Link: 2026 Transfer Portal

[JustNeedMe81]

Good addition for RB room .

https://twitter.com/x/status/2017745609826897956

 

[Jack Bourbon]

guessing just getting a scholly. Big guy

 

[TDBama78]

Make a LB out of him

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

The only tape I could find was from his HS days. But his YPC (Looking at stats) is already better than what we've been experiencing.

I think Keith is a good move.

RTR!!!

 

[AlexanderFan]

guessing just getting a scholly. Big guy

Alabama needs at minimum a solid backup, and hopefully the player turns out better than the price tag.

 

[The Ols]

Good size to be able to block in the backfield…

 

[KrAzY3]

Good addition for RB room .

https://twitter.com/x/status/2017745609826897956

Like the addition, local guy, SEC experience. They have extra scholarships, no harm in using them.

ok, but consider this. Some donors may *only* donate with certain conditions on the funding, and if the AD doesn't agree to the conditions, there's no donation.

i.e. A huge fan of golf decides he wants to help build a facility. He can say this $ can only be used for this purpose and condition / phase the gift based on that.

It doesn't have to be an either/or scenario. Once the money goes into the athletic department, it's limited, by NCAA rules, by title IX requirements, etc... If you direct the same funds to NIL and the department matches them, you get the best of both worlds. The golf facilities can still get built, but with the revenue from the athletic department. The NIL collective then helps keep the revenue generation coming.

I can forsee a time when, if it's not already here, we forget why we're doing what we're doing. Athletic prestige is useful when it gets Alumni to donate to the University for academics. This is the reason schools have always spent money on programs that lose money.

We are experiencing somewhat of a survival state right now. Stanford has the most NCAA championships of any school. They have a fantastic athletic department. They have not adjusted well to the NIL era, they're ranked 109th in the transfer portal, and they were one of the last picks during conference re-alignments. That prestige did very little for them. They are operating at a loss of at least 25 million per year and it's likely to get worse.

Having the most successful athletic department in the country isn't bringing in the revenue they need to survive in this environment. Once the next round of expansion hits they are very much in danger of losing their place in a major conference entirely. This would do grave harm to their entire athletic department. Being competitive in NIL isn't just about revenue sports, it's about the well being of the entire athletic department, it's how things are now unfortunately.

 

[atlbama]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2017409215254458856

Big, local kid who has had 3 years of post high school coaching. Should add same maturity and (hopefully) some good pass pro by this point to the RB room. I like it.

 

[BamaMoon]

Never know! On the one hand, he's somewhat unproven, but on the other, he's barely got any miles on the motor.

There was a reason UT took him, initially.

I know CKD rarely (never?) uses a fullback, but this guy could possibly provide an opportunity if we have two in the backfield to be a blocking back (I think we've done that a few times in short yardage situations) and/or he could be the kind of big back that might get you a tough yard or two.

I can only believe they see some potential benefit for adding him even if it's only adding depth.

 

[bamamc1]

Just on the limited information I’ve consumed, he was a very good prospect out of high school and had some injury issues. He could prove to be one of the gems out there to actually help us. His time is waning and it’s now or never. RTR

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Just on the limited information I’ve consumed, he was a very good prospect out of high school and had some injury issues. He could prove to be one of the gems out there to actually help us. His time is waning and it’s now or never. RTR

This. If he can crave out a role on the team, it's a win for both side.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Never know! On the one hand, he's somewhat unproven, but on the other, he's barely got any miles on the motor.

There was a reason UT took him, initially.

I know CKD rarely (never?) uses a fullback, but this guy could possibly provide an opportunity if we have two in the backfield to be a blocking back (I think we've done that a few times in short yardage situations) and/or he could be the kind of big back that might get you a tough yard or two.

I can only believe they see some potential benefit for adding him even if it's only adding depth.

This.