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Saturday, August 22, 2026
SEC Football: Tide Rebuilds Linebacker Corps From Scratch
Alabama enters 2026 replacing its entire inside linebacker group after losing Deontae Lawson, Justin Jefferson and Nikhai Hill-Green. Virginia Tech transfer Caleb Woodson is set to anchor the unit, with sophomore Luke Metz emerging as the frontrunner beside him.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Keelon Russell Named Alabama's Starting QB
Kalen DeBoer has tabbed former five-star Keelon Russell as Alabama's QB1 for the Sept. 5 opener against East Carolina. Russell, the No. 2 quarterback in his recruiting class, edged out Austin Mack in the fall camp competition.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Alabama Road Slate Softens in 2026
The Crimson Tide's five SEC road trips are Kentucky, Mississippi State, Tennessee, LSU and Vanderbilt, with three of those opponents carrying win totals of 5.5 or lower. A bye on Oct. 31 follows a three-game run against Georgia, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
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8:00 AM
SEC Football: Tide Draws Georgia, A&M at Home
Alabama hosts Georgia on Oct. 10 and Texas A&M for homecoming on Oct. 24, keeping two of its toughest matchups inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. Florida State, South Carolina and Auburn also travel to Tuscaloosa this fall.
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8:00 AM
SEC Football: Alabama's 2026 Win Total Set at 8.5
FanDuel lists Alabama's regular-season win total at 8.5 for 2026, a number some analysts view as light given the Tide's draw. The season opens Sept. 5 against East Carolina in Tuscaloosa with Alabama favored by 28.5 points.
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8:00 AM
Friday, August 21, 2026
SEC Football: Tide Injury Report Thins Skill Positions
Running back EJ Crowell and receiver Lotzeir Brooks both sat out Alabama's second scrimmage, while defensive back Nick Sherman is being evaluated for a lower-body injury.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Keelon Russell Trending Toward Alabama QB1
Kalen DeBoer says he's comfortable with either Keelon Russell or Austin Mack and will name a starter in the days ahead, though Russell took the opening snaps of Alabama's final fall scrimmage.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Alabama Sits Fourth in SEC Title Odds
FanDuel lists Alabama at +900 to win the SEC, level with LSU and trailing only Georgia (+270), Texas and Oklahoma — a warmer read than pundits who have slotted the Tide as low as eighth.
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12:00 PM
SEC Basketball: Former Tide Walk-On Wins $9.25M Defamation Verdict
Kai Spears, who walked on with the Alabama basketball program, won a $9.25 million defamation judgment against the New York Times this week.
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SEC Basketball: Jury Awards $9.25M in Times Defamation Case
An Alabama jury sided with a Crimson Tide basketball player Thursday, ordering The New York Times to pay $9.25 million after concluding the paper wrongly placed him at a deadly Tuscaloosa shooting.
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12:00 AM
Thursday, August 20, 2026
SEC Football: Hill's 2026 Role Bears Watching for Alabama
Sophomore Justin Hill logged heavy snaps as a true freshman but spent most of them dropping into slot coverage rather than rushing the passer, an unusual assignment for a near five-star edge prospect. How Wommack deploys him this fall is one of Alabama's more intriguing defensive questions.
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12:00 PM
SEC Recruiting: Griffin Headlines Alabama's 2026 Edge Freshmen
Xavier Griffin, the top-rated signee in Alabama's 2026 class, arrives as a versatile linebacker who can rush off the edge or play inside, drawing comparisons to former Tide standout Jihaad Campbell. Fellow freshman Jamarion Matthews, a top-70 prospect, joins him as a more traditional defensive end.
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SEC Football: Tide Adds Umeozulu to Boost Pass Rush
Alabama brought in South Carolina transfer Desmond Umeozulu, a 6-foot-6 senior with rotational experience, as it looks to fix a pass rush that produced just 58 sacks across 28 games under Wommack.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Pierre Anchors Alabama's Edge Group
Yhonzae Pierre returns to Tuscaloosa after leading Alabama with 8 sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss in 2025, bypassing an expected Day 2 NFL draft selection. The former five-star from Eufaula enters fall as the clear starter at the Wolf spot in Kane Wommack's defense.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Court Grants Extra Year to 16 Players Including Ex-LSU Edge
A temporary restraining order against the NCAA gives 16 college football players, including former LSU edge rusher Jack Pyburn and three former Ole Miss players, a fifth year of eligibility and portal access for 2026-27. Several are currently in NFL training camps.
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SEC Football: Klemm Sees Guard as Carroll's Best Fit
Alabama offensive line coach Chris Klemm says sophomore Michael Carroll projects as a more natural guard than tackle, praising his physicality and maturation. Carroll was named a second-team preseason All-SEC selection.
