Nick Saban: Bryce Young one of most dedicated players to come through Alabama

When most teams lose their starting quarterback, there is a bit of a transitional period. Unless you’re the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Mac Jones won the national championship last season before leaving for the NFL, leaving Bryce Young in charge of the offense. Since then, everything has been smooth sailing for Alabama, still having one of the best offenses in the country.
Head coach Nick Saban talked about Young after his first full season as the starting quarterback. He said the former On3 Five-Star Plus+ prospect is one of the most dedicated players to ever come through the Alabama program.
“Well, Bryce does about as good a job as anybody we’ve ever had in our program in terms of how he prepares for a game, how he studies the other team, how he sort of knows the ins and outs of what we want to try to execute and what we want to try to do on offense,” Saban said. “He’s well-liked by his teammates. He’s a leader, and he’s got sort of an emotional stability about him that he doesn’t really get frustrated or upset in any kind of way even when things don’t go well.
“He can stay focused and keep doing what he thinks he needs to do to be able to have success and make adjustments, adapt to what he needs to do. He’s a very, very mature guy, way beyond his years in terms of how he views what he needs to do to be successful. And he’s pretty committed to it and has pretty single-minded purpose in trying to get it done. And I think it does impact and affect other players on the offensive side of the ball.”
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Bryce Young discusses recruitment before national championship
Heading into the national championship, Young reflected on the recruiting process before ending up in Tuscaloosa. He said his first offer came from current Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury back before he got to high school.
“It was in eighth grade. It was the last day of eighth grade. I went out to Texas Tech, I had been in contact with them. It was from coach Kliff Kingsbury. He was the first coach to give me a scholarship offer in Lubbock, Texas, Texas Tech. It was a huge blessing being that young and get a scholarship offer. It was amazing. I was super excited.”
“It wasn’t really something that I was — I was expecting, something you hope for and dream about, but for it to be a reality that obviously you have to maintain during high school and make sure your grades are good and all that. But it kind of became a reality that I’d be able to play football at the next level. Kind of getting that confirmation, it was a tremendous blessing.”