Alabama Football: 3 fixes to make for the 2020 season
By Dante Pryor
3. Alabama football has to fix “injury” issues
If there is anything that derailed the Crimson Tide and their national title hopes last season it was injuries. The most significant of those injuries was quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. He dealt with injuries all season.
The Crimson Tide lost to LSU by five points. That five-point loss to the Tigers was with practically a one-legged Tua. The most significant injuries to the defense were to linebackers Dylan Moses and Josh McMillon.
McMillon was the anchor veteran and Moses was slated to be the “quarterback” of the defense. Defensive lineman LaBryan Ray also dealt with injuries. Although injuries are part of the game, this has been an issue since 2017.
The Crimson Tide have to stay healthy if they want an opportunity to get back to the playoff this season. Nick Saban decided to make a change with their strength and conditioning. Long-time conditioning coordinator Scott Cochran left for Georgia.
In comes both David Ballou and Dr. Matt Rhea from Indiana University. Saban has talked about embracing a new and innovative way to develop players. This new approach could help keep players healthy.
Their system is about more than just getting players bigger, stronger and faster. It is about getting them bigger stronger, and faster while keeping them healthy. That could be just what the doctor ordered.