What is the status of Jamar King?

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Certainly hope he makes it in. We`ll need all hands on deck for the D line rotation. I`ve been watching football a long time and I don`t think I`ve ever seen a more striking example of the benefits of a good rotation than our D line last year. That one kind of set the standard for me.
 

sanjosecrimson

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here is the latest from BOL on King as of Tuesday, June 28. sounds encouraging.


** On Tuesday, I caught up with Mendocino College coach Frank Espy on my radio show Southern Fried Sports (11 AM-Noon, Tide991.com). The conversation, of course, centered on Jamar King, a 2016 defensive end signee who is working to achieve eligibility at Alabama for the upcoming season.
According to Espy, King, a 26-year-old, former plant worker who made his way to Mendocino from the state of Michigan, is on track to finish up in time for the start of fall camp.
"Jamar's taken over 20 units each of the last two semesters, the fall and the spring, to give himself a chance to get to a school like Alabama" Espy said. "It's not like he's failed or anything, it's more or less a GPA issue. He's retaken some classes to get a higher GPA so he can be there in the fall."
"He's done a lot of academic work. He's a good student, he really is. He's just got a couple of courses he's retaken."
"He'll be there in time for fall camp."
Watching him on tape, King brings to mind Wallace Gilberry, another Saban era end who was relentless in his pursuit of the football.
"It jumps out to me again and again, just watching that guy get around the field," Espy said. "He's all go, 100 percent from whistle to whistle. If the ball goes away from him he's going to try and chase it down. He believes he can make every play on the field and he's going to try and do so."
"If he can't do anything else, Jamar King will run to the football."
 

RTR91

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here is the latest from BOL on King as of Tuesday, June 28. sounds encouraging.


** On Tuesday, I caught up with Mendocino College coach Frank Espy on my radio show Southern Fried Sports (11 AM-Noon, Tide991.com). The conversation, of course, centered on Jamar King, a 2016 defensive end signee who is working to achieve eligibility at Alabama for the upcoming season.
According to Espy, King, a 26-year-old, former plant worker who made his way to Mendocino from the state of Michigan, is on track to finish up in time for the start of fall camp.
"Jamar's taken over 20 units each of the last two semesters, the fall and the spring, to give himself a chance to get to a school like Alabama" Espy said. "It's not like he's failed or anything, it's more or less a GPA issue. He's retaken some classes to get a higher GPA so he can be there in the fall."
"He's done a lot of academic work. He's a good student, he really is. He's just got a couple of courses he's retaken."
"He'll be there in time for fall camp."
Watching him on tape, King brings to mind Wallace Gilberry, another Saban era end who was relentless in his pursuit of the football.
"It jumps out to me again and again, just watching that guy get around the field," Espy said. "He's all go, 100 percent from whistle to whistle. If the ball goes away from him he's going to try and chase it down. He believes he can make every play on the field and he's going to try and do so."
"If he can't do anything else, Jamar King will run to the football."
He's taken over 40 credit hours in two semesters in order to boost his GPA, yet he hasn't failed any classes? Yeah, that's just a coach trying to say positive things about a player.
 

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Is the fact that he is listed on the roster mean that he is possibly going to make it to campus? I keep hoping.
 

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