Former Alabama safety transferring to Big Ten school

Former Alabama security Kaine Williams on Sunday dedicated to switch to Nebraska, he announced on Instagram.

Williams, a redshirt freshman, entered the NCAA switch portal final month after one season with the Tide. His dedication comes at some point after he posted recruitment photographs from a go to to Nebraska, which adopted a go to to Kansas.

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Williams was amongst 18 scholarship gamers from Alabama to enter the switch portal for the reason that starting of final season, and the third who entered after the workforce’s spring recreation April 16. The opposite two, defensive lineman Stephon Wynn and offensive lineman Dayne Shor, haven’t but introduced new colleges. Wynn additionally reportedly visited Nebraska this weekend.

Williams was a four-star recruit in 2021 from Louisiana who ranked No. 176 nationally in 247 Sports activities’ trade composite. He appeared in just one recreation as a freshman final season, within the SEC championship towards Georgia, on particular groups.

Alabama returned each of its beginning safeties, Jordan Battle and DeMarcco Hellams, for his or her senior seasons this offseason. Kristian Story and DeVonta Smith labored as Alabama’s second-team safeties in Alabama’s spring recreation, making Williams’ position this season much less sure.

Mike Rodak is an Alabama beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Comply with him on Twitter @mikerodak.