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Auburn pushes defending champs to edge in close loss

Following a loss to Texas A&M last week in its SEC opener, it was apparent that the Auburn Tigers had massive problems on offense, especially at the quarterback position. As a result, with the 2x defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs coming to town, not many gave Auburn any shot at toppling the Dawgs. But the […]

Auburn University’s bald eagle, Independence, will soon embark on a return flight to Philadelphia — a trip that marks a heightened relationship between Auburn and the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. On Sunday, Independence, or “Indy” as she’s nicknamed, will once again wow the Philadelphia Eagles crowd with a flight at Lincoln Financial Field during the National […]

Clark talks Children's Harbor game, Bama, Auburn

Former UAB Blazers head coach Bill Clark has been sharing his thoughts weekly into what he saw on the college football slate, teams in the Yellowhammer State, and much more. Not only this, but Clark also discussed something UAB has done every season since 2017 that is very special to him – the Blazers’ annual […]

This weekend’s college football TV schedule

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Charles Barkley is no stranger to hot takes. The former Auburn great as well as current NBA on TNT host appeared on NextRoundLive and was asked about a litany of topics, but the answers he gave on both his alma mater as well as its biggest rival were the most eye-popping of the entire segment. […]

Every Wednesday we present “Across the SEC,” where we break down the biggest matchups of the previous week, preview the coming week’s slate, and talk about where things stand in the best conference in the land. Between last week and this week, the most interesting team to keep an eye on has been and will […]

The Auburn Corner: Tigers must get things right quickly

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. In this week’s edition, Auburn’s offensive issues were on full display in the first week of SEC play, and it doesn’t get any easier […]

Alabama checks in at No. 3 in ESPN football power index

Despite all the noise around the Alabama football team this season, at least one ranking format still believes in Nick Saban and company. ESPN’s football power index ranks the Crimson Tide as third in the nation behind Ohio State (No. 4 in the AP Poll) and Oklahoma (14 in the AP Poll). Alabama checks in […]

Tide Takes: Alabama finding its identity

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. This week, Alabama found a way to win against Ole Miss, and the Crimson Tide seem to be establishing an identity that they can build […]

After a gritty win to Ole Miss on Saturday, Jalen Milroe shared where he credited the win – and where he received the strength to pull it off. RELATED: Alabama earns gritty win vs. Ole Miss Milroe started in the SEC home opener against Ole Miss after a week on the bench against USF. Especially […]

Alabama earns gritty win vs. Ole Miss

It’s been a long week for the Alabama Crimson Tide. A sluggish effort against South Florida last week that saw the starting quarterback benched and only a 14-point win over a team they were infinitely more talented than has led to rhetoric around the Crimson Tide that we have not seen in a very long […]

Auburn offense sputters in tough loss to Texas A&M

The Auburn Tigers began SEC play this afternoon with a road trip to College Station. It was the first real test for Auburn, who began the season 3-0 with two easy games at home and a concerning road victory at California where major red flags with the offense were evident. These red flags were on […]

The University of Alabama is upping its Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) game. Big time.  UA Athletics is expanding a long-time partnership with sports technology company Learfield to open The Advantage Center in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The duo are building a real home for the Crimson Tide’s more than 650 student-athletes across 21 sports programs. The center […]

Alabama walk-on tight end Coby McNeal has had quite the roller coaster of a journey to get to don the Crimson and White. For one, the 26-year-old McNeal grew up a fan of Alabama’s biggest rival, the Auburn Tigers. McNeal attended Ashford Academy in Dothan where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and […]

This weekend’s college football TV schedule

For a printable version, click here. Pro tip: Save the image below to your phone for quick and easy access all weekend. (Note: All times are Central)

Bill Clark talks Bama, Milroe, Saban, and more

Former UAB Blazers head coach Bill Clark has been sharing his thoughts weekly into what he saw on the college football slate, teams in the Yellowhammer State, and much more. Of course, a big story this week has been the Alabama quarterback situation. Clark weighed in saying Jalen Milroe was “the better guy” after the […]

Tuscaloosa was recently named one of Travel + Leisure’s 25 best U.S. college towns. This week it was also selected as the first college town location for a new line of Sports Illustrated resorts.  The planned resort will be across the Black Warrior River from the University of Alabama. It looks remarkable:  Sports Illustrated is […]

Across the South: Georgia showed vulnerability

Every Wednesday, Yellowhammer News presents “Across the South,” a feature on SEC football. There are breakdowns of the previous week and previews of the upcoming weekend. In this week’s edition, the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs showed some vulnerability last Saturday at home against South Carolina. Now, I’ll say this. Being the two-time defending […]

Auburn Corner: The real challenge begins for Tigers

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. In this week’s edition, Auburn has taken care of business and achieved the 3-0 record we called a must. But now, the real challenge will […]

In a candid moment on “60 Minutes,” Deion Sanders said he might be the best coach in college football right now. But he quickly shifted focus to Nick Saban. The first-year University of Colorado head coach has led his team to a 3-0 start, one year after the Buffaloes finished 1-11. When asked who’s the […]

Tide Takes: Just how bad are things in Tuscaloosa?

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. In this week’s edition, Alabama is coming off of perhaps the ugliest win of the Nick Saban era and, even three weeks into the season, […]

Auburn's Independence has her day in Philadelphia

“She’s a real personality. Kind of a drama queen because she’s very talkative and loves being the center of attention, almost like she’s saying, ‘look at me, look at me,’” said Auburn University’s Raptor Center Director Wade Stevens. And that’s exactly what almost 70,000 Philadelphia Eagles fans did at Lincoln Financial Field last Thursday night — watch […]

Calling Alabama’s performance in the first road game of the season and follow up to the loss against Texas a disaster would be an understatement. The Crimson Tide was lucky to escape with a 17-3 win over South Florida A long rain delay in the first half was pretty symbolic for how things went on […]

Auburn's eagle Independence makes NFL debut

It was fitting Thursday that an eagle named Independence would soar over Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field to before an Eagles’ game. But, here’s the kicker. The eagle is a mascot of Auburn University and is used to flying at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Just a couple of miles from where the Declaration of Independence was signed, “Indy” […]