"In the never-ending cycle that is now college football, when the bowl season ends in early January, the recruiting melodrama goes into full effect. That madness, unfortunately, now extends into mid-February, but once the dust has settled on the recruiting process and February begins to fade, you can begin to get a solid foundation for how the upcoming season will take shape. For Alabama, the Fourth Quarter program is hitting the stretch run, and the start of spring practice is a mere three weeks away."
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