Alabama is set to take part in SEC Media Days on July 18, marking the unofficial start to the Crimson Tide’s 2018 season. Before head coach Nick Saban or any of the Alabama players take the podium at the College Football Hall of Fame, BamaInsider.com will pass the time counting down 18 important questions as the Crimson Tide looks to repeat as champions and claim an 18th national title this season.

Until this point, Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s message surrounding the quarterback competition has essentially been: shut up and wait. That sentiment has been directed just as much toward the overflow of questions surrounding the battle as it has toward the two players competing for a starting spot.



Both Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa have generated several headlines this offseason with each quarterback alluding to — in some form or another — the possibility of a transfer if they don’t win the job. While that scenario is still possible, Saban has made it clear that such talk isn’t helping either of their chances.

“I think that both players need to know that they need to win the team, that’s what they need to do,” Saban said during a charity golf tournament last month. “And the best way for them to do that is stay focused on what they need to do, and I think anything that they do that brings attention to themselves probably erodes the opportunity for that to happen.”

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