Incoming Freshman Receiver Amari Jefferson details the moment he found out Nick Saban retired.

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00:00 >> Take us through your emotions over the last couple of weeks.

00:02 You got that news probably on Twitter or a friend or parent, however you got that.

00:07 And then you're like, what?

00:09 >> Yeah, I mean, pretty shocked to be honest.

00:12 Just, I mean, he came and visited me really like, I'd say two or

00:17 three weeks before.

00:19 And then the whole time throughout the process, like you just never,

00:23 I never thought he, I mean, I figured he'd be close to the end,

00:25 probably my sophomore year, junior year, something like that.

00:29 So I mean, it was real shocking just to see him go.

00:33 And then especially I was working out and my weightlifting coach,

00:38 she came up to me, it was like, hey, I don't know if you've seen, but

00:40 there's reports going out about Saban retiring.

00:42 I was just like, no way, this can't be true.

00:48 So I mean, it definitely hurts,

00:49 cuz me and Coach Saban had a really good relationship.

00:51 I mean, he was really, I'd say, the key piece of why I chose Alabama from the start.

00:56 So I mean, it really did kind of hurt.

00:58 Ciao.

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