Recruiting Rundown: Alabama Football Enters Dead Period

It was a successful National Signing Day for the Alabama Crimson Tide program as they inked three more members to its Class of 2024. On top of celebrating its No. 2 overall recruiting class the Alabama Crimson Tide coaches can get excited for a respite as the college football calendar enters a dead period.

The college football recruiting calendar is in a dead period from Feb. 5 until March 3, allowing new head coach Kalen DeBoer and his staff an opportunity to spend time with the Alabama roster and get set for spring practice.

A third cause for celebration for DeBoer and his staff comes in the form of a closed transfer portal window as Friday marked the 30th day since head coach Nick Saban retired. The next time the transfer portal window opens, in April, Alabama will have an opportunity to add more talent to the roster. DeBoer and his staff appear to have at least three vacant scholarships to utilize ahead of the next season.

Who’s Coach Checking Out?

Joe Tipton of On3 Sports reports that Nate Oats and his coaching staff are doing significant work for the Class of 2025. The Alabama basketball program currently boasts the No. 6 overall class for 2024 and has started to zero-in on top rising seniors for the next cycle.

• Jasper Johnson is a 5-star guard out of Link Academy in Branson, Mo. He’s 6-foot-4, 170-pounds and considered the No. 12 overall player in the class, the No. 3 combo guard and the No. 1 player in Missouri. Nate Oats and Austin Claunch both went to visit Johnson this year.

• Hudson Greer is a 4-star small forward out of Austin, Tx. The 6-foot-6, 190-pound athletes is considered the No. 30 overall player, the No. 7 small forward and the No. 1 player in Texas in the Class of 2025.