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Nick Saban comments on Elijah Pritchett after OL’s recent arrest

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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Alabama OL Elijah Pritchett made the wrong kind of headlines earlier this month when he was arrested for knowingly transmitting a sexually transmitted disease (STD).

If Pritchett is charged, he could face up to $500 in fines or 3 months in jail. His football status, however, is currently unaffected. Nick Saban was asked about Pritchett during a Wednesday media session at Disneyland.

“We’re handling this set of circumstances internally, and that’s all I can really comment about it,” Saban told reporters, per TideIllustrated’s Tony Tsoukalas. “His status on the team has not been affected to this point.”

A top-40 prospect in the Class of 2022 from Columbus, Georgia, Pritchett is in his second season with UA. He saw limited playing time in 2022, taking a redshirt for the year.

Pritchett enters the Rose Bowl having played in all 13 games of the Tide’s 2023 campaign as a reserve lineman. Earlier this month, Pritchett entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal but withdrew the following day returning to the team.

No. 4 Alabama faces No. 1 Michigan on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl, a College Football Playoff semifinal. The game will kick off at 5 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN.

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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