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Colton Nussmeier knows what it takes to get Alabama football’s attention. He once had a front row seat to the Crimson Tide.
Colton Nussmeier, the son of former Alabama offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier, said his first college football memories came in Tuscaloosa, watching his father help lead quarterback A.J. McCarron and the Crimson Tide to a national championship in 2012.
What Colton Nussmeier saw in those practices had a lasting effect. It’s what helped him fall in love with the game of football.
“Just really how much hard work they put into it, and how they want to see each other succeed,” Nussmeier told the Tuscaloosa News. “Just the family of it all.”
Colton Nussmeier grew up in a football family. His father, Doug, is the quarterbacks coach of the Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagles. His brother, Garrett, will return for his second season as LSU’s starting quarterback in 2025.
Now, Colton Nussmeier’s football story is just starting, securing an offer from the Crimson Tide on Monday, adding to the list of major SEC powers vying for the 2027 quarterback’s attention.
A 6-foot-3, 180-pound quarterback out of Flower Mound, Texas, Nussmeier had 1,939 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and three interceptions in his first season as a starting quarterback for Marcus High School per 247Sports, a season that has earned him offers from programs such as Georgia, Auburn and LSU.
“I think I can read defenses pretty well and be able to extend plays, make plays with my legs,” Nussmeier said of what college programs have liked about him. “I have a strong arm and can put it wherever I want to at any time.”
Alabama offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Nick Sheridan first contacted Nussmeier a year ago with one high school varsity start under his belt. Instead of offering…
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Author : The Tuscaloosa News
Publish date : 2025-01-29 10:07:00
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