Tide’s Calvin Ridley to go pro

Alabama WR Calvin Ridley will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft, he announced Wednesday on Twitter. His 224 catches were second only to Amari Cooper in Alabama program history. Ridley is the Tide’s first early entrant into the draft.

❚ Clemson’s leading receiver Deon Cain will forgo his senior season to enter the draft. Cain joins Ray-Ray

McCloud, LG Taylor Hearn and S Van Smith as Tigers who will turn pro.