Alabama is now just 122 days from kicking off the 2026 season at home against East Carolina, as football season will be here before we know it. The Crimson Tide finished its second year under head coach Kalen DeBoer 11-4, with the final loss coming in the College Football Playoff against Indiana at the Rose Bowl. UA was the No. 9 team entering that game and at that same spot in the final AP Top 25 following the Hoosiers' National Championship victory over Miami. On Jan. 19, one day after the season concluded, Sports Illustrated placed Alabama as the No. 15 team in its way-too-early rankings . The Crimson Tide is now entering the summer following the conclusion of spring practice in mid-April, and on Wednesday, Alabama remained at No. 15 in Sports Illustrated's latest way-too-early list . "As expected, no decision was made in the QB battle between Keelon Russell and Austin Mack, but the former has a good shot at winning the job and giving the Tide natural upside," Sports Illustrated's Bryan Fischer wrote.…