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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla . – Not even the purple dress adorned by Landon Collins’ mother could sway his college decision.
The nation’s top safety from Dutchtown High ignored the encouragement from April Justin and spurned nearby LSU by donning Alabama gloves to represent his decision on Thursday night.
“I just wanted to get out of Louisiana,” Collins said moments after Justin whacked him on the head with a pair of LSU gloves.
“No doubt she wasn’t happy; but I’m going to go there and do my thing.”
Justin wasn’t the only one who was clueless on where the 6-foot, 200-pound safety was headed. Alabama coach Nick Saban found out when everyone else did.
“I never told the coaches,” said Collins, who impressed at the Under Armour All-America Game. “They just watched and found out.”
Collins made his presence felt in his team’s lopsided loss. He finished with an interception and a handful of tackles, including an impressive goal-line stop.
Collins made up his mind to head to Tuscaloosa two years ago, but was persuaded to wait on making a decision. At that time, mother and son agreed on that destination for Louisiana’s best prospect. That changed when Saban talked about using Collins as a nickelback, instead of an every-play safety.
“A nickelblack plays 50-80 percent,” Justin said. “Landon is a 100-percent player.”
Collins said he’s firm in his decision and his mom won’t change that.
Collins enjoyed following the footsteps of former Dutchtown teammate Eric Reid throughout high school, but said he couldn’t follow him to Baton Rouge.
The four LSU commitments playing with Collins all week long didn’t have an effect on his decision either, but they all tried.
“All four of us made a nice bond this week, and we tried to get Landon, but he made his own choice,” Pompano Beach, Fla., wide receiver Avery Johnson said.
Johnson was joined by offensive tackle Vadal Alexander (Buford, Ga.), linebacker Ronnie Feist (Edgard, La.) and long snapper Reid Ferguson (Buford, Ga.). Feist finished the night with a couple tackles, while all of them enjoyed a win.
“Tonight was a great experience,” Feist said. “I believe I’m going to the best school in the nation, so I can’t wait.”