Impact players for Alabama versus Florida State football season opener

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Oct 17, 2024; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; Boston College Eagles head coach Bill O'Brien talks to quarterback Thomas Castellanos (1) during a time out against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Lane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images
Oct 17, 2024; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; Boston College Eagles head coach Bill O'Brien talks to quarterback Thomas Castellanos (1) during a time out against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Lane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images | Peter Casey-Imagn Images
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QB THOMAS CASTELLANOS

I don't know how I could complete this impact player list and not include quarterback Thomas Castellanos, who had some interesting comments about the Crimson Tide in his interview with On3's Pete Nakos.

Castellanos might be right because legendary coach Nick Saban isn't going to walk out of the tunnel in Doak Campbell Stadium. However, this will be one of the best defenses that the signal-caller will face when the Crimson Tide comes to town.

The former UCF and Boston College quarterback has had his moments in college football. However, he will be reunited with former head football coach Gus Malzahn, under whom he played with the Knights.

The Crimson Tide defenders are furious by what the quarterback stated in his comments to Nakos, and they are using that as bulletin board material, but the signal-caller has to play his game and not get too caught up in the outside noise.