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Five-star Nashville Christian quarterback Jared Curtis listed Alabama football among his top 10 finalists last September. That was before legendary Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban retired.
When asked if Alabama was still a contender after Saban’s retirement, Curtis said Friday that he hasn’t heard from or been re-offered by Alabama yet. New Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer was hired just seven days ago and is still assembling a staff.
Curtis figures to be a priority target when the dust settles.
Curtis, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound five-star quarterback from Nashville Christian, recently became the No. 1 quarterback in the country for the class of 2026 according to the 247Sports Composite. He moved up a spot when former No. 1 Julian Lewis, a USC quarterback commitment, reclassified to the class of 2025.
Curtis is also the No. 1 recruit in the country for 2026 for 247Sports, but ranked 19th overall in the Composite rankings, which combine all rankings from other recruiting services.
Lewis is now the No. 2 quarterback in the 247Sports Composite for 2025, behind LSU commit Bryce Underwood and in front of No. 3 recruit George MacIntyre of Brentwood Academy, who plans to announce his college choice Monday.
Curtis emerged a top-tier dual-threat quarterback recruit his freshman season at Nashville Christian, when he led the Eagles to a Division II-A state runner-up finish. He completed nearly 60% of his passes last season for 2,285 yards and 27 touchdowns. He also ran for 481 yards and seven touchdowns.
As a sophomore, he completed 180 of 321 passes (56%) for 2,522 yards, 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions this past season for the Eagles. He also rushed for 543 yards and 13 TDs.
Curtis said he hasn’t set a target date for his commitment. He’s visited between 10-15 schools. He was set to visit Ohio State this weekend but had to…
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Author : The Tennessean
Publish date : 2024-01-19 23:31:21
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