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Cornerback Scooby Carter to Reportedly Return to Crimson Tide

Per recruiting site, freshman cornerback expected to rejoin Alabama football program
Christopher Walsh|
Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Roughly a month after entering his name into the NCAA transfer portal, true freshman cornerback Scooby Carter has apparently had second thoughts. 

Citing "multiple" sources, BamaOnline reported that he's expected to return to the Crimson Tide.

Carter's name was never removed from Alabama's official roster, even after announcing his intention to leave on Nov. 18. 

Just before that, Nick Saban said during his radio that he had suspended a player for not going to class. Although it was never confirmed by the coach (he wasn't asked about him during a press conference), that player was believed to be Carter, who did not make the trip to Mississippi State.

He had played in three games for Alabama, against Duke, New Mexico State and Southern Miss, and had registered one tackle.

As a prospect, Carter was considered a consensus four-star prospect out of Mansfield Legacy in Mansfield, Texas.

He was rated to be a five-star talent by 247Sports and the No. 30 player on the top247 list, and No. 37 on the 247 composite rankings. 

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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites . He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 27 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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