Alabama football opened part of its second spring practice to the media. Here's a look at what the T News saw.

Nearly all of Crimson Tide's 11 injured players were expected to either start or compete for significant snaps at their position.

Alabama football defensive coordinator Kane Wommack not only got a handful of NFL-caliber players to choose to stay for another year in 2025, he also picked up several transfers who could play a key role in what should be one of the better defenses in the SEC.

Alabama is young at DB this spring, with Malachi Moore off to the NFL, while Keon Sabb and Domani Jackson are both out with injuries. Their absence has opened the door for younger players like Dijon Lee Jr. to get more reps but has also made Calhoun more visible.

Clearly, the quarterback competition is the most important storyline, but there are plenty of other key players to monitor in the spring.

Headlined by an open quarterback competition, here are five storylines to monitor during Alabama football's 2025 spring practice.

What's the next step Alabama football can take defensively? As Kane Wommack, the coordinator of a unit that finished with the ninth-best scoring defense in college football, the one that produced the fourth-most takeaways,

That's the rallying cry for the Alabama defensive line as a whole: to turn quarterback hurries and pressures into sacks and tackles for loss.