Less than one month after entering the NCAA transfer portal, true freshman cornerback Scooby Carter is now expected to return to Alabama, multiple sources tell BamaOnLine.

It’s worth noting that Carter’s name is still in the transfer portal at the time this was posted.

Carter appeared in three games for the Crimson Tide this season (Duke, New Mexico State, Southern Miss). He recorded one tackle against New Mexico State on Sept. 17. The 6-foot, 185-pound cornerback was an early enrollee and recorded four tackles in the A-Day Spring Game.

Carter did not travel to Mississippi State with the team on Nov. 16 and was reportedly suspended by Alabama head coach Nick Saban for the Week 12 game for missing class. After he announced he was entering the portal on Nov. 18, Carter was not present at any Tide practices.

A native of Mansfield, Texas, Carter was the No. 9 cornerback and No. 91 overall prospect in the 2019 recruiting cycle, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

Established in October of last year, the NCAA’s transfer portal now allows collegiate student-athletes to merely enter their name into an online database and wait for collegiate teams to contact them. It is also worth noting that players can withdraw their names from the portal, too.

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Alabama has lost eight scholarship players to transfers this year in defensive lineman Antonio Alfano (Colorado), linebacker Eyabi Anoma (Houston), quarterbacks Jalen Hurts (Oklahoma) and Layne Hatcher (Arkansas State), tight end Kedrick James (SMU), offensive lineman Richie Petitbon (Illinois), defensive back Kyriq McDonald (Cincinnati) and long snapper Scott Meyer (Vanderbilt).

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