Alabama junior defensive tackle Jehiem Oatis will redshirt this season and enter the NCAA transfer portal, he told ESPN. Oatis started 13 games his first two years at Alabama and was a top 40 overall recruit upon his arrival in the Class of 2022.

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix took to social media to make a strong statement about redshirting because of playing time. The former safety who is now a director of player development for Alabama football, shared some thoughts on X,

We are beginning to see an interesting trend in college football this year, and one that people feared when NIL became a thing. We are seeing players that are legit contributors on their teams, starting quarterbacks even,

An Alabama athletics staff member blasted college players' use of the redshirt rule to enter the transfer portal.