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The Alabama football program begins the 2024 season with a home game against Western Kentucky on August 31. This marks the first game with Kalen DeBoer as head coach. The former Washington Huskies coach took over once Nick Saban announced his retirement. It is a new era in Tuscaloosa after years with Saban running the […]

The Alabama football recruiting class this season has proven the doubters wrong as the program is still a popular destination despite the era of head coach Nick Saban having been completed. This time around, they got the commitment of running back Akylin Dear who recently was ready to sign with Ole Miss but switched which […]

The Kalen DeBoer era begins at Alabama as the former Washington head coach takes over for Nick Saban, who retired back in January. We continue our college football odds series with an Alabama over/under win total prediction for the 2024 college football season. How different will things be under DeBoer? That’s the million-dollar question. Saban […]

Alabama football’s athletic director Greg Byrne isn’t a fan of the changing conference landscape. Byrne is bemoaning the death of the Pac-12 Conference, and says that collapse is bad for college football. “I’m hopeful that at some point we can get to some stability,” Byrne said, per 247 Sports. “I think having the PAC-12 no […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide football program is entering the first season of the Kalen DeBoer era, as the former Washington Huskies coach has taken over in Tuscaloosa. He has big shoes to fill after the retirement of Nick Saban, who is arguably the best college football coach of all time. However, DeBoer has made a […]

The Alabama football season gets going in less than two weeks as the Crimson Tide will start their season on August 31st at home against Western Kentucky. This will be the debut game for new Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer as the legendary Nick Saban is now retired. DeBoer led Washington to the national title […]

In the last 20 years, Alabama football has ruled college football, starting with their own conference. They’ve won nine out of the last 20 SEC titles, and four out of the last six, including last year’s upset over Georgia that kept the Bulldogs from a chance of three-peating for the national title. With Kirby Smart […]

There are plenty of growing pains after inheriting a historic football squad like the Alabama football program. One of them is definitely struggling to gain commitment. Kalen DeBoer has proven that he can make a winner out of Washington back in the winter but the same cannot be said yet about the Crimson Tide. This […]

In what will be a challenging road game, Alabama football travels to Madison, Wisconsin, to play the Badgers on September 14. It’s been nearly 10 years since these two teams met, and the Crimson Tide took home that victory in 2015. Former Wisconsin star J.J. Watt recently visited the Alabama football team to speak to […]

More than a year removed from his time spent with Alabama football, Houston Texans DE Will Anderson Jr. took ownership of his bouts of feeling lost, depression, and struggling in college. The 2023 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year was already making headlines for an impressive offseason this summer. Yet, in a profile by Tyler […]

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze drew some criticism for claiming that he should have four wins, not two, against former Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Freeze had said recently that he, between his stints at Auburn and Ole Miss, should have a 4-2 record against Saban, who retired in January. Offered to expand on […]

The Alabama football program is moving into uncharted waters this season. Legendary head coach Nick Saban retired after last season’s playoffs concluded, and the Georgia Bulldogs are threatening to take over the role of top dog in the SEC. Kirby Smart’s players over in Athens are hungry to start a dynasty of their own, and […]

A lot has changed with the Alabama football program in 2024. Nick Saban, arguably the greatest head coach in college football history, announced his retirement after Alabama football’s 27-20 overtime loss to Michigan. Washington’s Kalen DeBoer replaced him after their National Championship appearance last season. DeBoer has his work cut out for him after many […]

The 2024 season is the beginning of a new era for Alabama football. After 17 years at the helm, Nick Saban announced his retirement from coaching at the conclusion of the 2023 campaign, leaving an incredibly big hole for the team to fill. Kalen DeBoer has been tasked with replacing him, and considering how much […]

Alabama football cornerback Domani Jackson had the opportunity to leave the program after Nick Saban retired. The corner chose not to, because of the opportunity to play for the school of his dreams. “Truthfully, the A doesn’t change,” Jackson said, per AL.com. “It’s still a powerhouse in college football. I just wanted to have a […]

After losing Nick Saban this offseason, the transfer portal was overall not a friend for the Alabama football team. They had to deal with a lot of departures, but they did also bring in some exciting talent. One new addition to watch is Texas A&M transfer LT Overton. Overton is a defensive lineman and he […]

With the retirement of legendary coach Nick Saban and hiring of Kalen DeBoer, the Alabama football program is experiencing change for the first time in a while. In Tuscaloosa, Saban proved to be the greatest college football coach of his generation and possibly of all time. But after 50 years of coaching, Saban, 72, decided […]

It will be the start of a new era for the Alabama football team as Kalen DeBoer is the head coach for the team after a legendary stint under Nick Saban who has been in the role since 2007 before retiring after last season. Even though Saban won six national championships with the program, Crimson […]

The recruiting trail for the Class of 2026 is heating up, and four-star quarterback Jonas Williams has an end date in sight. The Illinois signal-caller has narrowed down his college choice to four top-tier programs, including the Alabama Crimson Tide. The other schools are Oregon, Ohio State, and LSU. According to on3.com’s Hayes Fawcett, Williams […]

