Kadyn Proctor felt he had to issue an apology to Kalen DeBoer in the pair’s first meeting in his return to Tuscaloosa.
Proctor transferred to Iowa following the 2023 football season and Nick Saban’s decision to retire despite starting at left tackle as a freshman. He made his way back to Tuscaloosa during the summer after a few months with the Hawkeyes after entering the transfer portal again.
The five-star felt he had to make things right with DeBoer in his return.
“When I got back, I had apologized because I knew that when he first came here, his first week here, I really wasn’t giving him a chance,” Protor told reporters on Wednesday. “I just kind of started that conversation with an apology because I really felt bad. I kind of had my mind set on leaving and not really listening to what he had to say to me.”
Proctor started in every game for the Crimson Tide last season as a true freshman. He also revealed when he knew Iowa was not the place for him on Wednesday.
“Maybe, like a month and a half in,” said Proctor. “I kind of just started feeling like it wasn’t the pace for me, but it’s all in the past.”
The former five-star is in the running to return to his spot along the Tide’s offensive line this season.
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