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This year’s SEC Media Days marks the first version of the event where Nick Saban has not participated as Alabama’s head coach. Saban, who’s been attending since 2006, couldn’t stay away, however, making his debut as an SEC analyst. Saban colleague Paul Finebaum said his job has been much harder since Saban’s retirement. https://x.com/SSN_Alabama/status/1812861372041929090 “This […]

Saban: 'Texas ain’t gonna run the SEC'

With SEC Media Days kicking off on Monday morning, the biggest storyline is, of course, the addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the conference and the first real media event for the schools. Adding to the buzz, this year’s event marks the first time in 17 years that Nick Saban is not attending as the […]

Ben Hess of the University of Alabama and Carter Johnson of Oxford High School each saw their names come off the board during Sunday night’s MLB Draft, as Hess was selected by the Yankees with the 26th overall pick and Johnson was picked by the Marlins with the 56th overall pick. Hess, a towering junior […]

An attempted assassination on Former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania rocked the nation on Saturday afternoon. Early Sunday morning, Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl, who has never been shy about making his political opinions known, addressed the situation on social media: https://x.com/coachbrucepearl/status/1812451967546867827 “Thank God President Trump survived this assassination attempt. His courageous reaction moments […]

EA CFB 25 early access begins today

After years and years of anticipation, eager gamers will finally get their hands on EA Sports College Football 25 today. For customers that pre-ordered the deluxe edition of the game, early access begins at 3:00 PM CT. Everyone else will have to wait until Friday afternoon to play what some are calling the most anticipated […]

Social media erupted after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon. Many athletes and celebrities expressed their support for Trump following the incident. One notable figure who spoke out strongly was Marlon Humphrey, a former standout football player at Hoover High School, the University of Alabama, and currently, the […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide landed a massive recruiting win on Saturday afternoon, securing a commitment from Mississippi wide receiver Caleb Cunningham. Cunningham, a Choctaw County native, who is rated as the No. 2 wide receiver in the country, the No. 1 player in Mississippi, and the No. 13 overall player nationally in the class of […]

Nick Saban wins 'Icon Award' at 2024 ESPYs

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban was honored at the 2024 ESPY Awards with the ‘Icon Award’ during just his first offseason since announcing his retirement. https://x.com/AlabamaFTBL/status/1811582221611864425 During his time as Alabama’s head coach, Saban won six national championships in 17 seasons and coached four players to a Heisman Trophy, a feat that had never […]

Three standout players for the Alabama Crimson Tide brightened the day of several young patients at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham this week. Quarterback Jalen Milroe, guard Tyler Booker, and tackle Kadyn Proctor made a special trip to the hospital, spending time with the children and spreading smiles throughout the day. https://x.com/ChildrensAL/status/1811171441594831066   “It was […]

Nashville Sounds minor league Brewer Hicklen, a Huntsville native and UAB alumnus, made history on Saturday by baptizing teammate Wes Clarke after the Sounds’ 4-1 win over the Memphis Redbirds. The baptism was conducted on the field moments after the game’s end with permission from the Sounds’ front office. Several baseball veterans described the ceremony […]

The late Ronny Massey wasn’t the founding father of Citronelle High School football, nor that of Saraland, Leroy, Grissom or Thomasville, nor even of Tulane or Troy universities, but he was surely the uncle — and not the crazy one who let you smoke Camels or drink Budweiser or stay up all night doing God […]

Next week’s release of EA Sports’ College Football 25 is among the most anticipated video game releases in history. As the July 19 release date approaches, EA has been dropping small details of gameplay features, stadium rankings, offense and defense ratings, and now, the top 100 players in terms of overall rating. The Alabama Crimson […]

Next week marks the ‘unofficial start of football season’ with the SEC Media Days event taking place over four days at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Each team brings their head coach along with three players to address the media, answer questions, talk about the upcoming season, and ultimately build excitement. Incredibly, there will […]

Alabama quarterback commit receives 5-star status

It only felt like a matter of time before Alabama quarterback commit Keelon Russell received the bump to five-star status. Russell, who was a four-star initially committed to SMU, flipped to Alabama, and only good things have happened for him since. He was named the MVP of the Elite 11 quarterback showcase among competition from […]

Birmingham native Tanner Tessmann, a defensive midfielder for Venezia of the Italian Serie A, has been named to his first U.S. Olympic roster, the U.S. men’s national team announced on Monday. Tessmann is also the godson of Clemson University head football coach Dabo Swinney. Tessmann, who played for Birmingham’s BUSA soccer academy until he was […]

With former Alabama head coach Nick Saban stepping into an analyst role on College Gameday, he is making phone calls to coaches from teams he will have to talk about on television to prepare. Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin said in a USA Today story that Saban gave him a call to find out […]

When the Alabama Crimson Tide first hired Kalen DeBoer to replace Nick Saban, one of the big talking points was what will happen to Nick Saban’s iconic wood-paneled office. With DeBoer announcing in his introductory press conference that the legendary head coach would have ‘100 percent access‘ to the program, news also came out that […]

Former University of Alabama cornerback Khyree Jackson was among the victims of a Saturday morning car accident that claimed the lives of three men, Maryland police announced. Jackson was 24 years old. The crash occurred in Prince George’s County, Maryland, which encompasses Jackson’s hometown of Upper Marlboro. According to a police department news release, Jackson […]

Saban family enjoys lake life on July 4 weekend

A time which would normally be one of the busiest times on the calendar for Nick Saban looks to in fact now be one of the most relaxing. As Saban’s successor Kalen DeBoer is hauling in recruits left and right, Saban is enjoying the finer things in life including celebrating America with his family on […]

The Freeze family clearly had a wonderful Fourth of July, as the Auburn head coach shared video of himself and his family on their boat celebrating America and listening to some good music. https://x.com/CoachHughFreeze/status/1809067037081088006 While listening to Eric Church’s Hell of a View the family is clearly living their best life as Freeze gears up for […]

The Kalen DeBoer era keeps on rolling on the recruiting trail. The Crimson Tide added an elite tight end recruit from El Dorado Hills, CA by the name of Kaleb Edwards on Tuesday. https://x.com/Hayesfawcett3/status/1808214036120768752 Edwards is the No. 6 tight end in the entire country and the No. 10 player in the state of California. […]

Phil Steele, a college football analyst known for his preseason predictions, has named Auburn University’s Walker White among the nation’s top freshman quarterbacks. As part of his 2024 preview magazine, Steele released a ranking of the country’s top 25 first-year QBs. White came in at 10th, one of just two SEC players to make the […]

Someone might need to inform CBS Sports that Texas and Oklahoma have been in the SEC for less than a week. In an article that ranked 1-20 the rivalries in the best conference in college football, the site ranked Texas and Oklahoma’s ‘Red River Rivalry’ as the No. 1 rivalry in the SEC. Nevermind the […]

The University of Alabama announced that single game tickets for the upcoming 2024 football season will go on sale starting next Tuesday, July 9 for matchups that include Missouri, Western Kentucky, USF and Mercer. For the opening game of the Kalen DeBoer era against Western Kentucky, which will take place at 6:00 P.M. CST on […]