Kadyn Proctor tells how time at Iowa pushed him back to Alabama

Kadyn Proctor had an unexpected road back to the football field to suit up for the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2024.

Proctor started as a true freshman for the Tide in 2023. He then decided to transfer after Nick Saban retired following the conclusion of the season. He went back home to Iowa with plans to play for the Hawkeyes.

The former five-star revealed two months into his time back home, something did not feel right.

“A month and a half into being there, it just didn’t feel right,” Proctor said during episode 2 of Fox Nation’s The Tides That Binds. “I didn’t have no close relationships with none of the guys. I couldn’t relate to none of them. I never heard the word National Championship come out of their mouths. It just wasn’t a place for me. And three months later, I left.”

Proctor returned back to Tuscaloosa and resumed starting at left tackle for the Tide in 2024. He earned second-team ALL-SEC honors from the league coaches after playing 639 snaps and accounting for 54 total knockdowns.