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Jumbo Package: With QB decided, season prep begins
Happy Monday, everyone. Congratulations to all who are reading this, as you have made it through the long offseason and will see college football on your televisions this weekend. Sure, the biggest game on the schedule is North Carolina vs TCU in Ireland, but those who are starved can’t afford to be picky. You already […]
BREAKING: Alabama Football names Keelon Russell the starting QB for 2026
This entire offseason, most all conversations around Alabama have been something along the lines of “They improved a few areas from 2025, but we still don’t know who the QB is.” Well, now we do. And he’s only a former #2 overall recruit who also happens to be the highest ranked recruit that Alabama has […]
2026 Alabama Fall Football Preview: Linebackers
Inside linebackers are an unheralded lot in modern football. They barely get paid in the NFL, and they’re often the target of an offensive scheme: if an OC sees a smaller linebacker, they try to run the ball at them. If it’s a bigger linebacker, they try to get them into pass coverage. It’s a […]
Where does Alabama stand in the odds to win the SEC?
There’s been a lot of talk lately about where Alabama stands with the SEC, with plenty of talking heads out there dropping the Tide all the way down to 6th or 7th in the conference. Shoot, Bleacher Report recently dropped the Tide all the way to 8th. Hating on Alabama in en vogue right now. […]
Jumbo Package: Has Alabama found its QB1?
Happy Friday, everyone. Alabama held their second and final scrimmage of the fall yesterday. Chris Low made waves in the lead up when he dropped this nugget. Chris, the reporter who broke Nick Saban’s retirement, rarely misses. And it seems noteworthy that Keelon Russell took the first scrimmage snaps yesterday. Still, the head man is […]
2026 Alabama Fall Football Preview: The Edge Rushers
For all of the good things we’ve seen from Kane Wommack’s defense the last two seasons, the Tide has only tallied 58 total sacks over 28 games. Admittedly, this defensive scheme is much more akin to the early Saban/Smart in terms of approach to a defensive front and a pass rush (i.e., two-gapping and blitzing […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama, Tennessee return some color to the rivalry
Happy Thursday, everyone. The biggest news yesterday had to do with uniforms, as Alabama will wear Crimson in Knoxville this season while Tennessee also dons their home colors. With everything that’s going on in the sport nowadays, it’s great to see some nod to rivalry tradition, no matter how small. Alabama fans are appropriately in […]
Jumbo Package: Five-star freshmen push for playing time on defense
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Kane Wommack spoke to reporters yesterday, and he has communicated the urgency of practice to those who want to make the initial two deep. “I told the guys this is a really big week,” Wommack said after Tuesday’s practice. “Decisions are going to be made in my mind about who takes […]
2026 Alabama Fall Football Preview: Are Running Backs a Concern? AGAIN?
This time a year ago, I had questions: “Are running backs a concern?” and “should we be talking more about this position group?” The answers then were yes and yes, and they still are now. The new questions to add are “how did we get to this point” and “how can this be fixed?” The […]
Predicting the 2026 SEC Football Season: Texas A&M Aggies
In the eighth installment of our wild blind dart-throwing predictions, we travel to the land of creepy male cheerleaders in overalls and crew cuts making bad jokes that even your dad wouldn’t tell. WEEK 8, OCT 24: TEXAS A&M AGGIES Coach: Mike Elko (19–7, SEC 12–4 in seasons at TAMU) 2025 record: 11–2 (7–1 in […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama is one step closer to getting the offensive depth chart solidified
Kicking things off, we got a presser from Ryan Grubb where the notoriously loose-lipped OC gave us a handful of nuggets. First, it sound like they plan to name the starting QB next week. So that’ll be sure to cause a commotion. Some other notes: And here’s the catch from yesterday’s practice that everyone has […]
2026 Alabama Fall Football Preview: The Defensive Line got a LOT bigger
A week ago, we heard from defensive coordinator Kane Wommack that one of the biggest points of emphasis from the offseason was to get the defensive line bigger to hold up better, particularly in the run game. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama coaching staff ran the numbers over the last two seasons and they weren’t […]
Jumbo Package: Injury update, depth chart questions halfway through camp
Happy Monday, everyone. In case you missed it, we learned about the severity of AK Dear’s ankle injury over the weekend. Alabama running back AK Dear is expected to miss about six weeks because of an ankle injury sustained in a preseason scrimmage, according to multiple reports. Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer said Thursday that Dear was injured […]
Predicting the 2026 Alabama Football Season: Tennessee Vols’ QB Problem
It is installment number seven of wild blind dart-throwing predictions. Today, we move to the land of throw up orange – not that orange you can sit with. GAME 7, OCT 17, TSIO: TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS Coach: Josh Heupel (45–20 in five seasons in Knoxville, 24–16 SEC, 2-3 in bowl games) 2025 record: 8-5, 4-4 (T-8th […]
Jumbo Package: QB, RB notes from first fall scrimmage
Happy Friday, everyone. Alabama had their first of two fall scrimmages yesterday, and you get exactly 35 seconds of video. Most folks seemed to enjoy the shiftiness of Trae’shawn Brown and that throw from Keelon Russell while rolling to his left. Nick Kelly has some intel for you. At one point during the back half […]
Jumbo Package: QB battle, run game at center stage for first fall scrimmage
Happy Thursday, everyone. Alabama has its first of two fall scrimmages today, and you know what most people will be watching. “Heading into camp, Kalen DeBoer told me he’d like to have a week and a half of camp with a named starter,” Thamel said. Thamel then proceeded to talk about the different skills Mack […]
Will major college football see a new “fair catch kick” in 2026?
