Alabama coach Nick Saban, right, talks with new offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Lane Kiffin at A-Day.Little could be gleaned from Alabama’s offense Saturday that could give Crimson Tide fans or foes any ideas of what can be expected later this year under first-year coordinator Lane Kiffin.
Head coach Nick Saban said things were kept basic on both sides of the ball, and junior tailback T.J. Yeldon estimated that just 10 percent of the playbook was on display. Yet a few minutes after Saban and Yeldon spoke, junior center Ryan Kelly shed at least some light on how Kiffin is different from predecessor Doug Nussmeier.
“Coach Kiffin likes a lot of motions and kind of wants us to get up to the ball,” Kelly said. “It’s not an Oregon-type offense, but if you look at last year, we were snapping the ball with five or four seconds left on the clock. Now it’s not so much of a no-huddle as just something to where we can get up there and communicate better instead of just at the last second.
“I think it will make the offense more effective.”
Neither the first-team Crimson offense nor the second-team White offense managed 300 yards during the A-Day spring game, which the White won 17-13. Neither team had 200 yards until there were less than four minutes remaining.