Alabama head coach Nick Saban told reporters Wednesday the quarterback situation is 'taking shape to some degree,' but one player has to force him to make a decision.
On Wednesday, Saban challenged his quarterbacks to force his hand in making a decision on who will be the starter.
"I told the quarterbacks, I said, ‘Quit looking around for me to make a decision about who’s going to play. How about you playing good enough that I don’t have a choice? That’s what you can control. That’s what you can do,’" Saban told reporters."And somebody needs to do that. And it’s sort of taking shape to some degree, but somebody’s got to do it."
Saban then mentioned that whoever ends up getting the nod for Week 1 won’t necessarily be the starter moving forward."And where you all [media] think whoever we name as a starter the first game, that's like the end of it. That's not the end of it. It's just the beginning. What if the guy doesn't play good? He's not entitled to keep playing," he said.
"And the guy that doesn’t play has every opportunity to practice and be more consistent and win the team over so that when he gets an opportunity to play, he plays really well. We have changed quarterbacks around here a few times during the season. I know you guys are looking for an end, but it’s not even going to be the end in the first game."
Alabama’s first real challenge of the season will come in Week 2 against the Texas Longhorns as head coachTexas nearly defeated Alabama last season, losing 20-19 as Young led the
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