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Finebaum says Kiffin would accept Florida job if offered

It has been a rough few years for fans of the Florida Gators. After parting with Dan Mullen following the 2021 season, Billy Napier has not had a winning season for the Gators in his first two years and appears to be on the way to yet another losing year after getting beaten like a […]

Former Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback was one of the most popular players on the team during the 2023 season during a year in which he took a massive leap to one of the best players in the country at his position as well as becoming a team leader. But Arnold’s recognition skyrocketed nationally as his […]

Every week 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. Entering 2024, Auburn is not only in the second year of the Hugh Freeze era but also the second year of the Payton Thorne […]

It pays to be a former player for the Alabama Crimson Tide, as this offseason in the National Football League has clearly shown. In a post on Alabama Football’s official social media accounts, the program announced that former players have signed contracts totaling over $1 billion throughout this year’s offseason. https://x.com/AlabamaFTBL/status/1831331442447810961 Some of the headline […]

Alabama’s “Dixieland Delight” has become a cherished tradition among the Crimson Tide fanbase and is one of the highlights of Bryant-Denny Stadium and Alabama football. However, as Tennessee fans often remind Alabama fans — especially after Alabama’s loss in Knoxville two years ago when Neyland Stadium’s sound engineer trolled the Tide by playing the song […]

The Auburn Tigers will host the California Golden Bears at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, completing the second half of the home-and-home series. Last season, Auburn headed out West early in the season to play Cal in their house, a game that was remembered for its lack of offense and the Tigers coming away with an […]

Tide Takes: DeBoer era gets started on the right foot

Every week, 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. A new era is finally officially underway in Tuscaloosa as a sense of normalcy returned to Bryant-Denny Stadium over the weekend. Not that anyone has […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is officially underway in a new era of football led by a new head coach — but just because the man on the sidelines is new doesn’t mean the leaders on the field are. One of the changes under new head coach Kalen DeBoer that fans noticed on Saturday was all […]

Dan Sutter: The New College Football Playoff

The new twelve-team College Football Playoff (CFP) has colleges seeing dollar signs. But will the increased revenue prove sustainable, and will the best team now win? All top teams should land playoff spots, and if no team with a good chance of winning gets excluded, the best team should be determined on the field. However, […]

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban is not going to be on the Crimson Tide sideline as head coach tonight for the first time since 2006. While the GOAT probably has some mixed emotions today about that fact, it seems like he is genuinely enjoying his new gig on ESPN’s College GameDay. Saban got caught […]

The Auburn Tigers started year two of the Hugh Freeze era on the right foot with a 73-3 victory over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Payton Thorne only played the first half of the game with things well in hand by the break where the Tigers already held a 52-3 lead. It was Payton Thorne who […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team are among the most hyped up preseason teams in the nation, seeing top-three rankings and often No. 1 overall in most major preseason polls. The return of the nucleus from last season’s first-ever Final Four in program history team along with the addition of a ton of new […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide got the Kalen DeBoer era started with a bang, taking down the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers via a 63-0 shutout at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night. Things started strong and stayed that way in the first quarter with two interceptions from transfer defensive back Keon Sabb and a Jalen Milroe rush for […]

Nick Saban made his week one College GameDay official debut with a big boom as the show was in College Station for the Texas A&M and Notre Dame matchup. While the show technically kicked off last week in Dublin, more eyes were on Saban and the GameDay crew with week one and the season officially […]

In a move that takes college sports even closer to their professional counterparts, it was announced today by the SEC that injury reports are going to be required by teams in both football and basketball. Every Wednesday for football, three days before each game, each program will have to submit an updated injury report that […]

Alabama Crimson Tide fans have another reason besides Nick Saban to tune into Saturday morning’s broadcast of College GameDay. According ESPN, Bama fans are going to get an inside look at what a Kalen DeBoer team meeting looks like, with the new head coach granting the network unprecedented access to the Alabama program. “Kalen DeBoer […]

The iconic Tuscaloosa tailor and clothing brand Christopher Mobley teamed up with Alabama Basketball and head coach Nate Oats to release the latest line of Crimson Tide-inspired apparel, now known as the ‘Blue Collar Basketball’ collection. The design features the staple of the program, a Tide hard hat logo along with an actual blue collar […]

There was something magical about the SEC on CBS year after year after year. From the best broadcasters in the business to the best stadiums, best fans, and flat-out best football, you knew when you tuned in at 2:30 CST on a fall Saturday that you were going to see something special. But what really […]

We are just two days away from the start of the college football season, and among the biggest stories in the SEC as the season gets set to begin are the additions of Texas and Oklahoma to the conference. While Texas defeated Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium last season and made a trip to the College […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is just days away from kicking off the Kalen DeBoer era in Tuscaloosa. While it’s going to be strange for a while not seeing Nick Saban on the sidelines, the feeling among Alabama fans across the globe certainly feels like one more of excitement than sadness as DeBoer gets set to […]

The countdown is officially on with the Alabama Crimson Tide just days away from kicking off the beginning of a new era of football in Tuscaloosa under new head coach Kalen DeBoer. After briefly hiring Scott Huff as the team’s offensive line coach, DeBoer lost Huff to the NFL when offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb was […]

Nick Saban

WATCH: Saban appears in hilarious new commercial

Not that we didn’t already know it, but former Alabama head coach Nick Saban is clearly enjoying his retirement, with the latest example being an absolutely hilarious advertisement appearance for the vacation rental company VRBO: https://x.com/NickyPerkss/status/1828812222128144474 Frequently with rental properties such as Airbnb and VRBO, the home is shared with the owner/host, and in the […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is just days away from kicking off a new era of football in Tuscaloosa. After 17 years of what might be the greatest run the sport has ever witnessed, evolution is inevitable under the leadership of Kalen DeBoer, who succeeds Nick Saban. However, one prominent Tide player, who also happens to […]

The Auburn Tigers are gearing up for year two under Hugh Freeze, a season that promises better results than the team saw in 2023. With an improved roster and an offseason full of momentum, the Tigers are ready to get after it starting Saturday night in Jordan-Hare Stadium against Alabama A&M. Arriving last year through […]