Alabama went with a full overhaul after a rough special teams outing in 2025

Resilience seems to be the hottest trend in Tuscaloosa this off-season. Even after getting tagged as statistically one of the worst (if not the worst) kickers in all the SEC last season (2025), the Alabama Crimson Tide’s kicker, Conor Talty, decided to stay put instead of jumping elsewhere, despite the arrival of FCS’s best kicker, Lorcan Quinn.

An open competition between a returning starter and a transfer is still unfolding as Alabama evaluates options at kicker.