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Alabama freshman OL Dayne Shor enters transfer portal, citing mental health issues

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Alabama freshman offensive lineman Dayne Shor has entered the transfer portal, citing mental health issues.

Shor issued a statement on Twitter explaining that he has battled depression and anxiety and experienced suicidal thoughts in recent years. He said he is seeking a fresh start.

"Two years ago, I was fighting for my life against mental illness," Shor said in the two-page Twitter message. "It is safe to say that every day I was suffering with living in darkness, with pain and with sadness.

"The feeling of wanting to take your own life is a feeling like no other, and a feeling that I would wish no one else to ever feel.