Alex Scarborough, ESPN Team of workers Scribbler
Nick Saban marked a milestone in his Alabama tenure on Friday, touchdown the constancy of his first legacy participant in 2024 defensive again Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.
An unranked chance from Gadsden, Kirkpatrick Jr. selected Alabama over Arkansas, Auburn and Missouri. He’s the son of former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick Sr., who signed directly to play games for Saban 14 years in the past.
Kirkpatrick Sr. performed for the Purple Flow from 2009-11, making the All-SEC group two times and profitable a couple of nationwide championships. Drafted within the first spherical by means of the Cincinnati Bengals, Kirkpatrick Sr. performed a complete of 10 seasons within the NFL, together with one-year stints with the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers on the finish of his profession.
Saban, 71, is getting into his seventeenth season at Alabama, the place he has gained six nationwide championships and 8 SEC titles.
