Rob Vaughn explains how he plans to approach recruiting at Alabama

Rob Vaughn is coming to Alabama with a plan on how to get the best of the best to Tuscaloosa.

During his introductory press conference, Vaughn explained how he plans to approach recruiting at Alabama, and his answers should make Crimson Tide fans smile ear to ear.

“When we look a recruiting, you know the obvious question is, you know I’m a Texas guy, I grew up in Houston, Texas, I’ve spent my last eleven years out in Maryland. I haven’t recruited the State of Alabama. We don’t usually get kids to come North,” prefaced Vaughn. “It’s a little bit of a challenge out there. So we’re going to just jump into building relations. That’s why having a guy like JJ here is so incredible valuable to what we’re doing, because we’re going to build relationships. We’re going to grow these things.

“We’re going to recruit guys that it matters to wear the Alabama logo on their chest. That’s one thing that’s really important to me, and it was very easy sitting in those exit meetings, there’s some guys on that team that goodness gracious man, it means something to them. When it means something like that, they’re willing to run through a brick wall for you. We’re going to have guys in our program that that matters to, and they really care about that.”

While it’s easy to convince athletes in the area to join Alabama, Vaughn believes the Crimson Tide’s national visibility will help them get commitments from athletes all across the nation.

“At the same time, Alabama’s a very national brand,” added Vaughn. “Shoot I’m up there recruiting guys in Pennsylvania, and you see Alabama rolling around up there, ‘Hey, who are you talking to? Oh we’re talking to Alabama,’ like hey guys, stay in your neck of the woods down there so I can recruit these guys up here. But we’re going to recruit nationally. We’re going to find the players that want to be a part of this team. That want to be a part of this culture. That want to get an elite level education, and grow to be the best people they can be. So for me as we evaluate things, as we evaluate players, I say this all the time, and this is what I’ll say to you guys as we start to land the plane here a little bit, I don’t need to sell Alabama. I don’t. We as a staff are going to tell you this is who we are, this is what we care about, this is how we’re going to coach you. This is how we’re going to make you the best version of who you can be, and from there I believe in what’s called the law of addition by subtraction. Like-minded people are drawn to like-minded people, and I’m excited to get started.

“I’m excited to roll our sleeves up and work, because the beauty of this thing is that cupboards not bare, I can tell you that. There’s some really talented players on this roster, there’s some really talented players coming in, and I’m just excited to get to know them. I’m excited to come alongside them, and I’m excited to put a star together that’s going to coach them to be the best version of who they can be.”

As you can see, Rob Vaughn simply gets it. Alabama is in good hands with him, and the future is bright for the Crimson Tide.

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