Linebacker Reuben Foster has committed to Alabama.Reuben Foster, the nation’s No. 1 inside linebacker according to Rivals.com and Scout.com, committed Monday night to Alabama.
“I’ve been loving Alabama since I was a pup,” Foster said on Fox Sports South. “Everybody says Coach [Nick] Saban is uptight and mean. He’s not uptight and mean. He’s just trying to get the job done. Every time I’m with him, he’s smiling.”
Foster has provided the wildest ride in this year’s class, with the 6-foot-2, 228-pounder first committing to the Crimson Tide in July 2011. That was before his junior season at Troup County High in LaGrange, Ga.
He moved with his family, including his daughter, to Auburn, Ala., last April. He switched his commitment to the Auburn Tigers in July, when he read a prepared statement that was nearly identical to that of tailback T.J. Yeldon, who switched from Auburn to Alabama in last year’s class.
When Auburn coach Gene Chizik was fired and assistant Trooper Taylor was not retained by Gus Malzahn, Foster reopened his recruitment. He visited Auburn and Alabama this past weekend and said he decided Monday to pick the Crimson Tide.