Koenning, who has recruited southern Alabama for years, was asked a generic question about the Crimson Tideās highly-touted freshman receiver Julio Jones.
āJulio? You know what, I actually ran into Julio in the spring recruiting,ā Koenning said. āI said hello to him and said, āI guess Iāll be seeing you at the end of August.ā Then he got out and got in his Escalade and drove off. Thatās (being) serious.
āAnd then I went over and watched (Alabama freshman) Burton Scott