The Southeastern Conference is regarded for having the most rabid fans in the country, with the craziest, most vocal fans usually residing in the student section.  ESPN.com SEC writer Edward Aschoff ranked his top five SEC student sections, with Alabama coming in at second behind LSU and Auburn rounding out the top five at fifth. […]

Actually picking up and reading Lars Anderson’s new book “The Storm and the Tide” was a challenge. Not that I have an aversion to reading — the book isn’t a tome or slogging prose — it’s just difficult to revisit a period of time that was so traumatic for so many people in our state. […]

Forget the quarterback battle. The true point of interest two games into the season in Tuscaloosa is wide receiver Amari Cooper. The first play of the game on Saturday was an end-around handoff to Cooper, which went for 20 yards and set the tone for the offensive display about to come. He then followed that with […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Lightning struck both in and around Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. Sure, there was the philosophical sports writer metaphor lightning on the field as Alabama blistered the well-paid, yet woefully undermanned FAU Owls. But there was actual lightning as well, resulting in the game being called off with 7:53 remaining in the fourth […]

This week should be a little less stressful that last, just don’t tell that to Nick Saban. After defeating West Virginia 33-23, Alabama readies for its home opener against Florida Atlantic, a Conference USA member one week removed from a 55-7 defeat to Nebraska. Remember, Alabama is playing FAU, not FIU or FAMU or FGCU. […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Though Blake Sims had a solid outing at quarterback against West Virginia, Alabama head coach Nick Saban says the team’s quarterback race isn’t over yet. “I still don’t hesitate to say that there’s a quarterback competition, and that, in some way, we’ll probably try to play both quarterbacks in this game,” Saban […]

ATLANTA — Alabama came into its game against West Virginia with plenty of questions marks. Saturday evening in the Georgia Dome answered many of them, but it’s the first game and first games can only present so much. “What you find out in the first game is where you are,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban […]

Football is a dangerous game, and Alabama coach Nick Saban knows that from first-hand experience. Before he became the perfectly quaffed coach, he played high school football in West Virginia. He played quarterback and safety, but apparently also dabbled in special teams, with some plays going better than others. D.C. Reeves of TideSports.com posted two masterful […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Normally with a new assistant coach in a new environment, steps are taken to ease them into a system and let them feel things out slowly. But Alabama coach Nick Saban has decided to push new offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin out of his comfort zone in the press box and put him […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama linebacker Trey DePriest will miss the team’s upcoming game against West Virginia due to a “minor NCAA infraction,” head coach Nick Saban announced Wednesday. Saban referred to the suspension as a “one-time thing,” and added that the linebacker should be eligible to return for next week’s game against Florida Atlantic. Reggie […]

It’s finally game week so that means hastily taken photos of printed depth charts and teams deciding who will start where. Though some decisions were clarified with today’s release of Alabama’s 2014 depth chart — like true freshman Cam Robinson starting at left tackle — others, like the quarterback battle, were simply given a slash. […]

Nick Saban has an interesting way of speaking. “The time is now to resurrect the identity of the Alabama football program,” said Saban, in a very serious manner, at the beginning of fall camp. He said this, of course, after losing just two games last year and being ranked preseason No. 2 this season, which is […]

Many months removed from the “Kick Six” and the Sugar Bowl collapse that doesn’t have a catchy title yet, Alabama is now just days away from beginning a new season with somewhat of a new look. The experienced leaders are gone, taken away by the NFL and graduation day, and replaced by fresh faces waiting […]