- ABC News
- January 15, 2018
Mekhi Brown, the? Alabama?player who went after an assistant coach on the sideline and had to be restrained by teammates during the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, plans to transfer, ESPN has confirmed. The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville reported that Brown is headed to? Tennessee State?and had actually applied and been admitted to the school more than a month before the national championship. Brown, a linebacker, just completed his redshirt sophomore season at Alabama. He would be eligible to play immediately since Tennessee State is an FCS school, although The Tennessean reported that Brown would have to meet certain stipulations at Tennessee State because of the incident in the national championship game before being allowed to join the football team. Brown would have two years of eligibility remaining, Brown was incensed after being flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the 26-23 overtime win against? Georgia,...