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Four-star safety C.J. Hampton is a soft commitment to Ole Miss. (Photo courtesy of 247Sports)

Sometimes, a car just doesn't get the job done.

Alabama coach

Nick Saban

subscribed to that philosophy today when he showed up to a visit with four-star safety prospect

C.J. Hampton

in a helicopter.

Hampton, an Ole Miss commitment from Meridian, Miss., broke the news on his Twitter account.

and tracked down Saban, who couldn't specifically comment on Hampton, for a brief interview.

"We had our opportunity and probably the opportunity that the team created for itself but just wasn't able to finish the season like we'd like," Saban

. "Now is the important time for us to try and go out and get some of the best players in the country to come to the University of Alabama."

It was a productive day in Mississippi for the Crimson Tide, as four-star junior college defensive tackle

Jarran Reed

-- who played this past season at East Mississippi Community College --

.

Alabama holds commitments from three defensive backs for the class of 2014:

Kalvaraz Bessent

(Kingsland, Ga.),

Laurence "Hootie" Jones

(Monroe, La.) and

Chris Williams

(Kingsland, Ga.).