Jesse Williams was another Australian to play at Alabama but Saban noted he, unlike Burnip, had two years in the United States before Tuscaloosa. Saban re-told a story about talking to Williams’ parents on recruiting calls and explaining American college football to them. Williams’ dad told Saban that he chose Alabama because all the other schools’ coaches kept talking about Alabama, so they knew that must be the best program.
I bet that happens even more so now.