[Tuck4Bama]

"He's a more polished quarterback," Alabama cornerback Simeon Castille said of junior John Parker Wilson.

"Just the decisions that he makes, he's not as easy to read any more. He's matured as a quarterback overall. He's always had a good arm. I just think it's more of the mental aspect of playing quarterback that he's progressed in."

Here on opening game eve, Wilson is pretty much invisible. With the hoopla over new coach Nick Saban, the gaping holes on defense, an avalanche of off-the-field issues, who has time to notice Wilson?

Did you remember that Wilson last year set the school record with 2,707 passing yards?

Have you forgotten that Wilson last year set the school record with 17 touchdown passes?

Never in Crimson Tide history has a quarterback thrown so many passes in a season and completed so many passes.

Wiser Wilson guides Tide- al.com

[Stoney]

He should be even more dangerous with the Applewhite offense.