Robinson and Kelly are the two returning starters. Alabama is replacing starters at the other three positions.
"We're really pleased with the two tackles," coach Nick Saban said following Alabama's scrimmage last Friday. "Cam and Dominick have really done a nice job this spring. Ryan Kelly has done a really good job this spring. Pierschbacher has really done a good job this spring. I think those four guys have really made progress. Then we've got another four or five guys in a pile that are kind of competing for the rest of the positions."
ESPN ranked the 6-foot-4, 298-pound Pierschbacher, an Iowa native, as the third-best offensive guard prospect in last year's recruiting class.
"Ross is a big guy from Iowa," Kelly said in March. "He did a good job playing with the 2s last year, especially moving from tackle to guard. A really versatile guy. He's a big, strong guy, too. He just needs to learn a little bit more about the offense, just like any young guy." ...
Excellent review of the O-line. Good read.
