Actually, not really, but why should be I expected not to sensationalize a story about Clint Trickett? This is a fun little anecdote in advance of Saturday’s game.

“Not a lot of people know it, but out of high school, I was a huge Alabama fan — well, not out of high school,” he said. “My sophomore and junior year at North Florida Christian, we had a wide receiver who was committed to Alabama, so I went up with him all the time on his visits.”

Melvin Ray signed with Alabama in 2008, but ended up being drafted in the 33rd round of the Major League Baseball draft and playing in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He eventually enrolled at Alabama, but transferred to Auburn and sat out the 2012 season. Ray caught five passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in last season’s national championship game loss to Florida State, where Rick Trickett is the offensive line coach.

“Weird deal,” Clint said.

I don’t know about you, but I’m relieved he hasn’t been biting his tongue, because I was worried. I’m still bitter he was made to delete his Twitter account. I don’t know what that teaches him, and I think a better punishment would have been making him use Twitter in a way that would force him full understand the reach and the sway his 140 characters hold — like, say, promoting women’s soccer and volleyball matches.

But this thing could have gone a bad way. Between The First Kiss and admitting he once pined for Alabama, it has gone the other way.

Clint Trickett on his pet peeve: “When people take things out of context on social media.” Hey-o!

— Stephen J. Nesbitt (@stephenjnesbitt) August 26, 2014