Dial, a 6-foot-5, 315-pound standout, informed Alabama defensive coach Kevin Steele of his intentions this morning. He becomes the seventh pledge to the Tide's 2009 class and the fifth projected lineman.
"They're getting a great one," Clay-Chalkville coach Brent Smith said. "He's a big kid, can move around for his size. He's a good individual, probably one of the more popular kids in the school. When I say that, I mean among the students and teachers. They all love him. He's just a good kid. He hasn't been playing football but a few years. There's no telling how good he could possibly turn into being. He's still in the learning process."
