Alabama running back Trent Richardson and cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick announced their intentions today at a joint news conference to forego their senior seasons with the Crimson Tide and enter the NFL draft.
Richardson and Kirkpatrick played on three Alabama teams that won 36 of 40 games and captured BCS national championships in 2009 and again this past season. Richardson was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, and both players are considered first-round locks.
For more information, read Friday’s Times Free Press.
David Paschall is a sports writer for the Times Free Press. He started at the Chattanooga Free Press in 1990 and was part of the Times Free Press when the paper started in 1999. David covers University of Georgia football, as well as SEC football recruiting, SEC basketball, Chattanooga Lookouts baseball and other sports stories. He is a Chattanooga native and graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received numerous honors for ...
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