Alabama football is facing a mass exodus of players entering the transfer portal following the retirement of head coach Nick Saban. Reports indicate that 23 to 30 players from Alabama's roster have entered the transfer portal, including high-profile transfers like WR Silas Bolden and LB Kendrick Blackshire. The situation has raised concerns about the team's future and its ability to rebuild under new head coach Kalen DeBoer. Alabama's athletic director, Greg Byrne, has been actively addressing the issue and seeking feedback from former players, including Joe Namath. The impact of Saban's retirement has also affected other teams, such as Washington and Arizona, with players from these teams also entering the transfer portal. The transfer portal frenzy has led to discussions about the need for changes in the transfer system. The situation has been described as a significant challenge for Alabama, marking a departure from the team's previous dominance in college football.
30 (!) players have entered the portal from Alabama and Tide fans are in knots https://t.co/ZOmAlhbhmb
In my reporting, I was surprised at just how many coaches empathized with Alabama's portal exodus after Nick Saban's retirement. But remember: Alabama can strike back when the portal opens April 16. "We'll be screwed," one head coach told @247Sports. https://t.co/pRnlHNCROD
In my reporting, I was surprised at just how many coaches empathized with Alabama's portal exodus after Nick Saban's retirement. But remember: Alabama can strike back when the portal re-opens May 1. "We'll be screwed," one head coach told @247Sports. https://t.co/pRnlHNCROD
it's especially true with such a legendary coach like Saban. you could hire the best coach that exists out there, but he wouldn't be Saban and that matters. I feel like some of the players in the portal will go back to Bama too, that usually happens w/coaching changes https://t.co/mZYbYbLOkt
Do you feel bad that Bama’s roster has been plucked over in the portal??
Alabama is losing a lot of portal guys, which is jarring for that program bc it’s never happened. But also: There is another window in the spring, and I have a feeling Alabama will be a popular destination … especially if you’re a receiver who watched Washington this year.
A running list of Alabama players who have hit the transfer portal since Nick Saban retired https://t.co/V4UEITIUdj https://t.co/WBt251Rp7V
Bama is gonna tamper so hard in that spring portal https://t.co/pa9i0ZSXmR
Texas, Ohio State, Miami, FSU headline the biggest winners of the transfer portal | No. 1 CFB Show https://t.co/y8MtuYxepU
Transfer portal winners & losers: Alabama on the ropes, Ohio State is loading up, and is Miami back? https://t.co/aa2fHzTqNi
What is Texas getting in Alabama transfer Kendrick Blackshire? 🎙️: @TheLandoShow | @InsideTexas | #HookEm https://t.co/DQurC9t9Uv
As of today, 13 Alabama players entered the transfer portal or announced a new school since Coach Saban’s retirement. Let's not rest until a college student starts a game for one team and then transfers to the other side at halftime and wins it for his previous opponent.
More than a few Alabama players have entered the transfer portal since the news of Nick Saban's retirement. But the Saban effect didn’t stop with the Crimson Tide. The coaching carousel's impacted too. @SethWEmerson on the mess the fallout has created ⤵️ https://t.co/91LFryfzJL
In Kalen DeBoer, did Alabama get the right recruiter to replace Nick Saban? https://t.co/FryRGAHcYG
Transfer Portal rankings: The best players to ever enter the Portal. 🔥 MORE: https://t.co/rZY7gX5iis https://t.co/K4B52sBXJn
Bookmark this page, folks. We'll keep updating our transfer portal tracker as players come and go: https://t.co/KnfrHb1lg5
Some of Nick Saban's top players are leaving Alabama. Can he help new coach Kalen DeBoer stop the exits? https://t.co/x7oYHxqO5O https://t.co/jVKiioMPHG
Can Nick Saban stop the madness of key Bama players entering Transfer Portal and exiting? https://t.co/owlcGMkk6r https://t.co/DEN2PrYrjC
SI:AM | Alabama’s Concerning Talent Drain https://t.co/dMFFaShZKZ via @SInow
Commitment Analysis | LB Kendrick Blackshire Texas lands a notable piece to bolster its LB portal, what else can you expect from Blackshire in 2024? #HookEm [D] https://t.co/b7vpKqv373 https://t.co/7lZ7nSPCs6
Alabama AD Greg Byrne explains how Nick Saban will be involved with the program moving forward https://t.co/Odri57e89q
Top-10 Best Available Players in the Transfer Portal, according to @On3sports💪 https://t.co/WKdJFugudF https://t.co/eRm3F8yFj0
Nick Saban's retirement and its unintended consequences set up another mess - for Alabama, Washington, Arizona and some players at other schools. https://t.co/DGWDYRSkic
The transfer portal is taking its toll on the Alabama roster in the aftermath of Nick Saban's retirement. @joerexrode and I discuss now on @1025TheGame https://t.co/zjs3fXK2ep
Pour one out for the poor Bama fans being hurt by the portal. https://t.co/6qpgRYhqpp https://t.co/blQXHTnNFV
Poor one out for the poor Bama fans being hurt by the portal. https://t.co/hxiuLcIfsw https://t.co/blQXHTnNFV
Alabama finally looks vulnerable amid transfer portal frenzy, writes @RJ_cfb https://t.co/ZUC0bI90Ks
One retirement at the top leads to massive ripple effects as multiple people in the chain level up. -Saban retires -Alabama hires Washington’s coach -Washington hires Arizona’s coach -Arizona hires San Jose State’s coach -Players at Alabama, Washington, Arizona enter the portal https://t.co/RsWVToNgIo
Fans when Bama finishes first in the ‘croot rankings like 20 times under Saban: “This hoarding of talent is bad for the game!” Also, fans when Bama players head to the portal, allowing unprecedented opportunity to equalize teams: “This separation of talent is bad for the game!”
