MOBILE — What began as a ploy to produce memorable engagement photographs set in motion the wildest 10 days of Bradley Bozeman’s life.
He finished his Alabama career as a national champion in walk-off fashion. Minutes after the final pass was thrown, he proposed to girlfriend and former Tide women’s basketball player Nikki Hegstetter on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium turf. He entrusted a program nutritionist to hold the ring throughout the game and return it to him before the big moment.
"I never expected the proposal and stuff to take off the way it did,” Bozeman said Tuesday during a Senior Bowl interview session.