One of the Crimson Tide's leaders this upcoming season, here is a look at everything that Alabama inside linebacker Deontae Lawson said during 2025 SEC football media days. "I think we all just have to be bought in. I think that started right when the bowl game ended, and we just all had to come together."

Ronnie Cottrell was shocked when he was informed he got mentioned at SEC Media Days in Atlanta. Then again, he shouldn’t be surprised knowing his former high school standout, Deontae Lawson. The Alabama linebacker was asked Wednesday who in his hometown of Mobile helped make him the man he is today.