Alabama/ESPN Keith Olbermann
Dipstick Olbermann doesn't have the balls to go after Alabama for doing the same exact thing he attack Louisville for doing!!
Alabama asks Hoover defensive end Christian Bell to grayshirt for class of 2016
Bell told AL.com on Monday he has accepted a grayshirt to still continue his career in Tuscaloosa. He will enroll in January and be a part of the scholarship count for the Class of 2016.The Hoover senior defensive end Christian Bell committed to play football at Alabama in April of 2014 but will not sign his national letter-of-intent on National Signing Day on Wednesday.
"I have decided to stay committed to Alabama and take a grayshirt," Bell said in a telephone interview with AL.com. "I will start in January after the first semester this fall."
A grayshirt is more like a pause button on the recruiting process than a delayed redshirt. A grayshirt will not report for summer drills or fall practices. Those student-athletes wait until the second semester to begin their freshman year.
The strategy keeps the NCAA five-year eligibility window from opening.
Grayshirts are not permitted to enroll as a full-time student or receive scholarship benefits or be a part of the program in any official capacity, including practices.
Bell said the Alabama coaching staff asked him to grayshirt last Monday. He thought it over and wanted to continue to pursue his dream of playing college football at Alabama.
"A lot of schools called me and stuff after that got out but I didn't make or show any interest towards them or anything," he said.
He mentioned a couple of reasons why Alabama asked him to grayshirt, but chose not to go into great detail.
This post was edited on 2/6 12:23 PM by Cardiotonic
