For Alabama, a Recruiting Title Just weeks after winning its second consecutive national championship--and the third in four seasons--Alabama won the 2013 recruiting title, at least according to the sites ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports. The Tide brought in four running backs, three defensive linemen, three linebackers, three defensive backs, three offensive linemen, two quarterbacks, two wide receivers, two athletes, one tight end, one long snapper and one defensive lineman/linebacker. Coach Nick Saban said he hasn't changed his recruiting strategy, but is adjusting it as more teams moved toward spread offenses with mobile quarterbacks. "I think we might have redefined the kind of players that we want," Saban said at a news conference on Feb 6. They have critical factors at each position. I think we added fast-twitch pass-rushing athletic guys to the defensive line category, it being a higher priority because of spread offenses, more spread offenses, more athletic quarterbacks, those types of things. We have to be able to adapt to that kind of athleticism. That means we have to be more athletic to do that. A lot of the players don't have natural positions just yet, making this one of the more versatile classes in Saban's tenure. The news wasn't as good this week, when four players were arrested--three for second-degree robbery and one for fraudulent use of a credit card--and suspended indefinitely from the team. "Versatility is never a bad thing when you're talking about football," JC Shurburtt, the national recruiting director for 247Sports, said of Saban's new players. When you have great athletes like this, you just have to get them to buy in. It's great to have some guys that can do a lot of things for you. But for those thinking Saban or the team is celebrating another victory, think again. "I spent a lot of time today on next year's recruiting," Saban said. Marquavius Burnett is the sports editor of The Crimson White at the University of Alabama. He is on Twitter, @Marq_Burnett.