Tag: Ishmael Sopsher

Former Alabama DL transferring to JUCO school in Mississippi

Former Alabama and USC DT Ishmael Sopsher announced that he is transferring to the Southwest Mississippi Community College.

On Thursday, Matt Zenitz of On3Sports reported that former Alabama defensive lineman Ishmael Sopsher was transferring to Southwest Mississippi Community College in Summit, Mississippi. Sopsher was a four-star recruit in the class of 2019.

The college football journey has been an uphill climb for the Louisiana native. Out of high school, Sopsher signed with Alabama over LSU. Many recruiting experts thought that he was a lock to land in Baton Rouge. However, that wasn’t the case.

Sopsher had tremendous amounts of hype heading into the 2019 season in Tuscaloosa. In two seasons at the Capstone, he appeared in just one game.

After his second season at Alabama, he elected to enter the transfer portal and landed at USC. His career out West came to a near halt when he was diagnosed with compartment syndrome in February of 2021. It caused him to miss significant playing time. He appeared in just one game for the Trojans. Soon after the 2021 season ended, he elected to enter the transfer portal once more.

Now, he will transfer to his third school in four years: Southwest Mississippi Community College. It will be interesting to see how he performs and how his recruitment unfolds over the coming months.

Roll Tide Wire will continue covering Alabama football and the program’s former players as the 2022 offseason continues.

Alabama DL Ishmael Sopsher entering transfer portal

Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Ishmael Sopsher has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Where will he end up next?

Alabama defensive lineman Ishmael Sopsher has entered the transfer portal, according to Matt Zenitz with AL.com. The news about the redshirt freshman broke on Wednesday night.

Losing Sopsher is a hit to the Crimson Tide’s defensive front, but it isn’t devastating. After we saw true freshmen Jamil Burroughs and Tim Smith seeing reps against Georgia on Saturday, the writing was on the wall for the former top-50 prospect.

There had been some buzz surrounding Sopsher and his development during the offseason, but the 6-foot-4, 310-pound interior defensive lineman couldn’t turn success into on-field playing time. Now it looks like he’ll continue his collegiate career elsewhere.

Sopsher was rated as a four-star prospect. He was the nation’s No. 47 overall prospect, No. 5 defensive tackle and No. 3 player from the state of Louisiana, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

Stay tuned for more updates on Sopsher’s transfer destination in the coming days or weeks from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!

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Alabama player snapshot: No. 95 Ishmael Sopsher

Redshirt freshman DL Ishmael Sopsher is the next man up on Alabama football’s player snapshot, which highlights each scholarship player.

As we continue through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire has decided to bring fans a quick snapshot of each scholarship player listed on Alabama’s 2020 football roster.

Each day, we’ll release two player profiles giving fans a glimpse into the players who will be available this upcoming season. Whether that’s size, classification, hometowns or recruiting rankings coming out of high school, we’ve got you covered.

Also included in each article is a quick recap letting you know what to expect from that player for the upcoming 2020 season and beyond.

Next up on the list is redshirt freshman defensive lineman Ishmael Sopsher out of Amite (La.).

Ishmael Sopsher, Defensive Line

Nov 23, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; An SEC end zone pylon on the field during the Alabama Crimson Tide game against the Western Carolina Catamounts at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Height: 6-3 / Weight: 334

Class: Redshirt Freshman

Hometown: Amite (La.)

High School: Amite High School

HS ranking (247Sports): 4-star / No. 47 overall / No. 5 DT / No. 3 LA

HS ranking (Rivals): 4-star / No. 72 overall / No. 3 DT / No. 5 LA

Analysis: Ishmael Sopsher was the highest-rated defensive line commitment for Alabama in the 2019 recruiting class, but he actually earned the least amount of playing time of the group during his freshman season.

That doesn’t mean that Sopsher should be counted out, however. With his conditioning and overall development expected to improve with an entire offseason under his belt, the hope is that the Louisiana native can continue to take steps towards becoming a dominate presence.

The ceiling is extremely high for the 6-foot-4, 334-pound nose tackle, as long as he continues to move in the right direction. He’s powerful and moves well for a player his size, and that should help him in his quest of earning more playing time.

The arrival of freshman five-star Tim Smith, as well as four stars Jah-Marien Latham and Jamil Burroughs, in the 2020 class makes the defensive line rotation all the deeper, but Sopsher will still have a chance to work his way up the depth chart — eventually.

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