Jehiem Oatis opens up on Alabama exit, Colorado transfer, NFL draft goals: 'I've got a lot to prove'
Jehiem Oatis dreamed of playing for Nick Saban. But when the Alabama coach retired, he said he didn't adjust to the new staff.
“I left Alabama because I came in with coach Saban,” Oatis told On3. “I took it to heart. That was one of my biggest dreams: To play in college football for coach Saban and win a ring. When I heard he was leaving — nobody saw it coming.”
“Last year, when I was there, they were literally messing me over and weren’t giving me playing time,” he said. “That was a big part of why I left. The new staff wasn’t for me. And once I found out that they didn’t mess with me, I knew it was time to get up and get out of there.”
