We continue to hear good things about Alabama and the chances of landing running back Tai Phillips. So good in fact, it's possible he could have a decision sooner rather than later, and if he does, we expect that decision to be Alabama.
Phillips has official visits set up with Florida State (June 5) and Alabama (June 12), but after talking to sources, it's possible he only ends up taking one of them. On Thursday, the Irmo High School standout took an unofficial visit to Tallahassee, and the Noles have been putting the full-court press on him. But the Tide, led by Robert Gillespie, is in the driver's seat, per those same sources. He has not announced a decision date yet, but it is possible he's off the board in the not-too-distant future.
As we've noted several times, the UA staff would like to take two running backs, as long as it's the right two. On Sunday, they got one in Nigel Newkirk, who was a top priority and committed right after his official visit to The Captone. An interesting development is Trey Martin and Kingston Miles both have official visits planned for Tuscaloosa this weekend. Miles is coming off a visit to Auburn, and Martin was in Baton Rouge this past weekend, both were officials. There is a lot that still has to play out, but time could be of the essence for that second running back spot. But UA likes where they currently sit.
We will keep you posted as we learn more.
