No Penn State commit's loyalty was tested more than Parker Cothren (Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green).
The Alabama boy with the southern drawl grew up less than a three-hour drive from Tuscaloosa. Visions of the SEC once danced in his head at night and, during the day, it wouldn't be uncommon for him to step on the school bus while wearing a gray "Roll Tide" T-shirt.
The Alabama boy with the southern drawl grew up less than a three-hour drive from Tuscaloosa. Visions of the SEC once danced in his head at night and, during the day, it wouldn't be uncommon for him to step on the school bus while wearing a gray "Roll Tide" T-shirt.
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