Ole Miss’ Quinshon Judkins bought a Mercedes from Nick Saban’s

• Chris Low, ESPN

  • Senior Citizen WriterJul 20, 2023, 05:01 PM ET Close College football reporter
  • Joined ESPN.com in 2007
  • Graduate of the University of Tennessee

Ole Miss’ Quinshon Judkins, who led the SEC in hurrying as a freshman, didn’t get a scholarship offer to play football at Alabama.But he does own a car he bought at among Nick Saban’s dealerships.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Judkins informed ESPN on Thursday that he bought his Mercedes,

a brand-new

one, last year at Mercedes-Benz of Birmingham, which is co-owned by Saban. Judkins, who’s from Pike Road, Alabama, acquired a white Benz and stated he didn’t actually understand that Saban had a stake in the dealership the very first time he went to look for vehicles. “It was the second time when I purchased it and satisfied his boy,”Judkins said.”He informed me he was coach Saban’s child. “Nicholas Saban is the assistant general manager/sales manager at Mercedes-Benz of Birmingham, which has 2 schools in the Birmingham area in Hoover and Irondale. Saban also is part owner of a Mercedes dealership in Nashville together with a just recently opened Ferrari car dealership in Nashville.Judkins chuckled when asked if it was only right that he chose a car from among Saban’s car dealerships provided the Crimson Tide whiffed on him during the recruiting procedure.”Nah, it’s all great. They signed a lot of terrific players,”Judkins said.”I’m best where I want to be at Ole Miss and got the automobile I desired. “Judkins re-signed his NIL deal with The Grove Collective last December, but said he bought the cars and truck before signing that deal. Judkins said he had queries from other schools about transferring after his freshman season, however added,” I never considered leaving my school.”Judkins hurried for 1,567 yards last season, the second most ever by an SEC freshman behind only Herschel Walker, who had 1,616 yards in 1980.