Dizzy yet?

Alabama’s annual January turnstile is spinning like a turbine as the Rose Bowl hangover reaches the purging stage. From the transfer portal to Instagram NFL draft announcements and an assistant coach heading to a rival, AL.com almost needed the backup servers to keep pace.

Par for the course in this era, though.

Recall the days after losing to Georgia in the national title game two years ago. Seven players hit the transfer portal less than a day after the Bulldogs ended the repeat bid. A few days after that, receiver Jermaine Burton left Athens for Tuscaloosa.

So things are predictably wacky this time of year.

Add in the emotion of an overtime, fall-from-ahead Rose Bowl semifinal and couple moves stood out.

— Can’t remember the last time an Alabama player flat-out declared in the locker room following a bowl game. That is, however, what Dallas Turner did in the moments following the 27-20 loss to Michigan on Monday night. “I’m gone. Ain’t no if, ands or buts about it,” Turner told ESPN in the dour dressing room. I can appreciate getting to the point. There’s often a song and dance about talking it over with family for first-round sure things but Turner skipped right to the point with the adrenaline still pumping. He made it official in a social media post Thursday.

— Center Seth McLaughlin’s taken his share of heat in the fallout for the loss. It came as no surprise to see his name hit the portal.

— The moves aren’t limited to the roster. Receivers coach Holmon Wiggins was out the door to Texas A&M in short order. Reports of him taking the Texas A&M offensive coordinator job surfaced Tuesday and the school announced it Wednesday. There have been other quick exits, like Brent Key going to Georgia Tech for a similar position on the Thursday after Alabama lost the 2018 national title to Clemson on Monday in San Jose. Wiggins is the second Tide assistant to take a new job since outside linebackers coach Coleman Hutzler took the Mississippi State defensive coordinator job in early December.

Departures can be slotted in a few different ways. There are the NFL draft decisions that are mostly visible from the moon.

Nobody could have imagined JC Latham would be back. Turner, obviously, ended the drama within minutes. Kool-Aid McKinstry and Terrion Arnold didn’t turn any heads either.

The same is true with most of the transfers.

McLaughlin was the only starter to enter the cyber wormhole but the reasons behind that shouldn’t shock anyone.

A few caught our eye, however.

— Defensive back Kristian Story had worked himself into the rotation to the point he recorded a pass breakup in the SEC championship game win over Georgia. The Lannett product spent four years in Tuscaloosa but a crowded depth chart kept him from taking a primary role in 2023. The graduation of UAB transfer Jaylen Key figured to help free things up in 2024 but Story is looking elsewhere.

— The departure mentioned above at center didn’t change the math for former five-star recruit Terrence Ferguson II enough to stay. The interior lineman who could play guard or center entered his name into the portal after three seasons. He saw time in a few games this season including at center.

— Receiver Malik Benson showed promise as a JUCO transfer, scoring a key touchdown against Ole Miss among his 13 catches for 162 yards.

Of course the portal is a two-way highway, and while most of the traffic is outbound from Tuscaloosa, Alabama got a few big transfers. All three were big-name recruits in high school arriving at positions of need.

Defensive lineman LT Overton was a five-star guy at Texas A&M who Alabama will need to shore up the front line.

On the back end, Domani Jackson was a five-star corner when he picked USC over Alabama. Now he’ll make the move in the wake of the Tide losing both starting cornerbacks to the NFL draft.

And on offense, Naquil Betrand joins Overton in the College Station pipeline when Alabama will be replacing right tackle Latham. The 6-foot-6, 342-pounder has all four years of eligibility to play.

Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.