With the transfers of center Parker Brailsford and wide receiver Germie Bernard, the team has two leaders who played under DeBoer's system at Washington were able to provide some continuity. After the Crimson Tide's second loss of the season,

Germie Bernard continues to believe in Alabama football quarterback Jalen Milroe. The Alabama wide receiver knows the perception of Milroe's struggles in SEC play: his six interceptions compared to five touchdown passes, his declining completion percentage, his rising sack totals and his paltry yards-per-carry total as a runner.

Alabama’s Germie Bernard catches passes from Jalen Milroe, but in this instance the wide receiver is feeding the quarterback, who has gone from a Heisman Trophy candidate to a major target for criticism in a matter of 3 weeks.