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Rest easy Chicken Little. The sky is not falling in Tuscaloosa today. After a loss to Texas and an underwhelming victory over South Florida, Alabama football tumbled outside the top 10 for the first time in eight years. It was all too easy to assume the Crimson Tide might stumble further in Saturday’s SEC clash […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin raised some eyebrows on Saturday morning with his response to a question about playing against Alabama and Nick Saban. Ahead of their ranked SEC clash, Kiffin said that the meeting between he and Saban could be “our last time“, which will undoubtedly spark Saban retirement rumors once more. […]

Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin first met in 2009 when Kiffin was the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. Alabama was undefeated at the time, and would go on to win every game they played that season (including the National Championship Game), but Kiffin and the Vols gave the Crimson Tide a run for their […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban is confident in his team ahead of its clash against No. 15 Ole Miss. Via 247Sports’ Charlie Potter: “The team has done a really good job of preparing for the game,” he said. “I have a lot of confidence in them. I believe in them.” Saban’s team is wanting to […]

The Ole Miss Rebels will meet the Alabama Crimson Tide in what looks to be a loaded Week 4 slate of games. What makes this matchup of value is that it will once again be Nick Saban facing one of his former assistants in Lane Kiffin. Saban has already lost to one former assistant this […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide’s Week 4 matchup will be a pivotal SEC West conference game against Ole Miss. It will also be the first conference game for the 13th-ranked Alabama football team this season, who are now 2-1 on the season. *Watch college football LIVE with fuboTV (click for a free trial)* There’s a lot […]

Nick Saban has been the most important coach in college football since he took over at Alabama in 2007. The Crimson Tide’s head coach is one of the most advanced football minds ever, and he has created a lot of protégés throughout his career. Perhaps the most famous of his ex-coordinators who are now head […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban named Jalen Milroe the starting quarterback for this season, despite not playing him over Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson against South Florida last weekend, and he elaborated on that decision by confidently stating that he is the guy to lead them after being satisfied with how he responded in practice […]

Nick Saban and the Alabama football program are gearing up to face familiar face Lane Kiffin and his Ole Miss Rebels in the first game of SEC conference play, and Saban was asked about his relationship and opinion of Kiffin during his appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. “I think everybody sort of makes the […]

Deion Sanders has received a ton of praise from coaches for what he’s been able to do with the Colorado football program. Alabama’s Nick Saban can now be added to that list. Saban talked about Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team Wednesday. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Deion Sanders,” Saban told […]

It’s not everyday that a college football coach throws shade at a fellow coach using a reference from a lesser-known Taylor Swift song, but that is what Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin has seemingly done. Kiffin used Taylor Swift’s “Castles Crumbling” to throw shade at Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Ahead of the matchup […]

Alabama is the undisputed powerhouse of the last decade and a half in college football. Year in and year out, Nick Saban’s team is a threat to win it all. Since Saban became the head coach of the Crimson Tide in 2007, the team has won six national championships as part of a legitimate dynasty […]

In just three games of the early 2023 college football season, Alabama football fans find themselves in unfamiliar territory. After two decades of pure and utter domination, this year’s Crimson Tide team looks nothing like its former self through just three games. After basically scrimmages against Middle Tennessee State University, Texas came into Tuscaloosa in […]

Lane Kiffin may have already irked Nick Saban ahead of their September 23 matchup. The Alabama football head honcho did not like how presumptive the Ole Miss football coach was regarding their defense. Kiffin’s suggestion that Travaris Robinson had taken over Kevin Steele’s duties prompted Saban to clear the air regarding his team’s organizational structure, […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban said that Jalen Milroe has earned the right to be the team’s starting quarterback after Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson struggled against Southern Florida on Saturday, according to John Talty of 247 Sports. Jalen Milroe got some criticism for his play in Alabama football’s loss to Texas. Nick Saban gave […]

The Alabama football empire as we know it could be crumbling. Or at least downsizing. Following an unimpressive, 17-3 road victory over South Florida last Saturday, the Crimson Tide fell to No. 13 in the AP college football rankings. It is the first time the program has fallen outside the top 10 since Sept. 27, […]

It doesn’t seem to be the same Alabama football team that dominated the college football landscape for more than a decade out there in 2023. Though the Crimson Tide are 2-1 to start the season, that loss was the program’s first at home since 2019 and Alabama followed that up with an uninspiring showing against […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban can’t be thrilled with his team’s start in 2023. Although the team won its game against South Florida on Saturday, Saban was forced to use his second and third quarterbacks of the season amid the struggles, and things look as dire for Alabama as they have in over a […]

If you watched the Alabama Crimson Tide football team on Saturday, you witnessed a lot of unfamiliarity. For one, Alabama football doesn’t typically travel to face a Group of Five school like South Florida on the road. But that’s exactly what happened. Secondly, you don’t see Alabama football struggle with schools like South Florida, beating […]

Alabama barely got past South Florida in an ugly 17-3 football game Saturday. Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban rotated through quarterbacks Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson while leaving the previous starter, Jalen Milroe, on the bench. None of the QBs were effective, and after the game, Saban vented about the team but did find […]

