So, what’s the difference with this one? Charlot was ranked as a top-100 player in the class of 2015 but had two catches for nine yards as a freshman. In the letter Smith wrote that he left “ostracized” after seeking his transfer. All but Smith, whose transfer is still pending, would have been freshmen or sophomores this season.
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Alabama head coach Nick Saban talks with defensive coordinator Kirby Smart after a targeting call against one of Alabama’s defenders during the second half of an NCAA college football game against MS on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
“I think that a lot of young guys right now, they get really, really fearful of their future and it creates a lot of anxiety”, head coach Nick Saban said. Alabama has not commented on the situation. “I don’t know what it is”, Samyra Smith said, via the AJC. “It’s hard to come in right away and be a Cam Robinson”, Pierschbacher said.
Five-star talent, great coaching and optimism aside, this is not the way you want to enter a season. The former four-star defensive tackle was redshirted his first year before suffering a knee injury that sidelined him the following year. So Coker could have played a role in beating his former team. “Every guy before me has done the same thing, so you kind of have to have that mentality and get better”.
We may be wondering this for a while because this situation just seems a little awkward being that the Chris Black’s transfer was smooth sailing to an SEC school but Smith can not do the same. “‘This is the reason why I don’t feel like I can trust playing for this man”.
The AJC has a lot more details, but the long and short of it is that an Alabama player says his personal belongings were trashed and he was shunned for asking to transfer, and Alabama is neither confirming nor denying that. Tide veterans agree that patience is vital. “If he did that to me, I just don’t feel comfortable being there'”. “Just get better and once the opportunity presents itself, you have to be ready”. That’s because Maurice Smith is now a defensive back at Alabama.
Smith, who’s set to graduate from Alabama on Saturday and wants to gain immediate eligibility after a transfer, concluded the letter by stating: “Please do not punish my success and instead reward the efforts of discipline, and determination that UA requires in all of their student-athletes to succeed”. Saban said a few weeks ago that Alabama would allow Smith to transfer to a school outside the SEC but doesn’t think it’s in his best interest to move within the conference and have to sit out.
Not exactly known for his own congeniality with the media, Saban began his opening news conference of fall camp by trying to preempt questions about defensive back Maurice Smith’s efforts to transfer to Georgia, and the controversy that has followed it. Saban declined to waive an SEC rule that would otherwise prevent Smith from playing at UGA this fall.
Smith, a senior from Sugar Land, Texas, is still listed on Alabama’s roster online.
There are examples of both types of outcomes up and down the Alabama roster.
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“It’s easy to deal with, because you know what you have to come in here and do”, Tomlinson said. While speculation of his transfer still circulates around the program, players insist the drama of the situation is not bleeding onto the field.
