Author: Terrin Waack / Source: TideSports.com
What happened back in January still clouds Xavier McKinney’s mind, and he’s letting that memory fuel him.
The Alabama defensive back refuses to forget how he and his teammates lost the national championship title to Clemson less than three months ago. The Crimson Tide was undefeated, until it wasn’t.
And that last part, he wants to erase this time around.“Of course I try to remind the guys of how the season ended last year,” McKinney said Friday. “That gets me going and gets my energy levels up.”
On Saturday, the Crimson Tide held its fifth spring practice. There are seven left, along with two scrimmages, before the A-Day game on April 13 in Bryant-Denny Stadium. “The Process,” as Alabama would say, begins here because the next thing on the schedule is the team’s season opener on Aug. 31 against Duke in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
McKinney is well aware of that fact and taking his preparation seriously, so much so UA coach Nick Saban has noticed.
“You couldn’t ask for a guy to set a better example,” Saban said Wednesday. “I mean, his practice habits have phenomenal these first three practices. He’s doing everything he can to set a…
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