Getty PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 01: Head coach Kalen Deboer of the Alabama Crimson Tide interacts with players during warm ups prior to the game against the Indiana Hoosiers in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)
Alabama entered the final stretch of three-star safety Junior Tu’upo’s recruitment facing an uphill battle.
Just days before his official visit to Tuscaloosa, the in-state prospect from Alabaster, Alabama, told Bama247’s Brett Greenberg that Texas remained “the team to beat” heading toward his June 26 commitment
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