The #1 running back in this class (AL commit) stated: "Mark my words I am gonna flip
@keon_keeley from Notre Dame."
Some recruiting site noted:
"I know he has said all the right things about Marcus Freeman and the Irish, but just talking to multiple contacts, college contacts, people in the Tampa area,
it sounds like Alabama made a big impression over the weekend."
And I just happened to read Nick Saba's recruiting blueprint, linked below.
After reading, it confirms Brian Kelly wasn't even in the same ballpark as Saban with respect to effort and method re; recruiting.
From the article:
The top recruit visiting that weekend was always assigned to Saban, who lavished one-on-one attention that was almost always successful.
“If he was laser-focused on getting a kid, nine times out of ten, we’re getting him,” says Alles.
https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2022/08/inside-nick-sabans-recruiting-blueprint-that-built-a-dynasty.html