Every offseason, a college football rules committee gets together to discuss various tweaks to the game. For this season, a reduction in suspension for first time targeting offenders got the headlines, with a reduction in offensive pass interference from 15 yards to 10 mentioned as a footnote. One rule change that could add even more […]
Jumbo Package: Kane Wommack gushes over Devan Thompkins, Luke Metz
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Fall camp is always the gumpiest time of year, as optimism abounds. The Bama Central staff collaborated on a practice report from yesterday that highlighted a couple of budding superstars for this upcoming season. The offensive line also held a drill where the tackle blocks a man up front, while the […]
2026 Alabama Fall Football Preview: Are the “Best Five” Offensive Linemen Set or a “Ways Off”?
After losing all five starters on the offensive line, Alabama opened fall camp with just Michael Carroll owning the entire allotment of starts (six) as a member of the Crimson Tide. With crimson and white losing so much experience, one would think that chaos and uncertainty would rule the day. Hoeverd, it appears that the […]
Jumbo Package: Ryan Grubb still won’t name Alabama’s QB
We got a new presser from Ryan Grubb: Speaking about the QBs, I did like how Grubb put this answer: Grubb made it clear that both quarterbacks have the physical tools necessary to win the job. “Certainly you can’t just have the rah-rah guy if he can’t throw the freaking ball,” Grubb said. Instead, Alabama […]
Jumbo Package: Marshall Pritchett calls Keelon Russell “dynamite in a bottle”
Happy Monday, everyone. TE Marshall Pritchett spoke to reporters over the weekend, and one quote in particular generated quite a bit of buzz. “Keelon’s like dynamite in a bottle,” Pritchett said. “The guy’s an incredible athlete. Incredible football thrower. It’s so hard to explain his game if you haven’t kind of seen it fully in […]
2026 Alabama Fall Football Preview: Cornerbacks
Like with the safeties, Alabama returns their primary starters from a cornerback position group that led one of the top rated passing defenses in the country last year. While there are plenty of valid questions across much of this team, the secondary is the position group that played pretty much lights out all last season, […]
The ultimate guide to college football game day at Alabama
August has arrived, the whole country is sweltering in the heat, and that means College Football is just around the corner. Another year passes, and a whole new set of students are going to get to experience game day in Tuscaloosa for the first time. On top of that, a good 100,000+ more people all […]
Jumbo Package: Ryan Grubb vows to fix run game in 2026
Happy Friday, everyone. It was Ryan Grubb’s turn to speak to reporters after yesterday’s practice, and he was emphatic about his commitment to fixing the run game. “Simplify and do your best stuff,” Grubb said. “Don’t get an inch deep and a mile wide. Do what you’re good at and be great at it. And […]
Jumbo Package: Kalen DeBoer pleased with QB consistency at first fall practice
Happy Thursday, everyone. We have our first practice report of the season, which is great news in and of itself. The team hasn’t yet put pads on, but Kalen DeBoer is pleased with what he sees from his passers. I thought they were consistent,” DeBoer said. “Couple of explosive plays in there. Couple plays where […]
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