Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... We pull back the curtain on the recent rumblings from Tuscaloosa surrounding the Alabama Crimson Tide following their disappointing Week 1 loss and the future of head coach Kalen DeBoer. Plus J.D. dives deep into the quarterback matchups in Saturday's biggest game. Pulling back the curtain on what Bryce Underwood needs to do versus Oklahoma vice versa with John Mateer matching up against Michigan's defense. For the home stretch of The Hard Count we react to the Dabo Swinney and Brian Kelly beef, give South Carolina a well deserved shoutout, and proclaim that all is fine for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish despite their 0-1 start before addressing one of YOUR off the field issues.

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