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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 […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban is mentally preparing his team for their upcoming showdown against the Texas Longhorns. Alabama got off to a strong start to their season against Middle Tennessee. However, Saban is well aware that Texas football is a different animal. Saban recently spoke on the impending matchup and what it will take […]

Texas Football is set to face off against Alabama in one of the most anticipated matchups in week 2. Both the Longhorns and the Crimson Tide pummeled their opponents in week 1, and enter this game with 1-0 records. By the end of the game, one of the two AP Top 25 teams will fall […]

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 […]