The Southeastern Conference on Tuesday announced some of the football games that will be broadcast on ESPN affiliates, including the SEC Network, during the 2020 regular season. The SEC is set to play a 10-game, conference-only schedule this year, with September 26 as the kickoff date. Kickoff times and networks were announced on Tuesday by ESPN […]

CBS on Tuesday morning announced six of the SEC games that will be featured on its network for the 2020 college football season. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide will feature in three of those six contests, while the Auburn Tigers will play in one matchup. The SEC is set to play a 10-game, conference-only […]

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 […]

Punt Bama Punt, The Kick Six and whatever you call Gus Malzahn lining up a punter in the offensive formation to bait Alabama into an illegal participation penalty that iced the game in 2019 are all examples of special teams having huge impacts in big games. This often-overlooked phase of football reliably delivers moments of […]

Today’s offenses throw the football with greater efficiency and volume than at any point in the history of the game. In turn, having a quality secondary has never been more important to a team’s success. A modern defense that hopes to compete with high octane offenses requires play-making defensive backs … and lots of them. […]

Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd pointed to the SEC’s plan as the winning strategy for college football’s major conferences in navigating the challenges presented by COVID-19. Cowherd also spoke at length on his Tuesday radio show about his belief that unjustified panic from sports media members has made the situation more difficult. “The media too often […]

The Washington Nationals announced Monday that they are calling up Ben Braymer, a former pitcher for the Auburn Tigers, who will take on a bullpen role for the club. Braymer, 26, is the second former Auburn pitcher to be called up this season, after Casey Mize made his debut for the Detroit Tigers earlier in […]

The Associated Press has released its preseason rankings of college football’s best teams, and Alabama is ranked No. 3 followed by Auburn at No. 11. The Clemson Tigers are ranked first, followed by Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma in the top five. The preseason rankings will be the last version to include teams like […]

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 […]

A pretty reliable predictor of success for a college football team is a combination of talent and experience. Really, any organization, business or team would love to have “talented and experienced” be an accurate description of their personnel. The linebacker room that the Auburn coaching staff has put together in 2020 fits that profile. Linebackers’ […]

ESPN analyst Todd McShay is proposing a mini-season for draft-eligible college football players, and he wants it to be played in Mobile. McShay’s proposal is in response to what he sees as a lack of opportunity for players facing canceled college football seasons, as well as his opinion that a spring football season is unreasonable. […]

As Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) member schools open 2020 fall sports this week, 124 sporting events are set to be live-streamed over the NFHS Network from Thursday through Monday. A total of 73 high school football games and 51 volleyball matches are currently scheduled for broadcast on the NFHS Network – approximately 53% […]

Auburn University announced Wednesday that to begin the football season, only 20% of Jordan-Hare Stadium’s capacity will be filled when the Tigers take the field in September. In additional moves meant to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, the school banned tailgating to begin the season and reiterated that masks will be required for every […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have reportedly been “blown away” by rookie Jalen Hurts thus far on the practice field, but Hurts continues to shine even brighter outside the lines. One young superfan recently got a backpack for the new school year with “Jalen Hurts” and “#2” embroidered on it, showing his love for the quarterback and […]

Last season, the Auburn Tigers’ defense gave the team a chance to win every game they played. The 2019 defense was not consistently dominant as a unit, but the defensive line boasted multiple All-SEC players who wreaked havoc in opposing backfields. Now that the unit’s 2019 standouts Derrick Brown and Marlon Davidson have moved on […]

The University of Alabama Athletics Department on Tuesday announced new policies for home football games at Bryant-Denny Stadium this season. The changes for 2020 are due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fully comply with local and state orders, as well as guidelines announced by the SEC earlier the same day. UA’s policies, which feature heightened […]

Monday, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox appeared on CNN to address a viral social media post showing adults outside of a Tuscaloosa bar near the University of Alabama not applying the mandated social distance and mask requirements. The visual drew the ire of many as fears that the 2020 Alabama football season could be canceled if […]

United States Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams on Monday night addressed the University of Alabama football team via video teleconference. This continues a storied history of head coach Nick Saban having prominent speakers address the team, although the reason for this visit was unique. Saban told members of the media on Monday after the team’s […]

The SEC on Tuesday released a set of guidelines that its 14 member schools must follow if they allow fans to attend football games during the 2020 season. Though the season has not been given the official go-ahead by university presidents, the conference is proceeding with preparations in the hopes that pandemic-related conditions allow for […]

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban on Monday evening addressed the media via video teleconference following the first full day of fall practice. Speaking at about the same time that the 2020 SEC schedule was released, Saban began the virtual press conference with an opening statement. “Well it’s obviously great to be on […]

It has been apparent for months that college football would not be spared the strangeness and uncertainty of 2020. Earlier this year, colleges and universities from coast to coast cancelled spring football and sent their athletes home due to COVID-19. As spring turned to summer, players returned to campus with stringent restrictions and protocols developed […]

Ten games in eleven weeks. That is the task ahead of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in the race to the 2020 SEC Championship. As part of a special Monday evening presentation on the SEC Network, the conference announced this year’s slate of games under the unique 10-game, conference-only format. In addition to the […]

The Southeastern Conference on Monday evening released its fall 2020 football schedule. As previously announced, the SEC has adopted a 10-game, conference-only schedule this year due to pandemic-related changes to the college football landscape. The first week of SEC games, to be played September 26, was announced on SEC Network’s “The Paul Finebaum Show.”