Charles Baldwin’s time with the University of Alabama football program didn’t last long.

A member of the Crimson Tide’s top-ranked 2016 recruiting class, Baldwin arrived in Tuscaloosa early, enrolled for the spring semester.

Four-and-a-half months later, he’s gone.Baldwin was dismissed from the team due to a violation of team rules, UA coach Nick Saban said per a released statement Thursday afternoon.

Coming in a junior college five-star recruit, Baldwin was initially thought to immediately compete for a chance as the team’s starting right tackle. However, Baldwin wasn’t as developed as other offensive linemen and he didn’t figure into the starting competition, at least during spring practice.

Asked about Baldwin at the end of March, Saban said Baldwin had potential but had some developing to do.

“A very good athlete. He’s got a lot of ability. He’s got a lot to learn. He’s got a long way to go. We’re going to continue to work with him, to get him to do things right, to get him to buy into doing things the way we need him to do them so he can have success here. I think it might take some time but we’ve got a lot of patience and got a lot of people around here that are willing to see what we can make work with him.”

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