Finally, a poll that matters, just at the wrong time. The College Football Playoff committee emerged from its conclave Tuesday to reveal the first College Football Playoff College Football Poll. They name everything so literally. In the highly anticipated moment, the top four have been set, along with the remaining 21 teams who will play […]

After holding Tennessee to 17 points Saturday, Alabama’s Landon Collins and Reggie Ragland were named to their positions’ national award semifinalists list. Collins was for the second year in a row named as a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist for the nation’s best safety. Collins has been a staple on Alabama’s defense this season, bolstering a […]

Another week has flown by in college football and we’re really starting to learn things about these teams. Ole Miss is no longer perfect, and LSU reminded everyone that playing at night in Baton Rouge is still terrible. Mississippi State and Auburn looked beatable but both finished strong. Notre Dame and Florida State both took […]

What started as a personal vendetta to see how many points Alabama could score, turned into an injury-ridden slugfest as the Crimson Tide beat Tennessee 34-20. Similarly to last week’s game against Texas A&M, in the first quarter, it wasn’t a matter of whether Alabama would win, it was by how much, as the Tide amassed […]

AUBURN, Ala.–Auburn returned home after its bye week to a surprising shootout that ended with a 42-35 win over South Carolina Saturday. “Obviously, this is a big win for us at home,” Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said. “Lot of adversity we faced but our guys found a way to win.” This game was a […]

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With Lane Kiffin coming to town, Tennessee fans are sparing no expense to do funny things with his image and likeness. This tailgate, for instance, offers the opportunity for fellow fans to pin the tail on Kiffin, with the potential of winning an autographed Kiffin football. What do you think of this tailgate party game […]

When a team scores as many points as the Auburn Tigers do, stars are bound to break out on the national stage. College football fans around the SEC are more than familiar with Auburn stars Nick Marshall and Sammie Coates, while JUCO transfer D’haquille Williams has certainly made his presence known this season. A team’s […]

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(Above: Coach Saban’s Wednesday press conference) The last time Tennessee finished a season with a winning record, Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin was the head coach. This is not a new revelation or some astounding discovery, but the Vols haven’t been very good in a while. But Alabama head coach Nick Saban doesn’t treat anyone […]

When asked how his role is different from this year compared to last year, Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland had a quick answer. “Getting on the field really,” Ragland said. “Finally getting a chance to get on the field because, you know, I had All-Americans in front of me.” With C.J. Mosley and Nico Johnson above […]

UPDATE: The Kiffins told Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman the account is not actually Layla Kiffin: The @LaylaKiffin twitter account out there is a fake and not actually Lane Kiffin's wife. — Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) October 22, 2014 With Hate Week in full swing, it looks like Lane Kiffin’s wife Layla has taken to Twitter to […]

There are plenty of reasons why you hire Bruce Pearl to coach your college’s basketball team; building excitement is certainly one of them. Post by Auburn Tigers. Follow Cliff on Twitter @Cliff_Sims

As we’ve determined through copious amounts of research, Lane Kiffin is not well-liked in the state of Tennessee. Apparently his stature in Tennessee is so bad that comparing a political opponent to him is a successful tactic. Regardless of Rep. Gloria Johnson’s record, capitalizing on #bamahateweek and Lane Kiffin hatred is just smart politics. How much […]

Twitter is a valuable resource for news and information, but during football games it becomes the largest, mostly alcohol-free sports bar with plenty of opinions and jokes for everyone. Some tweets are better than others, and here are those better ones concerning the Alabama-Texas A&M game. how many souls are trapped inside that statue RT […]

(Above: Saban’s full press conference) Even though Tennessee has fallen on hard times recently, the feelings Alabama fans have toward the team in orange and white have not gotten any friendlier. Tennessee hate week still goes stronger than most, the game is still “the Third Saturday in October” – though this year it falls on […]

Week 9 was a return to glory for some, a disappointment for others, and the SEC West is either unstoppable or about to lose to each other. Here are your power rankings: The Bulldogs wisely scheduled their bye week in the midst of all this SEC conference play. They return to action Saturday against Kentucky, […]

(Video Above: Irvin Carney’s epic Hate Week rant) We are approaching the fourth weekend of October, which only means one thing for Alabama fans: it’s Hate Week, the week leading up to the Tide taking on the loathed Tennessee Volunteers. When a local journalist filmed then-Alabama student Irvin Carney expressing his hatred of the Tennessee […]

It’s hard to believe, but less than a decade ago, Auburn’s Gus Malzahn was confounding defenses as the head coach at Springdale High School in Arkansas. Now he and several other former high school coaches are leading their college football powerhouses to the top of the polls. ESPN documented these former high school coaches’ unconventional […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.–Alabama took the field against Texas A&M Saturday and left a smoldering crater where Aggies once stood. The final score was 59-0, but that scoreline is deceiving. Alabama was in total control for the entire game, and Texas A&M never threatened to score. They barely threatened to get more than two first downs on […]

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Alabama head coach Nick Saban has extraordinarily high expectations for everyone around him — from his staff, to the players, to the media, and even the fans. To his credit, he holds himself to that same high, sometimes even unreachable standard, as well. But when someone doesn’t live up to his standard, coach Saban occasionally, […]

That one stung a little, didn’t it Auburn fans? Whether it was the questionable officiating, the uncharacteristic mental mistakes or some plain bad luck, there’s been a certain emptiness in the days following the Tigers’ first loss of the season. Diagnosing exactly what caused the loss hasn’t been easy, either. Certainly Nick Marshall deserves some […]

Alabama has struggled these past two weeks, but Nick Saban and his players are ready to come home and rebound on Saturday against Texas A&M. “We’re looking forward to being at home this week,” Saban said Wednesday. “It’s been a month since we’ve played a home game and it should be a great beautiful fall […]