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Posted on 3/26/19 at 8:46 am to Che Boludo
Posted on 3/26/19 at 8:46 am to Che Boludo
Hunt breaks down decision to join Alabama (BamaOnLine)
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Alabama may have found a hidden gem in the 2019 signing class with Richard Hunt. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound tight end from Memphis (TN) Briarcrest Christian committed to the Crimson Tide Sunday evening on a preferred walk-on offer, choosing Bama over other preferred walk-on offers from Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and LSU.
The interest sparked between the two parties after Nick Saban stopped in at Briarcrest during the Contact Period to see underclassmen and was introduced to Hunt. Shortly thereafter Alabama extended an offer.
Hunt was still playing basketball at the time and couldn’t make it down to Tuscaloosa until this past weekend. It didn’t take long for him to come to his decision once on campus. “It feels wonderful,” Hunt told BamaOnLine of coming to his decision.
This post was edited on 3/26/19 at 8:55 am
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Posted on 3/26/19 at 8:46 am to TidalSurge1
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“Just sitting down talking with Coach Saban and him telling me the opportunity,” Hunt said of his decision to commit. “Of course he’s one of the greatest coaches ever, if not the greatest coach. The way he runs things is just ridiculous. It just made me decide on Alabama.”
With several walk-on offers out there, Hunt says his finalists came down to Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. It was the need at tight end in Tuscaloosa that really piqued his interest. “That’s what really pushed me over — my actual opportunity to play at Alabama,” he said.
Another interesting tidbit when it comes to Hunt is that 2018 was his first year ever playing football. “A couple of my buddies, Jackson Walker — our quarterback — and Carson Brewer, they just kept trying to convince me to come out,” Hunt said. “I finally just went out and started throwing with Jackson and fell in love with it. So I just stuck with it.”
The sky’s the limit for the up-and-coming tight end. Hunt is excited to get to campus this summer and begin his journey. “Just actually developing as a football player,” Hunt said of what he’s looking forward to most. “I think I have a long way to go this being my first year. (I’m looking forward to) Developing with the best, playing against the best and working hard.”
Alabama adds 2019 tight end (BamaInsider)
This post was edited on 3/26/19 at 10:42 pm
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