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Alabama football head coach Nick Saban revealed how Georgia’s coach Kirby Smart was able to land Dan Lanning as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator back in 2019 for the Bulldogs. Lanning is now the head coach at Oregon, where he has led the Ducks to a perfect 5-0 start to the 2023 season. Here’s […]

When the Alabama football team lost a few weeks ago against Texas, the Crimson Tide knew that they had to win out to have any chance of making the College Football Playoff. They had survived a couple tricky test since the loss, but going on the road against Texas A&M football on Saturday was maybe […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban went viral last weekend for cursing on the sidelines at his players during the middle of the Alabama-Mississippi State football game. While Saban is infamous for having a temper, the inspiration behind this sideline rant came from an unexpected source — Nick Saban’s wife, Terry Saban. Several days after the […]

Nick Saban has been the head coach of the Alabama football team for nearly 17 years now, and he has cemented himself as one of the greatest college football coaches of all time. Since he took over at Alabama, the Crimson Tide haven’t gone more than two consecutive years without winning a national championship. Saban […]

Alabama football’s Week 6 matchup will have them facing none other than Texas A&M in an SEC West showdown. *Watch college football LIVE with fuboTV (click for a free trial)* Alabama and Texas A&M have quite the history despite not having played that often. They’ve only played a total of 15 times, with the Crimson […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban paid tribute to the late Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus on Thursday. Nick Saban discussed Dick Butkus’ impact on and off the gridiron on his radio show, per Bama247’s Mike Rodak. “Great player. Great person. He’s legendary. He was one of the guys that made the linebacker position kind […]

The Alabama football team appears to be turning about its 2023 season. After losing to Texas and defeating South Florida in unimpressive fashion, the Crimson Tide didn’t look like national championship contenders. Ahead of Saturday’s matchup with Texas A&M, Alabama is finally playing like the teams that we’re used to seeing under Nick Saban. Alabama […]

In recent years, the NCAA transfer portal has become a major part of college athletics, and it has completely changed the landscape of all sports at the level, specifically football. Look at Colorado football for example. Deion Sanders completely changed the roster during the offseason and brought in a major haul from the portal. That […]

The Alabama football team is facing a few injury questions ahead of Saturday’s game against Texas A&M. With three days left until the SEC matchup, Alabama football coach Nick Saban doesn’t know if linebacker Deontae Lawson or offensive lineman Terrence Ferguson will be able to take the field. Lawson and Ferguson missed Alabama’s most recent […]

Alabama football fans likely raised their eyebrows after they heard comments made by Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver Ainias Smith. Smith, whose brother Maurice was initially blocked by Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban from transferring to his preferred destination of Georgia, said that the game against Alabama is going to be “personal” for him. […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban is considered the best in the history of college football at his job. He has won seven national championships and guided plenty of top NFL talents. Saban’s word carries a lot of weight in college football. The Alabama football coach spoke Thursday with Pat McAfee on Oregon football coach Dan […]

The Alabama football program had questions at the quarterback position coming into this season, but Nick Saban has now settled on Jalen Milroe as the starter over Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson, and he explained that Milroe’s response to trying out other quarterbacks against South Florida and his performance in the win over Ole Miss […]

Alabama football cornerback Terrion Arnold recently had an interview conducted by ClutchPoints. The discussion covered multiple aspects of Arnold’s football life. Naturally, Head Coach Nick Saban came up during the conversation. Arnold gushed about Saban’s personality and the care he shows to athletes on the team. “I feel what makes him different is most people […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday Night and avoided further scrutiny that their early season woes have brought. Head Coach Nick Saban, however, did not hold back his criticism of an unsuccessful play during the game. After blocking a punt, Alabama football had the ball on the one-yard line. Instead […]

The Alabama football quarterback position is set to be scrutinized all season long. But make no mistake about it: Jalen Milroe is QB1 for the Crimson Tide, and he did just enough to prove it on Saturday against the Ole Miss Rebels. Ole Miss, coming into Tuscaloosa while Alabama was recovering from one of their […]

After coming off one of the worst outings for an Alabama football team in the Nick Saban era, the now No. 12 Crimson Tide came back on Saturday with a victory over SEC West rival Ole Miss. Though Alabama was the favorite coming into the game, pundits (myself included) still wondered what exactly this Alabama […]

Lane Kiffin still couldn’t solve the problem that is Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. After Kiffin’s Ole Miss lost to Alabama football in Tuscaloosa on Saturday to the tune of a 24-19 score, Kiffin remains winless as a head coach in games against Saban, according to ESPN Stats & Info. “Advantage Saban. No. […]

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 […]