AFTERNOON.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO JUMP TO TUSCALOOSA F TWO’S ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW HOW PROUD ARE TO BE UP HERE.
CERTAINLY THANK YOU ALL F COMING, SHOWING INTEREST IN TUA TUA HAS PROBABLY HAD AS MUCH OF AN IMPACT ON OUR PROGRAM HERE HAS ANY PLAYER WE HAVE EVER HAD.
I AM NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT IS A FOOTBALL PLAYER.
HE HAS GOT GREAT CHARACTER.
HE HAS A GREAT LEADER.
HE HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB IN THE CLASSROOM.
THERE IS A SPIRIT ABOUT HIM THAT IS IMPACTED MYSELF AND EVERYBODY AROUND HIM.
HE IS HAD GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE FIELD, BUT YOU PROBABLY DON’T REALLY FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS HE H MADE OFF OF THE FIELD WITH HIS TEAMMATES AND
THE PEOPLE -- CONTINUE THE STREAK TO NINE OF 11 WIN SEASONS.
HE HAS WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
HE HAS ONE IN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP.
HE HAS ALSO HELPED U TO EXTEND THE STREAK OF BEING IN THE TOP 10 TO 12 SEASONS.
I DON’T THINK HIS CONTRIBUTION IS N APPRECIATED, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING.
HE IS ON COURSE TO GRADUATE.
I THINK YOU NEED 17 CREDITS OR SOMETHING TO GRADUATE.
I DON’T THINK HE HAS EVER BEEN IN MY OFFICE THE WHOLE TIME HE HAS BEEN HERE FOR ANYTHING BUT SOMETHING THAT IS POSITIVE IN TERMS OF HELPING HIM OR HELPING THE REST OF OUR PROGRAM.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT DECISION FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY.
OUR ROLE IN THAT IS NOT TO MAKE A DECISION, BUT TO PROVIDE AL THE INFORMATION WE CAN, WHETHER IT IS PHYSICAL, MEDIC, SPIRITUAL, IN EVERY WAY WE CAN TO HELP ANY OF OUR PLAYERS MAKE
THEIR DECISION.
SOME OF THE GUYS HAVE ANNOUNCED ON SOCIAL MEDIA BUT THEY ARE GOING TO DO.
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A COUPLE OF OTHER ANNOUNCEMEN FORTHCOMING.
I THINK IT IS FITTING THAT A GUY THAT HAS HAD SUCH IMPACT ON OUR PROGRAM, ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL , THAT WE HAVE A PRESS CNFERENCE HERE TODAY.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO TUA.
THANK YOU.
TUA: GOOD MORNING.
HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME MAKING THIS DECISION.
I WANT TO THANK MY LORD AN SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
MY LOVE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, OUR COACHES, OUR FANS, AND MY TEAMMATES HAS MADE TH HARD FOR ME.
I HAVE HAD THE ADVICE AND COUNSEL OF MY PARENTS, MY FAMILY AND COACHES.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WITH LOTS OF PRAYERS, THOUGHTS, AND GUIDANCE I HAVE DECIDED THAT I WILL BE DECLARING AND ENTERING THE 2020 NFL DRAFT.
MY THREE YEA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HAVE BEEN A ROLLER COASTER.
I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER TO KNOW THAT WITH ALL OF THE SUCCESS AND FAILURES I HAVE HAD HERE, IT HAS PREPARED ME FOR LIFE IN GENERAL.
I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW GRATEFUL I AM.
THE BIGGEST THING I WILL REMEMBER WITH MY TIME HERE ARE THE MEMORIES I’VE MADE WITH MY FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND LOVED ONES.
I WANT TO HONOR AND THINK COACH SABAN.
I AM FOREVER GRATEFU THAT I GOT TO BUILD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP OF SOME LIKE HIM.
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK MY ENTIRE COACHING STAFF.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF FOR THE TREATMENT THEY HAVE GIVEN ME AND MY FAMILY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JOSH AND HIS CREW FOR HELPING ME BUILD MY BRAND HERE.
TO ALL OF THOSE BEHIND-THE-SCENES, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATI TO JOHN DEAVER AND OUR ACADEMIC ADVISORS.
AND OUR 80 -- ATHLETIC DIRECTOR GREG.
TO MY TEAMMATES -- THINK YOU FOR THE LIFETIME OF MEMORIES AND LESSONS.
THANK YOU FOR THE LAUGHS, THE LOVE, AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK.
I’M GOING TO MISS YOU ALL FROM THE STARTING LINEUP TO THE SCOUT TEAM.
TOO NATION, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR A TREMENDOUS THREE YEARS OF SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME IN AS YOUR OWN.
TO MY PARENTS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME EVERYTHING.
THANK YOU FO EVERYTHING AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR INSTILLING EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IN ME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS LOVE, SUPPORT, AND ESPECIALLY PRAYERS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY.
LIKE I’VE HEARD MY PARENTS SAY, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD.
AS A WRAP THIN UP, THERE WILL STILL BE A TAGOVAILOA OR HERE.
MY LITTLE BROTHER.
I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE YOU ALL WITH THIS -- FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIM MCGRAW SONGS.
WHEN YOU GET WHERE YOU’RE GOING DON’T FORGET TO TURN BACK AR