TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — This is not usually a needed reminder, but Alabama's defense is still quite good. The top-ranked Crimson Tide has flipped its usual persona this season with a Tua Tagovailoa-led offense putting up video game-like numbers and the defense going fairly low-key. The attention deficit is a combination of having a hotshot young quarterback and a defense that had to replace eight NFL draft picks, including first-rounders Minkah Fitzpatrick , Da'Ron Payne and Rashaan Evans.