Kalen DeBoer, Alabama didn't 'illegally' add Miami (Ohio) PK

Miami (Ohio) coach Chuck Martin has accused Alabama of "illegally" recruiting All-America place-kicker Graham Nicholson, a charge that Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer denies.

Martin made the accusation after being asked in a video for the school website about "losing" his star kicker through the transfer portal. Nicholson, who won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top place-kicker last season, is replacing Will Reichard at preseason No. 5 Alabama, which opens the season Aug. 31 against Western Kentucky.

"We didn't lose him," Martin said. "He's at Alabama. We know exactly where he's at. You media people, it's all pretend. Like, no, Alabama stole our kicker. They illegally recruited our kicker and stole him from us.