Former Alabama DL Hunter Osborne commits to Virginia

Former Alabama defensive lineman Hunter Osborne committed to Virginia, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Osborne played three games this season, his second year with Alabama. He finished with three total tackles and one pass deflection.

As a member of the Class of 2023, Osborne was a four-star recruit out of Trussville (Ala.) Hewitt, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 14 overall prospect in the state, the No. 18 defensive lineman in the class and the No. 175 overall prospect in the class.

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Hunter Osborne leaves Alabama for Virginia

Osborne is off to Virginia after two seasons in Tuscaloosa. For Alabama, it’s all about Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl and what’s coming next in 2025 under Kalen DeBoer.

“Just had a couple days off over the weekend,” DeBoer said on December 18th. “The guys finished finals. A bunch of them graduated, which was really cool celebrating that. I know we had some families in town, too. So getting back to work now the next five days, including today, a real strong emphasis on Michigan and the bowl game, of course. So excited for that.

“There will be a two-day period there, Christmas included, where they get a chance to get back home real quick, and then the 26th, we’ll be back at it and heading down after our practice down to Tampa.”

Like losing Osborne and gaining other players, DeBoer opened up on his experience with the portal.

“It’s just day-to-day,” he said. “It’s just the world we live in. Obviously, practice is even different, just with less guys and depth at some places like normal and other places where you gotta mix and match groups. It’s the world we’re in. You gotta adjust and the relationships — I’ve heard, ‘you’ve gotta re-recruit your team,’ and things like that. To me, you’re recruiting your team all year long, and you’re doing it through building relationships.

“And so you get to this point, there’s conversations. Shoot, I have nothing but respect and wish the best to the guys that are moving on. When I say that I love being around our kids and that they gave us everything they had, I really mean that.”