For Alabama football freshman receiver Ryan Williams, it was the latter. The first day the Crimson Tide wore pads in practice, the Saraland product went across the middle on a shallow crossing route. He tried to juke. Emphasize on tried. Linebacker Justin Jefferson made Williams pay for it.

Alabama football offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic noted on Thursday that Nick Saban's retirement caught him a little bit off guard. Kapilovic said that he knew of some people that were doing interviews with Saban for jobs on the staff. Then, out of nowhere, Saban decided to call it a career.

Here's why the former Alabama coach encouraged Ryan Williams to start a podcast during his time with Alabama football.

Two of the Crimson Tide's star freshmen teamed up to create the "New Wave Podcast" with over 100,000 views on YouTube three episodes in.

But Williams said it didn't take long for DeBoer and the new Alabama coaching staff to make an impact. "It was just a matter of making sure," Williams said. "But as soon as they s

When asked to describe the state of the Alabama football wide receiver room through the first three games, co-offensive coordinator JaMarcus Shephard eventually complimented the unit's explosiveness and tendency to shine in the clutch moments.