Antonio Alfano

Antonio Alfano is an American football defensive tackle. He attended Colonia High School and committed to the University of Alabama on May 18, 2018. On November 4, 2019, Alfano transferred from Alabama to the University of Colorado. On May 29, 2020 it was reported that he was no longer a member of the Colorado football team.

Antonio Alfano
No. 9
PositionDefensive Tackle
ClassFreshman
Career history
College
High schoolColonia High School
Personal information
Born:Colonia, New Jersey
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight285 lb (129 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today High School All-American (2018)

High school career

Raised in Rahway, New Jersey, Alfano attended the local public schools through eighth grade before enrolling at Bergen Catholic High School.[1] He transferred to Rahway High School in his hometown, before moving from Rahway to the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey and transferring to Colonia High School in New Jersey.[2][3] As a senior, Alfano was a 5-star recruit and the fifth-ranked overall player in the class of 2019, and was named to the All-American team by MaxPreps.[4] He received scholarship offers from Alabama, Notre Dame, Florida State, Florida, LSU, USC, Miami, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers and others.[5]

College career

As a freshman at Alabama, Alfano was absent from class and practices in September for unspecified reasons, though Alfano's father tweeted that his absence may have stemmed from Alfano's grandmother, who had been in ill-health at the time.[6] Alfano entered the NCAA transfer portal on September 13, 2019 and Colorado Buffaloes head coach (and former Alabama Crimson Tide defensive backs coach) Mel Tucker announced that Alfano had transferred to Colorado on November 4, 2019.[7] Alabama head coach Nick Saban addressed Alfano's time with the team by saying Alfano, "basically quit."[8] He did not play any games for the Crimson Tide.[9]

Buffaloes head coach Mel Tucker had previously recruited Alfano to Georgia, where Tucker was the Defensive Coordinator at the time.[10] One month after Alfano officially enrolled at Colorado, Buffaloes head coach Mel Tucker left the program to take the same position at Michigan State University, while Alfano's position coach at Colorado, Jimmy Brumbaugh, also left the program the same week to take a coaching job at the University of Tennessee.[11] On May 29, 2020, it was reported that Alfano was no longer enrolled at Colorado and no longer a member of the football team. [12]

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References
  1. Tufaro, Greg. "Top national football recruit transfers to Rahway from Belic", Courier News, August 11, 2017. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Alfano attended Rahway public schools for nine years before enrolling at Bergen Catholic as a high school freshman."
  2. Hunt, Todderick. "Breaking: N.J.'s top defender Antonio Alfano transferring from Rahway to Colonia for senior year", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 23, 2018. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Top defensive end Antonio Alfano will transfer once again after moving to Rahway from Bergen Catholic last fall. This time, he'll go to Colonia (N.J.) following a change of residence from Rahway to Avenel -- a move that gains him no athletic advantage."
  3. "Ex-Alabama D-lineman Antonio Alfano going to Colorado". ESPN.com. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  4. Alabama’s Antonio Alfano, 5-star recruit from N.J., enters transfer portal. NJ.com. 13 September 2019.
  5. BREAKING: N.J.'s top defender Antonio Alfano transferring from Rahway to Colonia for senior year. NJ.com. 23 February 2018.
  6. Antonio Alfano, the top-ranked player in Alabama's 2019 recruiting class, enters the transfer portal. CBS Sports. 13 September 2019.
  7. Ex-Alabama five-star defensive lineman Antonio Alfano transfers to Colorado. CBS Sports. 4 November 2019.
  8. Source: Alabama's Antonio Alfano in transfer portal month after dad's tweets. ESPN. 16 October 2019.
  9. After 5-game skid, Colorado needs to win out for bowl berth. Washington Post. 8 November 2019.
  10. Antoni Alfano Is a Big Get, But There Is a Red Flag. Sports Illustrated. 5 November 2019.
  11. CU defensive lineman Antonio Alfano makes statement on Instagram. February 13, 2020
  12. Colorado DL Antonio Alfano, former five-star Alabama prospect, no longer with Buffaloes program. CBS Sports. 29 May 2020
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