Alabama Football G04 vs Florida 2014

Alabama defensive back Jonathan Cook (15) revs the crowd during the fourth quarter of Alabama's win over Florida on Sept. 20, 2014, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Less than a month after being dismissed from the Alabama football program, defensive back Jonathan Cook has a new home.

The sophomore from Spanish Fort will be transferring to Garden City Community College in Kansas. That's the same junior college attended by former Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall in 2012.

Cook's mother, Melissa Cook, said he's been in school for a few weeks and will play football this fall for the junior college program. He'll graduate in December and look to enroll in another Division I program. The schools he's hoping calls? Auburn and Florida State top the list, Melissa Cook told AL.com. He hasn't heard from any future Division I destinations yet.

Jonathan Cook's Alabama career was brief. He redshirted in 2013 after receiving an offer late in the recruiting process. Originally committed to Nebraska, Cook quickly changed his mind when Alabama offered a scholarship in December 2012. Then in Year 2, he saw limited action in three games without recording stats.

Cook's time in Tuscaloosa ended June 16 when Alabama coach Nick Saban called to tell him he'd been dismissed from the program. Melissa Cook declined to state the reason behind his departure, but said it did not involve the legal system.

"He may see Alabama again," Melissa Cook said in June. "(If) he can't do the SEC school, there may be another school Alabama might run into. He has three years left and we don't know where he's going to go, but he may see Alabama again on the opposite side of the field. He's very talented. He just didn't get a chance to show his talents. There are a lot of kids who go to Alabama who don't get a chance. They sit two or three years and they don't get a chance to do it.

"But it's all good. We'll just move on from it."