TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Iron Bowl is never boring. With revenge on its mind, Alabama started slowly before eventually running away with a 55-44 win over Auburn Saturday in the highest scoring Iron Bowl ever. “Somebody asked me how would you characterize this team,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban said. “I would say that they […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.–While both Alabama and Auburn have earned their reputation for being strong running teams, this year’s Iron Bowl may be decided through the air. Alabama’s passing game is on a torrid pace under new offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin and quarterback Blake Sims, and should be primed for a big weekend against an Auburn defense […]

It is the most memorable ending to a college football game — maybe ever. It’s been played and replayed thousands of times. It won an ESPY Award. Verne Lundquist ranked it the best sporting event he’s ever called. But a year removed from the now (in)famous Kick-Six Iron Bowl, Alabama is No. 1 again, and […]

The week before Rivalry Week was mostly uneventful, and the College Football Playoff rankings showed that. But with many of the top teams playing in their most heated rivalry this weekend, this poll may look a lot different next Tuesday. Alabama maintained its perch atop the rankings, with Oregon staying at second. Florida State was […]

Not much changed this week in college football. It was a bye week for most of the SEC. Ok, not a bye week, but with the caliber of the opponents, it looked like it. With this weekend’s rivalry games poised to settle many debates, here are your Week 14 power rankings. Alabama had a ton […]

In his regular Monday press conference, Alabama head coach Nick Saban spoke about the different feeling surrounding the Iron Bowl game against Auburn. “When you play in big games like this, that have a lot of meaning to a lot of people, you don’t compare it to anything,” Saban said. “You just know that there’s […]

Anything related to the College Football Playoff is interesting, especially things that are quantifiable. FiveThirtyEight editor and statistical oracle Nate Silver gives Alabama the highest chance to not only make the playoff, but to win the national championship. As it currently stands — of course this is before the Iron Bowl and SEC Championship — […]

For the second time in three weeks, ESPN’s traveling college football pregame show College Gameday will be live from the Walk of Champions in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The show most recently visited Alabama for the Mississippi State game, and is on its way back for this year’s Iron Bowl. Gameday was present at last year’s Iron […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.–Alabama beat Western Carolina 48-14 but it wasn’t pleasant. In games like this when one team pays the other over $400,000 to play, the end result is usually a foregone conclusion. But the Catamounts came to play and became the first team all year to score a touchdown on the opening drive against Alabama. […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With homecoming this weekend and the Iron Bowl next Saturday, Alabama’s seniors — a group that has experienced both championships and heartbreak on the football field — only have two home games left in their college careers. This team is No. 1, like many Alabama teams have been in the past, but […]

Before Alabama plays Auburn in the 2014 Iron Bowl, it has to play the Western Carolina Catamounts. While Alabama head coach Nick Saban said, “This is a good little team we’re playing,” on his SEC coaches teleconference, the Catamounts are clearly not very good compared to the No. 1 Crimson Tide. But they are drastically […]

After Alabama toppled then-No. 1 Mississippi State over the weekend, multiple scenarios were possible for this week’s College Football Playoff rankings. What we knew for sure was that the Tide — who had been sitting at No. 5 for the last couple of weeks — would move into one of the top four slots. But as […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama’s 25-20 win against Miss. State on Saturday was fueled by a dominant defense. That defense was fueled by the magnitude of the game, and some new music selections blaring from Bryant-Denny Stadium’s loud speakers. The sellout crowd in Tuscaloosa was on its feet for the majority of the game and hung […]

There was some shifting in the college football landscape this weekend, with one key team losing and many just barely surviving. Alabama beat No. 1 Miss. State, which didn’t surprise too many people as the Crimson Tide was the clear favorite. Florida State continued to win, TCU almost lost to Kansas, and Auburn has lost […]

Multiple funds have been established to help LSU Police Sgt. Chris Gresham with his recovery after he was hit by a car following the Alabama-LSU game. Last week, Gresham was part of the motorcade leading cars with University of Alabama president Judy Bonner, athletic director Bill Battle and Alabama’s team doctors from the Andrews Sports Medicine and […]

Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, former Alabama running back Eddie Lacy made a promise to his family. His family survived the storm, but lost everything and had to move into a single-wide trailer outside of Baton Rouge. When Lacy was drafted in the second round by the Green Bay Packers, he promised to build them a […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — On a cold Saturday afternoon in Bryant-Denny Stadium, the No. 1 ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs fell to the lesser-ranked but superiorly-talented Alabama Crimson Tide. In its 25-20 victory, Alabama started strong with a dominant first half on both sides of the ball, but it was the Tide’s defense that stood out as […]

After much speculation and Twitter campaigning, College Gameday has a guest picker. Gameday host Chris Fowler announced today that former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell will grace the stage Saturday and select winners. Luttrell’s story was inspiration for the movie “Lone Survivor,” in which he was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, and is a bit of a […]

After a disappointing 2012 season, Auburn had a problem selling its season tickets last year, but surprisingly, during the SEC championship run of 2013 it had an even tougher time finding buyers for its final two SEC games. A report from the Wall Street Journal this week detailed the Auburn athletic department’s trouble filling seats after the […]

The No. 1 team in the nation is playing in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Saturday, and for once it isn’t the Crimson Tide. The team that is so accustomed to success and respect has to prove itself this weekend when Mississippi State, its Heisman hopeful quarterback and its undefeated record come to town. The past glory […]

With Auburn losing, a hole was left vacant in the College Football Playoff top four. The top two shifted, with Miss. State and Oregon at first and second, respectively. The Ducks jumped Florida State for the second slot, with the Seminoles coming in third. TCU came in at No. 4, leaving Alabama static in fifth. Auburn fell out […]

After the drama of Alabama’s win over LSU Saturday, the Crimson Tide’s team doctors were called to action on the way home. Following the game, Alabama’s team doctors were leaving Tiger Stadium in a multiple car motorcade led by LSU police. A few miles from the stadium, one officer on a motorcycle was struck by […]

With each passing week in college football, a team or two is eliminated from Playoff contention. These highly ranked teams all happen to play each other, which helps prevent outright chaos and keeps the fans of those teams truly in contention a little calmer. Alabama survived its trip to Death Valley, Auburn fumbled away a […]

When a point is repeatedly hammered home without much success, maybe doing the opposite is the trick. At least that’s what Alabama head coach Nick Saban thinks about the team’s fumbling issues. “We’ve been emphasizing it all year, so I don’t know how you emphasize something that’s so important anymore,” Saban said. “Maybe we ought […]