Bama lands a tough RB Star running back Glen Coffee (6-0, 207, 4.4) of Fort Walton Beach, FL gets his love for football from his mother. He gets the toughness to play the game from his father. "I was a boxer in the Air Force and I've always worked with him since he was a little kid," Glenwood Coffee says. "But he loves football because of his mother. She's a huge New Orleans Saints fan." And on Wednesday night the Coffee's became huge fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide. That's because at 8 PM Glen Coffee committed to Alabama assistant coach Bob Connelly and head coach Mike Shula during a phone conversation. "Basically, we as parents helped our son reach his decision," Glenwood Coffee says. "We did a lot of research into it and Alabama is going to be very good. If they hadn't have had all those injuries, especially to their quarterback, they would've had a great team this past season. You look at that and the fact that they really wanted Glen, and we just came to the conclusion that Alabama would be the place for him. "Plus, D.J. Hall was a freshman receiver up there this year. He was a rival in high school at Choctawhatchee High School here in Fort Walton. We played against him for the district title every year and he and Glen became friends." This past season Coffee had 1,886 yards rushing, 350 yards receiving and 29 touchdowns. "He's a between-the-tackles runner," Fort Walton Beach offensive coordinator Jim Ryan told TI in an interview earlier this year. "He loves contact. He's very strong. He can bench 370 pounds and that's with a second pause on the chest. He parallel squats 485 and power cleans 340. He's just a physical kid with speed and quickness. He's a legitimate 4.4." Last spring Coffee made a big impression when he was named the MVP at the NIKE Combine in Baton Rouge. "That was a great award for him," Glenwood Coffee says. "He's worked hard to get where he is, and we're very proud of him. Alabama's campus is just four hours from here and we're already looking forward to seeing him play." Coffee is scheduled to make his official visit to Alabama on January 7-9. He chose the Tide over West Virginia and Louisville. He also considered Auburn and LSU.
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