Nick Saban busy recruiting before bowl practices start next week

The Crimson Tide is officially off until bowl practices begin next week, and Alabama coach Nick Saban is using the time to recruit and build for the future.

Saban was spotted this week in Baltimore, recruiting Rivals.com four-star athlete Cyrus Jones at his basketball game and palling around with baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr., whose son Ryan plays on the same basketball team as Jones.

There are great photos from the Baltimore Sun of Saban with Jones and Ripken in those links above.

Jones is a versatile athlete, who played defensive back, wide receiver, running back and returned punts and kicks for the Gilman School in Baltimore. Rivals.com lists Alabama, Auburn, Virginia and Virginia Tech as his top schools.
Thanks to AL.com