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The Alabama Crimson Tide football program still has about 15 weeks before its season opener against Florida State on August 31.
Regardless of the timeline, Kalen DeBoer might have to start worrying about the game starting now, mainly because FSU's head coach, Mike Norvell, is already champing at it.
"It’s a great opener for us. You know, college football is different. You kick-off, and every snap matters. Everything that you do, that first game, you have to be ready. I think over the years, our guys have shown in their preparation the importance of the opener. I see nothing different going into this year. Just continued excitement for us to put our best foot forward," Norvell implored.
"As we talked about earlier, there’s some new faces. Guys that were younger on our team have really pushed themselves to have a position of impact and influence within their position groups inside of ball. But I’m really looking forward to just knowing what’s ahead, just that daily sense of urgency for every play, every meeting, the walkthroughs, I mean every bit of it. I would expect no different if it was playing a different opponent.
"But this is definitely a privilege to be on that stage, that game, full-capacity Doak-Campbell Stadium. That’s college football."
Coming off a 2-10 bust of a season, Norvell's strategy appears to be winning as many games as they can right from the beginning. It is a year that demands wins from DeBoer as well.
Interestingly, both programs have a high-intensity QB battle going on.
A lot will hinge on what decision each head coach makes in that QB battle.
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