University Of Alabama: UA Graduates Set For College Football Playoff National Championship

Press release from the University of Alabama:

Bryant Welbourne, UA Strategic Communications, bryant.welbourne@ua.edu

January 7th, 2022

Eighteen University of Alabama graduates will take the field Monday night as the Crimson Tide meets the Georgia Bulldogs for the College Football Playoff National Championship.

The group includes Phidarian Mathis, who was named a permanent team captain, and Brian Robinson Jr., who earned Offensive MVP in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

The Crimson Tide football team features three student-athletes who have earned multiple degrees from the Capstone. Starters Slade Bolden and Chris Owens have each earned their bachelor’s and master’s degrees, while Daniel Wright has earned two bachelor’s degrees.

A complete list of football student-athletes who have earned degrees and their hometowns is below.

Since 2013, UA football student-athletes have earned 217 undergraduate and graduate degrees before playing their final game for the Crimson Tide.

This press release was produced by the University of Alabama. The views expressed here are the author’s own.