There’s no trilogy here. No revenge on the docket. Georgia is just another opponent on Alabama’s schedule.

But this isn’t any normal game.

“I mean, this is the national championship game,” Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans said, “the biggest game of the season.”

And the only one Alabama lost last season.

Current players wanted to send last year’s seniors out on a good note but didn’t accomplish that task. Now, back in the postseason, those who graduated keep reaching out and giving advice. They even show up to the games in support. Names range from Ryan Anderson and Reuben Foster to Mark Ingram and Julio Jones.

“When they come to those games, they expect us to play to a certain standard,” UA running back Damien Harris said. “It’s something that we also think about in the back of our minds. We don’t really need them to tell us to fight. We know when they show up to those games it’s what they expect.”

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