Alabama AD @Greg_Byrne addresses the concerns of players entering portal... https://t.co/zjLqmQ2Aud
Greg Byrne sheds light on 'advisor' role for Nick Saban, who retired as the Alabama coach one week ago. "He's been very helpful trying to talk to the young men that he's recruited here and just again say we're in a really good spot going forward." 🔗: https://t.co/Vx4sgTjCXv https://t.co/gOZ8ui6FA0
Updated @TheAthletic ranks of the best available players in the portal As you'd expect, lots of Alabama + Washington transfers in our new top 10: https://t.co/uT33oVwEHY https://t.co/O8s6eWkBXX
The transfer portal is feast or famine for SEC football powers this offseason https://t.co/oabiB7vGOF
Greg Byrne told @finebaum today that after Nick Saban announced his retirement, he drove to the Birmingham airport and called former Alabama players on his way, including Joe Namath. "Just to get some feedback and see if they had any thoughts that they'd like to give me --…
Greg Byrne on the concerns about UA losing key players to the portal "If a young man goes into the transfer portal, we try to be very transparent with him and talk with them through that and be strategic with him." Plus, how NIL is playing a part. 🔗: https://t.co/dMaLA4JErk https://t.co/ccOkbZrBhQ
Alabama AD @Greg_Byrne walks us through his process in hiring new ALA HC Kalen DeBoer... https://t.co/j7e14eOj7r
Greg Byrne to @Finebaum on Nick Saban: "He and I talked this morning. He's been very helpful, trying to talk to the young men that he's recruited here and again, say, we're in a really good spot going forward." https://t.co/hsAxRIUCON
Alabama AD Greg Byrne reacts to Tide's portal departures, makes pitch for NIL https://t.co/PdYpJY7GtG
Coming up next: Alabama AD @Greg_Byrne joins us
Which team has improved the most through the transfer portal? https://t.co/0JtG4AbfRS
Put another way: Alabama has a top 5 recruiting class in the portal following Nick Saban's retirement.
Similar situations occurring simultaneously at Alabama and Washington. For now, no realistic way to replace departing players, as the transfer portal window is closed until May 1 for teams who have not undergone a coaching change. https://t.co/oj8jFzHfM8
Transfer portal needs to be fixed. This situation with Alabama will cause change. Bama is penalized b/c they made the playoffs and Nick Saban retired afterward. The last team to make a change gets shafted in the portal. There's simply no players left in the portal to…
Alabama fans as they experience mass portal defections for the first time………. https://t.co/ncvpkL55Ko
28 players from Alabama have entered the transfer portal.
23 players from Alabama's two-deep have entered the transfer portal or the NFL Draft. https://t.co/w3vYYmaCyF
Nick Saban once brushed off retirement as "an empty abyss." Now in the wake of Saban retiring, it feels, at least, like Alabama is the one falling into the abyss. This is becoming a rebuild job for Kalen DeBoer, and probably was going to be: https://t.co/V8Mve7nZGX
I've been hearing for weeks that the spring portal window will be one of the more chaotic things we've seen. Coaches looking for final roster pieces paired with collectives having time to rally funds. And now Kalen DeBoer is going to need to rebuild the Alabama roster.
The Alabama Exodus Continues... Texas Taking Advantage https://t.co/dSEslIWCYh
Not a great morning for the Tide. Alabama finding out what life has been like for the rest of college football now that Nick Saban has retired. https://t.co/GCRd06XSAh
High-end transfers with new WR Silas Bolden and LB Kendrick Blackshire make Texas football one of nation's biggest portal winners | Bohls https://t.co/Z9WjrF8sB8 via @statesman
Alabama has a full class worth of players in the transfer portal in the wake of Nick Saban’s retirement https://t.co/T8ZOMyoGOQ