Leon Brown meets Saban, sets official visit 
December, 6, 2012
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Greg Ostendorf | ESPN.com
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Junior college offensive lineman Leon Brown (Brooklyn Institute/ASA Institute) committed to the University of Alabama in June without ever visiting the campus or meeting the head coach.
He can now check one of those items off his to-do list, as Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban came up to visit on Wednesday.
“It was my first time meeting Coach Saban,” Brown said. “I was excited to meet him for the first time. We just sat down, and we talked about everything, talked about the players they get there, how they train them. It was good to just talk in person.
He can now check one of those items off his to-do list, as Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban came up to visit on Wednesday.
“It was my first time meeting Coach Saban,” Brown said. “I was excited to meet him for the first time. We just sat down, and we talked about everything, talked about the players they get there, how they train them. It was good to just talk in person.
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