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Former Alabama defensive back Earl Little Jr. has committed to transfer to Florida State, he announced Saturday evening on Instagram.
Little becomes the second Tide player to pick a new school after entering the NCAA transfer portal this week. Center Seth McLaughlin announced earlier Saturday he would transfer to Ohio State.
Little, a redshirt freshman, spent the past two seasons as a reserve defensive back and special teams player after signing with Alabama as the No. 84 overall player in the 2022 class. He did not play after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder Nov. 4 against LSU, and told 247 Sports at Rose Bowl media day last week he would be ready for the spring.
Little was considered a possible replacement for Malachi Moore, who started at STAR this season for Alabama. However, ESPN reported Thursday that Moore is expected to return for a fifth season, which made Little’s role in 2024 less certain.
Little is a South Florida native whose father, Earl Little, played for Miami in the 1990s before an NFL career.
Alabama added former USC cornerback Domani Jackson through the transfer portal last month and picked up its seventh defensive back for its 2024 freshman class Saturday in Zavier Mincey, who committed to Alabama and signed his letter of intent.
Alabama’s basketball team surely wanted to win its Southeastern Conference basketball game against Vanderbilt at Memorial Gymnasium Saturday, but there were times you wondered. The Crimson Tide looked for all the world as Bama Coach Nate Oats has proclaimed one of the best teams in the nation, but also looked like a team that limped into the start of SEC play like the team that had lost five games.
Finally, by the barest, Alabama was a 78-75 winner over the Commodores, improving Alabama to 9-5 on the season, while Vanderbilt fell to 5-9.
Alabama next returns to Coleman Coliseum for its first SEC home game of the season, Bama hosting South Carolina at 6 p.m. CST Tuesday (SEC Network). The Gamecocks opened league play earlier Saturday with a 68-62 upset win over Mississippi State.
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