Sports — Page 154
Alabama, under Nick Saban, has a 24-hour rule. I’ve mentioned it before. After a win — or a loss, which is more pertinent with Thursday’s result — the players and coaches take a full day to absorb the game and move on to the next challenge. For Alabama, with its playing season over, the next […]
NEW ORLEANS — Maybe the Sugar Bowl is cursed. As Blake Sims hurled a last-ditch effort toward the endzone, Alabama’s title hopes were up in the air until Ohio State cornerback Tyvis Powell came down with the ball, ending the game with a final score of 42-35. Alabama is now 0-3 in the Sugar Bowl […]
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Alabama quarterback battle was all but settled. Florida State backup quarterback Jacob — now Jake — Coker was transferring to Alabama and poised to replace outgoing Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, a player who he had succeeded in high school as well. Coker had the hair of an Alabama quarterback, with […]
An ESPN reporter asked University of Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans what has been the best part of New Orleans, and his response horrified his teammates as they immediately considered what coach Saban’s reaction would be. “I’d probably say Bourbon Street’s probably been the best thing, with all the people and stuff like that,” Evans said. […]
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin was damaged goods. He had been very publicly fired from USC on the tarmac at LAX, was unemployed and didn’t have any idea what was next. He had proven his ability to land on his feet after leaving a job — or “failing upward” as many […]
Yahoo!’s Pat Forde recently made the trek down to Birmingham, Ala., the cradle of SEC Country, to find out for himself why Alabama and Auburn are so dang good at football. His conclusion, which he comes to early on in his lengthy article declaring the state of Alabama “the center of the college football universe,” […]
Not many teams have beaten Alabama recently — only eight times in six seasons — but former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel was a key part of one of those losses. Manziel, now a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, had some advice for Ohio State as they prepare to take on Alabama in the Sugar […]
Kirby Smart only has to talk to the media twice a year. He runs the nation’s fourth-ranked defense in points against, has won three national championships at Alabama as defensive coordinator, and is the second-highest paid assistant in the country. He has a good job. But the question that usually arises during his semiannual meetings […]
With tickets to the College Football Playoff as expensive as ever, receiving tickets for free is a memorable milestone. Luckily, multiple Alabama fans bought tickets for their family members for Christmas and caught the moment on camera, including Skip Garrett, who got creative with the reveal. Garrett put sugar in a bowl and had his […]
Alabama quarterback Blake Sims is having a good year. The fifth-year senior has led the Crimson Tide to a 12-1 record and a berth in the inaugural College Football Playoff, and now he’s on the cover of Sports Illustrated and ESPN the Magazine in the same week. The Sports Illustrated cover is one of four […]
According to Forbes, Alabama is the fourth most valuable college football team in the country, followed closely by Auburn at No. 6. The magazine estimates the Tide has a value of $107 million, with a profit of $53 million after accruing $95 million in revenue. Here’s what Forbes had to say about the Crimson Tide: […]
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 […]
The crew of the USS Alabama, a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine currently stationed in Washington, had a message for the University of Alabama this week. “Just like the Crimson Tide, our awesome offensive and defensive capabilities make us the best in the world,” one of the sub’s officers declared in a video posted on the […]
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 […]