Seven Alabama players enter portal after loss to Georgia

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Seven Alabama players enter portal after loss to Georgia

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The biggest name is TE Jahleel Billingsley; these are mostly four- and five-star recruits.

Kicker Joseph Bulovas was a transfer from Alabama on last year's Vandy team.

Also, Penn State running back Noah Cain, a former 4-star recruit, has entered the portal.


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Wow!
Any context here Brent? Did they not get much playing time? (Alabama is a place where even 4- and 5-stars may not get playing time.) Holding out for better NIL deals? (Just kidding about that; I know they don't list their NIL demands on the portal. Yet.)

Also, do you see any of them that VU could use immediately?
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I would think Vandy could use any Alabama transfer immediately!
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Clearly Alabama football is coming apart at the seams.
Maybe they should transfer to FCS where they can at least escape constant embarrassment.
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let's out-poach the Poach!
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FayetteDore wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:00 am Wow!
Any context here Brent? Did they not get much playing time? (Alabama is a place where even 4- and 5-stars may not get playing time.) Holding out for better NIL deals? (Just kidding about that; I know they don't list their NIL demands on the portal. Yet.)

Also, do you see any of them that VU could use immediately?
Their first and second string tight ends are in the 7.
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The man who is now starting at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles transferred from the University of Alabama a few years ago because HE wasn't getting enough playing time there. He's playing this weekend in a playoff game, along with ANOTHER quarterback who just graduated from 'Bama.

So let's put this in context.

It is very plausible that a guy could be on Alabama's roster and have realistic hopes of playing pro but not be playing very much.
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commadore wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:26 am
FayetteDore wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:00 am Wow!
Any context here Brent? Did they not get much playing time? (Alabama is a place where even 4- and 5-stars may not get playing time.) Holding out for better NIL deals? (Just kidding about that; I know they don't list their NIL demands on the portal. Yet.)

Also, do you see any of them that VU could use immediately?
There first and second string tight ends are in the 7.
To me, that shows that no one is immune to the whims of 21 year olds. The starter exiting stage left, the backup looks up and decided he wants out too. Do they not like the position coach? Who knows, but if Bama can lose that level of player, so can we.
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Actually Jalen Hurts was the starter at Bama. He was displace by Tua, now at Miami, after an injury.
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List is up to 11 players now:
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