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The Alabama football team did what they were supposed to do with an easy victory over Middle Tennessee State in Week 1. After the game, Nick Saban went viral for some very Saban-esque comments after being asked a question about Jalen Milroe. "This is a Coke bottle. It's not a crystal ball." – Nick Saban […]

When it to college football coaches, there might be no greater compliment than being compared to Nick Saban. According to former Colorado football star Joe Klatt, a Deion Sanders-Nick Saban comparison is more than appropriate. Klatt was in the booth for Fox during the Colorado football team’s upset of TCU, and he believes that Deion […]

The Alabama football program has a big game coming up against No. 11 Texas in week 2 of the college football season, and head coach Nick Saban gave injury updates to Malachi Moore and Jayley Key ahead of the clash. “Malachi Moore and Jeylen Key are day to day (with injuries),” Saban said, via Chase […]

On3 CEO Shannon Terry is the latest to accuse Alabama football coach Nick Saban of being disrespectful to the local media. Terry, who founded major networks Rivals, 247Sports and now On3, said the following in a now-deleted post on X. “Going to take some bullets for this one, but it needs to be said. I […]

Week 2 of the 2023 college football can’t come soon enough for fans who are eager to see the highly anticipated matchup between the Texas Longhorns and the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa this coming Saturday. It is the biggest game of this week, with Texas football looking to exact revenge for their loss to […]

Alabama football took care of business in their first clash of the 2023 campaign, and Jalen Milroe emerged as a dominant star for the Crimson Tide as a replacement for Bryce Young in a 56-7 rout of Middle Tennessee. Head coach Nick Saban had previously refused to name a starter in the three-way QB battle, […]

Looks like Alabama will be just fine this season. Entering the 2023 college football season, some fans were uncertain about Alabama and whether they can maintain their competitiveness. They lost many of their important players. including star quarterback Bryce Young, with Jalen Milroe taking his place. Without the Heisman winner under center, will the Crimson […]

As Alabama football gears up for another run at a national championship, the Crimson Tide’s long-term solution at quarterback remains a mystery. Nick Saban named Jalen Milroe the starting quarterback for Saturday’s season-opener but made it clear that does not end the competition at the position. Saban and the Alabama football staff want to see […]

The college football season has finally returned, and with it comes one of the best teams over the past two decades in the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Alabama will begin their 2023 season with what should be nothing more than a mere scrimmage, if we’re being honest. That is unless they decide to replicate […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban seems to believe that college football’s latest evolution might be a return to the way the game used to be played. While spread offenses and high-scoring games became the norm, Georgia has won consecutive national championships led by a dominant defense. Given the Alabama football program’s success under Nick Saban […]

The Alabama football program is rallying back into their hopes of national championship contention. Nick Saban’s squad looks to start it off on the right foot against MTSU football. But, the Crimson Tide head coach feels like there is something that he has yet to see from the squad. Will they be able to build […]

Nick Saban started coaching the Alabama football team in 2007. Since he took over, the Crimson Tide have not gone three consecutive years without winning a national championship. That absurd stat is in jeopardy this season as Alabama’s SEC foe Georgia football has won the past two national championships and has their eyes set on […]

The 2023 college football season is already underway, and it starts this Saturday for most teams. No. 4 Alabama football opens at home against Middle Tennessee in just four days, yet Nick Saban still hasn’t named a starting quarterback. This has been the question of the summer at every Alabama football press conference. Saban has […]

The Alabama football team has been undergoing a long quarterback battle after Bryce Young went first overall to the Carolina Panthers. Head coach Nick Saban always has an interesting way of doing things, and with Week 1 around the corner, it remains to be seen who will be the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback. One option […]

Nick Saban and the Alabama football program are preparing for their first game of the season against Middle Tennessee coming up on Saturday, and we are still left in the dark when it comes to the team’s starting quarterback and other positions, but Saban is not letting anyone on the outside know where things currently […]

Former Alabama football star running back and 2009 Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram did an interview ahead of week 1 of the college football season, and he pushed back on the idea that Alabama and Nick Saban’s program is headed in the wrong direction. “I don’t think they’re heading in the wrong direction,” Mark Ingram […]

Welcome to Week 0, college football fans! We are so back. Need a little something extra primer before all the action starts? Do you want to start an argument with your annoying friend who thinks that Texas is back, for real, this time? Or do you need a bit more college football content to hold […]

If you listen carefully, you can hear the whispers throughout college football that Alabama is not going to be the roaring powerhouse it has been for so many seasons under head coach Nick Saban. While there are no predictions that the program is going through a severe downturn, many observers believe that the Crimson Tide […]

The Auburn Tigers football program is entering what will hopefully be a bright future with new head coach Hugh Freeze. Freeze, of course, comes with a controversial background from his time at Ole Miss, where he was eventually found to have been involved in numerous scandalous recruiting violations. So, without a doubt, his hiring at […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban doesn’t want to end the team’s quarterback competition. He wants one of those in contention to do it for him. With less than two weeks to go before Alabama’s first game, Saban still has not decided who will pilot the offense this season. Or at least, get first crack […]

