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That time Harvey Updyke took the rivalry too far

With it being Iron Bowl week, it feels like a good annual time to remember Harvey Updyke. Or as he called himself on his now infamous Finebaum call which would later land him in jail, “Al from Dadeville”: Most people know the story. Updyke, a Crimson Tide super fan, was angered at Auburn fans placing […]

This weekend’s college football TV schedule

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The South’s most bitter rivalry, the Iron Bowl, returns to the Plains this Saturday for its 88th contest. The game represents more than just two teams fighting for SEC dominance and bragging rights. The impact of the Iron Bowl goes beyond sports. It’s ultimately a showcase of the passion and history of Alabama. Like every […]

Can Alabama dominate at Jordan-Hare?

The 88th Iron Bowl is finally upon us. The Crimson Tide enter Saturday afternoon and Jordan-Hare Stadium as one of the hottest teams in the nation. The 14.5-point spread reflects that fact. Since a loss to Texas in week two and subsequent sluggish performance against South Florida the following week, Alabama has improved every week […]

The latest batch of the College Football Playoff rankings came out on Tuesday night. To nobody’s surprise, the Alabama Crimson Tide remained ranked at No. 8 in the poll, with just one week of the regular season remaining. In fact, the only major shakeup of any kind was Washington jumping over Florida State from No. […]

As fans from all over the state prepare to flood Jordan-Hare Stadium to watch the iconic Iron Bowl matchup, there’s one group of students encouraging fans to pay attention to something else entirely. Student veterans from Auburn University and the University of Alabama are putting their rivalry aside to bring awareness to the epidemic of […]

Every Tuesday we present “The Auburn Corner,” where we break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. In this week’s edition, Auburn is coming off one of the worst losses in program history. But in the larger picture, it can erase that loss from history with an Iron Bowl victory […]

Alabama cannot take Auburn lightly

Every Monday, you can read 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 hits the road for Iron Bowl week in a place where Nick Saban is 4-4 in his tenure in […]

The Auburn Tigers lost a stunner today, falling 31-10 to the New Mexico State Aggies in a game that Auburn was favored by 25 points and paid New Mexico State $1.85 million to play in. It’s ironic that earlier this week, we talked about the fact that it was 16 years ago that Nick Saban […]

Nick Saban has always been fiery on the field and has been known to chew players out frequently when they don’t do the things they’re supposed to do. As we’ve seen (and heard), chances are, 99 out of 100 times, he’s not using G-rated language when he does it. On this week’s edition of Hey Coach, […]

Bama seniors shine in final home game: 66-10 domination

In the annual pre-Iron Bowl tune-up game, the Alabama Crimson Tide got off to a fast start and did not look back in its 66-10 victory over FCS opponent UT-Chattanooga. It was the final home game of the season as well as Senior Day for the Crimson Tide, with Jase McClellan, Jermaine Burton, Roydell Williams, […]

No matter how you feel about him, Urban Meyer has been around the game of football for a long time. The controversial former Florida and Ohio State head coach turned Fox commentator spent 37 years in coaching and won three national championships. Meyer is making headlines for a hot take about Alabama’s quarterback when he […]

Can't sleep? Saban ASMR might do the trick

Alabama head coach Nick Saban has been a longtime spokesperson for Aflac. From appearing on-screen with Deion Sanders, the Aflac duck, and an animatronic goat, the insurance company has gotten creative with how they’ve used the face of Alabama’s program. But the latest snippet of Saban appearing in Aflac gear might be his most hilarious […]

Saban: Fan momentum has been 'unbelievable' this season

Every week on the Thursday before the game, Nick Saban gets in his “Final Word” on his radio show ‘Hey Coach’ with Eli Gold. Earlier in the year prior to the Tennessee game, he used the Final Word to ask the crowd to bring energy for the players and be loud enough to impact the game. […]

With a cupcake game for the Crimson Tide upon us this week, and UT-Chattanooga coming to town, now seems like a good time to look back on what happened 16 years ago today on November 17th, 2007 — the final home game of the first season of Nick Saban’s Alabama coaching career. The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, […]

This weekend’s college football TV schedule

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Milroe's NIL valuation has skyrocketed this season

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe has had quite the meteoric rise this season – on and off the field. After the Texas loss, per On3, Milroe had an NIL valuation of roughly $232,000. Of course, $232,000 as a college athlete is a ridiculous amount of money and nothing to snuff about. But over the last 10 […]

Reward offered for 'Jake the Tiger dog' safe return

The Auburn Tigers “unofficial mascot,” who attended Auburn games and events for more than a decade, is missing after escaping from his Pelham home. Ron Sanford, the owner of “Jake the Tiger Dog”, said Jake pushed through the screened-in porch last Friday night and escaped and has not been seen since. Jake is a 12-year-old […]

Bowl bound: Alabama and Auburn's latest projections

As the end of the regular season draws closer, there are still a ton of remaining questions across college football. The Yellowhammer State is not unique in that way — but the only thing we know for sure is that both Alabama and Auburn will at least play in a bowl game. Of course, for […]

Why Alabama needs Georgia to stay undefeated

When the latest batch of the College Football Playoff rankings dropped last night, it wasn’t a big surprise to see the Alabama Crimson Tide remain ranked at No. 8. In fact, the only real shakeup among the true contenders was seeing the Georgia Bulldogs jump over Ohio State for the top spot in the polls. […]

Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide are off to a 3-0 start following last season’s historic 31-win, double SEC championship season. While Alabama still has a long way to go in order to be anywhere close to the level of team it was last season and the first three games were against vastly inferior opponents, […]

When Jimbo Fisher was lured away from Florida State to College Station to take over the Aggies program in 2018, expectations were high. You could make the argument that they were way too high, with the administration even taking the ridiculous step of handing him a national championship plaque with a blank year on it. […]

Every Tuesday right here you can read 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 all but locked up at least a winning season, sitting at 6-4 with New Mexico […]

Does Alabama still control its destiny?

Every Monday right here you can read 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 secured a trip to Atlanta with a road win in Lexington and seems to be playing the best […]