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Alabama has a second transfer player to find a new team in college football

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Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has two former Alabama assistant coaches at Colorado, and now he has a former Crimson Tide defensive lineman.

Anquin Barnes Jr., a defensive lineman, shared Sunday on social media that he has committed to the Buffalos.

He arrived in Alabama’s 2021 recruiting class from Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Ala.

RELATED: Alabama redshirt sophomore DL enters the transfer portal

Barnes came as a four-star lineman and has two Southeastern Conference Championship rings. He was the second defensive lineman to enter the NCAA transfer portal and fifth name to enter with intentions of finding a new team.

Barnes is now part of the Colorado Buffalos with Charles Kelly and Sal Sunseri.

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Stephen Smith is a 2015 graduate of the University of Alabama. He is a senior writer and reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. He has covered Alabama football for 15 years and his knowledge and coverage of the Crimson Tide's program have made him among the most respected journalist in his field. Smith has been featured on ESPN and several other marquee outlets as an analyst.

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