Tag: Kobe Prentice

Alabama transfer wide receiver commits to Big 12 program

An Alabama transfer wide receiver has announced his 2025 playing destination.

Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Kobe Prentice committed to the Baylor Bears on Tuesday afternoon.

Prentice is the first Alabama wide receiver currently in the transfer portal to decide where he will play in 2025. The other three at the moment are undecided.

RELATED: Alabama football 2024-25 offseason transfer portal tracker

The veteran receiver has been a key member of Alabama’s wideout room dating to his freshman season in 2022. Prentice had a combined 60 receptions for 780 yards and five touchdowns across the past three seasons.

This season, Prentice finished with a stat line of 11 receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown in 10 games played.

Prior to his time in Tuscaloosa, Prentice was a four-star, top-100 prospect in the Crimson Tide’s 2022 recruiting class out of in-state Calera High School.

Alabama veteran wide receiver to reportedly enter transfer portal

A fourth Alabama player has now entered the transfer portal.

After the same was reported about redshirt freshman Jahlil Hurley on Tuesday morning, Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Kobe Prentice will now also be entering the transfer portal when it opens.

Prentice is the fourth Alabama player to do so up to this point in the season, joining Jehiem Oatis, Keanu Koht, and the aforementioned Hurley.

A junior, Prentice has been a prominent member of Alabama’s wide receiver room across the last three seasons, hauling in a combined 60 receptions for 780 yards and five touchdowns. Included in this span was a career-year in 2021 as a freshman, hauling in 31 receptions for 337 yards and two scores.

This season, Prentice has seen action in 10 games for the Crimson Tide, with the time that he missed due to an injury. Over that span, Prentice has a total of 11 receptions for 129 yards and one touchdown, with his best game this season having come back in Week 1 against Western Kentucky in which he had three receptions for 43 yards.

ESPN ranks the 25 players with the greatest impact on the CFP race

Four Alabama players named in ESPN’s Top 25 most impactful players in CFP race.

The 2024 season will be special for the simple fact it’s the first time in 17 years that the legendary Nick Saban will not be on the sideline. However, with just 19 days until the start of the season, the excitement for the new head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide Kalen DeBoer is palpable.

Another major change coming to college football this year is the expansion of the College Football Playoff from four to 12 teams. The Crimson Tide qualified for the four-team Playoff in eight of the ten years, so the larger pool size means they’ll be in the Playoff basically every single year.

The Alabama roster will look slightly different this year after several players followed Saban’s exit such as S Caleb Downs to Ohio State and WR Isaiah Bond to Texas. However, the Tide will still be one of the most talented rosters in the sport with a number of future NFL players.

Bill Connelly of ESPN broke down the 25 most important players in 2024’s College Football Playoff race (subscription required). Connelly ranked C Parker Brailsford No. 17 on the list as well as CBs Domani Jackson or/and DaShawn Jones at No. 15. The former Alabama transfer Isaiah Bond ranked No. 14 as well.

WR Kobe Prentice is still waiting for his breakout season in Tuscaloosa after posting 49 grabs for 651 yards and four touchdowns through his first two years. ESPN sees Prentice having a massive impact on this year’s CFP race ranking him No. 10 and saying,

“The vast number of former blue-chippers on the roster is unlike anything DeBoer has worked with to date, but experience still matters, and Prentice and Washington transfer Germie Bernard have far more of it than anyone else. Prentice came off the bench in 2023 but averaged a robust 2.6 yards per route and averaged 17.4 yards over 18 catches. He is the most likely breakout star in the receiving corps, and if he doesn’t break out, Alabama will struggle to clear a top-five bar.”

It goes without saying that Alabama QB Jalen Milroe is the heart and soul of this team. Milroe is the highest returning Heisman vote getter from a season ago and is viewed by many as the best player in college football. ESPN ranks the Crimson Tide signal caller No. 4 on the list saying,

“He throws one of the prettiest deep balls you’ll ever see: He completed 45% of passes thrown at least 25 yards downfield with an average of 44.4 yards per completion and TDs on 57% of completions. Milroe’s ceiling is immense, and his floor is subterranean. Now he’ll suit up for Kalen DeBoer, the guy who helped turn Michael Penix Jr. from a fun but inconsistent player into one of the best quarterbacks in the sport. We don’t yet know if he has the receivers he needs, but Milroe’s ceiling certainly isn’t going to be any lower in 2024.”

For the first time in a long time, it feels like Alabama doesn’t have this massive target on their back and it will be nice to play hunter instead of hunted for once. But don’t be too surprised to see Alabama back in the final four.

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Pre-Spring Position Preview: Breaking down the Alabama WRs

A closer look at the Alabama wide receivers ahead of spring practice

Before we know it, new Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer will hit the practice field with his Crimson Tide players for the first time when spring practice gets underway in March.

