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Former Alabama football RB Damien Harris beats up Malachi Moore and DeBoer

Former Alabama football running back Damien Harris minced his words in a podcast with The Athletic on Sunday about Alabama's 40-35 loss to Vanderbilt, taking particular aim at team captain and starting safety Malachi Moore, who had a tantrum in the last minute of the game.

With Vanderbilt running out the clock for the win, Moore hit Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia late on a first-down run, then knocked over his mouthpiece and kicked the football after being spotted by the officials, which resulted in a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. He also apparently waved off defensive coordinator Kane Wommack's attempt to take him out of the game.

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“No. 13, Malachi Moore, Brother, I don't know you. I'm not trying to disrespect you. But what you did last night on that football field was complete and utter (expletive). You are a twofold.” Captain. Someone who has your hand and footprint in Denny Chimes. “How did you show up yesterday?” Harris said. “The only thing I remember is you hitting the guy’s head on the ground unnecessarily. You slapped yourself and threw your mouthpiece. Not even like, OK, nobody's looking. Like, 'I'm bigger than the game.'” I'm bigger than the team. Check out what I have to say about this. Yard penalty for no apparent reason.' And you call yourself a two-time captain?”

Moore was captain of Alabama's 2023 SEC championship team and was named 2024 captain by new coach Kalen DeBoer in the preseason. Harris, who is retired from the NFL and is now an analyst for CBS Sports, had words not only for Moore, but also for DeBoer.

“I’ll tell you exactly why he feels he can behave this way. Check out what Kalen DeBoer said about Malachi Moore in his postgame press conference. 'Oh, well, he's one of our guys and he's one of us. “Yeah, we're expecting him to take advantage of that and bring nothing but positives for the rest of the season.” Man, damn it!' Harris said. “What’s wrong with that? Nick Saban would have said that? No! This is (expletive). That doesn't help you win games. That doesn't help you control the talent and level of guys you've never coached before.” Guys you've never had experience with, at a program you don't know what it takes to to win such games. You just come here and try to be everyone's friend What's the point in that? That’ll make you beat Vandy in the street.”

Harris won two national championships and three SEC championships during his Capstone career. In four seasons at UA (2015-2019), he rushed for 2,779 yards and 21 touchdowns.

“I can tell you what would have happened in the days I was there. We would have tried to rip the 'C' off his jersey. We would have set him on fire,” Harris said. “Every coach, every player, Reuben Foster, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Da'ron Payne, Jalen Hurts, Jerry Jeudy, everyone would have turned this guy on his head like we don't do that.”

Tuscaloosa News columnist Chase Goodbread is also the weekly co-host of Crimson Cover TV on WVUA-23. Reach him at [email protected]. Follow @chasegoodbread on X.com.

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