 During his time at Denton, Alridge was named Honorable Mention AP 4A All-State, selected to the Max Emfinger Texas Super All-State Team, picked Texas Sports Writers Association Third-Team, All-State and named District 6-4A Offensive Player-of-the-Year.Alridge chose to attend the University of Houston where he was redshirted as a freshman; he was initially recruited as a wide receiver.He was not enrolled at the university for the 2004 season and sat out the year.