Alabama defensive back Maurice Smith would like to transfer to Georgia after graduating this month, but Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban continues to not grant him a release.
Alabama defensive back Maurice Smith (21) runs through drills during practice for an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. Alabama played Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl Jan. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Samyra Smith, the player’s mother, told the Atlanta-Journal Constitution she drove from Houston on Tuesday to meet with Saban in his office but there was no resolution.