Miami (Ohio) coach Chuck Martin has accused Alabama of “illegally” recruiting All-America place-kicker Graham Nicholson, a cost that Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer denies.
Martin made the accusation after being requested in a video for the varsity web site about “dropping” his star kicker by the switch portal. Nicholson, who received the Lou Groza Award because the nation’s prime place-kicker final season, is changing Will Reichard at preseason No. 5 Alabama, which opens the season Aug. 31 in opposition to Western Kentucky.
“We did not lose him,” Martin stated. “He is at Alabama. We all know precisely the place he is at. You media individuals, it is all fake. Like, no, Alabama stole our kicker. They illegally recruited our kicker and stole him from us.
“That is a reality. However we act prefer it’s not. … We stay on this la-la-type world, like, hey, let’s not discuss [reality]. I do not know why. Everybody is aware of what is going on on. Alabama stole our kicker. A few different faculties tried to steal him.”
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DeBoer stated after apply Thursday that Alabama adopted the correct protocols.
“He entered the portal, and we reached out to him,” the Crimson Tide coach stated. “That is how that goes, proper? So we did every thing the way in which you are alleged to.”
Nicholson made 27 of 28 discipline targets final season for the RedHawks and all however considered one of his 36 extra-point makes an attempt. He was the primary Lou Groza Award winner from the Mid-American Convention.
Reichard, who was drafted within the sixth spherical by the Minnesota Vikings, set the FBS file for profession factors with 547 throughout his Alabama profession.
