The addition of Florida State graduate transfer Landon Dickerson to Alabama’s offensive line was expected to provide the Crimson Tide a proven albeit injury-plagued backup.
Dickerson has altered that script through the first two weeks of the season.
The 6-foot-6, 308-pound redshirt junior from Hickory, North Carolina, started at right guard in Alabama’s opening 42-3 win over Duke and started at center last Saturday in the 62-10 obliteration of New Mexico State. Head coach Nick Saban and offensive line coach Kyle Flood tabbed Dickerson at center last weekend due to injuries to Chris Owens and Emil Ekiyor, and Dickerson responded by helping the team rack up 595 yards and a 62-7 lead through three quarters.
Dickerson had never played center in a game at any level until last Saturday.
“I came here obviously not knowing what position I would play,” Dickerson said this week in a news conference. “I’m here to serve a role, and that’s wherever Coach Saban or Coach Flood feel I need to fit in. This last week was center, so I practiced it and tried to get better at it.”