Jackson, of Prattville, appeared in three games throughout his career, lastly recording a tackle against Mississippi State in 2022. He was a four-star inside linebacker prospect out of high school and a top-300 recruit, per ESPN. UTSA went 9-4 in the American Athletic Conference last season.
Twenty-three players have entered the transfer portal in one of the most hectic turnovers in college football history: UA lost to Michigan in the Rose Bowl; head coach Nick Saban retired nine days later; new coach Kalen DeBoer is attempting to build a staff while retaining key pieces of the roster.
At interior linebacker, Jackson’s position, the Tide will return Deontae Lawson and Jihaad Campbell. Linebackers coach Robert Bala announced Jan. 18 that he wouldn’t be retained on DeBoer’s staff.
Alabama Football has been the biggest brand in college football for well over a decade. Somehow, in just one week, a decade of dominance is being flushed down the toilet as the current Alabama roster is transferring away and watching as opposing coaches do anything they can to get whatever talent they can from the old team.
This is the new era of college football. Tradition, prestige, and the future outlook of a team now hangs on the current Head Coach. For Alabama, that was Nick Saban. Today, if Alabama were to play, they’d probably go 7-5 with last year’s schedule.
