{"id":16773,"date":"2023-09-15T21:36:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T02:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=16773"},"modified":"2023-09-15T21:36:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T02:36:34","slug":"pete-thamel-explains-why-tyler-buchner-didnt-win-alabama-job-immediately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/pete-thamel-explains-why-tyler-buchner-didnt-win-alabama-job-immediately\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Thamel explains why Tyler Buchner didn\u2019t win Alabama job immediately"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alabama<\/a> will boast a fresh face behind center this Saturday. Notre Dame<\/a> transfer Tyler Buchner<\/a><\/strong> is expected to start for the Crimson Tide at quarterback. On Friday, ESPN\u2019s Pete Thamel discussed the development on \u201cCollege Football Live.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTyler Buchner came after spring and he followed his offensive coordinator, Tommy Rees<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d Thamel said. \u201cOne of his struggles and why he didn\u2019t win the job immediately was that even though Tommy Rees came, he didn\u2019t bring his system. When you work for Nick Saban<\/a><\/strong>, you run Nick Saban\u2019s offense even though you come in from the outside.<\/p>\n

\u201cTyler had to come in and learn an entire new system. Toward the end of camp, he really started to play better,\u201d Thamel said. \u201cHe started last year as Notre Dame starter but was injured in their loss to Marshall<\/a> in Week Two. He came back for the bowl game and threw three touchdowns and three interceptions when they won the Gator Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyler Buchner boasts experience<\/h2>\n

Buchner will replace Jalen Milroe<\/a><\/strong>, who started in Alabama\u2019s first two contests, including its loss 34-24 loss to Texas on Saturday. In two starts, Milroe recorded 449 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions on a 60% completion percentage.<\/p>\n

While these numbers might cut it at other programs, they won\u2019t work at Alabama. With Buchner\u2019s resum\u00e9, the Crimson Tide hopes to make a splash in Week 3. In two seasons at Notre Dame, Buchner amassed 949 passing yards along with 459 rushing yards.<\/p>\n

In total, Buchner produced 13 touchdowns for the Fighting Irish. Nonetheless, he also threw eight interceptions while in South Bend. Although Buchner is expected to start on Saturday, he won\u2019t necessarily be the only man behind center.<\/p>\n

The QB battle isn\u2019t over quite yet<\/h2>\n

\u201cWe will see Tyler Buckner start that game and I think we probably see multiple quarterbacks,\u201d Thamel said.<\/p>\n

Saban never blamed Milroe for Alabama\u2019s loss to Texas. However, he knows his team needs change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue in the game was \u2014 I think we only got sacked once on the blitz. And the back cut the linebacker and he got up and still sacked the quarterback. The other issues were really, basically, four-man rush, three-man rush,\u201d\u00a0Saban said during his Wednesday press conference<\/a>. \u201cSo I think that he has done okay. I think that what we need to do as an offense is everybody\u2019s got to pay more attention to detail. We can\u2019t give bird and rabbits so the other team knows when we\u2019re passing so they can tee off, right?<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these little things sort of add up to create a disadvantage for you if you don\u2019t get them fixed. These are all things that our players need to understand and need to do so we can protect better and the quarterback can have a better chance to operate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch Buchner make his first start for the Crimson Tide as Alabama takes on South Florida<\/a>\u00a0at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ABC.<\/p>\n

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