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Former 'The Voice' contestant pleads with eighth-grade recruit to spurn Alabama

Kiyaunta Goodwin hasn’t even made it to high school yet, but he already has some of the biggest college football programs trying to court him. The 6-foot-7, 361-pound eighth-grader has offers from Alabama, Florida State, Georgia and a few other powerhouse programs that are trying to sway him their way.

The 14-year-old mammoth football prospect from Kentucky has already garnered national attention for his size and stature, so much so that he is now being courted to stay away from certain programs. Angie Keilhauer, a former contestant on "The Voice," sang a song on Nashville radio, pleading that Goodwin not pick Alabama.