There has been very little talk of the Alabama football program, as this most unusual preseason continued. There have been no interviews with the players since the Citrus Bowl and a few have posted on social media since returning to campus in June.
Some of that changed Sunday night as a player-leading move to save the college football season involved Crimson Tide running back Najee Harris. ESPN reported that Harris was among the dozens of players on a zoom call with big names from the Power 5 conferences organized to make a uniform statement about the 2020 season.
Under the Twitter hashtags #WeAreUnited and #WeWantToPlay, the statement spelled out the desire to play the season, establish universal standards for health care and eventually establish a College Football Players Association.
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At 11 p.m., Harris posted the image on Twitter stating her positions. Other stars posted the same message, including Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Ohio State, Chuba Hubbard of Oklahoma State. The hashtag #WeWantToPlay was trending nationally late last night. It was no. 1 on Twitter at midnight in Birmingham followed by #LetThemPlay.
A couple of Harris’ Alabama teammates posted the hashtag Monday morning inclusive Emil Ekiyor en Kendall Randolph.
Former Alabama player Ronnie Harrison was also outspoken about the matter. Current defensive line Phidarian Mathis responded to one of Harrison’s posts.
Other Alabama players like Evan Neal en Byron Young shared posts from others related to the discussion about the 2020 season.
On the personnel side, new director of sports sciences posted his thoughts on the coronavirus. Matt Rhea had a two-post thread and a sequel.
