Former Boston College Football Defensive Lineman Commits To Uab: The Rundown

Former Boston College shot protect lineman Sterling Sanders, who announced his determination to participate nan transportation portal connected Dec. 4, 2025, has committed to nan University of Alabama astatine Birmingham.

The charismatic announcement came from nan program’s X relationship connected Sunday morning.

“Sterling Sanders is officially a blazer!” nan station said.

A erstwhile four-star imaginable by 247 Sports retired of Blythewood, S.C., Sanders appeared successful 1 crippled successful 2025, which allowed him to support his redshirt.

Prior to his profession connected nan Heights, arsenic a elder successful precocious school, Sanders recorded 40 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 23 backmost pressures, including a rushing touchdown.

247 Sports classed Sanders a top-30 wide imaginable from South Carolina aft he gained Preseason All-State honors and was named to nan Preseason Mr. Football watch list. He besides competed successful nan Shrine Bowl of nan Carolinas.

“I want to convey Boston College for believing successful maine and giving maine nan opportunity to play here,” Sanders wrote erstwhile he entered nan portal. “After praying and talking pinch my family, I person decided to participate nan transportation portal. I will person [four] years of eligibility remaining.”

Now, Sanders will caput person to location to statesman nan adjacent section of his assemblage shot career.

2026 Boston College Football Transfer Portal Losses:

1. TE Ty Lockwood - Arkansas
2. DB Ashton McShane - Liberty
3. LB Daveon “Bam Crouch - Kansas
4. DL Edwin Kolenge - Vanderbilt
5. WR Reed Harris - Arizona State
6. RB Turbo Richard - Indiana
7. TE Stevie Amar Jr. - UCLA
8. WR Cedric Lott Jr. - Incarnate Word
9. DL Ty Clemons
10. OL Jack Funke - Bryant
11. WR/RB Datrell Jones - Holy Cross
12. LB Jason Hewlett Jr. 
13. QB Dylan Lonergan - Rutgers
14. DL Sterling Sanders - UAB
15. OL Jadon Lafontant - Rhode Island
16. WR Nate Johnson III
17. OL Eryx Daugherty - Louisville
18. DE Jayden Fry - Sam Houston
19. DB Omarion Davis - Penn State
20. TE Matt Ragan (former player, 2022-24) - UConn
21. LB Tim Hays
22. DB Omar Thornton - Miami
23. WR Semaj Fleming - App State
24. QB Shaker Reisig - Texas State
25. LB Bryce Steele - Troy
26. RB Alex Broome
27. LB Jaylen Blackwell
28. OL Ryan Mickow - Tulane
29. WR Ismael Zamor
30. DB Amari Jackson - Maryland
31. DT Owen Stoudmire - Nebraska

Here is The Rundown for Monday, Jan. 19:

Monday's Schedule:

• There are nary games scheduled.

Sunday's Results:

• Women's basketball: 73-58 nonaccomplishment astatine California. | Box Score | Recap

Countdown to Boston College baseball's play opener:

• 25 days.

Countdown to Boston College women's lacrosse's play opener:

• 18 days.

Did You Notice?

• Over nan weekend, nan Boston College men's lucky squad dropped two consecutive games to Providence, which marks nan first clip successful 24 years that nan Eagles were swept by nan Friars successful a play series.

• Nevertheless, nan Eagles moved up successful NPI rankings to No. 15 from No. 17 — successful ample portion acknowledgment to losing successful overtime connected Friday, and nan truth that Providence is simply a value force from BC's conference.

• Conte Forum was very overmuch alive arsenic nan Boston College men's hoops squad snatched an overtime triumph from visiting Syracuse connected Saturday afternoon, and nan players took announcement — peculiarly Fred Payne, who dropped a career-high 26 points.

Boston College Eagles Quote of nan Day:

“Welles was afloat of adventure, ever was benignant of leaping from nan highest places. But he was besides benignant of for illustration a guardian angel.”

- Alison Crowther (mother of Welles)

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