Alabama safety Malachi Moore apologized Monday for his late-game outburst during a weekend loss to Vanderbilt.
The two-time team captain shoved Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia’s head toward the ground at the end of a play, threw his mouthguard and drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for kicking the football in the 40-35 upset that cost the Crimson Tide the No. 1 ranking. Moore also appeared to refuse coaches´ orders to come off the field when they tried to replace him.
He issued an apology on social media Monday for his actions.
“I was completely out of line,” Moore said in a post on X. “I let the emotions of the game get the best of me and put myself before the team. As a two-time captain and a fifth-year player, I understand the standard that we are expected to live up to at Alabama, and I failed to do so by acting in a selfish and unacceptable manner.”
Coach Kalen DeBoer didn’t elaborate on what, if any, punishment Moore would face
“We have handled it,” DeBoer said Monday. “I’m just going to say this about Malachi, what he did, he has gone above and beyond in taking ownership in it. This is pretty much immediately after the game to this morning. Things that are all prompted by him but also part of our conversations.