With the retirement of the legendary Nick Saban, there have not been this many question marks surrounding the football program since 2007 when Saban took over.

Contrary to popular belief, Alabama still has one of the most talented rosters in the country and should be right in the thick of the college football playoff conversation.

As the anticipation builds leading up to spring practice, Roll Tide Wire will preview each position group. We have already looked at the quarterbacks and the running backs, so now we will shift our focus to the Alabama wide receivers.

Social media reacts to Alabama’s impressive opening drive at Kentucky

Jalen Milroe has Alabama fans excited after the Tide’s hot start in Lexington

After Alabama football fans held a collective sigh of relief after starting quarterback Jalen Milroe fell to the turf with a leg injury, Milroe returned and helped guide the Crimson Tide offense to a touchdown on their opening drive in Lexington to give Alabama an early 7-0 lead over the Wildcats.

Milroe was a perfect 5-5 on the drive for 51 yards including a 26-yard strike to Amari Niblack to get the Crimson Tide on the board.

After a quick stop from the Alabama defense, Milroe would then find Kobe Prentice for a 40-yard touchdown to expand the Tide’s lead to 14-0.

Despite the early kick, it didn’t take social media long to get hyped for Alabama’s impressive road start. Here are some of the top reactions from X (formerly Twitter).

5 players who will play larger roles in Alabama’s Week 11 matchup against Kentucky

Take a look at five Alabama players who will play larger roles against Kentucky in Week 11

Alabama has had a handful of injuries this season. Therefore, several players have had to step up this season.

In Week 10, two Alabama starters — Deontae Lawson and Jaylen Key suffered injuries. Lawson suffered an ankle injury and Key suffered a quad injury. Both will be sidelined against Kentucky in Week 11.

With that said, multiple players will be expected to fill in for them. Also, several players are seeing increased roles that will likely see that trend continue as the season progresses.

Roll Tide Wire lists five players that will play larger roles in Alabama’s Week 10 matchup against Kentucky.

Social media reacts to Jalen Milroe finding Kobe Prentice for a 79-yard touchdown

What fans are saying about Jalen Milroe’s 79-yard strike to Kobe Prentice

After a lackluster start for the Alabama Crimson Tide, Jalen Milroe found a streaking Kobe Prentice for a 79-yard touchdown to give Alabama a 7-6 lead over Arkansas with under a minute remaining in the first quarter.

The Alabama defense has been decent early on holding the Razorbacks to a pair of long field goal attempts that gave Arkansas an early 6-0 lead. After punting on each of their first two possessions and facing a long third down, Milroe finally makes a connection deep to Prentice to get things rolling for the Alabama offense.

Social media made their thoughts known on the big play for the Tide!

5 sleepers on Alabama’s offense heading into 2023

Five sleepers on Alabama’s offense heading into the 2023 college football season!

We are now under two months away from the start of the 2023 college football season. Now, it truly feels like it is just around the corner. Before you know it, Nick Saban and the Alabama football team will be taking the field inside Bryant-Denny Stadium to play the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders on Sept. 2.

As we patiently await kickoff in early September, I thought we could dive into some players on Alabama’s roster who are being slept on entering the 2023 season. We will start things off on the offensive side of the ball, where most of the conversations this offseason have centered around the ongoing quarterback battle, but I assure you, there is plenty of other positions and players to discuss from now until kickoff.

Let’s begin, shall we?

Alabama football countdown to kickoff: 80 days

We are now just Kobe Prentice days away from the start of Alabama’s 2023 football season!

The Alabama Crimson Tide will take the field for the 2023 college football season in 80 days, as Middle Tennessee State visits Bryant Denny Stadium on Sept. 2.

Here at Roll Tide Wire, we will be counting down the days until [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and his team take the field.

Today, with just 80 days remaining, we take a look at a sophomore wide receiver who wears No. 80, Kobe Prentice.

Prentice put together a solid freshman campaign last season hauling in 31 receptions for 337 yards and three touchdowns. Prentice will once again be in the receiver rotation in 2023, and despite the loaded room out wide, I expect Prentice to be one of Alabama’s best playmakers this fall.

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Alabama Football: 5 overlooked players heading into the 2023 season

These five Alabama football players are being undervalued heading into the 2023 college football season!

Before you know it, the 2023 college football season will be here. Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide will take the field on Sept. 2 against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders to begin its quest for another national championship.

As we navigate the perpetual offseason, most of the talk leading up to the college football season, relative to the Crimson Tide, is the ongoing quarterback battle in Tuscaloosa.

Instead of bogging you down with continuous quarterback talk, let’s take a few moments and look at some of the players on the roster who are not receiving quite the notoriety that they deserve.

Below is a list of five players that I believe are being slept on leading up to the 2023 season!