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Analyst David Pollack made a bold Georgia football claim after the Bulldogs’ dominant National Championship victory over TCU. However, his claim was destined to catch the attention of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, per Not Nate Oats on Twitter. David Pollack has no idea what he’s just done pic.twitter.com/2pbpJRlJmH — Nate Fauxts (@NateFauxts) January […]

College football is one of the biggest spectacles in sports. Not only does it give students and alumni a chance to cheer for their teams, but it also provides many football fans a glimpse of young NFL prospects showcasing their wares in a highly competitive football league. Because of the stiff competition, college football programs […]

Alabama football capped off its 2022 season in style on New Year’s Eve, defeating Kansas State 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl. Bryce Young put on a show in his presumably final college game, throwing for 321 yards and five touchdowns. The defense also played very well, racking up eight sacks and two takeaways on the […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide took care of business on Saturday with a 45-20 win over Kansas State in the 2022 Sugar Bowl. From Bryce Young’s five touchdown passes to Will Anderson’s assertiveness to disrupt the Will Howard-led Wildcats offense, the Crimson Tide orchestrated quite a convincing performance in the final game of their campaign. Alabama […]

The 2022 season did not come close to meeting Nick Saban and Alabama football’s lofty standards. With that being said, their effort would be considered a success by almost any other college football program. Saban and the Crimson Tide earned their 11th victory of the year with their dominant 45-20 Sugar Bowl win on Saturday. […]

Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide are well in control of the 2022 Sugar Bowl, leading the Kansas State Wildcats 42-13 at the time of this publication. Although Saban and company likely won’t care about this stat as long as they get the win, Alabama gave up one of the longest plays from scrimmage […]

In yet another win for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide, the school beat out Auburn to land 5-star LB Qua Russaw on Wednesday, per Hank South of 247Sports. BREAKING: Five-star edge rusher Qua Russaw commits to #Alabama over Auburn and a long list of others. Another major win for Nick Saban and staff […]

For Alabama football, anything less than a spot in the CFP Playoff is a disappointment. Unfortunately, that’s the case in 2022 as the Tide are preparing for the Sugar Bowl on December 31st against Kansas State after a 10-2 season. On Friday, Nick Saban talked to the media, however, and revealed that his team is […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban released a statement following the passing of Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach on Tuesday morning. “Mike Leach was a friend, and we are deeply saddened by his unexpected passing,” the Alabama football statement from Nick Saban read. “I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Mike over the last several […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are gearing up for their biggest game of the season — yet. After going undefeated through the regular season and winning the SEC Championship Game by wallopping the LSU Tigers, Georgia football is 13-0 and needs just two more wins to finish on top of the college football world. Before Georgia football […]

The College Football Playoff selection committee released its final rankings of the year on Sunday, and it decided that Georgia will be the only representative from the SEC in this season’s CFP. After USC and TCU failed to win their respective conference title games, there was much discussion on whether the Alabama Crimson Tide would […]

Does Alabama really deserve consideration for a spot in the College Football Playoff? Does the Crimson Tide have a divine right to a spot among the sport’s final four teams every single year? If you listen to the Nick Saban and Alabama apologists, it certainly seems that way. The Crimson Tide has participated in the […]

The USC Trojans’ loss in the Pac-12 title game and the TCU Horned Frogs’ defeat in the Big 12 championship game have sparked a new conversation regarding this season’s College Football Playoff. For one, the two results may have just opened the door for the Alabama Crimson Tide to sneak into the CFP. Alabama capped […]

Hugh Freeze can’t wait to play the Alabama Crimson Tide again. Freeze was formally introduced as the new head coach of the Auburn Tigers Tuesday, and in his speech, he mentioned that he is looking forward to Auburn football playing the Iron Bowl while dropping a harmless warning to Nick Saban (via Nathan King of […]

Alabama’s chances at making it to the College Football Playoff is looking slim. Despite an Iron Bowl win against rivals Auburn, the team still sits on the bubble when it comes to the final dance. Their two losses earlier this season might come back to haunt them: teams with two or more losses are unlikely […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide’s 49-27 Iron Bowl win over Auburn on Saturday sure meant a bit more to quarterback Bryce Young and linebacker Will Anderson Jr. Unless they decide to shock the college football world by electing to return to Alabama for next season, the Crimson Tide’s Iron Bowl victory on Saturday was the last […]

Whenever the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers meet, always expect the game to be a war. Not literally, of course, though Alabama football head coach Nick Saban did, at least during one moment in the game, looked as though he had just come out of the trenches, as he was seen with a […]

Nick Saban is not used to this. His Alabama Crimson Tide are on the outside looking in when it comes to the College Football Playoff, a venue they have come to dominate over the past several years. A near loss to Texas- and two actual losses to SEC rivals Tennessee and LSU are black marks […]

The 2022 college football season has been a trying one for the Alabama Crimson Tide. For the first time since 2010, Alabama has lost multiple games before the Iron Bowl, and the fact those losses came against bitter rivals Tennessee and LSU only makes them sting more. The Tide are also out of the SEC […]

The Alabama football wide receiver corps has been a much-maligned unit this season, especially when pundits have compared them to the likes of fellow top 10 teams, such as Ohio State and USC. Just don’t tell that to Nick Saban. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Saban hyped up one of Bryce Young’s favorite targets, wide […]

