Sherrod Greene receives offer from Alabama

Scenes from the Rocky Mount High vs. Hertford County football game Friday Sept. 5, 2014 at Rocky Mount High School.

Add the defending national champions to the growing list of offers for Rocky Mount High linebacker Sherrod Greene.

Alabama coach Nick Saban officially offered the rising senior a scholarship on Friday after Greene participated in a camp in Tuscaloosa earlier this week.

“I was really shocked,” Greene said over the phone Saturday about the phone call from Alabama on Friday. “It was a special moment because I never thought Alabama would have interest in me as a football player.”

The Crimson Tide’s camp was the start of a roadtrip to several ACC and SEC schools that have showed a varying level of interest in Greene. In addition to Alabama, Greene made visits to Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina and Virginia Tech. At the moment, he only has firm offers from the Gamecocks and Hokies.

The three-star linebacker said he had a good time meeting the coaches and stressed how important these visits were to helping him ultimately make a final decision.

“It’s about the people,” Greene said. “They’re basically all good schools so it’s the people who will help me make the decision. I want to make sure I’m surrounding myself with good people along the way.”

Greene also holds Power 5 offers from California, Maryland, North Carolina and N.C. State.

by Josh Walfish
Sports Writer for Rocky Mount Telegram

Saturday, June 18, 2016