New Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer was his typical self Wednesday at SEC Media Days: polite, upbeat, and not especially distinctive. But, that's not his arena. Where he can match predecessor Nick Saban comes in other places. Read the full storyMark Edwards: Tide's DeBoer shines off the stage, not at SEC Media Days
“They’re family, they've always been family through the recruitment process," Ace Austin said of the Alabama coaching staff and players. "It just shows that they’re always by your side, no matter the outcome of how you play.”
Ace Austin finished with 21 points, six rebounds, six assists and eight steals to pace Spring Garden's dominating regional semifinal win. Their 49-point margin of victory was their largest in the Panthers' regional history.
ESPN announced Wednesday that retired Alabama football coach Nick Saban will join the network. According to a release, Saban will work primarily as an analyst on the set of College GameDay.
“Everything happened so fast With the retirement of Coach Saban and my Coach TRob leaving,” Antonio Kite told The Anniston Star. “I had to make the best decision for my future.”
Auburn's football program announced on Wednesday afternoon that Anniston High School alumni and former Alabama defensive back Antonio Kite signed to play with the Tigers.
Mark Edwards' opinion: New Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer won the press conference Saturday, and here's betting he'll win more than a few football games, too.
New Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer says he wouldn't have left Washington "for just any school."
The University of Alabama has agreed to a deal to hire Washington's Kalen DeBoer to take over as the Crimson Tide's new football coach, according to multiple published reports.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning published a one-minute video on social media today in which he says he's not leaving the school. Nick Saban's retirement at Alabama has created a flurry of speculation, including some that involved Lanning.
At the start, the Saban-Alabama marriage looked like it would have some OK times, some better times, and probably would end when Saban chased after another shiny object. Who would've thought it would turn out this well?
UPDATED: The University of Alabama has confirmed Nick Saban is retiring.
"I just wish that I could have done more as a coach to help them be successful and help them finish, and all we can do now is learn from the lessons that sometimes failings bring to us," Nick Saban said after the Rose Bowl loss.
Alabama's Jalen Milroe got sacked six times for 49 yards in losses in a 27-20 overtime loss to Michigan. That's the ninth time in 14 games that Alabama has given up at least four sacks.
Monday's Rose Bowl left us wondering how in the world Alabama didn’t win it, but also wondering how in the world they were even in it in the first place. The Tide never could eliminate the critical, basic mistakes that haunted them all year.
"It's a good experience to be here with the guys," Antonio Kite said Saturday during Alabama's Rose Bowl media day session. "It's rare that you get a chance to be here. A lot of people don't get this chance. I'm just soaking it all in."
With one day before Monday's Rose Bowl, Alabama's Nick Saban said he emphasizes "how important it is to stay committed to the task at hand," and that's not just on the day before the game.
If nothing else, Sunday morning's final Rose Bowl news conference seemed to show the contrast between the game's two coaches, Alabama's polished Nick Saban and Michigan's uncomfortable Jim Harbaugh.
Alabama coach Nick Saban fielded a question during Sunday morning's Rose Bowl pregame news conference about whether he's concerned about the Michigan sign-stealing scandal and what the Tide has done to prevent sign stealing.
Alabama has gone through a rare season with the underdog tag. Nick Saban certainly knows how to motivate an underdog, and it's why the Crimson Tide is in the Rose Bowl, playing for a spot in the national title game.
Southern football 100 years ago wasn't like Southern football now. The roots of the South's dominance of college football today go all the way back to the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1926. Alabama scored an upset that still reverberates through the sport.
Jacksonville State offensive lineman Clay Webb landed on the Associated Press FBS All-America team, which was released Monday.
Some bonus coverage from Saturday's SEC Championship Game: Doug Segrest's analysis of what Alabama's Jalen Milroe displayed in a victory to remember.
The playoff committee caused a firestorm for inserting Alabama into the four-team field instead of Florida State. Anniston Star Senior Editor Mark Edwards examines some of their points, and checks back on Saturday's SEC game.
The Crimson Tide (12-1) made the field as a No. 4 seed and will play No. 1 Michigan (13-0) in the one semifinal on Jan. 1. No. 2 Washington (13-0) and No. 3 Texas (12-1) will face off in the other semifinal on the same day.
Despite winning the last two national championships and ranking No. 1 going into the SEC Championship Game, Georgia coach Kirby Smart and his team find themselves in flux.
Facebook finds itself in a brewing controversy over how its users online habits were revealed to political campaigns. Do you trust social media companies to guard your private information?