Nick Saban couldn’t be any prouder of his Alabama football team after they edged out the Ole Miss Rebels in their showdown on Saturday night. The Alabama Crimson Tide got quite the scare early when the Rebels took full control of the game. Ole Miss went up 10-0 and appeared to be on their way […]

Alabama football has been officially eliminated from SEC Championship contention, per RedditCFB on Twitter. The news broke prior to the Crimson Tide’s narrow 30-24 victory over Ole Miss. Alabama football has endured a difficult season in 2022. The college football powerhouse has already lost two games and have come close to dropping even more contests. […]

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly has never shied away from the spotlight throughout his coaching career. Recently, that spotlight has been positive after Kelly’s Tigers shockingly upset Nick Saban and Alabama in Baton Rouge on Saturday night. With the recent praise, it’s easy to forget that Kelly was in the spotlight for all the […]

Alabama football is now in a position it has rarely been in during the Nick Saban era: not at the top. The Crimson Tide lost 32-31 against LSU in overtime on Saturday, falling for the second time this season. This marks the first time that Alabama has lost multiple games before Thanksgiving in over a […]

Lane Kiffin is at it again. Kiffin, an accomplished college football head coach who has led his Ole Miss squad to an 8-1 start this year, is also known as a troll artist. Kiffin isn’t afraid to rock the boat- and he often does so in creative fashion. Well, the Ole Miss football coach took […]

Nick Saban retirement rumors ran rampant on the recruiting trail during the summer, as rival SEC coaches were reportedly using the Alabama football head coach’s age as a tool to reel in prospective students. Saban shot down the rumors in August, saying he has “no imminent plans to retire.” But it got people thinking. When […]

Following Saturday’s 32-31 overtime loss to LSU, the Alabama Crimson Tide’s college football playoff hopes are slim. Sitting with a record of 7-2, the team would have to win out in 2022 and hope teams ahead of them in the rankings choke, though the chances of that occurring are unlikely. The failures of Alabama this […]

Nick Saban and Alabama suffered a shocking upset loss at the hands of the LSU Tigers, a defeat that puts the Tide’s College Football Playoff hopes in serious jeopardy. Naturally, Saban had to answer for the surprising turn of events, both in the aftermath of the contest and during his media availability on Monday afternoon. […]

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly was excited about defeating Nick Saban and Alabama. However, he gave a brutally honest response when asked if the victory was the best of his coaching career, per Brody Miller. “The biggest win of my career will be the one when we win the national championship.” Kelly has bigger […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide were shocked on Saturday, getting upset by the LSU Tigers in overtime. On Monday, head coach Nick Saban was asked about quarterback Bryce Young and his health after the loss. Via Charlie Potter: “Saban on how Bryce Young felt before/after the LSU game: “All indications in terms of what he says […]

Throughout Nick Saban’s career in Alabama, the Crimson Tide has consistently been one of the best teams in college football. However, things have seemingly changed in the 2022 season. While ‘Bama has still been a damn good squad this season, more and more teams have found chinks in their supposedly invincible armor. It all came […]

Alabama football legendary head coach Nick Saban reportedly gave Brian Kelly advice prior to Kelly taking over coaching duties for LSU football, per on3.com. Saban recently revealed what he told Kelly. “Not to divulge anything that I talked to anybody else about, but LSU is–you know the people have great passion there,”Saban said. “It’s a […]

The weekend is almost here, which means it is time for some Alabama football bold predictions. The No. 6 Crimson Tide will travel to face the No. 10 LSU Tigers on Saturday. This is probably one of the most anticipated games of the week and should attract a lot of attention from fans. Alabama is […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide enter their Week 10 game against the LSU Tigers in a good spot. They were ranked sixth in the initial College Football Rankings on Tuesday, leap-frogging undefeated TCU. But according to Alabama head coach Nick Saban, their offense has been playing ‘left-handed.’ Reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Bryce Young, suffered a shoulder […]

Bryce Young revealed an Alabama football birthday ritual that Nick Saban will likely not participate in, per Tide Illustrated. “That’s the GOAT,” Young said. “If he doesn’t want to go in the cold tub, that’s not happening. He’s definitely exempt from that.” Alabama has a birthday tradition where players and personnel go in a cold […]

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly is attempting to get on Nick Saban’s good side ahead of their upcoming matchup. Kelly bestowed high praise upon the famed Alabama head coach after hilariously wishing him a happy birthday, per Brody Miller. “It’s Nick Saban’s birthday, so I want to wish him a happy birthday … maybe […]

The fallout from Alabama football’s loss to Tennesee featured an incident between Jermaine Burton and Tennessee fans. The No. 6 Crimson Tide wide receiver was caught on camera allegedly hitting Volunteers fans, one of which was a female fan whom he hit unprovoked as he left the field. Although there was footage of Burton getting […]

Ohio State football rolled over the Iowa Hawkeyes by a score of 54-10 on Saturday, keeping their record an unblemished 7-0. But they didn’t just remain undefeated. The Ohio State University equaled this wild feat not accomplished vs. the Hawkeyes since Nick Saban’s Michigan State squad in 1999. Matt Brown of The Athletic has the […]

In perhaps one of the best college football games in years, the Tennessee Volunteers had a big 52-49 upset win over the Alabama Crimson Tide. The walk-off game-winning field goal could go down as one of the most iconic moments in college football history. Unfortunately for the Crimson Tide, they are on the wrong side […]