MONTGOMERY, Ala. —

Former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, who helped lead the team to back-to-back national championships, announced Thursday that he is running for lieutenant governor of Alabama.

McCarron made the announcement in a video posted to YouTube on Thursday. McCarron, a first-time candidate, described himself as a political outsider. He cited conservative activist Charlie Kirk , who was assassinated in September, as his inspiration to "get off the sidelines." McCarron, who is running as a Republican, also stressed his 2016 endorsement of President Donald Trump.

"Today, Alabama's conservative and cultural values are under attack from every direction. That's why Charlie Kirk's assassination affected so many of us so deeply," McCarron said in the video.

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