Alabama's offense is going to be centered around star running back Derrick Henry this season. But that almost wasn't the case, as Henry wanted to transfer from the school in 2013 during his freshman season, according to Alex Scarborough of ESPN.
Henry was homesick at the time, buried on the depth chart and struggling with the tough love from the coaching staff. In December 2013, his support system—his parents and several former coaches—sensed he was struggling at Alabama and called an intervention of sorts to ensure he didn't transfer.
"His first instinct was, 'I want to leave, I don't want to be here,'" his mother, Stacy Veal, told Scarborough.