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SEC Football: Tide, Vols to Wear Home Colors in Knoxville
Alabama will break tradition by wearing crimson at Tennessee this season while the Vols also wear their home colors, a nod to the Third Saturday in October rivalry.
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SEC Football: Six Alabama Players Earn Preseason All-SEC Honors
Alabama placed six players on the 2026 preseason coaches All-SEC teams, with defensive backs Zabien Brown and Bray Hubbard earning first-team nods. The Tide is one of seven SEC programs with multiple first-team selections.
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SEC Football: Alabama QB Race Draws Analyst Breakdown
Alabama's quarterback job remains an open question, with Keelon Russell and Austin Mack drawing scrutiny over which fits the Crimson Tide offense best. SEC Network analyst Benjamin Watson weighed the skill sets each brings to the job this season.
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4:00 AM
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
SEC Baseball: Alabama Arm Featured in Cape Cod Prospect Notes
D1Baseball's scouting rundown on the Cotuit Kettleers highlights an Alabama player among the summer-league prospects worth tracking, alongside talent from LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Georgia. The Cape Cod League is the top proving ground ahead of next year's draft.
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SEC Football: Tide Line Deep Enough for Base Defense
Wommack says Alabama's experience up front finally lets him line up in base looks instead of constantly stemming and shifting, giving the staff more freedom to get creative elsewhere on defense.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Hubbard Lands Preseason All-America Honors
Alabama safety Bray Hubbard earned first-team preseason All-America recognition from the AP and The Athletic after a 2025 season with 74 tackles, four interceptions and eight pass breakups. Cornerback Zabien Brown made the AP second team.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Five-Star Freshmen Pushing for Tide Snaps
Freshman linebacker Xavier Griffin and safety Jireh Edwards have played their way into Alabama's defensive plans, with Wommack praising Griffin's ability to work both inside and as a pass rusher after a versatile high school career.
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SEC Football: Wommack Sets Alabama's Two-Deep This Week
Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack told his players this week of fall camp determines who suits up against East Carolina in the opener, saying he'll have a clear picture of his rotation coming out of Thursday's work.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Alabama Passed on Portal Backs After Missing Smothers
After NC State transfer Hollywood Smothers flipped his commitment to Texas, Alabama did not pursue another significant portal running back, adding only Appalachian State's Khalifa Keith for depth. Smothers averaged 5.9 yards per carry for 939 yards last season, a mark no Tide back has approached in three years.
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SEC Football: Late Signee Trae'shawn Brown Turning Heads
Unranked Texas signee Trae'shawn Brown, who Alabama flipped from Boise State just before Signing Day, is drawing praise from Ryan Grubb for his vision, hands and pass protection. Brown ran for 1,362 yards and 17 touchdowns at 8.3 yards per carry as a high school senior and appears in line for early snaps.
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8:00 AM
SEC Football: Injuries Thin Alabama's Running Back Room
Redshirt freshman AK Dear is expected to miss roughly six weeks with a lower-leg injury suffered in a preseason scrimmage, while five-star freshman EJ Crowell continues working back from a non-season-ending issue. Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb says Crowell should be available for the Sept. 5 opener against East Carolina.
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SEC Football: Alabama's Backfield Questions Carry Into 2026
Alabama enters fall camp still searching for answers at running back after finishing 125th nationally in rushing at 104.1 yards per game in 2025. Daniel Hill, who started the final three games, is the most experienced returner in a room that has struggled to produce since the program's recent run of NFL backs.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
SEC Football: Aggies Face Major Rebuild After Record Draft Exodus
Texas A&M must replace a program-record 10 NFL Draft picks plus both coordinators ahead of its Oct. 24 trip to Alabama. QB Marcel Reed returns, joined by former Tide starters WR Isaiah Horton and OL Wilkin Formby.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Tide Set to Host Texas A&M in Week 8 Showdown
Alabama welcomes Texas A&M to Tuscaloosa on Oct. 24, the first meeting between the programs since 2023. The Tide lead the all-time series 13-3 and open as a 2.5-point favorite against an Aggies squad coming off an 11-2 season and a CFP appearance.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Alabama Absent From Top Roster-Spending List
A CBS Sports survey of industry sources lists a dozen programs with rosters estimated at $40 million or more for 2026, including LSU, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas — but not Alabama.
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8:00 AM
SEC Football: Lotzeir Brooks Returns to Alabama Practice
Wide receiver Lotzeir Brooks rejoined Alabama's practice Monday in limited individual work after missing the team's scrimmage, a positive sign as the Tide manages his recovery ahead of the season.
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8:00 AM
SEC Football: Tide QB Decision Coming Next Week
Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb says Alabama plans to name its starting quarterback next week, with Keelon Russell and Austin Mack competing for the job as fall camp winds down.
