Alabama announces it will skip national title game to prepare for NFL draft
Alabama announced today that it will skip Monday night’s national championship game in order to prepare for April’s NFL Draft.
“This is a difficult decision and we appreciate all the support that Alabama fans have given us,” read a statement from the team. “But it’s time to prepare for the draft. Our entire team has a professional future, and playing a game for free that we’ve already won a bunch of times before is not really the worth the risk to our future.”
Alabama’s decision was immediately embraced throughout college football.
“This is huge for the future of the college game,” said Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly. “Alabama is making the right decision and I hope several other programs that are significantly better than us do the same.” Read More…