After taking a year hiatus from football, former Alabama running back BJ Emmons is set to begin the next chapter of his career at Florida Atlantic.
Emmons, who played under coach Lane Kiffin at Alabama while he was an offensive coordinator, was one of the top prospects in FAU's 2018 class but opted to take the season off from football.
"Just really getting my head right mentally," said the former four-star recruit on why he took last fall off from football. "Just putting things in perspective. It's really more than a game to me now because I can change my life with this game.