Kool-Aid McKinstry hilariously describes the moment that made him flip his commitment from Auburn to Alabama

The Iron Bowl arguably has some of the most interesting recruiting stories of any rivalry in college football. 

Alabama football and Auburn University have battled for some of the most talented recruits in the nation. 

Reuben Foster and Rashaan Evans, both linebackers, attended Auburn High School. Foster had an Auburn tattoo that he ultimately had to cover up because he flipped to the Crimson Tide in 2013. Tiger fans were filled with anger when Evans decided in the following recruiting cycle to choose Alabama over Auburn. Auburn dominated the coast in recruiting for the state of Alabama until Nick Saban arrived in 2007. Saban’s first big fish was Julio Jones of Foley High School in the 2008 class.

Players such as Mark Barron, Robert Foster, T.J. Yeldon, Ryan Anderson, C.J. Mosley, Jamey Mosley, Da’Ron Payne, Marcell Dareus, Quinnen Williams, and AJ McCarron all grew up deep in the Iron Bowl rivalry.

They could have been developed at Auburn; however, they chose Coach Saban at Alabama and have national championships to show for it. Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry, a University of Alabama alumnus, was committed to Auburn out of Pinson (Ala.) Valley High School. He was a three-time state championship athlete and a five-star in the 2021 recruiting class. McKinstry ended up flipping from Auburn to Alabama, and he does not regret his decision. He described the moment that made him flip during an interview with Robert Griffin III — 2011 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner — on his podcast, “RG3 and The Ones.”