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8:00 AM
SEC Football: Alabama Opens at No. 13 in AP Preseason Poll
Alabama starts the 2026 season at No. 13 in the AP Top 25, its lowest preseason ranking since 2008 and the first time outside the preseason top 10 in nearly two decades.
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Monday, August 17, 2026
SEC Football: Alabama O-Line Search Continues
Alabama's offensive line remains unsettled midway through fall camp, with battles ongoing at left guard and right tackle as coordinator Ryan Grubb continues his search for the best five, and DeBoer admitting the unit is not there yet.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Tide QB Battle Still Open
Keelon Russell reportedly outshined Austin Mack in Alabama's first fall scrimmage, leading most of the scoring drives, but Kalen DeBoer says he isn't closer to naming a starting quarterback.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Dear Out Six Weeks for Alabama
Alabama running back AK Dear is expected to miss about six weeks with an ankle injury suffered in a preseason scrimmage, with a possible return around the Georgia game. Freshman Trae'shawn Brown is emerging in his absence.
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12:00 PM
SEC Football: Tide Bulks Up Defensive Line
Alabama overhauled its defensive front after ranking near the bottom of the SEC in size, adding 300-plus-pound transfers Devan Thompkins, Terrance Green and Kedrick Bingley-Jones to fix a run defense that lagged behind an otherwise elite unit in 2025.
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Sunday, August 16, 2026
SEC Baseball: Alabama Roster Takes Shape Ahead of Fall
Alabama, coming off a College World Series appearance, is the focus of D1Baseball's pre-fall SEC roster check, which examines how the Tide are building through returning players, transfer portal additions, and prep and junior college recruiting.
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Sunday, January 18, 2026
SEC Recruiting: Alabama Lands 4-Star WR Maurice Mathis
Alabama has secured a commitment from 4-Star wide receiver Maurice Mathis (Warner Robins, GA) for the 2026 class. Composite rating: 83.3333.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
SEC Recruiting: Alabama Lands 4-Star TE Colt Lumpris
Alabama has secured a commitment from 4-Star tight end Colt Lumpris (Tolland, CT) for the 2027 class. Ranked No. 282 nationally. Composite rating: 90.2681.
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Friday, December 5, 2025
SEC Recruiting: Alabama Lands 4-Star OT Bryson Cooley
Alabama has secured a commitment from 4-Star offensive tackle Bryson Cooley (Laurel, MS) for the 2026 class. Ranked No. 218 nationally. Composite rating: 0.9206.
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12:00 AM
Thursday, December 4, 2025
SEC Recruiting: Alabama Lands 3-Star RB Traeshawn Brown
Alabama has secured a commitment from 3-Star running back Traeshawn Brown (Huntsville, TX) for the 2026 class. Ranked No. 680 nationally. Composite rating: 0.8800.
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
SEC Recruiting: Alabama Lands 3-Star EDGE Malique' Franklin
Alabama has secured a commitment from 3-Star edge rusher Malique' Franklin (Daphne, AL) for the 2026 class. Ranked No. 496 nationally. Composite rating: 0.8878.
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12:00 AM
Monday, October 20, 2025
SEC Recruiting: Alabama Lands 3-Star QB Trent Seaborn
Alabama has secured a commitment from 3-Star quarterback Trent Seaborn (Alabaster, AL) for the 2027 class. Composite rating: 90.8391.
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Sunday, October 19, 2025
SEC Recruiting: Alabama Lands 3-Star EDGE Corey Howard
Alabama has secured a commitment from 3-Star edge rusher Corey Howard (Valdosta, GA) for the 2026 class. Ranked No. 575 nationally. Composite rating: 0.8844.
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Sunday, October 5, 2025
SEC Recruiting: Alabama Lands 4-Star OT Jared Doughty
Alabama has secured a commitment from 4-Star offensive tackle Jared Doughty (Atlanta, GA) for the 2026 class. Ranked No. 214 nationally. Composite rating: 0.9219.
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Saturday, October 4, 2025
SEC Recruiting: Alabama Lands 3-Star CB Nash Johnson III
Alabama has secured a commitment from 3-Star cornerback Nash Johnson III (Atlanta, GA) for the 2027 class. Composite rating: 85.0000.
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12:00 AM
Alabama Overcomes Early Deficit to Down Mississippi State 97-82
No. 18 Alabama rallied from a first-half deficit to defeat Mississippi State 97-82 in Starkville, with Labaron Philon Jr. leading the Crimson Tide's second-half surge with 32 points. The Bulldogs showed fight early behind Josh Hubbard's 23 points and Quincy Ballard's 17 rebounds, but couldn't maintain their upset bid against the ranked visitors. - S Stanfield
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