Nearly four months after “parting ways” with Alabama, Altee Tenpenny has found himself a new college football home.
In a posting made to his Instagram account, Tenpenny revealed that he will continue his collegiate playing career at UNLV. The running back won’t be eligible to play in 2015 because of NCAA transfer rules, but will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2016.
Tenpenny was a four-star member of the Tide’s 2013 recruiting class, rated as the No. 8 back in the country; the No. 1 player at any position in the state of Arkansas; and the No. 53 player overall by Rivals.com. Despite that impressive recruiting profile, Tenpenny didn’t contribute more than a couple of cents during his brief stay in Tuscaloosa.
In two seasons with the Tide, Tenpenny totaled 218 yards on 48 carries in a backfield that’s loaded with more four- and five-star talent than any in the country.