How Does Kane Wommack See Alabama Avoiding Timid Play on the Road?

Alabama's road struggles are known, and the Crimson Tide's coaching staff isn't shying away from the fact that four of Alabama's five losses over the last two seasons came in road environments.

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But it's one thing to say you won't play timid on the road, which Alabama did against Florida State, and it's another thing to go out there and demonstrate that your team isn't playing timid. Alabama's trip to Georgia will be the Tide's first road test since the 31-17 loss to Florida State, so how does Kane Wommack see his team avoiding timid play on the road?

Wommack started by pointing out how Georgia handled adversity on the road, trailing Tennessee 21-7 early in week three.

“They've shown some grit and toughness on the road, as they showed last week in Knoxville. And that's something that we've gotta become more consistent as a football team, of how we handle adversity on the road. And can't think of a better place than being able to test and prove that than Athens, Georgia, this upcoming Saturday," Wommack said on Monday. "So, looking forward to the game, and there's a lot of work to be done between now and then. And certainly our players have done a great job in the bye week in preparing ourselves to kind of get a jump on the week. So, we're in a good place, looking forward to the work in the week ahead.”

"I think it's on the forefront of all of our minds," Wommack said of the poor FSU performance defensively. "We've talked about it and made an emphasis, and yet at the same time, you've gotta take the next steps forward. But I think locking your jaw on the road, having a mentality of 'Adversity is coming,' and how you're going to be responsive and not reactionary to adversity, is a major aspect to overcoming adversity on the road.

"I think that's something that we have to show that we can do a better job of as a football team. I think it's something that we have stressed to our players. Our players have taken great ownership of it. Our coaches have taken great ownership. We've gotta make sure when adversity comes, as a sideline and as a football team, we're ready to go, not just mentally, but physically respond. Emotionally respond in that moment. Something that I'm looking forward for the opportunity to respond to adversity. I think us as a coaching staff, us as a defense, that's something that we're kinda looking forward to the opportunity to showing."

Alabama will travel to Athens, Georgia, on September 27 for a 6:30 p.m. CT kickoff against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.