

Saban said the players worried about how many balls they were catching and how much playing time they were receiving. "And this is a story you should take back to your team so players understand this." "(The three guys) basically didn't do the things they needed to do throughout the season because they were frustrated with their circumstance," Saban said to the coaches in the room. When speaking at the Alabama Football Coaches Association conference in January, Saban brought up how three backups, whom he didn't name, on the team didn't make the most of their playing time when called on in the national championship. According to PFF, he was targeted seven times but caught only two passes for 52 yards and no touchdowns. Hall received 30 snaps in that game, but he couldn't capitalize.

Hall had his moment to step up against Georgia in the College Football Playoff championship game when Alabama lost Jameson Williams to a knee injury, leaving the Crimson Tide without its top two receivers with John Metchie III also out. So that’s basically all I’ve got to say about that." We use playing time and opportunities in football to try to get them to do the right thing personally and academically. So I am not going to disclose, and I don’t think it’s anybody’s business when we’re trying to get players to do the right thing. We have protocols when guys miss so many things, they don’t get to play in a game. "We’re encouraging guys to do the right thing, whether it’s personally, academically. "What we do with our players on our team is really kind of our business," Saban said. Saban was asked in October about Hall not being in uniform after the Tennessee game. MORE ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Here are the sophomores Alabama football needs to have a big 2022 seasonįIRST SCRIMMAGE: Nick Saban on Jermaine Burton, Bryce Young and other takeaways at Alabama football's first spring scrimmageġ5 YEARS OF NICK SABAN: Celebrate Nick Saban's 15 epic seasons at Alabama football with our special book! The week prior, he had sent out a cryptic tweet he later deleted that read, "Yea nah, calling it quits."īRYCE YOUNG: Here's what it's like to face Alabama football's Bryce Young one-on-one - in basketball Hall wasn't spotted during warmups ahead of the Tennessee game on Oct. He received only 78 snaps all season over seven games.

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He saw only seven snaps in the season-opener against Miami, only one of which was a pass play, according to Pro Football Focus' charting.

Expect to see a lot more of Leary in the 2022 season.But Hall didn't match the strong A-Day performance when fall arrived. However, he will certainly be a part of the regular rotation. As a sophomore, this means Leary won’t see starting reps, nor will he be on the field for a majority of in-game snaps. Leary will enter the 2022 season as a WR2 on the depth chart. Preseason Player ProfileĬlass in 2022: Sophomore Career Receiving Stats Year the versatile true wide receiver has positioned himself to be a utility man for the Crimson Tide and is expected to see a stark uptick in playing time for the 2022 season. In today’s Roll Tide Wire Snapshot Profile, we break down rising sophomore wide receiver Christian Leary, who spent some time last year as an option at running back. Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Nick Saban this season. Going into the 2022 football season, Roll Tide Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Alabama Crimson Tide roster.
