ESPN’s Rece Davis predicts what college football will learn about Alabama against FSU

ESPN’s Rece Davis feels the 2025 edition of Alabama football could be a juggernaut.

Davis revealed his prediction about what college football will learn about the Tide when they take on Florida State on a recent episode of “The College Football Gameday Podcast.”

“We will also learn that Alabama is really, really good, really, really good,” Davis said. “If they get good quarterback play, and I I don’t just mean adequate. If they get good quarterback play, presumably from Ty Simpson or whether it’s eventually Austin Mack or Keelon Russell, the freshman. If they get good high-level quarterback play, they might win the National Championship. I’m a believer in the defense by the way. If they don’t, it’s probably a season like last year, three or four losses.”

Kalen DeBoer recently reflected back on the Tide’s 2024 season during SEC Media Days and expressed why he is optimistic about the 2025 season.

“I mean, if you internally ask us, no,” DeBoer said when asked if he felt Alabama lived up to the Tide’s standard. “We fell short of making the Playoffs. It’s as simple as that, giving yourself a chance to go compete for a championship. I think there’s a lot of things that I’m super proud of that have happened within the program that are part of the progression. We fell short. Our guys, again, I’m proud of them and the way they’ve responded to us not realizing the goals that we set out to have, getting back to work, focusing on the main thing. I feel that’s always been the case. Sometimes there are ups and downs that you have to go through, unfortunately, that we had to experience. But in the end, we’re going to take advantage of the failures we’ve had and be better because of it.”