🏈 Tide early enrollee LB Bell embraced greyshirting opportunity

[By Alex Byington Sports]

TUSCALOOSA — Christian Bell knew he needed to work on himself before beginning his career at Alabama.

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[BamaFan334]

Maybe a goofy question, but will he get a ring based off the sacrifice he made? Technically he was recruited that year, but enrollment was delayed, so I would think not, but wasn't sure if this was a special circumstance.

 

[OldPlayer]

Maybe a goofy question, but will he get a ring based off the sacrifice he made? Technically he was recruited that year, but enrollment was delayed, so I would think not, but wasn't sure if this was a special circumstance.

No. He wasn't a student and wasn't a member of the team.

 

[BamaFan334]

No. He wasn't a student and wasn't a member of the team.

I figured, just wasn't sure since it was more of an unusual circumstace.

 

[Che Boludo]

No. He wasn't a student and wasn't a member of the team.

This

Per ncaa, "Awards for winning a conference or national championship in a team sport may be provided only to student-athletes who were eligible to participate in the championship event."

I take that to mean enrolled, academically eligible, and not on ncaa suspension. Injuries and internal team suspensions wouldn't count against the player in this instance. But, yes, you have to be in school.

 

[OldPlayer]

None of the early enrolled were eligible to play in the game so they get a handshake and a hearty pat on the back.

 

[EasyTider]

Wish nothing but the best for this kid. You gotta have a lot of BAMA in you to agree to greyshirt when injury is not the driving factor. I'm sure Bell had multiple 2nd choices and could have already seen the field elsewhere, but he wanted to be an Alabama football player; not just a football player.