“I don’t think I could sit out a year and not play football.” At SEC media days, Alabama star Will Anderson Jr. talks about why he won’t opt out, his superstitions, and his “amazing” rush tandem with Dallas Turner
After an eye-popping season, the Alabama linebacker is back for more—including chasing the Heisman Trophy.ATLANTA — Will Anderson Jr. admits he’s superstitious. His pregame meal is the exact same every Saturday: macaroni and cheese, lasagna, a little bit of ranch dressing and a Gatorade.
“I love football too much, I don't think I could sit out a year and not play football,” Anderson said. “I’d be too ready to get out there … I feel like the people that surround me, they know me well enough to know that no matter what we say to him, he’s not going to [sit out].” His superstitions extend to when he has an annual goal-setting conversation with Alabama special assistant to the head coach Sal Sunseri, a longtime defensive line coach. Anderson went to Sunseri’s office, had the conversation, then printed the goals out and laminated them. He got one copy, Sunseri got the other. At the end of the season they’ll get together and assess which ones he achieved.
One significant achievement would be the Heisman Trophy. The linebacker would be the first defensive player to win it since Charles Woodson in 1997 if he can bring it home. Anderson finished fifth last year, behind Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson, and he wasn’t invited to New York for the ceremony. But based on raw production, there will forever be a debate about which player was actually more outstanding in ‘21.
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