Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 67

Tide Hoops is improving, but rough waters ahead

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, let’s talk some Tide Hoops! Alabama is off to a 6-4 start after last year’s historic 31-win season and […]

Randy Owen, best known for being the lead singer of the band ‘Alabama’ whose hit song Dixieland Delight has become a mainstay of Alabama Crimson Tide culture over the years, lead the Jacksonville State University marching band after the team’s New Orleans Bowl victory yesterday: While Owen’s best known work might be the soundtrack of […]

Alabama football graduates fifteen players over weekend

Nick Saban has always taken great pride in enforcing that his players attend class, complete their coursework, keep their grades up, and balance being a football player in his program with also being a full-time college student. Every semester, a yearly tradition has become coach Saban posing with players of his that have earned their […]

On the Yellowhammer Sports Podcast, Michael Brauner and CJ Duncan break down what is going on in the world of SEC athletics, big national stories, what you should have your eye on, and so much more. In this edition, Michael and CJ break down Alabama’s win win over Georgia and subsequent selection to the College […]

Chess not Checkers: Saban hires former Michigan staffer

Nick Saban tries to stay one step ahead of his competition, and it’s one thing that has kept him at the top of college football for as long as he has been. His latest staffing hire is a perfect example. Saban hired former Michigan linebackers coach George Helow ahead of the Tide’s matchup against the […]

December is prime recruiting season on the college football calendar with early signing day rapidly approaching just a week away. The regular season ends and all coaches, whether they have a bowl game to prepare for or not, are hitting the road to see recruits either who are committed to their school, other schools, or […]

Zeno has historic season for Blazers

While the UAB Blazers have not had a great season under first year head coach Trent Dilfer sitting at 4-8 and failing to secure bowl eligibility, it has still been a historic season for their quarterback Jacob Zeno. Zeno ranked near the top of college football across several different categories including 3rd nationally in completion […]

Charles Barkley is kicking off a new business venture with the home of the Atlanta Hawks, State Farm Arena. The Leeds, Alabama native and Auburn basketball legend who has turned into one of the most prominent figures in the sports media world announced a partnership between the arena, team and Barkley’s vodka brand, Redmont. The […]

Milroe, Beck, and Dart will lead way of SEC QBs in 2024

Every Wednesday right here you can read Across the SEC, where we’ll get into a different topic on the SEC, break down the biggest matchups of the previous week, preview the coming week’s slate, and talk about where things stand in the best conference in the land! In this week’s edition, while we still have bowl […]

5 Bama stars predicted to dominate NFL Draft

As we head down the stretch of both the college football and NFL season, mock drafts from tons of different experts begin to pop up as fans look at who their teams could be looking at and where. Nick Saban is no stranger to first round picks, having produced 49 of them in total and […]

2024 Alabama-Georgia matchup details announced

Alabama and Georgia will face off in the regular season in 2024 for the first time since the 2020 season, and we now know the date and time that the game will be played. The Bulldogs will head to Tuscaloosa on September 28, 2024 in week four, under the lights at Bryant-Denny Stadium, with a […]

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has announced that she has opened an official antitrust investigation into undefeated Florida State being left out of the College Football Playoff behind 12-1 Alabama and Texas. It is just the latest in a string of politicians getting involved in college athletics. Florida governor Ron DeSantis last week stated that […]

Freeze eyes transfer portal for fresh talent at QB

Every Tuesday right here you can read 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. In this week’s edition, the transfer portal is heating up, and by all accounts, it sounds like Hugh Freeze wants to bring […]

It’s an interesting time on the college football calendar at the end of the regular season and early signing day coming up just over a week from now. For most teams, the national championship hunt is over and the focus is fully on recruiting, but for the playoff teams, coaches have to double up and […]

Has this been Saban’s best coaching job yet?

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, we are in the lull period between the end of the regular season and the start of bowl season. […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide landed six players on the AP All-America team, including three of its stars on the defense being named first team All-Americans. Kool-Aid McKinstry, Terrion Arnold, and Dallas Turner all made the first-team, giving Alabama a nation leading three first-team AP All-Americans. Freshman defensive back Caleb Downs was also named to the […]

Bama kicker Reichard accepts Senior Bowl invite

Alabama kicker Will Reichard is one of the most decorated players in Crimson Tide history, recently breaking the NCAA record for points scored in a season. After five years in Tuscaloosa and a national championship push this year, Reichard will turn his focus to the next level by accepting an invitation to the Senior Bowl […]

WATCH: Saban starts up his Ferrari for recruit

Alabama head coach Nick Saban has always been known as a master recruiter — but his latest tactic might just be the best one yet. In a video posted by Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., son of former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, Saban showed off his beautiful red Ferrari: Nick Saban showing off his Ferrari — no […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide are SEC Champions and headed to the College Football Playoff. Two of their young freshmen are big reasons why. The SEC announced the all-freshmen team on Thursday and both safety Caleb Downs and left tackle Kadyn Proctor were honored by being named to the list. 🔵🟡 @SEC All-Freshman Team 🟡🔵 @caleb_downs2 […]

Saban: 'I think our team still has a lot to prove'

Every Thursday throughout college football season, Alabama head coach Nick Saban has been appearing on the Pat McAfee show to talk about his team, college football in general, and whatever else may come up. With the Tide coming off an SEC Championship victory and a nationwide debate about its selection to the College Football Playoff […]

Rick Karle of WVTM 13 often finds some of the best and most heartwarming, and sometimes shocking stories across Alabama. His most recent involves a Trussville, Alabama Santa Claus and a little girl who lost her mother. Wayne Lane, a local Santa for 15 years, was sitting in a Trussville Waffle House when he was […]

Georgia officials make good on SEC championship wager

The SEC Championship game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs was watched all across the nation — with massive viewership numbers reflecting that. The stakes of the game extended all the way to Washington, with members of Congress from both Alabama and Georgia making a friendly wager on some Chick-Fil-A. With the Crimson […]

Former Auburn, South Alabama, and now former Coastal Carolina head basketball coach Cliff Ellis announced his retirement in a press conference this afternoon. Ellis was the current active wins leader among college coaches and the 8th winningest coach in NCAA Division 1 History. Ellis has been outspoken about his opposition to the direction that college […]

Every Wednesday right here you can read Across the SEC, where we’ll get into a different topic on the SEC, break down the biggest matchups of the previous week, preview the coming week’s slate, and talk about where things stand in the best conference in the land! In this week’s edition, we just had the most […]