Florida State has four offensive line starters out of the transfer portal. Here's how Alabama football is preparing for the unknown.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/fsu as Florida State ramping up preparations for top-10 Alabama in season opener.

The Alabama offense installed a 16-play "long drive" buried under artificial crowd noise hoping to replicate what the Crimson Tide will see Aug. 30 at Florida State. "Sixteen plays straight," Proctor said. "Don't matter if you score on five. Bring it all the way back down the field. Go 11 more. That's how it goes."