2027 Recruiting: Linebacker Ba'Roc Willis commits to Bama (2027) — Now Decommitted

[TheRealPokeChop]

With the caveat that 2027 is a long ways off. We have one on the board for now. And he's in state if you're into that sort of thing.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1818301280684478558

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

“The process seems like it’s for divas. I just want to play football and focus on winning this championship.”

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1818313190029373644

 

[Tidelines]

Wish more players had that attitude.

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

CJ mosley's cousin fwiw.

 

[TiderJack]

“The process seems like it’s for divas. I just want to play football and focus on winning this championship.”

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1818313190029373644

Love his attitude. With Moody being a suburb area of Bham I feel fairly optimistic it sticks. Also, many Alabama prospects grew up idolizing and pulling for Alabama and being CJ's cousin is big also.

 

[TiderJack]

Here is an article with a little more info. This is the Alabama connections I was referencing in my post above.

Alabama football lands commitment from 2027 Moody (Ala.) LB Ba'roc Willis

The in-state prospect has been a regular visitor to Tuscaloosa in the past two years and was most recently on campus over the weekend

247sports.com

 

[bamacpa]

Coach Jake Ganus really has Moody rolling. I'm a big Ganus fan as I knew his family growing up. Jake's aunt was a cheerleader at Alabama but his adopted son is a freshman at Auburn this year.

Iron Docs: A’Mon Lane-Ganus’ story from adoption to 4-star Auburn football commit

Learn more about A'Mon Lane, his relationship with his adoptive father, who doubles as his football coach and his path to becoming an Auburn football commit in AL.com’s most recent installment of its Iron Docs film series:

www.al.com

 

[Tidelines]

I like Ganus myself. He is really moving up the ranks as a coach. I can see him moving on to a college coaching job pretty soon.

 

[Windsortide]

We are in good shape if he plays anything like CJ.

 

[TiderJack]

FYI, both of our '27 commits are top 100 players on 247. We need to hold onto them but a very good start.

I also see RB Exavier Crowell from Jackson is #6. I wonder if any relation to RB Isiah Crowell who went to UGA. Also, Thompson QB Trent Welborn is #97. Crowell's freshman highlights are ridiculous, fast and powerful, and hope we get him.

The initial Top 100 rankings for the 2027 class were released on Wednesday afternoon and both Alabama commits made the cut.

Jabarrius Garror checks in at No. 43 overall while Ba'Roc Willis is ranked as the No. 66 overall player in the country. The pair of in-state talents committed in back-to-back days. Willis, a Moody High School standout, picked the Crimson Tide on July 30 and Garror, out of Vigor High School, followed a day later. Both are regular visitors to Tuscaloosa and were on campus for the Champions Cook-Out during the last week of July.

 

[gtgilbert]

Saw a post this guy had decommitted. Not sure of source though. Any truth to it?

 

[TiderJack]

Saw a post this guy had decommitted. Not sure of source though. Any truth to it?

Yes. Guess he and his family forgot there is a lot of $ to be made and being a loyal in-state player does not mean much. Hope we get him back but I never pay attention to players that commit with two years of HS left anyway.

 

[oskie]

Saw a post this guy had decommitted. Not sure of source though. Any truth to it?

Alabama loses commitment from top 2027 in-state edge rusher

Alabama loses a commitment in the 2027 class.

rolltidewire.usatoday.com

 

[Tideflyer]

Yes. Guess he and his family forgot there is a lot of $ to be made and being a loyal in-state player does not mean much. Hope we get him back but I never pay attention to players that commit with two years of HS left anyway.

It’s really useless to post “ commitments “ this far out, especially these days. It’s a waste of time and space. He probably hasn’t started fielding his offers yet.

 

[CrimsonBloodn62]

It’s really useless to post “ commitments “ this far out, especially these days. It’s a waste of time and space. He probably hasn’t started fielding his offers yet.

Commit now and sit back and let the other schools know what it will take to get your signature. Once better offers come in, then de-commit. Kids playing the system to their advantage while it lasts.

 

[BamaInCummingGA]

Because of stuff like this: This next season may be my last that I give any kind of attention to college football.

 

[CB72]

Because of stuff like this: This next season may be my last that I give any kind of attention to college football.

I only watched a few last year.
No longer the college football i grew up watching and admiring.

 

[jjv0004]

Shocked to see a 27 recruit de-committed in the new NIL world. Hard to believe.

 

[B1GTide]

Shocked to see a 27 recruit de-committed in the new NIL world. Hard to believe.

I just smile and nod when I read about "commitments" this far out. They are meaningless. Worse, they further expose the decline in our society.

 

[Tideflyer]

I only watched a few last year.
No longer the college football i grew up watching and admiring.

Since I started watching Alabama football as a kid in 1958, I strongly suspect that you can count on less than one hand the number of televised games that I’ve missed, and those were due to unavoidable circumstances. Until this past season.