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A few short years ago, Kadyn Proctor was a 5-star prospect who was coming in and winning the starting left tackle job for Nick Saban at Alabama at the start of his true freshman season. It was a tough year for the jumbo freshman, but one that he built on as he cut his pressures […]
The time is finally here, and the first round of the NFL Draft is kicking off shortly at 7:00 p.m. Central Time tonight, with broadcasts on ABC, ESPN, and NFL Network as usual. In the past, we’ve seen ABC be more “College Gameday” like, with Rece Davis hosting with Kirk Herbstreit, Nick Saban, and Desmond […]
Happy Thursday, everyone. Kalen DeBoer got a big contract extension, and people are talking. For his part, Kalen seems grateful. “My family and I would like to thank the Board of Trustees, Chancellor Trant, President Mohler, Director of Athletics Greg Byrne, our athletics administration and football staff, this community and the University for their continued […]
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Alabama’s new coaching contracts were approved, and Matt Stahl has a rundown for you. Several entries on Alabama’s board of trustees compensation committee meeting agenda, released on Tuesday, were expected. Crimson Tide men’s basketball coach Nate Oats’ extension has been publicly announced , and new women’s basketball coach Pauline Love’s deal also needed approval. Some […]
The 13th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide took a bad loss to the Birmingham Blazers on Tuesday night at Sewell-Thomas Field. The Blazers scored seven times in the top of the 1st and coasted to an 11-2 victory. The teams played last Tuesday at Regions Park in Birmingham with the Tide winning that contest 12-6. With […]
The 2026 NFL Draft will commence on Thursday, April 23 and run through Saturday, April 25. The event takes place in downtown Pittsburgh. The NFL has invited 16 college football players to attend the festivities in PA. Among them are two former Alabama players are Kadyn Proctor and Ty Simpson. Below is the full list of who will be at the draft on April 23. Alabama has several former […]
The big news yesterday was the commitment of Boise State center Drew Fielder to play for coach Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide: Oats had one major goal in mind this offseason for the Crimson Tide: get bigger, tougher, and more versatile. Mission accomplished. Alabama landed a commitment on Monday from Boise State forward/center Drew […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide traveled to Austin, Texas to take on the second ranked Texas Longhorns this past weekend. The Tide lost their second straight SEC series, losing Friday 10-2, Saturday 3-1, but pulled out game three by a score of 2-1. Alabama fell to 28-13 overall and 9-9 in the SEC. Texas improved to […]
Happy Monday, everyone. The softball team did what they were supposed to this weekend in sweeping SEC doormat Kentucky. Baseball managed to salvage one of three in Austin, which isn’t too bad on the road against the 2nd-ranked team in the nation. The NFL Draft starts Thursday, and Nick Kelly has compiled for you a […]
GAME 1: ALABAMA 9, KENTUCKY 0 (6 innings) The Crimson Tide got back to business with four home runs and stellar pitching in a 6 innings, run rule victory. But first, the doubles. Jena Young and Audrey Vandagriff led off the 2nd inning with back-to-back doubles to get the scoring going. Then came a rain […]
Bama is back home for a three game set following a face-planting in Birmingham. TUESDAY: SAMFORD 3, ALABAMA 2 Alabama took the early 2-0 lead on solo shots by Audrey Vandagriff and Ana Roman, but very little offense beyond that. A cold Vic Moten made a relief appearance and blew that two run advantage. The […]
If you follow the NFL Drafts of the last several years, you know that one thing is clear: Nothing is for certain. There are blabbermouths like Mel Kiper and Todd McShay whose only job is to predict where guys will be picked in the draft each year, and they STILL get it wrong. A second […]
Happy Friday, everyone. This is a big weekend on the diamonds, as the baseball team heads to Austin for three games against 2nd-ranked Texas, while softball hosts SEC doormat Kentucky. Both will be looking to bounce back, baseball from last weekend’s sweep at the hands of Arkansas, and softball from an inexplicable mid-week loss to […]
At long last, we’ve come to the end of all of Alabama’s new players for the upcoming season. If you’ve missed any of the previous entries in the series covering all of the positions groups, check out the consolidated story stream here: But things aren’t quite done. No, Alabama brought in three fancy new transfer […]
Happy Thursday, everyone. The offseason doldrums have commenced, but we did get a basketball transfer portal nugget when Mississippi State forward Jamarion Davis-Fleming committed to Alabama. Davis-Fleming played in 32 games this past season, starting six of them and averaging 20.2 minutes per game. Davis-Fleming joins Brandon Garrison as Alabama’s two transfer portal additions so […]
The 11th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide traveled to the Magic City to take on Birmingham’s Blazers on Tuesday night. The Tide took the win by a score of 12-6 and improved to 27-11 on the season. The Blazers fell to 23-14. Alabama coach Rob Vaughn has been extremely high on his freshman start from the […]
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Nick Kelly took a stab at the starting lineups coming out of spring. First, let’s talk some offensive line. Offensive line Starters: Jackson Lloyd (left tackle), Will Sanders (left guard), Racin Delgatty (center), Michael Carroll (right guard), Jayvin James (right tackle) Reserves: Nick Brooks, Ethan Fields, Ty Haywood, Kaden Strayhorn, Mal […]
Bama returned home from a sweep of Auburn for a three game set versus Kentucky. But not before face-planting in Birmingham. TUESDAY: SAMFORD 3, ALABAMA 2 Patrick Murphy started Abby Duchscherer at first base and Larissa Preuitt in left field. Alexis Pupillo was the catcher in place of Marlie Giles. Kristen White and Lauren Johnson […]
If you missed it yesterday, Ty Simpson was on Jon Gruden’s annual QB Class segment for the top QBs in each draft class. While Gruden can be a bit annoying at times, this is a really cool watch to get a glimpse into the vocabulary and mechanics of how offenses call plays and how a […]
The 8th ranked Crimson Tide hosted the 22nd ranked Arkansas Razorbacks this weekend and lost all three games. The 8th inning told the story in each loss, as Arkansas capitalized late every game.Tide imploded late in games one and two and let a close games get out of hand. Friday’s final was 7-5 and Saturday’s […]
Happy Monday, everyone. The softball team swept Auburn this weekend, leaving many to wonder if Auburn will ever again beat Alabama, at anything. Despite the sweep, the 39-3 ladies fell a spot and are now ranked 2nd in the nation behind an Oklahoma squad that took two of three from Texas over the weekend. Things […]
Bama softball continued the trend of Crimson Tide victories over that college in “West Georgia”. GAME 1: ALABAMA 1, AUBURN 0 Did you have ‘Pitchers Duel with Kristen White Recording the Game’s Only RBI’ on your bingo card for Game 1? It was mentioned in the preview that the Auburn pitching staff is “not good, […]
Alabama held its spring game today in front of a relatively sparse Bryant-Denny crowd, with the quarterback competition front and center. It’s just one scrimmage, but the stats are pretty telling. Russell also scrambled for a 13-yard score. The ball moved substantially better when he was in the game, with both the ones and the […]
I think I’ve always been kind of geared up to always sort of look at what’s in front of you, not necessarily look what’s behind you, and I think that the next game is always the most important.~Nick Saban There is a lot to unwrap from this past weekend. For Texas’s part, the Crimson Tide […]
Happy Friday, everyone. A Day is tomorrow, and all eyes will be on the offense, with the quarterback battle front and center. Whoever wins the job must prioritize getting the ball to Ryan Coleman-Williams. How would the Alabama wide receiver assess each quarterback’s respective strengths? “Really, I would say, Keelon’s playmaking, just making a busted play […]