Report: Alabama LB Mekhi Brown, who had to be restrained during title game, has transferred
Alabama LB Mekhi Brown became a household name during the National Championship Game.
In the span of only a couple of minutes, he was seen punching a Georgia player and then getting into a shouting match with an assistant on the sidelines.
Now, it appears Brown has left Tuscaloosa, as The Tennessean reports that Brown has transferred to Tennessee State:
Alabama linebacker Mekhi Brown, the player who drew attention to himself during the national championship game when he attempted to attack a Crimson Tide assistant coach, has transferred to Tennessee State, according to a university source.
According to the report, Brown will have to meet certain stipulations to join the football team at Tennessee State following his title game outburst.
This season, Brown recorded seven tackles as a sophomore. He was a 4-star recruit coming out of high school.
Whether he came to this decision on his own or was disciplined for his title game actions is not known at this time.
How about that?
Saban lets that animal act like that, not to mention the officials- Last time I checked, punching a player was an automatic ejection- and then he puts him back in the game, so he can clothes line Mecole Hardman- the officials missed that one too, and now he’s off to JC? Typical Nick Saban.
There was nothing illegal about the clothesline. And I’m not sure what you’re complaining about. First that the player wasn’t punished an now that he is?
poisonzo, Saban knew that his player was clearly out of control, instead of sitting him for the rest of the game, he put him back in.
I can assure you that Kirby wouldn’t have done the same, Dabo Swinney, either. Typical move by Nick Saban.
‘nothing illegal about the clothesline’ And a player doesn’t get ejected for punching another player, right? Not in that game.
Here is what the NFL has to say on the ‘clothesline’
What is Clothesline Tackle?
A football move in which a player on defense strikes an offensive player on the neck or chest by extending an arm away from his body and parallel to the playing field. This type of tackle is considered unnecessary roughness and a personal foul, and generally results in a penalty and sometimes a fine or other action by the league. Clothesline tackles can be made from in front or behind.
Even the announcers said the tackle was legal…
The announcers also called Jake From “Jacob Eason” a couple times haha. Does anyone else wish we could get some young people with better recall calling games? Don’t even get me started on the CBS crew.
You have no idea what Dabo or Kirby would do….
What difference does it make what the NFL has to say about a clothesline tackle? It is not illegal in college football.
And if Kirby thought playing the guy would have won him a natty, yes he would have played him.
I guarantee Saban wasn’t aware of the incident until after the game. Coaches don’t know about everything happening on their sideline other than what other players, assistant coaches, or refs tell them.
Really??? Saban doesn’t know what is going on? He has coaches on the sidelines as well as in the box. There is also a massive replay screen. Saban knew. I had a lot of respect for Saban until this game.
Who really if Saban knew or didn’t know during the game. Let me ask you something, if you were in the middle of a national title game, trying to coach 85 players and execute a game plan to win a title, would you stop all that and focus on one player that lost his temper on the sideline and wrongly went after a coach in the heat of the moment, when no one was hurt or even close to it and the other players and coaches were able to calm him down after? Would you discipline him right then and there while everyone was watching even if you did know?
*cares
Until your dreams where crushed? You UGA fans have done nothing but cry since that game ended. Geesh get a tissue!!
What are you crying about now? The tackle was legal. He obviously doesn’t like his punishment so he is hitting the road. It happens
STILL GOT THE GA. SNOWFLAKES CRYING. THE TACKLE WAS LEGAL . THE DOGS GOT AWAY WITH STUFF TOO. IT’S NONE OF NOBODIES BUSINESS WHAT HAPPENS ON THE SIDELINES BUT THE TEAMS. SO GO BACK TO YOUR SAFE PLACE AND CRY SOME MORE.
“IT’S NONE OF NOBODIES BUSINESS WHAT HAPPENS ON THE SIDELINES BUT THE TEAMS”
This is hilarious.
What did Georgia get away with? (By the way, please check your grammatical errors. These errors are a poor reflection on Alabama fans.).
You made an account just to post on this article? GTFOH…
Your wide receiver was out of bounds on the long TD dor one! I seen some late hits by UGA that wasnt called.
Watch out man, there might be some dead trees around Athens soon.
When was the last time South Carolina was relevant?
Wrong team…. Auburn did that to Bama
@Vol4L1992 wrong.
It was the other way around.
I hope Alabama did not hurt the Bull Pup’s too bad.
The Mecole Hardman play is legal in real football if you just want to play touch football then stick with Jokelahoma.
Poison and BamaTime are correct, nothing illegal on the tackle even if it is not seen often. Even Mecole said there was nothing dirty about it. I would like to think and hope that Blep is correct in that Saban may not have seen or known about all the shenanigans on the sideline immediately as he has other things going on. If you watch replay you don’t see him in area. No doubt he did find out about it and they obviously had a come to Jesus (Saban) meeting thus player no longer on team. So I can appreciate what the 3 reasonable Bama fans are saying, MIKE69 is just someone that does not know how to have an intelligent conversation and is part of what most fan bases have and makes them look bad. And also loves typing in CAPS like he is screaming at you like some tough guy. Good game Bama, hope to see you in December.
