"When I came to Alabama, I didn't really know what to expect." Richardson told me. "I thought there may be some friction between the running backs with everyone trying to earn their time, but it was nothing like that. Roy Upchurch and Terry Grant took me under their wing, Mark (Ingram) and I became like brothers and it was all like family. That kind of shocked me. Now it's my turn to continue that tradition, to mentor the young players, to make them feel part of something special and to help the team first and myself second."