Hatcher forsakes ASU for Alabama

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Pulaski Academy football coach Kevin Kelley and quarteback Layne Hatcher celebrate their 5A High School Football State Championship against McClellan.Recent Pulaski Academy graduate Layne Hatcher was set to attend Arkansas State University, but that changed Friday when the quarterback received a scholarship offer from Alabama.

Hatcher was to report next month to Jonesboro as a blueshirt after originally being offered a preferred walk-on spot with the Crimson Tide. A blueshirt is when an athlete takes part in summer activities with a school and is put on scholarship in the fall or second semester.

He will now report to Tuscaloosa today and start classes Tuesday.

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