Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 13

It’s been a long road to glory for Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts. Though Hurts has been questioned, doubted, cast aside, and just about everything else since his days in Tuscaloosa, he has come out the other side a champion both on and off the field. Hurts of course would finish his college […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide’s 2025 season is just a couple of weeks away from kicking off as Alabama heads to Tallahassee to face off against the Florida State Seminoles. After a disappointing 2024 season, which saw the team lose three games in the regular season plus an embarrassing bowl game defeat against a dreadful Michigan […]

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze finds himself firmly on the hot seat going into his third season on The Plains. With kickoff just weeks away, Freeze is stressing urgency and consistency to his players during preseason practice. During a post-practice press conference this week, Freeze was extremely candid when assessing his team’s performance and […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide clearly have one of the biggest stars in the country in rising sophomore wide receiver Ryan Williams. Williams burst onto the scene last year as just a 17-year-old quickly became one of the standout players on the team. Headed into his second year in Tuscaloosa, expectations are extremely high for the […]

A massive part of college football fandom — especially in this part of the country — is nostalgia and remembering special moments from your program that fans live and die for. Even if it has been a tough time for your team in recent years, it’s the good times and the yearning for them that […]

NCAA votes not to expand March Madness... For now

Over the course of the last couple of years, there has been a ton of discourse as to whether or not the NCAA Tournament field would be expanded from 68 teams — and the momentum certainly seemed to be trending in that direction. But it was revealed this week that the tournament is not going […]

With the calendar turning to August, college football is just a few short weeks away. As the season gets closer, preseason polls begin to trickle out and fans get a chance to see where their team is at relative to the competition — and whether or not they will start the season ranked. Though the […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is headed into the second year of the Kalen DeBoer era, a year that, if possible, carries even more pressure to win than the last. A huge part of the reason why many believe more success is ahead is DeBoer being able to reunite with longtime offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb this […]

Auburn Tigers superstar golfer Jackson Koivun has had a year to remember. Fresh off one of the best seasons in the history of collegiate golf in which he became the first player ever to claim all four of the the Haskins Award, Jack Nicklaus Award, Ben Hogan Award and Phil Mickelson Award while leading the Tigers to […]

One of the most talked about narratives in college football year after year is which coaches are on the hot seat, who’s gonna keep their job, and which teams ultimately will be looking for someone new at the helm of their program. This year is no different, and the seats in the best conference in […]

Auburn men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl has never shied away from sharing his political views, particularly when it comes to Israel. During a recent appearance on Outkick with Dan Dakich, Pearl was speaking about Obama’s role in talks between Israel and Palestine, and spoke about his belief that Obama caused not only the conflict […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball program has been building a new practice facility in the same area as Coleman Coliseum over the course of the last year, and progress is really starting to be made. In images shared across social media this week, it appears that the framing of the project is complete and […]

Before SEC football teams take the field, the offseason is filled with speculation — and fans in Alabama hang on every word from their favorite head coaches. Through media days and less than a month away from kickoff now, the focus is starting to turn to football rather than making stories out of every quote […]

The Troy Trojans are officially in the market for a new athletics director following the departure of Brent Jones, who has accepted a senior leadership position at Georgia Tech. “It is with mixed emotions that we witness the departure of Brent Jones as Athletics Director of Troy University,” Troy Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. said […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide hope to have a much more successful season in 2025 than they did in 2024 after dropping three games plus a bowl game. If they are going to right the wrongs and get the train back on the winning tracks, one player who is going to be a massive part of […]

Huge moves are being made by The Saban Center before it even makes its official opening in Tuscaloosa likely sometime next year. The Saban Center, a cutting-edge educational campus that integrates STEM and the arts, announced a major partnership with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) to enhance and promote STEM and arts education […]

The Auburn Tigers are hoping to ignite some new life this season in the third year under Hugh Freeze with by far the best roster they’ve had in a long time. If they are going to be able to do that and at the minimum secure their first winning season in five years, Freeze is […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is now just about a month away from putting toe to leather on what will be a brand new season in the second year of the Kalen DeBoer era. Even prior to the retirement of Nick Saban, the Tide’s national title drought had reached longer than it had under any period […]

At the University of Alabama, greek life is as iconic as college football. One viral account on social media has made a lucrative side job from helping perspective students with the intimidating rush process. Kyle Hall, known on Instagram as @alabama_fraternity_consulting, works with students who plan to rush that semester, offering them guidance, advice, and […]

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on name, image and likeness (NIL) in college sports — the first major step toward placing regulations and guardrails on a system that has taken on a life of its own. The order, according to a release directly from the White House is aimed to “protect student-athletes and […]

There were two major developments on the NIL news front this week and how it impacts the state of college athletics today — something many have become disillusioned with. Several months back, there were reports of President Donald Trump considering passing an executive order and/or forming a commission on college sports to address the growing […]

During SEC Media Days last week in Atlanta, the story that took over the event on the first day was a second-hand rumor about former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban having interest in returning to coaching. Virtually every coach was asked about it and all week, pundits and insiders debated whether he could […]

Auburn University has signed on to a multi-year agreement with Peachtree Entertainment that will annually bring five multi-genre concerts to the campus. According to the school, the events will either be hosted at Jordan-Hare Stadium or Neville Arena. “We are elated to partner with Peachtree Entertainment and Elevate to bring nationally renowned artists and entertainers […]

With just over a month remaining until Alabama kicks off the 2025 college football season, the spotlight is beginning to shine brightly on the Crimson Tide’s presumed new starting quarterback: Ty Simpson. While a new season always comes with a ton of unknowns, one known fact is that Alabama will have a new quarterback under […]