Alabama football needed veteran running back help entering the current transfer portal entry window. The Crimson Tide seemingly had filled the spot with NC State transfer Hollywood Smothers. However, on Sunday, that all came crashing down. Smothers, who had already announced his commitment to Alabama, reversed course, and will instead join Texas.

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Then, Steve Sarkisian’s football team scored two major transfer portal victories, earning former Auburn wideout Cam Coleman’s commitment after he had visited Tuscaloosa. Running back Hollywood Smothers, who had committed to Alabama from NC State earlier in the portal cycle, then flipped to Texas.

Alabama football no longer has the top ACC running back in the fold. Hollywood Smothers, who initially announced he'd transferred to the Crimson Tide from NC State, reportedly flipped his transfer to Texas with two seasons of eligibility remaining.

Former Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Horton has committed to Texas A&M, via the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Horton transferred to Alabama ahead of the 2025 campaign. In his lone season with the Crimson Tide,

Alabama suffered a big portal decommitment after one of the top transfer RBs in the country flipped to another SEC program.

The Texas Longhorns visit the No. 12 Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday night for an 8 p.m. ET tip from Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.