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Alabama loses commitment from 4-star Texas TE

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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Alabama just signed a No. 1 2017 class, arguably its best ever under Nick Saban, but the 2018 recruiting cycle starts off with some bad news.

Four-star TE Malcolm Epps announced at the “The Opening Regional Houston” that he has backed off his pledge to the Crimson Tide.

https://twitter.com/AndrewJBone/status/827927065483673602

Epps, who measures 6-foot-6, 214 pounds, committed to Alabama Feb. 27, 2016. His recruiter was former UA wide receivers coach Billy Napier, who recently left to become the offensive coordinator at Arizona State.

The Dekaney (Houston) product has eight offers so far, including LSU and Texas A&M. He is rated the No. 6 tight end, No. 13 Texas prospect and No. 126 overall recruit on the 247Sports Composite.

It’s not all bad news for the Tide, however, as Epps still calls Alabama his No. 1 school.

Epps’ highlights can be viewed below:

Andrew Olson

Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.

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