Barnes tweeted out his offers from Wisconsin and South Carolina, among others after entering the portal on Dec. 11. Barnes appeared in two games across three seasons, making one tackle. Barnes was a four-star in the class of 2021 from Montgomery, playing both defensive and offensive line.
Barnes is the third Alabama player to have their plans seemingly set for next season, joining Ja’Corey Brooks (Louisville) and Tyler Buchner (Notre Dame – lacrosse).
On Sunday, Alabama held its first practice for the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl. The No. 4 Crimson Tide will play Michigan without Barnes along with Brooks and Isaiah Hastings. The game is set for New Year’s Day in Pasadena, Calif., at 4 p.m. CT.
We have reached one of the wildest times of the college football season with the NCAA transfer portal in full motion from Dec. 4 through Jan. 2. Considering the number of entries, the portal has turned into perhaps the biggest off-the-field storyline each season.
For Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide, the portal season has not been as chaotic as most. At this time, just five members of the No. 4 ranked Crimson Tide have entered their names into the portal and that number is not likely to grow a lot until the conclusion of Alabama’s College Football Playoff run.
Roll Tide Wire will continue to update this as news breaks regarding Alabama portal entries but for now, here are the current departures for the Crimson Tide.
