Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb apologized for calling out some fans for booing the team early during Saturday's 50-36 win at home over Florida State. On Monday morning, Grubb met with media in Tuscaloosa and said how proud he was of the team for not quitting despite a slow start in which the offense went three-and-out on each of its first two possessions against the Seminoles. Alabama then scored on each of its next nine possessions.

"They just didn't have any quit," Grubb said. "They're a really resilient group. I'm super proud of that. We had, I would say -- I had some boobirds. I told the guys, I said, 'Shoot, guys, if you would have quit as fast as some of your fans, s---, we wouldn't have won that game.'"

On Monday evening, Grubb issued a statement addressed to the "CRIMSON TIDE FAITHFUL" through the X account of Yea Alabama, the school's official NIL entity. "My passion for The University of Alabama football team runs deep...my commitment to this program is rivaled only by my brothers who I lock arms with every day," Grubb wrote. "I will always back my players...always. I normally speak very directly and don't cut words. That said -- I should have worded my statement today more carefully. This is a special place with an incredible fanbase that all of us are thankful for."

Saturday was the second straight game in which the offense got off to a sluggish start. The previous week, on the road at Kentucky, quarterback Keelon Russell turned the ball over three times in the first half, including a pick-six, as the Tide trailed going into the locker room 17-13. Alabama rallied to beat Kentucky 45-17. "We obviously got to start faster," coach Kalen De Boer said after the win over FSU.