On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, our hosts navigated a packed show featuring the college football playoff, the transfer portal, and the NIL landscape. Special guests included CJ Duncan, host of the Yellowhammer Sports Podcast, who analyzed the Heisman Trophy winner, Travis Hunter, Clemson’s potential playoff upset over Texas, and the challenges of the […]

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has announced that the 2025 SEC Gymnastics Championship will be hosted at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, continuing a tradition of bringing this prestigious event to the Magic City. Birmingham previously hosted the championship at Legacy Arena in 2006, 2011, 2014, and 2022. Before the move to Legacy Arena, Birmingham welcomed the […]

Every Tuesday we present “The Auburn Corner,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Auburn Tigers, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The Auburn Tigers were heading into the offseason with big changes on the horizon, especially in the quarterback room after two largely unsuccessful season […]

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is going to begin hosting their conference baseball tournament at the historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham. According to a report from the Birmingham Times, the City Council came to an agreement with the conference to host their 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029 Championship Tournaments in both baseball as well […]

In this episode of Longshore and McKnight, the hosts recap the start of bowl season, including South Alabama’s win over Western Michigan in the Salute to Veterans Bowl. They dive into Alabama and Auburn’s recruiting efforts and roster changes, particularly in the transfer portal, with a spotlight on quarterback Jackson Arnold’s move to Auburn. Available […]

The Auburn Tigers lost a valued member of their family over the weekend with the sudden passing of team chaplain Rev. Chette Williams at the age of 61 after an accident at Lake Martin. Williams, who was known by the team as Brother Chette, arrived at the same time as former head coach Tommy Tuberville […]

The Auburn Tigers have signed a new, talented quarterback via the transfer portal. The team announced this weekend that it will be adding former Oklahoma Sooners’ signal-caller Jackson Arnold to its roster. Arnold, a former 5-star high-profile recruit and No. 3 overall player in the class of 2022 spent two years with the Sooners program […]

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes”, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. To the chagrin of many loyal fans, the Alabama Crimson Tide are not going to the College Football Playoff this season. Instead, they will be […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels rocked the college football world this week when it was announced that legendary NFL head coach Bill Belichick was going to be taking over the football program as its next head coach. Belichick, who was fired last year by the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl […]

In this episode of Longshore and McKnight, the hosts dive into college football play-offs and bowl games. They also break down the Heisman race, highlighting Travis Hunter’s incredible two-way season among other finalists such as Ashton Jeanty, Dillon Gabriel, and Cam Ward. Current standings have Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty neck and neck for the […]

College football has found itself over the last several years in an era of change and uncertainty as chaos continues to reign over the sport we hold so near and dear. One idea gaining traction amidst the turmoil has been the possibility of a ‘college football commissioner’ running things rather than the ruling body of […]

Jacksonville State Gamecocks head coach Rich Rodriguez is leaving the program after an incredibly successful three seasons at JSU in order to return to lead the West Virginia Mountaineers, his alma mater and place where he previously spent seven years as head coach. In three years with the Gamecocks, Rodriguez guided the program to three […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide no longer has national championship aspirations this season as they just narrowly missed out on the last spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff. Instead of fighting for a title, the Tide will have one last game of the season in a rematch of last year’s Rose Bowl against the Michigan […]

Live from Montgomery Regional Airport, Barry McKnight and John Longshore unpacked Bill Belichick’s surprise move to coach at North Carolina, where he aims to implement an NFL-style program ahead of new NCAA pay rules. They also highlighted Auburn’s 2025 SEC schedule, featuring three Big 12 road games in four weeks and no home conference games […]

The 2025 Alabama Sports Hall of Fame class has been released and it’s as star-studded as ever. Headlining the list is legendary former Alabama Crimson Tide Heisman winning running back Mark Ingram. Ingram, whose legendary 2009 season saw him capture not only the first Heisman trophy in the history of the Tide program but also […]

New numbers have been revealed as to how well funded each school’s collective is, and the numbers are absolutely staggering. To no one’s surprise, the collective of the Texas Longhorns is leading the way. The Texas One Fund, according to NCAA estimates has $22.2 million, leading not just the SEC but the entire country. Interestingly, […]

Alabama Crimson Tide five-star quarterback signee was named last week as the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Texas after another huge season for the Duncanville Panthers. To make the huge honor even more special, Russell was surprised with the award by legendary Alabama cornerback and current Dallas Cowboys superstar Trevon Diggs: […]

In today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, Barry McKnight and John Longshore were joined by Mike Griffith of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Yellowhammer News’ CJ Duncan. They tackled the college football playoff shakeup, conference dominance, and Nick Saban’s retirement. Griffith critiqued the playoff selection process, questioning Penn State’s easy path compared to top-seeded Oregon and […]

The first SEC Championship under the ESPN and ABC umbrella saw huge viewership numbers, according to latest reports. The Georgia Bulldogs claimed victory in an overtime classic by a score of 22-19 over the Texas Longhorns in the Longhorns’ first season in the SEC. According to ESPN, the game peaked at 16.6 million viewers, making […]

Mobile’s bowl game, now known as the 68 Ventures Bowl, is set and will see matchups between the Arkansas State Red Wolves of the Sun Belt and the Bowling Green Falcons of the MAC. The game has gone by a few different names over the years, beginning as the Mobile Alabama Bowl (1999-2000), a long […]

The South Alabama Jaguars have secured bowl eligibility in their first season under new head coach Major Applewhite and are playing in one of the first bowl games of the season this Saturday, making the short drive up to Montgomery for the Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. (IS4S) Salute to Veterans Bowl. The game will […]

Every Tuesday we present “The Auburn Corner,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Auburn Tigers, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The Auburn Tigers are headed into an offseason coming off another disappointing season under Hugh Freeze that saw his record as Auburn’s head coach […]

With the arrival of the College Football Playoff selection, teams who became bowl eligible and did not make the expanded 12-team field also found out their bowl game fate on Sunday afternoon and we now know which two teams are coming to Birmingham Bowl. The Vanderbilt Commodores will be taking on the Georgia Tech Yellow […]

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes”, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The Alabama Crimson Tide discovered their playoff fate as they sat at home during conference championship week, narrowly left out of the expanded 12-team field […]