To hear Eryk Anders tell it, the upcoming UFC headliner’s path to the UFC sounds anything other than straight forward and simple. Eventually a standout linebacker for the University of Alabama, in a recent profile Bleacher Report, Anders reveals that he almost quit football, and maybe school altogether.
Eventually, and despite getting very little time on field in his first two seasons of college ball, Anders stayed with the team. By his senior year he had positioned himself as a standout player in the SEC, with 14 tackles for a loss and 6 sacks, including a late game forced fumble on Garret GIlbert in the 2010 BCS championship game, to help secure an Alabama national title.