Alabama is simulating Kamario Taylor’s size and scrambling ability in practice by rotating two tall quarterbacks and using skill players for scramble drills, the Tide’s defensive staff says.
Alabama is using 6-foot-7 John Gazzaniga and 6-foot-5 freshman Tayden-Evan Kaawa to replicate Kamario Taylor’s size in practice.
Coaches also employ running backs and other skill players to run scramble-type drills and simulate Taylor’s mobility.
Defensive coordinator Kane Wommack emphasized that practice can only approximate game-day play against an elite athlete.
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Who is imitating Kamario Taylor for Alabama in practice this week? Tide will use skill players to imitate the quarterback's running ability. "And then a lot of times we'll take some of our running backs or skill players when we got to do scramble-type drills, and we'll either do an isolated scramble drill in practice, or we'll do something in a team period where we get a guy scrambling around to try to simulate those things," Wommack said.
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