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JACKSON, Miss. -- ESPN 150 offensive lineman Rod Taylor (Jackson, Miss./Calloway) has been camping at Alabama for years. He made a name for himself in Tuscaloosa when he was a freshman. Over the weekend, it didn't matter that he was the nation's No. ...

AUBURN, Ala. -- Four-star linebacker Rashaan Evans (Auburn, Ala./Auburn) had all but narrowed his list to four schools -- Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee and UCLA -- but that was before Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart called and invited him to c...

BUFORD, Ga. -- Before Saturday, Rashaan Evans (Auburn, Ala./Auburn) had flown a bit under the radar. The ESPN Watch List linebacker has close to 30 scholarship offers, but his name doesn't come up in the national conversation about the other elite li...

Blog | April 15, 2013

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The recruiting process is just getting started for 2014 safety Mattrell McGraw (River Ridge, La./John Curtis). He already has over 25 scholarship offers, but he took his first visit on Saturday to the University of Alabama. "It...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- In the Class 3A state semifinal game, freshman Joshua Langford scored 30 points and pulled down 16 rebounds as Madison Academy held off a Greensboro team featuring Alabama signee Jimmie Taylor to advance to the finals. What wou...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- For a lot of recruits, it's all about the process. They like to take all of their visits, add new scholarship offers and take their time when it comes to making a decision. It's almost turned into a countdown to national signing d...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban went back to the area where he first started coaching to offer a trio of 2014 prospects on Wednesday. The group from Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville High School included Ohio State commitm...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- When ESPN Watch List linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton (Montgomery, Ala./Carver) visited Alabama last month for the Crimson Tide's junior day, he thought he might get the scholarship offer that he wanted. Instead, UA defensive coo...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- ESPN 150 linebacker Reuben Foster kicked off signing day week with a commitment to Alabama on Monday night. However, the real fun begins on Wednesday when the recruits sign and fax their letters of intent to the schools they choos...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama's Nick Saban and Kirby Smart toured through the state of Georgia on Wednesday. When they stopped at North Gwinnett High School to see ESPN Watch List defensive end Dante Sawyer, they informed his coach that he had a schola...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- When five-star defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes (Auburn, Calif./Placer) decommitted from USC last month, it didn't take long for Alabama to reach out. The Crimson Tide offered Vanderdoes a scholarship back in February. On Mond...

ATLANTA -- Practice for the Georgia Junior Bowl kicked off Friday, and there was no shortage of top prospects on the West squad, which features two ESPN Watch List wide receivers, an emerging running back and one of the nation's elite defensive playe...

Blog | December 28, 2012

TideNation recruiting writer Greg Ostendorf brings you another edition of The O-zone, a confidential look inside Alabama recruiting. Get the latest updates from the gridiron and the hardwood as it pertains to the Crimson Tide. Staying home? ES...

ESPN 150 wide receiver Eldridge Massington (Mesquite, Texas/West Mesquite), who was once committed to USC, is ready to make another commitment, this time for good. On Saturday, he will announce his decision between Alabama and UCLA. Eldridge Massi...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- When Eldridge Massington decommitted from USC last week, Alabama moved to the top of his list. After taking his official visit to Tuscaloosa over the weekend, nothing has changed. The Crimson Tide still lead for the ESPN 300 wide ...

TideNation recruiting writer Greg Ostendorf brings you another edition of The O-zone, a confidential look inside Alabama recruiting. Get the latest updates from the gridiron and the hardwood as it pertains to the Crimson Tide. Tide on top It's ...