{"id":3276,"date":"2023-04-21T21:32:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T02:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2023-04-21T21:32:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T02:32:45","slug":"tyler-booker-opens-up-on-the-value-of-his-relationship-with-jc-latham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/tyler-booker-opens-up-on-the-value-of-his-relationship-with-jc-latham\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Booker opens up on the value of his relationship with JC Latham"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Alabama<\/strong><\/a> looks to move on in the post-Bryce Young<\/a><\/strong> era, all eyes are on the quarterback battle going forward. But the offensive line will have a lot to do with how successful the Crimson Tide is this fall, too.<\/p>\n

The new quarterback needs time to make reads and get throws out on time. Veterans Tyler Booker<\/a><\/strong> and JC Latham<\/a><\/strong> look forward to helping provide that with a unique chemistry.<\/p>\n

\u201cJC and I, I consider JC a brother of mine,\u201d Booker explained. \u201cEver since I got to IMG we\u2019ve been through a lot of the same struggles. I don\u2019t know if you guys remember or not, but JC and I played defensive tackle when we got to IMG. He was a defensive end, I was a three-technique. There was a shortage of offensive linemen, so we both made that transition at the same time and we both ascended to the top of the game at that position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since then, the two have gone on to play at Alabama, where they now form a solid link on the offensive line.<\/p>\n

JC Latham was a regular starter for the team at tackle all last season, while Tyler Booker rotated in at guard at various points before eventually starting in the Sugar Bowl against Kansas State<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both are expected to be mainstays this fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo just being able to play next to him is really a dream come true for both of us,\u201d Booker said. \u201cAnd just our communication is off the charts. Sometimes things will get heated out there and we\u2019ll say something that we don\u2019t really mean to say, but at the end of the day that\u2019s your brother. We\u2019ll come together and be like, \u2018Hey man, I didn\u2019t mean to come off at you like this, but this is what I was really trying to say.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Latham and Booker were former five-star prospects as recruits, and they\u2019re only just starting to grow into themselves as college players.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll be charged with protecting either Jalen Milroe<\/a><\/strong> or Ty Simpson<\/a><\/strong> come fall, with both quarterbacks vying for the right to succeed Young. Both are capable, with the right help.<\/p>\n

For Booker, things on the O-line are pretty straightforward. The tighter the bonds, the better the unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cRelationships are everything in football, especially on the offensive line,\u201d Tyler Booker<\/a> said. \u201cJust having that relationship built with JC, we\u2019re working on a lot of non-verbal cues now. Just that relationship it makes us so much better as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n

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