue to talk about and try to come up with some answers or better Solutions um but yeah it it’s certainly a lot to handle but you know that’s what we got a staff that I feel really uh has experience uh works together well and so you know in the midst of it I feel like we’re handling it about as well as you possibly can uh when you talk about a high school class your own roster um some additions that you’re looking to bring in while getting ready for uh you know another game um you know it’s it’s uh what we’re here to do you know it’s part of our job and so um don’t really feel overwhelmed by it in any way you just take uh each day and pour into it uh every way you can kind of building off that in the middle of BU prep how able are you to kind of be involved in the recruiting of the port or are you kind of relying on guys like Courtney out people kind of help in that area yeah certainly a team effort uh across the board uh there’s a role and um everyone plays every guy every situation is different of course um you think it’s your position coach and you know coordinator it’s sometimes uh someone who uh the other side of the ball recruited three years ago you know so every situation is different it’s got to be a team effort on field staff off the field staff um it’s all Hands-On deck always and you know that’s how it’s going to be whether it’s the portal or the recruiting high school high school prospects all right thank you thank you real time thanks
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