It was a hell of a game and look forward to another great match up come December if both teams make it.
Check with your db…
TSU is not a JC its a D1 school
Why don’t you admit you’re just a Bama hater? You want something done about it and when it is you whine.
I’m pretty sure Tennessee State is a D1 FCS school, not a Junior College. lol
Where does it say Tennessee State is a Junior College? Or is that just one of those ninja-edits made by the author (without acknowledging the correction and hoping readers don’t know about common journalistic standards)?
First reply by Tim stated that, not author
Timmmmaaayyyyyy! Funny how Bama got a Big 10 crew to give them the game. Does the officiating make you feel better or worse, because I sure love the outcome.
It’s not illegal nor is it dirty to clothes line someone. And obviously Nick Saban is a pretty good disciplinary coach seeing as you hardly ever hear about Alabama players stirring up any trouble while in college. They usually don’t get in any trouble until after they leave, Rolando McClain for example. You can hate all you want on Saban because he wins all the time but you can’t deny he’s respectful and pretty classy. Especially when it comes to opposing teams players and coaches. Roll Tide
slimBrady, Yeah, I know what you mean. They don’t usually get into trouble, until they leave.
Like the two Bama players who went to Louisiana last year with two hand guns (one was stolen) Stolen prescription drugs. Marijuana. They got caught, red handed, all up in smoke style. But they didn’t get in any trouble. Good discipline.
What stolen prescription drugs are you talking about? There was half a gram of pot in there, that’s it. Don’t make things up. And just because he wasn’t suspended for a game that was taking place 5 months later doesn’t mean he wasn’t disciplined. Good try though!
Sour Grapes GA Fan. Perfectly legal tackel but you have probably never played football. At the end of the day Bama over GA for the 4th straight time and it hurts. Btw, word is Dabam did not even know about the scuffle on sidelines. Look back at his press conference when ask. Sour Grapes!
Animal? There were at least 2 occasions where Georgia players punched Alabama players unprovoked after the whistle, including the play involving Mekhi, the announcers never mentioned it and they didn’t show an edited slowmo replay of it. I’d be pissed too if I was Mekhi ad saw the one sided replay they showed. Go watch the play on watch ESPN sky cam.
I meant they didn’t show a slow mo edited replay of the Georgia players punching. Obviously they did show Mekhi in slowmo.
Lol Georgia talking about dirty hits, pot meet kettle. In the SECCG the dawgs had several blatant late hits squarely on Kerryon’s injured ribs and shoulder trying to take him out. If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones.
Big shocker here
Not surprised. Internal discipline afterwards rather than affecting the game – and players – seemed like a reasonable decision. Hope Mekhi succeeds at Tennessee State. And RTR to all my dawgie folks out there.
I guess he didn’t like what Saban had for him…. Oh well, good luck to him and hopefully he grows up some.
I think the whole point people are trying to make is the initial penalty. The flat out punch to the head of the UGA player is an automatic ejection which was not enforced for some unknown reason. Intentional blows to the head during dead ball fouls are automatic ejections. I hope I wasn’t Benny Snell or the Kentucky AD watching that. I’d go nuclear.
Go watch the play on watch ESPN sky cam. ESPN1 did not give you the whole story. Georgia #48 punched Mekhi after the whistle first, Mekhi punched back. It didn’t even look that hard in real time. What you saw on ESPN was a cut slow motion replay. The outrage should be at espn’s coverage, not at Mekhi.
If you have ever played football you know the last guy always gets caught. I’m sure 48 deserved the penalty but there was something that ticked him off. It’s a physical game. Hope the kid grows up but the game in my opinion has become too passive.
I agree he was wrong for retaliation, but it was nowhere near as bad as they portrayed it. I think he was playing his heart out and just had enough
I’m sure once Saban saw the video on how one of HIS ALABAMA PLAYERS acted out on NATIONAL TV including, but not limited to pushing a coach Brown’s PLAYING OPPORTUNITIES AT ALABAMA AND IN THE SEC WERE OVER! I doubt Nick Saban even offered Brown a penalty that included sitting out 1/2 season. I suspect he told Brown he might seriously consider transferring to another school and not in the SEC which may have then levied their own sanctions.
All these georgia fans acting like him not getting ejected cost them the game lol He was a 3rd string line backer on special teams who only had 1 tackle for Christ’s sake. Him getting ejected wouldn’t have changed the fact that y’all took an L. Also I’m pretty sure Saban didn’t know about him attacking the coach seeing as he had already walked off and was focusing on the defense for the upcoming drive.
None of this was about Saban’s discipline. Brown had already applied to and was accepted to TSU back in December. This was only about playing time.
True..
He was Billy Bobbed.