In 2017, the coaching staffs of Alabama and Michigan were in hot pursuit of 5-star California running back Najee Harris. As a high school sophomore in April of 2015, Harris attended a Bama camp and it was here that he made his commitment to attend the University of Alabama. A year and half later, a frenzy of rumors and misdirection would lead to one of the most dramatic recruitments in college football.
The nation’s No. 2 rated prospect had kept exceptionally quiet about his recruitment. He did not like to do interviews and did not even have a Twitter account.