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There are now 67 "Power Four" teams in college football, which accounts for nearly half of the FBS. There have been a lot of different quarterbacks to come through those schools. How do we go about deciding the best quarterback in each school's history? Is it the one with the most wins? The one with […]
One ESPN analyst made the case that Keelon Russell is college football's 'most important' player entering the 2026 season. The post ESPN analyst names Alabama QB as college football’s ‘most important’ player appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Mascot: Crimson Tide. Which is confusing when a small child asks, “are we playing the elephants?” 2025 Record: 11-4 (7-1 in SEC) Conference: SEC Series History: Alabama leads 45-27-4 Head Coach: Kalen DeBoer. Possibly the most disliked person to win in the state of Alabama aside from Cam Newton or Bubba Wallace. Famous Alumni: Harper […]
Even the most powerful of power programs experience a bit of cyclical nature, an ebb and flow from falling confetti to falling short. The post Curt Cignetti is right: The SEC has taken a backseat to the Big Ten… but for how long? appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Installment number six takes us to NHRA territory. GAME 6, OCT 10: at GEORGIA BULLDOGS Coach: Kirby Smart (starting season 11: 117–21 overall, 69–12 SEC) FUN FACT: Kirby is 1-3 in Sugar Bowls and 2-7 against Alabama. 2025 UGA record: 12-2 (7-1 SEC, 2nd in SEC, but won SECCG, lost 1st game of CFP) CB […]
ESPN Analytics: Make playoff: 41.3% | Win national title: 3.7% DraftKings odds to win the national title: +2500 Agree or disagree with ESPN Analytics: Disagree. The computers give the Tide the ninth-best chance in the FBS to reach the CFP, which seems generous for a team that doesn’t know its starting quarterback yet and averaged […]
ESPN's Paul Finebaum isn't a believer in Kalen DeBoer in Tuscaloosa, saying he doesn't have the 'right ingredients' for Alabama. The post Paul Finebaum says Kalen DeBoer doesn’t have the ‘right ingredients’ to win title at Alabama appeared first on Saturday Down South .
The Alabama football program is just one month away from kicking off the new college football season. The Crimson Tide are looking to bounce back after an ugly end to last year with a blowout loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl. Opinions are mixed this season as to whether or not Alabama […] The post Why Heather Dinich isn’t buying Alabama football as CFP team in 2026 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
PFF ranks the top returning safeties in college football entering the 2026 season, led by Georgia's KJ Bolden after two dominant years. Alabama places two players in the top 10 with Bray Hubbard and Keon Sabb, highlighting one of the nation's premier secondaries.
For more than 50 years, Nick Saban barely had time to look up. Saturdays were all pressure, tunnel walks, and another game that had to be won. Then, instead of pacing Alabama’s sideline, he’s sitting on ESPN’s College GameDay set. Now, retirement has finally let him enjoy a part of college football he never really […] The post “Don’t Get…”: Nick Saban Says He’s Finally Enjoying the Perk He Waited 51 Years to Experience With College GameDay appeared first on EssentiallySports .
For weeks, everyone expected elite junior college cornerback Alius Mayo to choose either Alabama or LSU. But no one saw the move he was about to make. As a freshman playing alongside sophomores, Mayo totaled 30 tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception, and five pass breakups in 11 games, numbers he believed recruiters may […] The post No. 1 JUCO Recruit in America Turns Down LSU, Alabama for ACC School appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Alabamas safety Keon Sabb was one of the most productive defensive backs in the SEC in 2025, leading the Tide with 4 interceptions while earning first-team All-SEC and third-team All-American honors as a junior. He was a projected top-five safety in the 2026 NFL Draft before deciding to return to Tuscaloosa for one more season, […]
TEMPE — Arizona State could be on the verge of adding one of the nation’s premier junior college defensive backs. Alius Mayo, the 6-foot-4 standout from Modesto College, is expected to choose between Arizona State, Alabama, Cal, Louisville and several other Power Four programs, according to Touchdown Alabama. Mayo is widely regarded as one of […]
Alabama has a new offensive coach this season after finishing 15th in the SEC in yards per carry during the 2025 season. The post ESPN analyst identifies ‘x-factor’ for Alabama football in 2026 appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Curt Cignetti’s appearance at the Big Ten Media Days featured the same bravado that we have gotten used to seeing from the Indiana head coach. He praised the ‘Midwest’ teams and said that everything is earned, not given. While doing that, he also took a jab at the SEC, saying that they “whine and complain.” […] The post ESPN’s Paul Finebaum Calls Nick Saban’s SEC Defense “Ridiculous” After Curt Cignetti’s Statement: “Just Shut Up” appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Paul Finebaum believes Alabama HC Kalen DeBoer's job is safe, but not due to on-field performance.
Nothing feels settled at Alabama right now. There’s another QB battle and another season in which everyone expects a title run from coach Kalen DeBoer, who is carrying a fresh seven-year, $87.5 million extension. But Paul Finebaum isn’t worried about one position or one bad Saturday. His concern is that he thinks the program is […] The post Paul Finebaum Sends Dire Warning to $87.5M SEC HC for Turning Historic Program Into Next Fallen Giant: “Going to Be Too Late” appeared first on Essential...
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti likes to poke the SEC. A year ago the former Alabama assistant coach mocked their eight-game conference schedule. The SEC changed that a month later. With a 38-3 win Indiana over Alabama at the Rose Bowl and a third straight Big Ten national title since that comment, this year Cignetti has [...]
There’s rarely been a time in the last 20 years where the safeties haven’t been a strength of the Alabama Crimson Tide. In general, it’s a position that gets overlooked a little in both recruiting rankings and the NFL Draft… Until a team winds up with a bad one and it breaks the entire defense. […]
PFF ranks the top 10 returning cornerbacks in college football entering the 2026 season. Notre Dame's Leonard Moore leads the list after earning the nation's highest PFF grade, while Alabama's Dijon Lee Jr. and Oregon's Brandon Finney Jr. headline a talented group of rising stars.
Number five in our series of wild blind dart-throwing predictions reunites the Crimson Tide with our ol’ friends down the road in StarkVegas. WEEK 5, OCT 3: at MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Coach: Jeff Lebby, age 42 (7–18, 1–15 SEC, 0-1 bowls, in two seasons) 2025 MSU record: 5–8 (1–7 in SEC, 14th place) History: When […]
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Since it is Gump Day, we’ll say that Alabama is being overlooked and thus has the rest of the SEC right where they want them: As the season approaches, major preview magazines have already hit newsstands, including Athon Sports. Most of the magazines are projecting Alabama to finish midpack within the […]
College football is almost here! We've waited through eight long months of baseball (even though it was my first love), flopping, more flopping, the NCAA Tournament, the WNBA season, two months of NBA playoffs, and epic flopping in the World Cup. It's refreshing to get back to the best sport of all. I do make […]
It’s Bowl Season in Silver and Black Pride’s Mendoza Mania series, as we’ll be taking a look at the first of three Fernando Mendoza College Football Playoff games from last season. This one wasn’t much of a contest as Indiana took down Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl. The Hoosiers didn’t need a heroic performance […]
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor Former LSU coach Nick Saban did not enjoy losing, but he enthusiastically reacted to some of them because they were excellent teaching points. After a fortunate, 22-21 overtime win [...] The post Why Lane Kiffin Made Sure He Retained Blake Baker As Defensive Coordinator appeared first on TigerRag.com .