The Alabama football season is off to a rocky start. Although the Crimson Tide won Saturday to improve to 2-1, it was a less-than-convincing win over a vastly inferior opponent in USF. The offense really struggled to get moving, as it has all year. The question for this team all offseason was who will take […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban is searching for answers after his team’s shocking loss to the Texas Longhorns in Week Two of the 2023 college football season. The game marked the third time Saban had lost to one of his former assistants (this time Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian), and it left Alabama […]

Alabama football lost its first game of the season this past Saturday against Texas. The Crimson Tide, who were ranked No. 3 in the AP Top 25, have to win out in order to have a chance to qualify for the four-team College Football Playoff. In a story posted by On3, Alabama coach Nick Saban […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban might be 71 years old, but he has no plans on calling it quits anytime soon. During an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show Thursday, Saban addressed the “laughable” retirement rumors that he says began about five years ago: “It’s kind of laughable but first I’m gonna ask you […]

The Alabama football program had a disappointing loss to Texas on Saturday, and Nick Saban detailed his message to quarterback Jalen Milroe after throwing two interceptions in the game on The Pat McAfee Show. “I think that the quarterback position gets too much credit when things go well and they get too much criticism when […]

Since Nick Saban took over as the head coach for the Alabama football team, there has not been a three-year span where the Crimson Tide didn’t win a national championship. Saban was hired in 2007. That is one of the most absurd stats in college football, and that streak is on the line this season […]

Alabama football suffered its first defeat of the 2023 season on Saturday in a stunning 34-24 loss to Texas at home. It was Alabama’s first home loss since 2019 and raised even more questions about whether the Crimson Tide can still remain in the ‘elite’ conversation of the college football world. Alabama got mediocre quarterback […]

Although Texas football beat Alabama on Saturday, ESPN college football analyst Desmond Howard remains unconvinced the former is back with a vengeance. Howard mentioned on ESPN’s “College Football Live” Texas football must prove its worth by beating the likes of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas Tech, per ON3’s Dan Morrison. “I hate to disappoint you guys, […]

Texas football is back, folks! The Longhorns marched into Tuscaloosa this past weekend and handed Alabama football their worst home loss in nearly 20 years. This is the win that Texas fans have been waiting for, and it really does seem like Texas is back this time. The Longhorns took down Nick Saban and the […]

The standard for Alabama football is unreasonably yet deservedly high: National championship or bust. When a coach like Nick Saban wins six national titles from 2009 to 2020, of course that’s going to be the standard from the media, from Alabama fans and alumni, and anybody who watches college football in general. Everyone expects Alabama […]

The Texas football team made a significant statement with their 34-24 win over Alabama Saturday. The victory catapulted the Longhorns to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 Poll, signaling that Quinn Ewers and the Texas football team are legitimate national championship contenders. Count ESPN college football analyst and former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy among […]

The Alabama football program had a disappointing game against Texas on Saturday, losing 34-24 at home, and Alabama will have to bounce back on the road against South Florida this week to get back on track before the Crimson Tide’s first conference game against Ole Miss. Alabama football coach Nick Saban spoke about why he […]

The Alabama football team suffered a tough loss to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, putting question marks on the state of this year’s program. The Longhorns scored 21 fourth-quarter points to get the win and give Nick Saban’s team the loss, and there is plenty to discuss with the Crimson Tide, most notably the quarterback […]

After only two games at Colorado, ESPN College Football Analyst Paul Finebaum already sees Deion Sanders as a possible successor to Nick Saban. Finebaum was recapping Week 2 of college football action on the Matt Barrie Show that saw Colorado pick up a dominant win over rival Nebraska and Alabama lose to Texas. In speaking […]

It doesn’t happen very often, but when it does, it’s nothing short of historic at this point. Alabama football lost a game in Week 2 of the 2023 season. In a rematch from last year’s showdown that took place in Austin, Texas, the Texas Longhorns football team made the trek to Tuscaloosa and beat the […]

Something surprising has already happened to Nick Saban and his No. 3 Alabama football team just a couple of weeks into their 2023 campaign. They now have their first loss of the season. The Crimson Tide faced a big matchup in Week 2. They played against former assistant coach Steve Sarkisian and his No. 10 […]

Steve Sarkisian’s Texas football program went on the road to Alabama and made a statement with a 34-24 win, and made some history by winning in a fashion that has not been seen against Nick Saban since he was coaching at LSU in 2003. The Texas football program’s win over Alabama was Nick Saban’s first […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban and his team have a huge game against No. 11 Texas Saturday night. The Crimson Tide, who are the third-ranked team in the country, are expected to win but the Longhorns have former Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as coach and a very talented roster. Before the game, Saban had […]

With a primetime clash against no. 11 Texas looming, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban provided injury updates on a pair of Crimson Tide starters on the defensive side of the ball during an appearance on SEC Nation on Saturday. Saban said that both starting safeties Malachi Moore and Jaylen Key “have a chance to […]