It's Official: Zeke Knight Transferring

Considering how thin we are at LB I would think Saban would let Zeke play if the doctors said it was ok. So there must be a reason it is dangerous. If a small school takes a chance on Zeke and then Zeke has a medical issue I would think that school would be open to a law suit. I just can’t see any coach or AD opening himself or his school up to that possibility.

There is no reason left for Zeke to play. The NFL will not take a chance on him. He has a degree, he needs to get on with his life. Prothro walked away while he could still. Actually, Prothro can now run very fast. But he was smart enough to know it wasn’t worth the risk. Come on Zeke, use your head.

I know it has to be a tough situation for him, but at least he is getting his degree. Good for him. I hope he comes to his senses if the condition is life threatening and choose to hang it up.

Regardless, Zeke is my boy and he will always be a legend in my eyes, do to his talent, perseverance, and willingness to do whatever it took to help the team. Classy guy.

I disagree. It is his health, and his right to make a choice. I think he is well with in his right to disagree with the diagnosis. Obviously, none of us know the exact problem he is facing, but I do not see anything wrong with what he is doing. To me he is essentially getting a second opinon and without any proof of something otherwise, I think he is well with in his own right.

There are people who have had heart problems that have gone to have successful professional careers, and of course there are also incidents on the other extreme where people have lost their life. I still say just because things cannot workout at Alabama does not mean they cannot work out anywhere.

I guess in my mind it seems like everyone’s initial recation is to act motherly, and say that Zeke should just quit football. I think he should get as much information as possible, and try to make the best informed decision he can make. If no one out there thinks that he is healthy to play, than obviously he should not play. In my experience with doctors that will almost certainly not be the case.

As an aside, I think there is no reason to believe the Alabama staff did anything wrong based on the information. Knight had two previous heart problems, and the staff had to make a decision that they thought would be best for the University of Alabama and the student. I would just say that just because something cannot work at Alabama, does not mean it cannot work anywhere.

I hope that he can get through playing football wherever he ends up and that he also has a long healthy life, but there is no way Coach Saban or the University of Alabama is asking for a lawsuit by letting him play if the doctors tell them that he shouldn’t play because it deals with his heart. I don’t blame Coach Saban for not allowing Zeke to play, as much as it obviously would be beneficial for our LB corp to get him back. I wouldn’t take a chance if I was the coach.

I had thought about what OTS said about Zeke being young and in his mind invincible. Most people don’t think about dying when they are young and I am not sure someone his age is really qualified yet to make decisions like this even though it affects him alone. That is just my opinion though. When I was about his age I was a police officer and in my mind I was quite bullet proof. Now 20 years later I am still a police officer yet well aware of my mortality.

On the other side of the coin though we are all just guessing when it comes down to it because we don’t know what is wrong with him. The exact nature of his condition is a personal issue that they are not going to release to the public. Over on al.com one of the Auburn fans who are still unaware that Auburn has a football team brought up the typical boneheaded “Nick Saban is trimming the fat” issue. Shows how much he knows about Alabama football right now. Coach Saban is going to cut a returning senior in our already paper thin linebacker corps to free up a scholarship…... what? I believe he would cut Big Al before he did that. I will never understand how the barn can study Alabama football almost as much as we do and still know so little about it.

I wish Zeke all the best of luck and health like everyone else does. I am with, I think, the majority though who thinks he probably should hang it up and finish with The Tide. Even if that finish is now. There is a lot to be said for finishing. He has already lived a young man’s dream in playing for Bama and that is all anyone will really remember a year from now. I don’t think the NFL would take a chance on him or for that matter even notice him at Faulkner or Jacksonville. The competition is just too great for a player who’s health is not in question. Just look at our graduating class from last year. Good luck Zeke and thanks.

It is, of course, his decision. I re read my post and I kind of sound like dad. I wish him all the best as well.