With kicking less than two weeks away, it's the time of year when the sport's top "insiders" lend themselves to bold predictions for the upcoming season. CBS Sports' Chip Patterson did the same with regard to Alabama in 2025: Patterson believes the Crimson Tide will win the SEC championship on December 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Alabama football is inching closer to its season opener against Florida State, now less than two weeks from kickoff. Still, according to head coach Kalen DeBoer, the Crimson Tide doesn’t quite have a kickoff returner set. When asked about kick and punt returning on Saturday, after Alabama’s second preseason camp scrimmage,