Alabama, Texas listed among SEC favorites for elite Class of 2027 safety

Class of 2027 Alabama 4-star safety includes IU football in final five schools

It won’t be easy to convince Junior Tu’upo to leave home. The 4-star Alabama safety has two home state schools in his final five. But after taking an official visit to Bloomington this weekend, Tu’upo has included the Hoosiers in his final five schools, along with Alabama, Auburn, Oregon and Texas. Tu’upo attends Thompson H.S. in Alabaster, Ala.  As a junior he had 66 tackles, five for a loss, seven pass-breakups and three interceptions while le…

Alabama, Texas listed among SEC favorites for elite Class of 2027 safety

Alabama and Texas are in an annual battle to win the SEC title each December, but right now, in the middle of April, the Crimson Tide and Longhorns are in a different battle that has nothing to do with that SEC crown and nothing even to do with the 2026 season. Instead, it has everything to do with the 2027 season and one of the top safety prospects in the class. Four-star safety Junior Tu’upo is a 6-foot-2, 195-pounder who isn’t just 1 of the t…