Alabama Crimson Tide College Football Pregame Quote, 12/28/2022

On playing in the Sugar Bowl: I’m pretty excited to just come out here with my guys, and just compete for the last time this year. Just show that we’re a good team and that we can finish the right way, as a team.

On the biggest challenges he sees against K-State: Definitely from an offensive standpoint, their defense is very disciplined and they play very together. They’re just all one defense; they move together, tackle together, they just do stuff together. We’re going to have to find the zones and get the ball to our playmakers to make plays.

On Bryce Young coming back for the bowl game and the low number of opt outs on both sides of the field: First of all, it is a blessing to have Bryce as a quarterback, because obviously he’s the best at what he does. Not a lot of people have an opportunity to play with guys like Bryce. His ability to read, he’s a good quarterback, no need to explain that. Low opt outs just shows how locked in we are and how connected we are as a team. We stick together and went through this season as one. It’s great to have everyone come out and play with us; it shows how committed they are to the game, so we’re happy to have no opt outs.

On things offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien does better than most: Definitely keeping his cool. Like if it’s a bad play it doesn’t affect him, nothing affects him. Just like in the Auburn game people say he was laughing on fourth down before he threw that ball to Jahmyr (Gibbs). He was laughing, he’s not even fazed. He has his mind in such control where it’s nothing. There are not too many guys like that, a lot of people get pressured or fold to temptations, he is the same 
every day. The consistency is crazy. Having that on your team, that leader on your team just makes people better and it’s helped me a lot, so I’m blessed to have him.