Archive for Alabama recruiting
Tide Commitment Switches to Kentucky
Posted by: | CommentsAfter saying a few weeks ago he was committed to the Alabama, running back Justin Taylor has decided not to commit to the Tide, but sign with Kentucky. “They really came hard after him the last 48 hours,” said Stanley Pritchett, Taylor’s high school coach. “ “Kentucky really put the full court press on him. [...]
ShareSaban Talks Recruiting Class and Gray Shirting
Posted by: | CommentsAlthough Alabama coach Nick Saban reeled in another top recruiting class, Saban seemed a little bit peeved about losing some players today like Darius Phlion who went to Arkansas and Justin Taylor who signed with Kentucky. But first the coach had these opening remarks: “We started out w/ a goal of explosive players on offense [...]
ShareHas National Signing Day Gotten Too Big?
Posted by: | CommentsToday of course was national signing day which is like the NFL Draft for college football. You know this day is BIG when ESPNU devotes a whole day to this, my question is, is this day too big? I know fans are excited as you should be, I am because a top recruiting class equals [...]
ShareTide As Expected Has No. 1 Recruiting Class
Posted by: | CommentsAs of late Wednesday afternoon, most recruiting publications have the Crimson Tide’s 2012 recruiting class No. 1 in the country. ESPN, Rivals, Maxpreps had the Tide No. 1 and Scout had the Tide at No. 2. While Bama lost out on running back Justin Taylor who decided not to grey shirt and go to Kentucky, [...]
ShareTide Recruit Collins Visits LSU
Posted by: | CommentsLandon Collins, the safety from Lousiana whose mother didn’t want him to attend Alabama, has reportdly made an unofficial visit to LSU recently. Apparently, Collins and his mother are still having issues about him attending Alabama and she still hasn’t gotten over his choice yet. According to reports, Collins’ mother felt disrepected by Nick Saban [...]
ShareTide Picks up 20th Commitment
Posted by: | CommentsAccording to Rivals.com, the Crimson Tide picked up it’s 20th commitment in offensive tackle Brandon Hill, a 6-foot-6, 350 pounder from Collierville (Tenn.) St. George’s High. Rivals states that he is a three-star recruit. This is the Tide’s first recruit since September when they received commitments Miami Northwestern wide receiver Amari Cooper and Vigor defensive [...]
ShareFour Star Recruit Picks Bama
Posted by: | CommentsBama and Coach Nick Saban landed another four-star wide from the state of Florida, wide receiver Amari Cooper. The 6’2 180 pound wide out is from the Miami area and attends school at Northwestern High School. Cooper chose Bama over Florida State, Miami, Ohio State and Michigan State. Apparently, according to some reports, Cooper wasn’t [...]
ShareRyan Kelly, Four Star Lineman from Ohio, Commits to Play Football at Alabama
Posted by: | CommentsRyan Kelly, a four-star lineman according to Scout.com, has committed today to play for the University of Alabama football team. Ryan Kelley comes from Lakota West high school in West Chester, Ohio. Scout.com ranks him as the number two center in the nation. The commitment by Mr. Kelly came after football camp in Tuscaloosa this [...]
ShareAlabama Expecting Top 5 Recruiting Class
Posted by: | CommentsThings are getting close to the end of the line on the Alabama recruiting front this year, but the outlook is good with a top 5 class. From what I am told, Florida has the best ever recruiting class in history (most likely a result of tehir national championship last year and the exodus of [...]
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