Link: 2026 Transfer Portal

[countrytider]

So far concerning the OL, we have a 3 star freshman from Michigan, is that correct?

 

[Tideflyer]

I saw that Keelon announced that he was staying at about the same time…

Keeley staying? Haven’t seen that anywhere else.

 

[oskie]

I saw that Keelon announced that he was staying at about the same time…

Keeley staying? Haven’t seen that anywhere else.

Two different people! Hence the different spelling.
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[atlbama]

Keeley staying? Haven’t seen that anywhere else.

Pretty sure he was referring to Keelon Russell.

 

[CB4]

Do you happen to have a link to this conversation?

I don’t but you can probably go to WJOX and pull the podcast from this morning.

I was kind of “taken aback” by Cole’s statement. If Clark Lea did say that to him in some context, it speaks volumes to where we are probably heading. It was either the back end of the 7 am hour or the first half of the 8 am hour.

Edit: one other thing Cole said :,

When Beck and Kill arrived they told him “If a player does something stupid off the field, don’t suspend him. That “hurts the team”. Make him run stadiums or do something else.

I was thinking “okay but isn’t that kind of dependent on what they did “off the field” that caused the issue?”

 

[CrimsonTitles]

So far concerning the OL, we have a 3 star freshman from Michigan, is that correct?

Strayhorn is a center, so I wouldn't really worry too much about star rating there. Centers don't typically get as much fanfare. We're just getting started in the portal, so patience is going to be key. That said, we do have a big fish visiting tomorrow that I think we're prepared to roll out the checkbook for, and he was a teammate of Smothers, so that certainly can't hurt.

Jacarrius Peak, NC State Wolfpack, Offensive Tackle

Featured on the Netflix series 'Titletown High.' Multiple-sport athlete (basketball, track and field throwing events). Averaged 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds...

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[sanjosecrimson]

Keeley staying? Haven’t seen that anywhere else.

right now, things are up in the air with him. he just visited Norte Dame where he originally committed to before flipping to Bama. some are saying he may reconsidered the portal and stick with Bama. nothing concrete at the moment.

 

[jjv0004]

Devan Thompkins - USC Trojans - Defensive Line

Explore Devan Thompkins's athlete profile at On3.com. Get news and insights into his playing career, statistics, and achievements in sports.

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This will help stop the bleeding on the defensive line.

 

[CharlestonUAAlum]

Looks like Devan Thompkins, DT from Southern Cal, has committed to Bama per his socia media.

Also hearing reports TE Rocky Beers from Colorado St has committed, but have not been able to confirm.

 

[KrAzY3]

Also hearing reports TE Rocky Beers from Colorado St has committed, but have not been able to confirm.

Now that's a name, I haven't heard anything specifically about him, but he had 7 TDs this past season. Alabama could certainly use that kind of production.

 

[bamajas]

Two different people! Hence the different spelling.
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to be fair, i was confused at first, too

"Keon" and "Keelon" are awfully close and the original post mentioned diverting more to linemen

 

[jashleyren2]

The goal was actually to eliminate the advantage Alabama had over the entire sport

Yes, it was. The goal was to take away the strengths of the SEC, and I'm confident that Alabama, Nick Saban, was the focus. Same thing happened back in the day, when scholarship limits was put into place.

Mission accomplished. From 2006-2022, the SEC won 13 of the 17 national titles in college football. Bama with 6, LSU 2, Florida 2, UGA 2, Auburn with 1. Going back, from 1980-2005, the SEC only won 5 (Bama 1, UGA 1, Florida 2, Tennessee 1). Since UGA's back-to-back, no SEC team has even been in the title game itself. Ole Miss can change that, but don't hold your breath.

The Heisman trophies, the natties, all of it, the power shifted out of the blue bloods of the north and west, to the south. NIL and Portal have destroyed that.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

Devan Thompkins - USC Trojans - Defensive Line

Explore Devan Thompkins's athlete profile at On3.com. Get news and insights into his playing career, statistics, and achievements in sports.

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This will help stop the bleeding on the defensive line.

well .looks like the insiders were 100% correct !! they were 3 for 3 ( Smothers, Woodson and now Thompkins).

 

[Jack Bourbon]

Need Peak. Billionaires/ trillonaires, make yourselves useful.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Need Peak. Billionaires/ trillonaires, make yourselves useful.

Cuban is donating more to Indiana, so he needs to find another hobby.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Cuban is donating more to Indiana, so he needs to find another hobby.

I thought Cuban was a Miami guy...?

 

[AlexanderFan]

I thought Cuban was a Miami guy...?

Graduated from Indiana. Cignetti sold him on NIL and after the success of this season he’s adding to the pot.

 

[Isaiah 63:1]

7 years in college. He's gotta be about 1/2 way to a degree by now

Stetson Bennett says hello...

 

[The Ols]

Keeley staying? Haven’t seen that anywhere else.

No…QB…Russell…

 

[The Ols]

to be fair, i was confused at first, too

"Keon" and "Keelon" are awfully close and the original post mentioned diverting more to linemen

I get it, topic was a qb, but I could have been more specific.