Tennessee lands former Alabama RB Alvin Kamara

Former Alabama running back Alvin Kamara has landed at Tennessee.

The Vols announced they had signed Kamara, a former four-star prospect, out of Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College.

Kamara spent the 2013 season at Alabama, but never saw the field. He was suspended twice and left home from the Sugar Bowl because of an unspecified disciplinary reason. Kamara announced via Twitter last January that he was leaving the Alabama program, but maintained that it was not because of the behavioral issues that landed him in hot water with Saban and his staff.

Kamara rushed for 1,211 yards and 18 touchdowns in nine games with Hutchinson this season. Hutchinson is the same junior college that produced former Tennessee star receiver Cordarrelle Patterson.

"Alvin is an extremely competitive kid. He has an explosive element to his game that will allow him to help us immediately,” Tennessee running backs coach Robert Gillespie said. “I'm excited to coach him this spring and believe that his addition will create a healthy competition in the running backs room."

Freshman Jalen Hurd led the Vols in rushing with 777 yards and three touchdowns, but as a team Tennessee struggled to rush the ball. It ranked 100^th in the country and 13^th in the SEC in rushing with just 135 yards per game.

Kamara is expected to be on campus in January.

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