Strange but true, Alabama's Nick Saban landed as many recruits from Georgia as Hawaii this year.Ron Jenkins/Getty Images
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — One.
That’s the number of recruits the University of Alabama's football program signed from the state of Georgia on national signing day this week. After doing likewise in 2016, it’s become a surprising trend the Crimson Tide aren’t used to.
“It feels like home” is something that was often heard around the team, as former defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson said before Alabama played at the Georgia Dome in the 2016 SEC Championship Game, and then again for the Peach Bowl playoff semifinal.