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Richard Mullaney said he's transferring to Alabama (Associated Press photo)

Richard Mullaney will finish his college football career all the way across the country from where he started.

Mullaney, who graduated from Oregon State and received his release to transfer, visited Alabama on Monday and announced that he has committed to play his final season at Alabama.

The 6-foot-3, 209-pound Mullaney would be eligible immediately as a fifth-year graduate transfer.

Mullaney had 83 receptions for 1,160 yards and five touchdowns during his OSU career. He caught 52 passes for 788 yards in 2013 but missed half of last season with an elbow injury. He lined up with the starters near the end of spring workouts, according to OregonLive.

He was a three-star recruit in the class of 2011 out of Thousand Oaks, Calif.

The news is big for Alabama, which lost its top three receivers to graduation and the NFL last year, and lost projected key player Cam Sims to a knee injury in spring practice.

Check out some highlights from Mullaney during his sophomore season in 2013. He missed half of last season with an elbow injury.