Missouri native Hentges, family enjoy Alabama journey ahead of complicated game with Tigers
(WorldNews Sport)

TUSCALOOSA - The last time Alabama and Missouri played one another in the regular season, a 16-year-old Hale Hentges was sitting in Memorial Stadium in Columbia as a coveted recruit for the host Tigers. As was the case throughout much of that national championship winning season, the top-ranked Crimson Tide dominated the game as Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon combined for 320 rushing yards and five touchdowns in the 42-10 rout on Oct. 13, 2012. But upon returning home to Jefferson City, just 32 minutes south of Faurot Field, the lanky 6-foot-4 tight end prospect from Helias Catholic was already well on his way to becoming an Alabama fan for life. `I just remember him coming home and I said,...