It was vintage Will Anderson earlier this week, showing up to a news conference wearing one sock and with one big smile.
“My foot was in the hot tub, and I had to run up here and hurry up,” Anderson explained, “so I didn’t have a chance to put on my other sock.”
As college football’s rivalry week descends upon us this Thanksgiving, many of the storylines will center around Ohio State-Michigan and the other contests involving teams at the top of the playoff rankings. Alabama is seventh in the latest standings but with little chance of making the desired four-team field after being eliminated from the Southeastern Conference championship picture.
That leaves Anderson, the junior outside linebacker for the Crimson Tide, and junior quarterback Bryce Young likely playing inside Bryant-Denny Stadium for the final time Saturday afternoon when they host rival Auburn. Should the likeable duo elect to bypass Alabama’s bowl game and get a jump on their NFL plans, an issue that hasn’t affected Nick Saban’s program to this point, this Iron Bowl could be their final college appearance altogether.
“It’s been a great time here, and playing in Bryant-Denny has been fun,” Anderson said. “There are so many great memories, and I want to keep those memories going.”