A member of Alabama football’s coaching staff assured the Crimson Tide’s 2024 linebacker commit, Sterling Dixon he was still a top priority for them after news broke that Pete Golding was moving on to Ole Miss, according to his father.
Dixon tweeted out his love for Golding upon finding out about the news.
“Love you coach, wish you the best of luck,” Dixon said.
Love you coach 🙁 wish you the best of luck @CoachGolding https://t.co/vp35eI8qT5
— ᔕTᗴᖇᒪIᑎᘜ ᗪI᙭Oᑎ💫 (@sterlingTDixon1) January 13, 2023
Alabama’s wide receiver coach Holmon Wiggins reached out to Sterling to confirm he was still a top priority for Alabama in the 2024 recruiting class. The four-star recruit is also still locked in with Alabama.
The Crimson Tide beat out Auburn, LSU and others to pick up a commitment from Dixon in December. He said he chose Alabama because he wanted to play with the best.
“I always just wanted to be great,” Dixon said. “I always wanted to just go play with the best…I want to be a part of them winning. I know Coach Saban teaches these guys how to win on and off the field and that’s just something that I wanted to go do.”
Golding had plans to line Dixon up at inside linebacker at the next level. At 6-foot-3 and approximately 211 pounds, Dixon has the length the Crimson Tide typically go after at outside linebacker. However, his pursuit of the football and his ability to play in space makes one believe he would fare well at inside linebacker at the collegiate level as well.
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'Alabama is the BEST of the BEST' - 4-Star LB Sterling Dixon talks Alabama + Game HIGHLIGHTS
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Justin Smith is a Scouting/Recruiting analyst for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via @Jdsmith31Smith