Parting ways in order to pursue greener pastures is nothing new in life. But, the NCAA had a massive surge of players entering the transfer portal during the offseason. This is often no concern for most coaches and they even bid their former players luck as they embark on a new journey. Nick Saban has […]

It took almost 14 years for everyone to find out it was Nick Saban and Alabama football who made Tim Tebow cry. Florida football’s stinging 32-13 loss to Saban and Co. in the 2009 SEC Championship Game was the one Tebow had the most regrets in his playing career. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner made […]

For the first time since before Jalen Hurts, the Alabama quarterback picture is unclear. Nick Saban and the Alabama football dynasty have enjoyed a long run of elite quarterback play. The Crimson Tide’s last four quarterbacks (Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa, Mac Jones, and Bryce Young) are all currently NFL starters. But with time running out before […]

Sports media personality Sage Steele shared a special message with Nick Saban and his Alabama football players on Tuesday. One of her short statements made a profound impact on them. “What is your why?” What is your Why? Thank you, @sagesteele for sharing your Why with @AlabamaFTBL pic.twitter.com/EDpd8asOrp — Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) August 22, 2023 […]

The college football season begins this week, and one thing feels a little bit different before this season that fans aren’t very used to. There are question marks around Nick Saban and the Alabama football team. After missing the College Football Playoff last season and losing the top dog status to Georgia football, the Crimson […]

The Alabama football program has a quarterback battle going on between Jalen Milroe, Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson, and head coach Nick Saban commented on all three of their performances in the final scrimmage of fall camp in 2023. “They all got to play,” Nick Saban said, via Stacey Blackwood of Roll Tide Wire. “They […]

Nick Saban and Alabama football continue to dominate the college football recruiting game. According to Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports, Alabama has garnered the commitment of class of 2024 safety Dre Kirkpatrick Jr over Missouri, Auburn, and other schools that had made offers. BREAKING: Class of 2024 Safety Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. tells me he has […]

Alabama football has all of the veteran and sage wisdom that they need with Nick Saban at the helm. Although, the Crimson Tide can never have too much of something. This is why they enlisted the help of legends like Ken Griffey Jr, Pete Rose, Doc Rivers, CL Shepherd, and Michael Strahan to impart their […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide football team surprised everyone last year when they did the unthinkable—not making the College Football Playoff. It was only the second time since the system’s inception back in 2014 that Alabama didn’t make the playoff, with the other time being in 2019. Nick Saban and Alabama are hoping to rebound as […]

Alabama football sophomore offensive lineman Tyler Booker feels the team’s current quarterback battle is still murky. When asked if Alabama football head coach Nick Saban has already settled the starting quarterback issue, Booker answered in the negative, per “The Next Round” show (via The Spun’s Cameron Duncan). “Not yet. And that’s not really our decision. […]

As always, Nick Saban has a ton of talent in the Alabama football complex gearing up for another run at a title. However, there’s still one major question ahead of the 2023 season. Who is Alabama’s quarterback this year? While Saban still doesn’t have that answer, he has made it clear what the criteria is […]

Alabama football under Nick Saban has been one of the best dynasties in modern sports. The Crimson Tide have won six national championships since the 2009 season and have not lost more than two games since 2010. Monday, the preseason AP Top 25 was released and Alabama football is shockingly not a top-3 team. The […]

Alabama football played their first fall camp scrimmage on Saturday, and obviously, they still have a number of key issues to address. The wide receiving corps, in particular, could improve when it comes to taking care of the ball. Head coach Nick Saban said as much as he challenges his wideouts to do better. Speaking […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban still won’t comment about the team’s quarterback competition. Sure the team has already gotten a first look at what Ty Simpson, Jalen Milroe and Tyler Buchner can do in the first scrimmage of the fall camp, but Saban emphasized he doesn’t care about stats since execution is just as […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide are on a mission to reclaim college football glory in the coming season after missing the College Football Playoff in the last campaign. One can only imagine how intense the preparation is for Alabama football, especially under a legendary head coach like Nick Saban. Baseball great Pete Rose also helped Alabama […]

Nick Saban knows a thing or two about winning in college football, and so when the Alabama football head coach speaks about what needs to be done on the field, everybody listens. With less than a month before the Crimson Tide make their 2023 season debut, Saban speaks about some of the areas they will […]

It’s safe to say that Nick Saban has established himself as a legendary college football coach by winning seven national championships, one with LSU and six with Alabama. He is also a two-time Paul Bear Bryant Award winner. Given Saba’s success in the college football scene, have you ever wondered how a guy like him […]

The College football season kicks off in just under three weeks, and Monday was a big day as the first preseason poll of the season came out. The Coaches Poll was released on Monday morning, giving fans that much more excitement for the start of the season. After winning the last two national championships, it’s […]

For years, the Alabama Crimson Tide’s quarterback position has been a stronghold of talent and consistency. From the days of Jalen Hurts to the era of Mac Jones, the lineage of successful signal-callers has been unbroken, seamlessly passing the torch to maintain the team’s dominating performance. However, as the 2023 season approaches, there is a […]