Keith Holcombe gives verbal to Alabama

Keith Holcombe, whose father (Danny) played under the legendary Paul W. “Bear” Bryant in the early 1980s, has given his verbal commitment to the University of Alabama for 2014.

Holcombe, a linebacker at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, “flipped” his verbal from Mississippi State to the Crimson Tide this afternoon upon receiving a scholarship offer.

Keith Holcombe, LB from Hillcrest HS in Tuscaloosa reports that he has switched his commitment from #MissSt to #Alabama.
— Andrew Bone (@AndrewJBone) July 30, 2013

Listed as a three-star prospect per Rivals.com, Holcombe stands 6-foot-4 and tops the scale at 209-pounds.

Prior to giving his verbal commitment, Alabama’s 17th pledge in respect to the 2014 signing class, Holcombe’s football and medical story was featured on WBRC FOX 6 in Birmingham.

Check out @scottgriffinsz piece at 9:45 pm on Hillcrest linebacker Keith Holcombe. He's a diabetic who is being looked at by Vandy, MSU, UA.
— Rick Karle (@RickKarle) July 11, 2013