Former Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough shared on the Alabama football twitter page why he chose to play for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Why Bama w/ Bo Scarbrough
"I knew I was gonna grow as a person, as a man, and as a player." – @starbo06
Thats the #BamaFactor. pic.twitter.com/EHTgo8gUKc
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) June 8, 2020
As Scarbrough shares,
“The reason I chose Alabama was because I knew that Coach Saban would be here for the amount of the time I was here, I knew I was going to grow as a person, as a man, and as a player. Someone who can teach me how to be a man and a better person in life, and not just football.”
Scarbrough also shares how Alabama and the NFL are similar:
“I look at Alabama as a cheat code for the NFL. For example, Coach Matt Patricia up in Detroit, he runs the practices the same way Saban does, and as far as meetings, it was the same thing I was used to here (Alabama). They get you ready in so many ways and when you get there (NFL) you already know how to take care of your body, you already know how to workout, you know how to by physical, you know how to be a man, you know how to take care of responsibilities on your own, and it was like I was playing for Alabama all over again, just in a different system, different team, and different state.
In his career at Alabama, Scarbrough recorded 1,512 yards rushing for 20 TDs. He also helped lead Alabama to two national titles while playing for the Crimson Tide in both 2015, and again in 2017.
Bo went on to be drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 7th round of the 2018 NFL Draft. After being traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and then the Seattle Seahawks, Scarbrough finally landed in Detroit where he joined the Lions in November of 2019. Last season, Scarbrough appeared in six games, and started five, while recording 377 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.
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