Why would Outland Trophy winner and top player Andre Smith be removed from the Alabama team for the Sugar Bowl for having contact with an agent? Coach Nick Saban has had issues in the past with agents contacting players and has given multiple warnings to his players that they are not to have contact with agents prior to the end of their eligibility. Smith, should he decide to turn professional prior to the Jan. 15 deadline, would be one of the top picks in the draft and the top offensive lineman along with Michael Oher of Mississippi.