NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Remove Alabama receiver Daniel Geddes’ crimson No. 37 jersey, and it would be difficult to distinguish him from any other student on campus.
It is on the Crimson Tide football team that he stands out – if you can even find his 5-foot-6, 165-pound frame among the hulking players who comprise the bulk of ‘Bama’s roster.
Geddes, who received his masters in sports management earlier this month, is completing his third season on Alabama’s roster and has not played a single down. He has a maximum of two games left, starting with Thursday night’s national semifinal in the Sugar Bowl against Ohio State, followed possibly by the national title game in Dallas.
He doesn’t expect to play in those, either, but doesn’t regret a second spent pushing his limits in the weight room or running himself ragged on the practice field.
At the very least, he’ll always be able to say he was yelled at by Nick Saban, which he “absolutely” qualifies as an authentic Alabama experience.