Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 34

The Sugar Bowl matchup in New Orleans between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Georgia Bulldogs was supposed to be played on Wednesday night, but the game was delayed until Thursday afternoon in light of the terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve in the city. A battle for the right to advance to the Orange […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide has officially played its last game in the 2024 season. Coming off a 9-3 regular season and a narrow miss of the College Football Playoff, most Alabama fans were frustrated with the first year of the Kalen DeBoer era. But with a chance to build some positive momentum and end the […]

The College Football Playoff quarterfinals are taking place in the first edition of the expanded 12-team field over New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, and in a year where the sport has seen some staggering ticket prices, the get-in prices for these games are staggeringly low. All four major bowl games are being played […]

Over the last couple of years during the changing era of college football and chaos that has ensued, a popular idea has emerged: Appointing a “commissioner of college football.” Unlike every professional league where there is a defined governing body and a leadership structure where the people making the decisions can be clearly identified, college […]

There’s still a lot to work through this offseason, but the Auburn Tigers have been fairly successful in acquiring talent and improving from this season’s bitterly disappointing 5-7 record. In their ‘early portal winners’ rankings list, On3 rated Auburn as No. 4, given the additions that Hugh Freeze has made thus far: Early Transfer Portal […]

Where Alabama basketball stands heading into Christmas

Football season has officially wound down in Tuscaloosa with just one game left to go in the ReliaQuest Bowl against the Michigan Wolverines on New Year’s Eve. While things did not go according to plan on the gridiron in Tuscaloosa this season, the good news is that Tide Hoops head coach Nate Oats has established […]

Where Auburn basketball stands headed into Christmas

It was another rough football season on The Plains for the Auburn Tigers, but it’s not all bad across the athletic department as a whole. Tiger fans can take comfort in the fact that as things continue to try to be figured out in the fall on the gridiron, they have one of the best […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide has a very special freshman quarterback coming to campus this spring in top prospect Keelon Russell of Duncanville, Texas. Earlier this month, Russell was named as the Gatorade Player of the Year in Texas, an honor that he shares with a number of players who went onto elite careers both at […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) has announced that she has voted in support of the American Relief Act of 2025, legislation that would continue funding the government through March of 2025 amidst a potential shutdown as well as provide critical assistance for Alabama’s family farmers. “The American people overwhelmingly chose President Trump to get America […]

University of Alabama Athletics Director Greg Byrne has found himself in the news cycle this week after making a widespread call to action pleading with fans to support the school’s NIL initiatives and do their part in keeping the best talent in the country in Tuscaloosa. Some criticized Byrne’s approach while some argued that it […]

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban delivered some strong thoughts on what has been a controversial topic in the Yellowhammer State this week as collectives across the nation increasingly solicit donations from fans to help fund NIL. Crimson Tide AD Greg Byrne widely syndicated a call to Alabama fans to ‘fight back’ against other schools […]

This week, Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia — who became a household name this season as he helped his team to wins over both Alabama and Auburn — won his case against the NCAA that essentially stated his time in junior college before arriving to New Mexico State should not count in terms of his […]

Alabama Athletics Director Greg Byrne took some flak on social media on Wednesday after releasing a long statement about the current state of college athletics and ultimately pleading with Tide fans to help out the university’s NIL efforts in order to combat other schools in the same space trying to take talent away from Tuscaloosa. […]

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is directing funds from the state’s successful lawsuit against Juul Labs, a manufactures of vapes and e-cigarettes, to start a youth anti-vaping campaign using Louisiana State University (LSU) Tiger athletes through NIL. According to a story from the Louisiana Illuminator, this is the first state-funded NIL deal in Louisiana. The […]

SEC fans who want a look at the behind the scenes of what it takes to run an elite program in today’s day and age of college football are going to be getting a very special treat this summer courtesy of Netflix. According to the streaming giant, a show coming next summer will debut, offering […]

It’s a new day and age in college football, one marked by chaos and a lack of guardrails in place when it comes to NIL, the transfer portal, and tampering — all wrapped up together. Though it is against the rules in writing for teams to ‘offer’ players on other teams huge NIL deals to […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide was dealt a massive blow in the transfer portal early this week when Clay-Chalkville High School alumni and former five-star recruit Jaylen Mbakwe announced his intention to enter the transfer portal after rumors flew of a seven-figure NIL offer to get him to leave Tuscaloosa. But before anyone could even guess […]

Birmingham will host 2025 SEC Gymnastics Championship

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has announced that the 2025 SEC Gymnastics Championship will be hosted at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, continuing a tradition of bringing this prestigious event to the Magic City. Birmingham previously hosted the championship at Legacy Arena in 2006, 2011, 2014, and 2022. Before the move to Legacy Arena, Birmingham welcomed the […]

Every Tuesday we present “The Auburn Corner,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Auburn Tigers, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The Auburn Tigers were heading into the offseason with big changes on the horizon, especially in the quarterback room after two largely unsuccessful season […]

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is going to begin hosting their conference baseball tournament at the historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham. According to a report from the Birmingham Times, the City Council came to an agreement with the conference to host their 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029 Championship Tournaments in both baseball as well […]

The Auburn Tigers lost a valued member of their family over the weekend with the sudden passing of team chaplain Rev. Chette Williams at the age of 61 after an accident at Lake Martin. Williams, who was known by the team as Brother Chette, arrived at the same time as former head coach Tommy Tuberville […]

The Auburn Tigers have signed a new, talented quarterback via the transfer portal. The team announced this weekend that it will be adding former Oklahoma Sooners' signal-caller Jackson Arnold to its roster.

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes”, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between.

The North Carolina Tar Heels rocked the college football world this week when it was announced that legendary NFL head coach Bill Belichick was going to be taking over the football program as its next head coach.