No. 1 Alabama not interested in a 'participation trophy'

FILE - Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (9) throws before Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football scrimmage on April 16, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Led by the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, the Crimson Tide are preseason No. 1 and looking every bit a contender for the seventh national championship of coach Nick Saban’s tenure.(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

FILE - Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. speaks during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Day on July 19, 2022, in Atlanta. Led by a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and national sack leader Will Anderson Jr., Alabama is preseason No. 1 and looking every bit a contender for the seventh national championship of Saban's tenure. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban speaks with the media during NCAA college football media day on Aug. 7, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. It's championship or bust for Nick Saban and Alabama, with no pretensions otherwise. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

FILE - Georgia's Jermaine Burton gets past Alabama's Brian Branch during the first half of the College Football Playoff championship football game on Jan. 10, 2022, in Indianapolis. Alabama coach Nick Saban called the Crimson Tide's 2021 oh-so-close season “kind of a rebuilding year” on a radio show shortly before the start of preseason camp. Players stroll by a “participation trophy” from the national title game loss to Georgia in the cafeteria every day.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

FILE - Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs (13) runs the ball during the first half of Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football scrimmage on April 16, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Versatile Georgia Tech transfer Jahmyr Gibbs has gotten the most offseason attention, but Alabama has a deep backfield. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)