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4-star Alabama DL commit 'shocked the world' in ESPN debut

The Hoover Met public-address announcer didn't say Alabama commit Rashad Cheney's name much in the first half of Saturday's game against Hewitt-Trussville.

But Cheney made sure the crowd -- and the national TV audience on ESPN -- knew his name in the second half.

The 6-foot-2, 270-pound defensive tackle for Cedar Grove (Ga.) wreaked havoc after halftime, as the Saints (2-0) limited the Huskies to just six second-half points in a 34-30, comeback victory. Cedar Grove shut out the Huskies in the fourth quarter.

"My dad from the stands got on me about playing too soft" in the first half, Cheney said.