Graham Nicholson's old coach said the Crimson Tide 'Illegally recruited' the Lou Groza Award winner.
began trying to replace Will Reichard at kicker, the Crimson Tide turned to one of the best in the country. After winning the Lou Groza Award at Miami of Ohio last season,, Miami coach Chuck Martin was none too happy about the move. Martin was asked about how the team was moving past losing Nicholson.
“We didn’t lose him, he’s at Alabama,” Martin said. “We know exactly where he’s at. Again, you media people, it’s all pretend. Like, no, Alabama stole our kicker. They illegally recruited our kicker and stole him from us and that’s a fact. We act like it’s not. We live in this la-la world, like ‘Hey, let’s not talk...’ I don’t know why. Everybody knows what’s going on.
“So yeah, Alabama stole our kicker. A couple other schools tried to steal him but then… OK, what was the question?” Nicholson became the first Mid-American Conference player to win the Groza Award last season. He beat out Reichard, one of the other finalists for the honor.“I like his mindset,” UA head coach Kalen DeBoer said in early August.” He’s a very confident guy. I don’t really know how he’s going to respond when he misses one. Maybe if, right? He’s great to have with us. The team has really accepted him in. I think he feels a part of it.
Alabama opens the 2024 season on Aug. 31 against Western Kentucky. Meanwhile, Miami continues to search for its next kicker.“You’re never happy when you lose a good one, that’s the way it goes,” Martin said. “But you’re happy about this next opportunity for Dom and Kellen. And I know they’re excited about it. 99.9% of mine was unhappy, but there was two kids smiling when Alabama took our guy.
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