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Alabama beats LSU

Alabama basketball closed out an extremely successful week on Saturday night in Coleman Coliseum with a 109-88 drumming of the LSU Tigers to get to 6-1 in conference play. After an embarrassing effort in Knoxville last weekend, Alabama was able to earn two huge wins this week against Auburn on Wednesday and LSU on Saturday. […]

Auburn’s Board of Trustees will vote next Friday on plans for renovations to Jordan-Hare Stadium that include a new video board for the north end zone side of the venue. Currently, the video board at Jordan-Hare is only one large screen on the south end zone side, something that the school has planned to address […]

Houston Texans head coach and former Alabama Crimson Tide star linebacker DeMeco Ryans has been named the NFL Coach of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America. Ryans was named a finalist for the AP NFL Coach of the Year as well, which will not be announced until February 8th. Ryans led Houston […]

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban is clearly enjoying his retirement. Shortly after Saban’s announcement, his daughter Kristen in a Q&A said one of the things she was most looking forward to was spending time with the whole family together. In a video posted to Kristen’s Twitter account, Saban was seen enjoying a boogie board […]

Wednesday night’s Iron Bowl of Basketball got off to a wacky start amidst an issue with the light system at Coleman Coliseum that caused a short delay after the game had already started and Auburn had taken a 3-0 lead. After Alabama’s 79-75 win, both coaches had a little bit of fun talking about the […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville offered new thoughts on the retirement of former Alabama head coach Nick Saban out Outkick’s Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich. Tuberville (R-Auburn) suggested that the NCAA’s Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) system, which is changing the landscape of college sports, factored into Saban’s decision to walk away, and that he believes […]

University of Alabama star golfer Nick Dunlap had quite the week. Just this past weekend, Dunlap became the first amateur to win a PGA event since Phil Mickelson in 1991. As a result of his amateur status, he was forced to forfeit the $1.5 million prize he would have earned if he were a pro. […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide earned their biggest win of the season by defeating the Auburn Tigers by a score of 79-75 in front of a raucous crowd in Tuscaloosa. Things didn’t get started off great, with an issue with the lighting system at Coleman Coliseum causing a short delay in the start of the game […]

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer joined the Pat McAfee show for a segment on Wednesday afternoon — something his predecessor Nick Saban famously did on a weekly basis. Among the topics discussed were DeBoer’s first two weeks at Alabama, the transfer portal situation, his conversations with Nick Saban, and more. DeBoer spoke of the players […]

Infirmary Health of Mobile is partnering with UAB Health Systems to expand cancer care options for patients in the Gulf Coast area. Now an affiliate of UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, Infirmary Health will allow patients in Mobile and Baldwin Counties to receive the care that they need without having to travel to Birmingham. With […]

Governor Kay Ivey signed a proclamation to set special election dates for Alabama House District 27, which includes the areas of Arab, Guntersville, Union Grove and Grant. Wes Kitchens, who had held the position since 2018, now serves in the Alabama Senate in District 9, having won the seat on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 previously […]

Things are starting to heat up in the recruitment of perhaps the most sought after prospect in the entire country, and certainly in the state of Alabama. Ryan “Hollywood” Williams, a five-star wide receiver from Saraland, AL in the Mobile area is a superstar in every sense of the word, amassing over 4,600 all purpose […]

Alabama and Auburn will meet up on the basketball court for the first time this season on Wednesday night at 6:30 P.M. CST in Tuscaloosa. Entering the matchup, Alabama leads the all-time series 101-67, and historically, Auburn has not won often in Tuscaloosa with just nine all time. Alabama swept Auburn last season while the […]

Coleman Coliseum, home of the University of Alabama basketball program, has been the subject of much scrutiny over the last few years with plans for a new one being delayed. However, at least one rival player appreciates the historic venue that has stood since the 1960s. When asked about Coleman, Auburn basketball center Dylan Cardwell […]

Alabama will be just fine

Every Monday right here you can read 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. In this week’s edition, the first week of the Kalen DeBoer era is officially in the books. While there may have been more […]

Auburn basketball enters top ten in latest AP Poll

The Auburn Tigers have been on a roll as of late, remaining the only unbeaten team in conference play in the SEC coming off the weekend. According to the latest AP Poll released Monday afternoon, the Tigers have risen into the top ten for the first time this season, all the way up to No. […]

Star Alabama sophomore golfer Nick Dunlap made history on Sunday afternoon, becoming the first amateur winner on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson in 1991. During Dunlap’s historic tour stop, former Alabama head coach Nick Saban, an avid golfer himself, joined the broadcast by phone to talk about Dunlap — as well as fellow Alabama […]

SEC message boards have produced some of the wildest takes and stories in college football over the years. From the origin of LSU fans smelling like corn dogs to tearing down high school kids over their decision of where to attend school, SEC fans have always found another gear. But Nick Saban’s retirement and subsequent […]

Since Nick Saban retired and Kalen DeBoer was hired, the Alabama Crimson Tide hasn’t seen much good news in the transfer portal. But perhaps DeBoer has stopped the bleeding over the weekend, with no portal entries since Julian Sayin on Friday, followed up by securing two transfers from his former team, Washington. On Saturday, DeBoer […]

Alabama golfer Nick Dunlap made history on Sunday afternoon in La Quinta, California, winning The American Express and becoming the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson in 1991. He also became the youngest amateur to win on the PGA Tour since 1910. WOW! 🏆 20-year-old amateur Nick Dunlap is a […]

Vols too much for Tide in Knoxville

Alabama’s undefeated start in conference play came to an end on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville against Tennessee, with the University of Tennessee Volunteers taking down the Tide with a final score of 91-71. The Vols, ranked No. 6 in the nation, physically dominated Alabama from the opening tip. Turnovers were the story of the game […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide have lost a ton of players in the transfer portal since the departure of Nick Saban. In the college football landscape of today — Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) plays a factor in transfer destinations — and players often make their final choice based on where they will ultimately make the […]

The South Alabama Jaguars have a new head coach after Kane Wommack departed for the defensive coordinator job in Tuscaloosa under Kalen DeBoer. Major Applewhite, who has served as the Jags’ offensive coordinator since 2021, was promoted and will serve as the fourth head coach in the program’s history: Introducing the fourth head coach of […]

Five-star QB Julian Sayin enters transfer portal

The hits keep on coming for Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Julian Sayin, the prized prospect of Alabama’s 2024 recruiting class and an early enrollee who has been practicing with the team since Rose Bowl prep, is planning to enter the transfer portal per a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The news comes […]