The College Football Playoff is about money, and it’s about to make a lot of it. Expanding the national title hunt to four teams — adding two games — will be an instant profit point, with the tickets poised to be the most expensive ever. Per CBS Sports: The $650 price for the College Football […]

Alabama defensive end D.J. Pettway walked across the stage at Coleman Coliseum on Dec. 13 and received his diploma. He shook outgoing Alabama president Judy Bonner’s hand and completed the process of being a student. But this moment would not have been possible if Alabama head coach Nick Saban hadn’t given Pettway a second chance. […]

Alabama football is No. 1 in the country according to the College Football Playoff rankings, but it would still make the final four in academics. New America, a Washington D.C. think-tank, ranked each of the top 25 schools in terms of their graduation success rate — or GSR — and determined how the players from […]

After Alabama’s 2014 A-Day spring game, a disappointed fan approached Alabama head coach Nick Saban. “Some little 10-year-old boy came up to me after the spring game and said, ‘Do we have a quarterback other than Blake Sims?’” Saban recalls. Sims completed 8-of-25 for 76 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions during A-Day. Recently […]

College football bowl season is only days away, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start predicting where these players will end up in the NFL. ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay released his first mock draft of the season — It’s on ESPN Insider so you’ll need a subscription — for the first round […]

NEW YORK — Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper didn’t win the Heisman Trophy, but that won’t define his legacy. Being slighted is something Cooper knows all about. Though he was a 4-star recruit, he wasn’t heavily recruited out of high school after an injury-shortened junior year and a solid senior season. He knows the list […]

NEW YORK — Fresh off of his Biletnikoff Award win Thursday night, Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper made his first ever trip to New York with the Heisman Trophy in his sights. Cooper spent his day seeing the sights with fellow finalist, Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon. “It means the world to me,” Cooper said of […]

Quietness can be an asset, and Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper uses it better than anyone else. His teammates say he’s a silent leader and a hard-worker. Others say he’s the best receiver in the Southeastern Conference, maybe the entire country. He speaks in succinct, measured sentences that don’t leave anything open to interpretation. He […]

Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper leads the country in receptions and receiving yards and is the favorite to win the Biletnikoff Award for being the best receiver in college football. The soft-spoken Cooper was asked tonight what he would do with the trophy if he won. “I haven’t even thought about it,” Cooper said. “I’ll […]

We all know Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn make a lot of money — $7 million for Saban and $3.85 million for Malzahn, respectively. And so do members of their staffs, according to USA Today’s just-released list of college football’s highest paid assistant coaches. Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart […]

At the award ceremony for the 2014 Broyles Award, Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin shed some light on what he and Alabama head coach Nick Saban talk about on the sidelines. “He’s just saying, ‘Hey Lane, I love you so much. Thank you so much for coming here,” Kiffin said. “Can you please stop throwing […]

RELATED: Four reasons Amari Cooper should win the Heisman Trophy It was a foregone conclusion, but Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper has officially been named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. He will join Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota and Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon on Saturday, Dec. 13 in New York for the ceremony which […]

With the college football regular season over, the bowl games have been set and teams will begin their postseason preparation. But before the bowl games come the individual awards. Alabama players like safety Landon Collins and punter JK Scott will be up for their position’s top honors, but it’s Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper who […]

Alabama had its annual postseason awards banquet Sunday night and handed out a dozen or so awards to various members of the team. Some were voted on by the coaches, but many were voted on by the players themselves. Amari Cooper was named the team’s most valuable player, as well as co-offensive player of the […]

After Alabama’s resounding 42-13 win over Missouri in the SEC Championship, its place as the No. 1 seed in the inaugural College Football Playoff was all but set. Nick Saban and his players gathered in the team’s meeting room and gave the announcement a golf clap when their ranking was revealed. Oregon’s place as No. […]

Though Alabama already has 23 SEC championships, the next one is always the most significant. The Crimson Tide is no stranger to playing in high profile games. With a fan base that is unsatisfied with anything short of a national championship, every game carries a lot of weight. So in some ways, this Saturday’s SEC […]

Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper has set almost every receiving record there is to break at Alabama this season. He already has 104 catches for 1,573 yards and 14 touchdowns this season and is Alabama’s best weapon on offense. As a tribute to Cooper, YouTube user and vertical filmer (See: Vertical Video Syndrome) Michael Mason […]

With Alabama entering this weekend’s SEC Championship against Missouri, it has assumed the role of the conference’s only hope at making the first ever College Football Playoff. Much of the debate this season has been whether the committee would permit two SEC teams to make it into the final four. But after the SEC West […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama head coach Nick Saban is no stranger to the rumors surrounding head coaching vacancies. He has left multiple jobs for greener pastures elsewhere, and knows the benefits and difficulties of leaving one place for another. Colorado State head coach Jim McElwain is a former offensive coordinator under Saban at Alabama and […]

With Mississippi State going down, it was a matter of who would replace them in the playoff committee’s top four. Alabama didn’t budge at No. 1, while Oregon also stayed put at second. TCU jumped Florida State for No. 3 as the Seminoles keep falling after winning. The committee also continues to ignore the fact […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The reports began surfacing weeks ago. Then, this weekend, they got stronger. And finally, today, at around 2:30 p.m., UAB officially shuttered its football program, along with its bowling and rifle teams. The UAB football program was launched in 1991. The team was enjoying its first bowl-eligible season since 2004, but it […]

When one team falls out, another takes its place. But college football’s rivalry week didn’t make it very easy to figure out who will replace Mississippi State in the top four. We have one week remaining before all of the games are complete and the College Football Playoff committee releases its final, actually meaningful poll. […]

Not content with just setting multiple records on the field during Saturday’s Iron Bowl slugfest, Alabama and Auburn shattered several all-time marks off the field, as well. ESPN’s first broadcast of the game in seven years averaged 13,529,000 viewers and posted a 7.4 rating, which is ESPN’s most-watched and highest-rated regular season college football game […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With the Iron Bowl over, the regular season has ended and Alabama head coach Nick Saban is ready to start something new. Alabama’s been in playoff mode for weeks now, with every win advancing its standing and every potential loss serving as a season-ender. This week is no different as the Crimson […]