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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 […]

Bryce Young had been the cornerstone of the Alabama football offense for years. His departure from Nick Saban’s nest makes him a huge loss for the team. Also, a new quarterback must be put in place. Although, it may not be easy as their top recruits for the position are highly competitive. Jalen Milroe, Ty […]

The landscape of college football has undergone seismic change recently and suddenly. Alabama football head coach Nick Saban is not a fan. Saban bemoaned what conference realignment would mean for the sport. At his annual Media Day press conference, he remarked that celebrated college football traditions are going to “get sort of pushed by the […]

The Alabama football program has an intriguing quarterback battle with Jalen Milroe, Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson, and head coach Nick Saban opened up about what he has told each of the quarterbacks at fall camp. “I’ve told our quarterbacks you know fall camp is not the beginning of the end,” Nick Saban said, via […]

The Alabama football team knocked off Kansas State by a score of 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl last season. For Nick Saban and the Alabama football program, the win produced another trophy in its ever-growing trophy case in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. For Saban’s SEC competitors, it represented a year that proved once again that Saban and […]

Alabama football had been the gold standard for a college athletics program for years, until they were recently overtaken by back-to-back national champions, the Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia’s overall talent and sheer size makes it impossible to compete with them in terms of physicality, run game, and defense. In order for Alabama to get back to […]

Alabama football has a quarterback competition on their hands this offseason, and we all know that the press is going to be asking a lot of questions about it to Nick Saban. However, as we all know the classic “so quit asking” Saban postgame interview video, he isn’t going to want to hear them this […]

Have you ever seen Alabama football coach Nick Saban smile? Neither have I. Well, not until a photo surfaced on Thursday evening of Saban exiting the podium after a press conference posted on Twitter by Nick Kelly. That is the look of a coach that is coming for a national championship, and a look that […]

The 2023 college football season will kickoff later this month and more and more news on the season is being released. On Tuesday, one preseason poll was released by CBS Sports that will have Nick Saban and Alabama football fans angry. Alabama football wore the crown in college football during the 2010s as head coach […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian is looking forward to his matchup with Alabama football head coach Nick Saban in the 2023 NCAA season. Saban and Sarkisian have a history of prowling the same sidelines. However, Sarkisian knows it’s going to be all business when the two teams square off on September 9, per On3.com’s […]

Ohio State football’s loss is Alabama football’s possible gain. That’s precisely what happened when five-star safety Jontae Gilbert decommitted from Ohio State on Saturday. The turn of events gives Alabama football head coach Nick Saban an opportunity to continue pursuing Gilbert. The defensive back from Douglass High School in Georgia visited Saban in Tuscaloosa, AL […]

Five-star 2024 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy defensive lineman David Stone had strong praise for Alabama football coach Nick Saban in a story published by On3. “Coach Saban is what intrigues me about Alabama,” Stone said. “He’s the ‘GOAT’ of college football so it would be foolish not to hear what he has to say.” Stone […]

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is working to adjust his dynasty to accommodate the new NIL changes to a rapidly changing college football landscape, and trying to get revenge over the Georgia Bulldogs in the process. Saban appeared on ESPN’s Get Up on Monday, and was asked about what he is doing at Alabama […]

Alabama football has a quarterback competition going on this offseason and it’s going to be a tough decision for head coach Nick Saban. Ty Simpson, Tyler Buchner and Jalen Milroe are battling it out to be the Crimson Tide’s starting QB. While there hasn’t been any word from the coaching staff, there appears to be […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin usually makes headlines when he is speaking to the media, and he did that at SEC media days when he was speaking about Paul Finebaum providing Alabama football coach Nick Saban with motivation ahead of the 2023 season. “It’s why we have Finebaum so he can motivate him every […]

While Alabama football head coach Nick Saban is attempting to lead his program back to the College Football Playoff after missing out on a championship opportunity last year, he will soon have more competition towards that goal when Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC in 2024. Naturally, it was a topic of discussion at SEC […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban’s special teams unit got a major boost this week. In-state recruit Anderson Green committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday. He becomes the 15th commit in Saban’s class of 2024, per 247Sports.com’s Brett Greenberg. #AGTG STAYING HOME!!! 🐘🐘🐘 @AlabamaFTBL #RollTide pic.twitter.com/qVAvopQaP4 — Anderson Green (@AndersonGreen06) July 19, 2023 […]

Nick Saban and the Alabama football program have given Tony Mitchell a second chance. After receiving three years of probation for pleading guilty to a charge of marijuana possession, the freshman defensive back was reinstated to the Alabama football team. In March, Nick Saban announced that Mitchell was suspended from the Alabama football team. Mitchell […]

Tommy Rees is the new offensive coordinator for the Alabama football program this season to replace Bill O’Brien, who went to be the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. Alabama football head coach Nick Saban raved about Tommy Rees in a recent media appearance. “Tommy Rees is one of the brightest young guys I’ve […]

The Alabama football program has some uncertainty at the quarterback position heading into the 2023 season, with Ty Simpson, Jalen Milroe and Tyler Buchner being the three battling it out for the starting job, and Nick Saban was blunt when asked about determining the starting quarterback for this season. “It’s going to happen when it […]

The Alabama football team has a very young roster for the upcoming season, and it was the subject of many questions that Nick Saban received at SEC media days. When asked about the roster’s development process, Saban channeled ‘Grandma Saban’ and a cake analogy to perfection, reports Southeastern 14. “Grandma Saban used to bake a […]

The Alabama football team is going to be tested very early in the 2023 season, and Nick Saban knows it. The Crimson Tide are scheduled to host Texas on Sept. 9 in their second game of the year. With Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers returning for a second shot at the Alabama football team, Nick Saban […]