Alabama Football is looking for a new wide receiver in turn

A week ago Alabama football The “Twitter sphere” and each Crimson Tide bulletin board were all filled with one possible move. Former 5-star recruitment and LSU receiver, Kayshon Boutte gave clues to wanting out of LSU and was very interested in Alabama Crimson Tide.

Since then, Boutte has not entered the transfer portal. There are rumors that Boutte has changed his mind as he left Baton Rouge. One reason may be that Boutte is from New Iberia, LA, less than 70 miles from Baton Rouge. Instead of a car, travel by air boat across the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, making the distance much shorter. It is the hard core of LSU country.

The crux of the latest rumors is that Boutte may wait until spring rehearsals before deciding to move. Brian Kelly might even learn to talk about Cajun by then. What Kelly will certainly be able to do is put together a compilable NIL package to provide an award-winning recipient.

With no information other than the words above – Kayshon Boutte is forecast to play at LSU next fall. Kelly simply can’t afford to lose her.

Alabama football fans shouldn’t be too disappointed. The transfer portal already has a very good receiver. He is Jacob Cowing, a former UTEP speed man. Cowing has been a Miner for three seasons. His The statistics for 2021 are 69 receptions 1,353 yards and seven touchdowns.

Many teams are chasing Cowing, possibly led by Oregon. So far, it has not been reported that Nick Saban offered Cowing. The compact receiver is explosive and hard to reach, but when playing against the SEC’s defensive backers, would he be better than Tide’s returning receivers? Holman Wiggins, Bill O’Brien and Nick Saban know this answer.

The receiver that would be better than some or even most of Tide’s return receivers is North Carolina, Josh Downs. There is no need for a football expert to imagine Downs being excellent catchers for Bryce Young. He is rumored to be considering a transfer, but so far he has not made a formal decision to leave Chapel Hill.

Nick Saban may be waiting for Cowing to find out what decision Downs will make about the transfer. It’s just a guess. Which is no guess, Saban uses moves to add impressive players instead of just bringing in another talented player. Alabama Football already has a plethora of talented players.

Tide’s staff will certainly be able to do many tasks, but winning another national championship is now more important than recruiting.