Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 48
On Wednesday morning, the breaking news of the day was legendary USC running back Reggie Bush getting his 2005 Heisman trophy reinstated after a long and infamous period in which it was taken away from him for “receiving improper benefits.” Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, an infamous social media user when it comes to […]
One of the most important players for the 2023-24 Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has announced that he will be using his fifth and final year of eligibility in order to return to Tuscaloosa. Latrell Wrightsell Jr., who was Alabama’s best three-point shooter and arguably best on-ball defender, will be giving college another shot […]
The NCAA has officially ratified a rule which will make all transfer athletes eligible immediately, regardless if they’ve transferred in the past. So long as an athlete meets academic requirements, the NCAA will no longer be able to punish a player for transferring multiple times. The rule has been in effect by de facto since […]
Former Alabama superstar and current Charlotte Hornets rookie Brandon Miller has been named as one of the finalists for the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award. In 74 games played this season, Miller averaged over 32 minutes per game while scoring over 17 points per game, grabbing over 4 rebounds per game, and 2.4 assists […]
Every year at the Gulf Coast’s iconic Flora-Bama, residents from around the area, state, and country gather for the iconic Mullet Toss, where people compete over a weekend to see who can throw a dead mullet fish furthest. The event is one of the staples of the Gulf Coast and has become one of the […]
If there was a position on the team for the Alabama Crimson Tide to be concerned about headed into year one of the Kalen DeBoer era — it was kicker. Coming from five of the best seasons of place kicker play that Alabama has had in a very long time with Will Reichard, a kicker […]
Jalen Milroe is living his best life. With the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, a little over an hour drive time from Tuscaloosa, Milroe headed out to catch the race. But what he probably didn’t expect was an encounter with one of the greatest athletes in the history of sports and perhaps the […]
Earlier this week, it was reported that former Auburn guard Aden Holloway, recently in the transfer portal, would be taking a visit to Tuscaloosa. Holloway made things official on Friday afternoon, committing to Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide. BREAKING: Auburn transfer guard Aden Holloway has committed to Alabama, he tells @On3sports. Holloway is […]
After the retirement of Nick Saban, the Alabama coaching search was one of the wildest two-day sequences that this state, or the college football world in general, has ever seen. Names were being thrown around left and right, from Dan Lanning to Dabo Swinney to Lane Kiffin, with conflicting reports galore. But by all accounts, […]
Former Alabama and current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is stepping up to provide ten Philadelphia schools with air conditioning units. Hurts is cutting a $200,000 check that will help schools that still do not have AC including Clara Barton, Gloria Casarez, Castor Gardens, D. Newlin Fell, Thomas Finletter, Fitler Academics Plus, Benjamin Franklin/Science Leadership […]
Last year, it was announced that Major League Baseball would be hosting a game at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham in the MLB’s ‘Field of Dreams’ game as a tribute to Willie Mays and the Negro Leagues. Now, the league has announced that fans who hope to attend the matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals […]
Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer is in Tuscaloosa with significantly higher expectations than he’s faced throughout his entire coaching career. Despite last season’s improbable run to the national championship with the Washington Huskies, his current role is one where titles aren’t just hoped for — but expected. According to DeBoer, the expectations of […]
The Nature Conservancy in Alabama will hold an Earth Day dedication for its new Fenvkvcēkv (pronounced finuh-guh-jee-guh) Creek Preserve at Flagg Mountain in Coosa County on Friday, April 19 at 10:00 a.m. Flagg Mountain is the southernmost peak and start of the 2,000-mile-long Appalachian Mountain range, which is why the The Nature Conservancy calls the […]
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and former Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Bond were both named as top-15 players in college football by 247Sports’ Blake Brockermeyer: View this post on Instagram A post shared by CBS Sports College Football (@cbssportscfb) Bond, who elected to enter the transfer portal shortly after Nick Saban announced his retirement, […]
Before the transfer portal came along, it was nearly impossible to see a player in any sport transfer directly from one rival to another. But in today’s day and age of college athletics, that reality might not be too far off. Former Auburn 5-star guard Aden Holloway, who was a McDonald’s All-American and consensus top-20 […]
For the first time in a very long time, the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball program revealed a new uniform combination during this past season. The ‘retro’ style threads featuring the classic Block A logo on the shorts were voted as the ‘uniform of the year’ in college basketball by popular social media page Uniswag. […]
In an interview with Campus Reform, Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl drew attention to an irony he views between LGBTQ people in the United States and personally or politically supporting terrorist group Hamas. Pearl argues LGBTQ individuals would not be able to openly identify with their lifestyle under their law without persecution and possibly […]
Gulf Shore State park held a ribbon cutting ceremony for new cabins that were unveiled on Lake Shelby as part of an $8.8 million project that has gone on since 2020 and Hurricane Sally. 17 damaged structures from the storm were replaced with 20 new and more modern lakeside cabins, according to OutdoorAlabama. All 20 […]
The 2023 version of the Alabama Crimson Tide, while it did not accomplish the ultimate goal of winning a national championship, is still a team that made history in numerous ways and will be remembered fondly. For one, it was the last iteration of a Nick Saban-coached Alabama team. But beyond that, even according to […]
After a successful career at Alabama before declaring for this year’s NFL Draft, Kool-Aid McKinstry etched his name on the long list of elite defensive backs under former head coach Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa. But, according to McKinstry himself, the Pinson Valley native’s legendary Alabama career almost never got started and he had originally told […]
Scottie Scheffler shares message of faith after Masters victory – 'My victory's secure on the cross'
Scottie Scheffler put up a dominating 4-under par final round performance on Sunday at August National Golf Club to secure his second Green Jacket. Scheffler, who has always been open about his deep faith and a belief that there are significantly more important things than his golf score, shared a powerful message in his interview […]
A-Day has come and gone, and with it, the end of the first spring practices of the Kalen DeBoer era. While the game is always ran more like a practice scrimmage than an actual football game, there was still plenty to take away from Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Here are some takeaways and observations: […]
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban is clearly enjoying his retirement. While in years past he would have been spending his week preparing for A-Day, this time around it was a much more relaxed version of Saban at Augusta National golf club taking in The Masters. Saban joined ESPN’s ‘Welcome to The Masters’ coverage and […]
New polling from Montgomery Research and Cygnal is previewing next Tuesday’s primary runoff elections in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District — and looking even further to the general election in November. Of the 473 total people surveyed by Montgomery Research, LLC, on the GOP side, Caroleene Dobson led former State Sen. Dick Brewbaker with 42% ahead […]

