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There’s rarely been a time in the last 20 years where the safeties haven’t been a strength of the Alabama Crimson Tide. In general, it’s a position that gets overlooked a little in both recruiting rankings and the NFL Draft… Until a team winds up with a bad one and it breaks the entire defense. […]
PFF ranks the top 10 returning cornerbacks in college football entering the 2026 season. Notre Dame's Leonard Moore leads the list after earning the nation's highest PFF grade, while Alabama's Dijon Lee Jr. and Oregon's Brandon Finney Jr. headline a talented group of rising stars.
Number five in our series of wild blind dart-throwing predictions reunites the Crimson Tide with our ol’ friends down the road in StarkVegas. WEEK 5, OCT 3: at MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Coach: Jeff Lebby, age 42 (7–18, 1–15 SEC, 0-1 bowls, in two seasons) 2025 MSU record: 5–8 (1–7 in SEC, 14th place) History: When […]
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Since it is Gump Day, we’ll say that Alabama is being overlooked and thus has the rest of the SEC right where they want them: As the season approaches, major preview magazines have already hit newsstands, including Athon Sports. Most of the magazines are projecting Alabama to finish midpack within the […]
College football is almost here! We've waited through eight long months of baseball (even though it was my first love), flopping, more flopping, the NCAA Tournament, the WNBA season, two months of NBA playoffs, and epic flopping in the World Cup. It's refreshing to get back to the best sport of all. I do make […]
It’s Bowl Season in Silver and Black Pride’s Mendoza Mania series, as we’ll be taking a look at the first of three Fernando Mendoza College Football Playoff games from last season. This one wasn’t much of a contest as Indiana took down Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl. The Hoosiers didn’t need a heroic performance […]
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor Former LSU coach Nick Saban did not enjoy losing, but he enthusiastically reacted to some of them because they were excellent teaching points. After a fortunate, 22-21 overtime win [...] The post Why Lane Kiffin Made Sure He Retained Blake Baker As Defensive Coordinator appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Kalen DeBoer is in his third season at Alabama and has already reached the playoffs once. Not just that, he also made it to the SEC title game last year. For many, those achievements would have kept criticism at bay for the foreseeable future. Not at Alabama. Echoing those emotions, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith went […] The post Kalen DeBoer Responds to Stephen A. Smith’s Strong Criticism and Call for Alabama to Fire Him: “Surprises me” appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Greg McElroy has weighed in on the Alabama quarterback competition, sharing why he thinks it goes into the first weeks of the season. The post Greg McElroy explains why he expects Alabama QB competition to extend into season appeared first on Saturday Down South .
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Alabama's Lotzeir Brooks is poised for a bigger role in 2026 after a strong freshman campaign in Tuscaloosa last fall. The post Predicting 3 breakout SEC wide receivers for 2026 appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Sam Sollie, a Class of 2028 quarterback recruit, is ready to make his commitment as he decides between 5 SEC teams. The post Sam Sollie, 2028 QB from Alabama, sets commitment date with all-SEC final 5 appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban recently shared new details about the advice he gave Lane Kiffin before Kiffin accepted the LSU Tigers head coaching job. Speaking during SEC Media Days, Saban said Kiffin reached out while weighing his options and asked for guidance. Rather than telling him what decision to make, Saban said he […]
Kalen DeBoer and Alabama scored another win in recruitment. The head coach kept Alabama moving fast on the recruiting trail, and the Crimson Tide beat out Georgia and Miami for four-star linebacker Tysir Young, the No. 7 linebacker in the 2028 class. Several sources claimed that Tysir Young, who’s from Delaware, originally planned to wait […] The post Kalen DeBoer’s Alabama Beats Georgia and Miami for Nation’s No. 7 Recruit appeared first on EssentiallySports .
This Alabama coach saw similarities to this long, rangy and destructive linebacker through the newest commit. The post How Alabama Coach’s Comparison to Eagles Star Landed 4-Star’s Commitment appeared first on HEAVY .
Nick Saban changed Alabama from just another program to a dynasty. There were periods when analysts predicted the Tide would fall off. When the playoff era began, Alabama won two national titles in four years. The reason for the program’s consistent success was the expectations Nick Saban set for it. That included the players and […] The post “There’s Something Missing”: Alabama 2-Time National Champ Says Kalen DeBoer Lacks Nick Saban’s ‘Bully’ Mentality appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Nick Saban knows a little bit about expectations, and the SEC coaching legend revealed how Lane Kiffin should be measured in 2026. The post Nick Saban reveals what realistic expectations should be for Lane Kiffin in Year 1 appeared first on Saturday Down South .
The Director of Content for Alabama’s official NIL collective, Yea Alabama, was among 15 individuals arrested during a human trafficking operation conducted by the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force, according to ABC 33/40 News.Authorities announced that investigators carried out the operation on Thursday, July 23, resulting in 15 arrests on charges of prohibited activities […] The post Alabama NIL Collective Staffer Among 15 Arrested in Shelby County Human Trafficking Operation appea...
Paul Finebaum didn't mince words when he was asked about the Alabama and LSU head coaches as SEC Media Days wrapped up in Tampa. The post Paul Finebaum has biting words for Kalen DeBoer, Lane Kiffin at SEC Media Days appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema offered an amusing response to Nick Saban's stance that the SEC remains superior to the Big Ten, despite the latter conference producing the national champion in each of the last three seasons.
One of Alabama’s more underrated commitments in the 2027 recruiting class could be on the verge of earning much more national recognition.While five-star prospects naturally dominate the headlines, Crimson Tide EDGE commit Tyler Younger continues to generate buzz behind the scenes. According to 247Sports National Scouting Analyst Hudson Standish, Younger possesses one of the highest […] The post National Analyst Reveals Why This Alabama Commit Could Soon Silence Every Doubter appeared first ...
If you’ve come here for additional coverage of Pete Golding’s comments during Wednesday’s appearance at SEC Media Days, you’ll get said comments, but who knows to what they are referring. The way the No Context gimmick works is I turn on YouTube’s closed caption feature for this video of Golding’s time at the podium in […]
Nobody in college football walks into a tougher assignment than replacing the GOAT at Alabama. The expectations only multiply. That’s why Nick Saban wasn’t buying the latest wave of criticism aimed at Kalen DeBoer. While ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith argued that Alabama should move on from their third-year head coach, the seven-time national champion offered […] The post “He Knew What He Was Getting Into”: Nick Saban Sends Clear Message After Stephen A. Smith Rips Kalen DeBoer appeared first on Es...
Nick Saban echoed Kalen DeBoer's words regarding the 2026 Crimson Tide. The post Nick Saban echoes Kalen DeBoer, says Alabama is ‘flying under the radar’ entering 2026 appeared first on Saturday Down South .
The SEC has historically been the best conference in college football. However, its status has faced a strong challenge from the Big Ten, and looking at the last three national champions, it’s hard to argue with it. For former Alabama head coach Nick Saban, just winning the national championship doesn’t make you the best conference. […] The post “Doesn’t Define…”: Nick Saban Delivers Clear Verdict on SEC-Big Ten ‘Best Conference’ Debate appeared first on EssentiallySports .