Comments made by Earl Little Jr. on Wednesday will undoubtedly fire up the "Kalen DeBoer is in over his head at Alabama" narrative.
“At Alabama, we didn't compete in the weight room how we do here. Literally with everything you‘re doing at Ohio State, you’re gonna compete, and you have to be your best every single day,” Little said.
You can bet rival fans are going to run with that and use it as fuel to dunk on DeBoer, just like they did with Alabama transfer - and Little's teammate (again) at Ohio State, James Smith saying what he said.
The only problem with that?
Little never played for DeBoer.
So he's talking about Nick Saban.
And he's clearly talking out the wrong side of his mouth.
You're telling me Nick Saban's Alabama didn't compete hard in the weight room? Sure, man. Whatever you say.
Earl Little Jr. still has Alabama on his mind three years after leaving
Little hasn't played for Alabama since 2023, but he still can't help talking about the Crimson Tide, for whatever reason. He spent the last two years at Florida State before moving on to Ohio State this offseason. Why not say what you said about the Seminoles? That would be a lot more believable, seeing the results on the field for Mike Norvell and FSU in the two years you played there.
Instead, you want to make that comment about Alabama during the NICK SABAN years?
What's more likely, I ask you, dear reader: that Alabama didn't compete hard in the weight room under Saban and won six national championships anyway, or Little himself was the problem and HE didn't work hard on or off the field and that's why he sat on Alabama's bench for two years before tucking tail and running to Tallahassee?
Certainly something to ponder.
There's no doubt that Day has sustained an excellent program at Ohio State and that the Buckeyes certainly work hard in the weight room and on the practice field. You don't win at that level without doing so.
But you don't have to make ridiculous statements - and outright lie - in order to say it.