Alabama returned three starters from last year’s offensive line, and could have brought back a fourth, but Kalen DeBoer and general manager Courtney Morgan opted not to pay up to bring back right tackle Elijah Pritchett. The former five-star left for Nebraska in the Transfer Portal, and now, as the 2025 season approaches, it appears that letting him walk was the right move.
Pritchett was expected to take over at left tackle for Matt Rhule’s Cornhuskers and landed a significant NIL deal to do so. However, on Friday, Rhule released his first official depth chart for the 2025 season with Pritchett listed as a third-stringer. The third-year head coach cited his false starts and mistakes through fall camp in his explanation.
Nebraska’s high-profile Alabama transfer rightfully gets called out by Matt Rhule…