Alabama coach Nick Saban said his Crimson Tide football team is showing the right effort and intensity in practice, but it’s time to flip the switch and start finishing plays like they would in a game. “We haven’t played a game in a long time,” Saban said. “We’ve got to get out of practice mode and make […]

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said he is happy game week has finally arrived, even though he knows his Auburn Tigers football team will be tested by the visiting Kentucky Wildcats. “It’s been a long time coming to get to this point,” Malzahn said. “We’re playing a really good Kentucky Wildcat team. When you look at them offensively, […]

Alabama coach Nick Saban said the offense performed well at Saturday’s scrimmage while the defense identified areas that need improving. Saban said it’s time for all players to buy into the culture of success Alabama football has established. “It’s very important that our players sort of buy into the culture of what has helped us be successful […]

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said it’s concerning that players on his football team continue to test positive for COVID-19 less than two weeks before the SEC season kicks off, but there is a silver lining. “When you’ve got guys out, specifically starters out, it gives other guys opportunities,” he said. “So, on the positive end of it, our other […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban said preparing for a conference-only schedule during a pandemic has caused the Crimson Tide to structure practice differently on the Capstone. Saban said the coaches have split up to allow them to practice all players all the time and give some players experience at other positions – even some on both offense and […]

Auburn’s football team is back into a practice routine following a COVID-19 outbreak that sidelined much of the team for several days. Coach Gus Malzahn said the next two scrimmages will be more situational as the team shifts to game-prep mode compared to the past scrimmage that was more general in play calling and formations. Auburn hosts Kentucky […]

Alabama coach Nick Saban said he is encouraging his team and everyone to exercise their right to vote but said he would never endorse a particular candidate. At his press conference this week, the Crimson Tide football coach said he supports the Alabama Athletics Civic Engagement Initiative that pushes athletes to register to vote, learn what […]

Alabama coach Nick Saban said the pandemic-shortened fall camp means there is less time for grinding, grueling physical practice and more need to ensure Crimson Tide players have the mental toughness and commitment to play every play. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s be prepared for anything. Saban wants to see that attitude on the practice […]

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said the bad news is the football team has lost valuable practice time due to a COVID-19 outbreak. But the good news is there is still time to be ready for the first game on Sept. 26. “We understand we’re four weeks out,” Malzahn said Sunday. “We feel like we have time to prepare. […]

Nick Saban knows how important football is to the greater community. He saw it growing up in his small hometown in West Virginia and he’s seen it on a higher level as the head coach at the University of Alabama. And while he appreciates what it means to fans, alumni and the community at large, […]

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn wants to see his Tigers football team going hard the next few weeks so they’re hardened for an all-SEC season. Malzahn said after Saturday’s scrimmage at Jordan-Hare Stadium that he intends to hold up to four scrimmages prior to the start of the conference-only season kicking off on Sept. 26 against […]

After an unusual spring and summer, football players at Auburn and Alabama are on the familiar ground of the practice field this week as they prepare for a delayed, SEC-only football schedule. Sure, there are masks being worn, social distancing taking place and regular temperature taking and virus testing. But it’s clear that players are excited to have the […]

UAB football coach Bill Clark is like many fans who are waiting for a clear sign that the college football season is on the horizon this year. With less than 90 days until the start of the season, that sign will be next week when UAB players report for voluntary individual workouts and training. Clark said […]

If there was a civil rights demonstration in downtown Birmingham, you could bet that Willie Mae Buford was going to be there. That meant that her young son, Ron Buford, was also there because she made sure she brought him along. They vividly remember the water cannons, police dogs and racial slurs hurled by former […]