We have given Patrick Murphy no end of grief here the last few years weeks about his inability to leverage the Portal to Alabama’s benefit: The Tide have traditionally been the poached — as the last two SEC Players of the Year demonstrated — far too rarely has UA been the poacher. It seems that the program may have finally seen the light, and will not be sleepwalking through another offseason.
For the second time in as many weeks, The Gut has gone to the Quitter Hole and reeled another team’s talent into Tuscaloosa.
Last week, it was Central Arkansas stud Kayla Beaver.