When Dan Lanning was introduced as the head coach of the Oregon football team in December 2021, he made it perfectly clear that in his mind, this job with the Ducks was by no means a stepping stone to something bigger or better. In Lanning’s mind, he had just landed one of the premier coaching […]

Losing a four-star recruit is never an easy thing to stomach, yet the feeling is one that Alabama football and its coaching staff led by new head coach Kalen DeBoer must deal with. Defensive lineman Antonio Coleman, an in-state star from Saraland, flipped to rival Auburn football. The Tigers coaching staff, with Hugh Freeze in […]

There are still a lot of doubts that are clouding the Alabama football program as they transition from Nick Saban to Kalen DeBoer. While the uncertainties will always creep up until the Crimson Tide prove them wrong, Jalen Milroe will do all that he can to keep the squad in College Football Playoff contention. Many […]

For Alabama football fans, all they’ve known for 17 years was leadership under Nick Saban. But that will be gone in 2024. A new era of Crimson Tide football will be underway as former Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer takes the reins. DeBoer comes to Tuscaloosa this upcoming season with just his second head coaching […]

The University of Alabama’s football program is one of the most storied in college football history. With numerous national championships and a legacy of producing top-tier talent, the Crimson Tide have been home to some of the most iconic players in the sport. As the Crimson Tide football team is getting ready to embark upon […]

The recruitment wars are only going to heat up as fall nears. One prospect got the eyes of Kalen DeBoer and his Alabama Crimson Tide along with Ryan Day’s Ohio State Buckeyes squad. He goes by the name of Vernell Brown III. This elite wide receiver is probably one of, if not, the most coveted […]

The Alabama football program is once again dominating the recruiting trail, even with the program no longer having head coach Nick Saban at the helm. One of the five-star recruits they got a commitment from is wide receiver Caleb Cunningham out of Ackerman, Miss., who went to Choctaw County High School. Despite having shared his […]

The college football offseason is almost over as we are halfway through July. The season will get going in about a month and a half, and college football fans everywhere are eager for the new beginning. College football fever is rampant across the country as we get closer to the season, but also because of […]

Although he is no longer leading Alabama football, this is a big year for Nick Saban. The iconic and now-retired head coach is serving as a key part of ESPN’s college coverage, as he embarks on this new chapter of his life. But Saban will always be connected to the Crimson Tide, regardless of where […]

Alabama football will start off the 2024-2025 season staring down the barrel of a highly competitive SEC Conference that has now gone full Voltron mode with Texas and Oklahoma flanking former Big 12 member Texas A&M, providing increased competition for a spot in the NCAA’s first-ever 12-team playoff season. The Crimson Tide’s daunting schedule means […]

Nick Saban is no longer the head coach of the Alabama football team, but he has still been very involved with SEC Media Days this week. Saban has a new gig with ESPN covering college football now, so he has been at SEC Media Days because of that. On Wednesday, the former Crimson Tide head coach […]

Alabama football is not usually associated with the “underdog” status, as the program has 18 claimed national titles and 46 Bowl wins. However, former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban still liked to find ways to feel like David over Goliath. Saban clarified controversial comments he made about Alabama not getting picked to play in the […]

Nick Saban is no longer the head coach of the Alabama football team, and it has already been weird to see a new head coach represent the Crimson Tide at SEC media days. Kalen DeBoer is the new head coach for Alabama, but Saban is still very involved with the college football world. He is […]

Kalen DeBoer is settled in as the Alabama football coach after six months on the job, and he is now getting ready for his first season which is approaching very quickly while trying to live up to the standard that Nick Saban set. He spoke on the expectations that Alabama football has at SEC Media […]

There are sure to be dynasties and all-time great coaches who leave the college football world in awe in the years to come, but there is unlikely to be another who accomplishes what Nick Saban did during his legendary tenure in Tuscaloosa. The seven-time national champion did not just restore Alabama to its past glory, […]

The SEC is going to look different in a lot of ways this season. There are some big additions to the conference as Texas and Oklahoma are both making the move from the Big 12. However, perhaps the biggest change is coming to the Alabama football team. For the first time since 2006, the Alabama […]

It’s round one of Media Day for college football’s most dominant conference, and among the teams at the center of the frenzy on Monday afternoon were the LSU Tigers. LSU, coming off of a 10-3 season in Brian Kelly’s second year with the program, is in a position where they need to make up for […]

Former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban reportedly was denied entry to SEC Media Days because he did not have his credential, according to Brett McMurphy of Action Network Eventually, Nick Saban was allowed into SEC Media Says, and he gave his take on the Texas and Oklahoma football programs joining the conference. He said […]

If recruiting rankings are any indication of the overall health of a college football program, then the post-Nick Saban demise of the Alabama Crimson Tide has apparently been greatly exaggerated. And if you don’t want to believe me, take the word of their newest recruit: Caleb Cunningham, a five-star wide receiver out of the state […]

The powerhouse that is Alabama football was not built overnight and was the product of years of commitment. While former head coach Nick Saban has finally retired after 22 years with the program, he’s still ready to run practice with his former players whenever they’re ready. Saban joked about still having that coaching itch when […]