Alabama Recruiting

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An unexpected newcomer is rising in the ranks.

Alabama defensive coordinator Pete Golding spoke with the media on Sunday and revealed a bit of his strategy for landing top tier recruits.

With the commitment of four-star tight end Ty Lockwood, the Alabama Crimson Tide's 2023 recruiting class is now officially ranked first in the nation

While I’m going to miss the consistency and leg strength of Will Reichard, I feel comfortable enough to say that we are in good hands with Conor Talty.

He earned a scholarship offer in February 2021, and he stayed closely in touch with the Tide attending summer camp, taking unofficial visits, hosting head coach Nick Saban for an in-home visit and finally taking an official visit to Tuscaloosa in June 2022.

According to 247Sports, their most recent crystal ball prediction has Downs committing to the Crimson Tide.

Coach Brad Bohannon took over as head coach back in 2018 and has had 20 players drafted to the MLB. The Crimson Tide alone had four players taken in this year's MLB Draft with another five incoming players being taken as well.

Danny White, Athletic Director said in a press release on Friday: "Receipt of our Notice of Allegations was an expected, requisite step in this process, a process our university initiated proactively through decisive and transparent actions, This moves us one step closer to a final resolution."

The addition of Talty gives the Crimson Tide 13 total commitments for the 2023 class and puts Alabama up to the No. 11 class in the nation. He was primarily recruited by Alabama special teams coordinator Coleman Hutzler.