What will Alabama football be in 2023? Past players say the signs are there for success

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Jordan Battle vividly remembers the best week of practice he experienced during his career at Alabama. The circumstances were equally familiar and unfamiliar: A highly ranked Crimson Tide team was set to play for the 2021 SEC championship, but it would do so as an underdog to then-No. 1 Georgia. Advertisement Per betting lines, it was Alabama’s first game as an underdog since 2015. “That was one of the first times we were in that predicament,” Battle said. “We had a team meeting going into that game, and everything we did (after) was full speed; everything was…