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Nick Saban will always be associated with the SEC. The legendary coach won seven national championships as part of the conference, six with Alabama and one with LSU. It was where he had by far the most success as a coach and cemented his status as one of the greats ever to walk the sidelines.…
Heading into his third season at Tuscaloosa, Kalen DeBoer had a critical decision to make. Who’d be his signal-caller to replace Ty Simpson for the 2026 season? Throughout the spring camp and a portion of the fall camp, the Tide coaching staff evaluated the two contenders to be the QB. And now, DeBoer has finally […] The post Kalen DeBoer’s Alabama Makes Huge QB Announcement on Saturday appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Kalen DeBoer's tenure could be decided by this move.
This entire offseason, most all conversations around Alabama have been something along the lines of “They improved a few areas from 2025, but we still don’t know who the QB is.” Well, now we do. And he’s only a former #2 overall recruit who also happens to be the highest ranked recruit that Alabama has […]
During his time at Alabama, Nick Saban recruited some top players on his way to winning six national championships across 17 seasons. By 2011, he had two national titles to his name, and he was on the lookout for his next QB prospect. Jameis Winston was making a lot of noise in high school circuits, […] The post Nick Saban Demanded Alabama Build a Baseball Stadium to Lure Star QB and Still Got Rejected appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Keelon Russell has been named Alabama's starting quarterback. The sophomore, a former 5-star recruit, was competing with Austin Mack. The post Alabama names Keelon Russell starting QB entering 2026 season appeared first on Saturday Down South .
The call ends a race that ran through both fall scrimmages and puts a first-time starter in front of Georgia, Tennessee and LSU.
Alabama's offense will be led by sophomore quarterback Keelon Russell to start the 2026 season.
ESPN analysts Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach unveiled postseason projections with 6 SEC teams in the College Football Playoff. The post ESPN analysts share College Football Playoff projections featuring 6 SEC teams appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Inside linebackers are an unheralded lot in modern football. They barely get paid in the NFL, and they’re often the target of an offensive scheme: if an OC sees a smaller linebacker, they try to run the ball at them. If it’s a bigger linebacker, they try to get them into pass coverage. It’s a […]
College football coaching legend Nick Saban jokingly called out Miami head coach Mario Cristobal for attempting to convince him that the ACC is better than the SEC.
College Football Hall of Fame coach Nick Saban says LSU, not Alabama, was the easiest program to recruit players to during his college football career.
Nick Saban and Mario Cristobal apparently remain locked in a friendly conference debate. On The Pat McAfee Show on Friday, Saban joked that the Miami head coach regularly calls him with “this ACC bullsh—” while trying to argue that the ACC is better than the SEC. The legendary former Alabama coach is not buying it. […] The post Nick Saban jokes that he gets “ACC bulls-t” calls from Miami (FL) HC Mario Cristobal appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Happy Friday, everyone. Alabama held their second and final scrimmage of the fall yesterday. Chris Low made waves in the lead up when he dropped this nugget. Chris, the reporter who broke Nick Saban’s retirement, rarely misses. And it seems noteworthy that Keelon Russell took the first scrimmage snaps yesterday. Still, the head man is […]
Kalen DeBoer gave his thoughts on the progress of Alabama's QB battle after its latest scrimmage on Thursday. The post Kalen DeBoer updates Alabama’s quarterback battle after second scrimmage appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Quarterback is the most important position on the field. CBS Sports' Bud Elliott ranked the SEC's top five players at the position. The post CBS Sports analyst ranks his top five quarterbacks in the SEC appeared first on Saturday Down South .
SEC insider Chris Low of On3 shared his expected winner of the Alabama QB competition and when the starter will be named. The post SEC insider Chris Low shares expected outcome of Alabama QB competition appeared first on Saturday Down South .
For all of the good things we’ve seen from Kane Wommack’s defense the last two seasons, the Tide has only tallied 58 total sacks over 28 games. Admittedly, this defensive scheme is much more akin to the early Saban/Smart in terms of approach to a defensive front and a pass rush (i.e., two-gapping and blitzing […]
The ex-Alabama QB is entering his 13th season with ESPN.
Alabama and Tennessee are set to have one heck of a uniform matchup.
Alabama and Tennessee are reportedly planning to revive a longstanding tradition in their historic rivalry.
Our Cotuit prospect notes include players from Alabama, Cincinnati, Dallas Baptist, Georgia, Indiana, Louisville, LSU, Mississippi State, NC State, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Stanford, UAB and Wake Forest.
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Kane Wommack spoke to reporters yesterday, and he has communicated the urgency of practice to those who want to make the initial two deep. “I told the guys this is a really big week,” Wommack said after Tuesday’s practice. “Decisions are going to be made in my mind about who takes […]
This time a year ago, I had questions: “Are running backs a concern?” and “should we be talking more about this position group?” The answers then were yes and yes, and they still are now. The new questions to add are “how did we get to this point” and “how can this be fixed?” The […]
Alabama sophomore quarterback Keelon Russell has superb arm strength working in his favor amid the Crimson Tide's ongoing quarterback battle.