Click here for linkPresident Barak Obama got away without a Barrett Jones’ handshake when the Alabama football team last visited the White House.
Not this time, the Crimson Tide senior promised. He’ll get to the front of the line to meet the president when the Alabama delegation makes its return this afternoon. Per tradition, a 1:20 p.m. reception at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. will honor the 2011 BCS national champions.
So will Jones, a star student with a history of humanitarian trips, size up the landmark as a potential future residence?
“You never know. I might be too conservative,” he said. “Maybe I could be the governor of Alabama, but I don’t know if I could be president. But yeah, it’s always fun to go there. It’ll be my second trip to see the president. Hopefully I’ll get to shake his hand this time. I was a little mad the last time. I was a scrub, I guess. … A scrub starter.” ...