Alabama Defensive Coordinator Kane Wommack Showers Red Morgan with Praise After Starts versus Oklahoma

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Despite the 23-21 loss to Oklahoma, Alabama's defense played strongly against the Sooners, only allowing 212 to Oklahoma. Sooner quarterback John Mateer only completed 65% of his passes for 138 yards and no touchdowns.

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Part of the stout play by Alabama's defense was contributions from sophomore Husky defensive back Red Morgan. Morgan, a 6-foot, 185-pound defensive back from Phenix City, Alabama, started his first game of the season for the Crimson Tide after playing in 12 games in his first season.

Morgan's play on Saturday against the Sooners was recognized on Monday by Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack, who mentioned the sophomore defensive back and the progress he has made since being thrust into key positions as a freshman last year.

"Yeah, Red has always been - He’s a good football player. He flashes, he’s bouncy, he’s very athletic, and he’s hard to get your hands on in space from a standpoint of he can kind of - all those field RPOs out there he’s kind of slippery, and he’s also a really physical kid. He’s probably one of the best strikers I’ve seen from a tackling perspective. There’s a timing and understanding to a great tackle, and to get your foot and shoulder in the ground at the right time, to where you have enough forward shin angle and enough lean to be able to maximize that power. Red’s probably as good as I’ve seen at being able to strike.

"He’s getting more and more comfortable with his consistency and his execution. He’s better and better in man coverage. I know he got a penalty the other day, but I really thought he was in great position there. I thought he did a really good job. So he’s just becoming a more and more complete player. That’s a young man that we asked a whole hell of a lot of a year ago, to come in here and start as a true freshman, and it was because we didn’t have another answer. So we put a whole lot on his plate, and some things he handled really well and some things he had to push through the adversity, but now he’s come out on the other side as a very good football player. Proud of his fight and excited to see what he’ll do on the back end of the season.”

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.