Wommack Still Not Pleased with Execution

Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack said the Tide's defense took "a step in the right direction" after Alabama shut out the ULM Warhawks in a 73-0 victory on Saturday night.

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However, the Crimson Tide's defensive coordinator still saw several areas where the defense needed to improve as the season goes along.

"I thought this past week, the emphasis that we made with the effort and the physicality that we needed to play, relying back on what we call Bama fundamentals, which is effort and finish, hard-shoulder tackling, playing with violent hands, and creating takeaways, we took a step in the right direction," Wommack said. "I still think our execution is not good enough. We've got to continue to work and push there.

"We’ve put some things on tape that we're going to have to answer for as the season goes on and continues. We need to stay uncomfortable as a defense. That is my job to make sure that we do that. I think our coaches have coached with a great edge. I think our players are playing with a great edge, from the standpoint of the way that they prepared this past week, and it showed up on Saturday. But good teams improve, and you do that by moving and operating with purpose. I think we need to continue to do that. Looking forward to a good opponent in Wisconsin, a team that we played last year. They look very different on offense, in terms of some of the things they're doing schematically, some of their personnel is the same. A number of guys are different, including the quarterback position. So, looking forward to squaring off with them on Saturday. But we've got to have a great week of preparation, and we need to make sure that we keep the focus on our players' ability to maximize their opportunity on Saturday. It always builds to Saturday, and we need to make sure we have a great week for that."

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_.