Buried on the depth chart behind quite a few talented and -- perhaps more importantly -- young underclassmen, wide receiver Chris Jackson has asked for, and been granted permission to, talk to other schools about a transfer.
“Chris has received permission to transfer, but he has not spoken to anyone,” Jackson’s high school coach, Rex Robertson, told the Birmingham News. “That’s just rumors that he’s transferring. He hasn’t spoken to anyone. So he’s going to be speaking to some people in the next week or two.”
As is standard operating procedure, head coach Nick Saban is not permitting Jackson to transfer to another SEC school, so Jackson will likely look toward the ACC as a potential destination.
According to Robertson, Duke and Georgia Tech are two possibilities from that conference.
Last season, Jackson played in 12 games, mostly on special teams.