Even by the rough and tumble standards of major college football, Alabama running back Brian Robinson Jr. has dealt with plenty of setbacks during his longer-than-expected college career.
Despite being from Tuscaloosa -- or maybe in spite of it -- he considered leaving when he failed to break into the starting lineup as a sophomore ... and then as a junior ... then again as a senior. A once highly coveted prospect, he could have said "forget it" this past offseason and gone to the NFL as a potential late-round pick, forsaking the extra year of eligibility afforded to everyone by the NCAA because of COVID-19.