With only a few weeks before the opening kickoff to the 2025 season, the latest football rankings have come out from the Coaches Poll, and per usual, the SEC is represented well.
According to the coaches, the Texas Longhorns are the No. 1 team in the nation, followed by Ohio State at No. 2.
The next-ranked SEC team is the Georgia Bulldogs at No. 4, and the third SEC team in the rankings is the Alabama Crimson Tide, coming in at No. 8.
Although most teams would be thrilled to be ranked in the top 10, this is Alabama.
Alabama hasn’t been ranked this low since 2008, when they were unranked in Nick Saban’s second season. Most years, the Crimson Tide is either No. 1 or No. 2 in the country coming into the season.
Last year, in Kalen DeBoer’s first season, the Tide was ranked 5th in the Coaches Poll, but eventually, at the end of last season, was left out of the College Football Playoff.
Why is Alabama ranked 8th? The Crimson Tide has a few questions, which explains why they are ranked so low.
The main question everyone seems to be having is who is going to be the starting quarterback. As of now, a starter has not been named, but word from the coaches has been if the season were to start today, Ty Simpson would start; however, Austin Mack and Keelon Russell are putting on the pressure.
No one seems to be questioning how good the Tide will be, the only question seems to be if the quarterback play will be better this year to get them back in the College Football Playoff.
The consensus seems to be that if the QB play is better, Alabama will be making another appearance this season in the CFP.