The good news is Alabama's Class of 2017 has more space to add another blue-ship recruit. The bad news it is because the nation's #2 kicker has decided to decommit to stay closer to home.
3-star kicker Brandon Ruiz has decommitted from Alabama, per his Twitter account.
Please Respect My Decision to Re-Open My Recruiting Process. pic.twitter.com/mP0LiK8pcR
— Brandon Ruiz (@BrandonRRuiz) January 16, 2017
(I know I don't need to say this but tell your less couth friends to not bother the guy.)
The Arizona native had originally committed to the Crimson Tide last summer after earning an offer at Bama's specialist camp.