Sixty-two tornadoes ripped through the southeast on April 27, 2011. More than 300 people were killed, including former Alabama long snapper Carson Tinker’s girlfriend, Ashley Harrison.
Tinker and...
Hinkle Fieldhouse was hotly contested territory Sunday night. Alabama and UCLA swapped runs back and forth, and every sudden boom of energy died out within minutes, sometimes seconds, for the Crimson Tide....
Alabama football under Nick Saban has produced dozens of NFL standouts. Some are using their gains to give back to causes that hit close to home.
Playing in the NFL is an extremely lucrative profession....
In Indianapolis, men’s basketball players enjoyed a shiny set of bench presses, dumbbells and squat racks that spanned the width of a weight room at an NCAA training facility. But in San Antonio, women’s...
Coming out of high school, Alabama sophomore guard Jahvon Quinerly was a top-50 prospect on every major recruiting website. A five-star talent and one of the stars of the viral group “Jelly Fam,” Quinerly...
Alabama men’s basketball is going into March Madness on a wave. The team won the SEC Tournament for the first time in 30 years. Now the team is preparing for an NCAA Tournament run in Indianapolis.
It can sometimes be unclear what, exactly, is in SGA's purview. But student tickets have always been a top priority for SGA members, perhaps never more than this year, when limited capacities shifted the way the University handles student tickets. Student ticket allotment has changed a few times over the course of the year, but one student leader says his group keeps getting the short end of the stick.
Whether you want golf, basketball, softball or gymnastics, this weekend promises close games and Alabama victories. Listen to the sports staff break down the upcoming invitationals, matches and classics...
Looking for something to watch this weekend? Then obviously you haven't been paying attention to the Alabama athletics schedule. Listen to the podcast below or via Apple Podcasts.
9: Softball, we missed...
It wasn't so long ago that student athletes masked up and marched for Black lives. In the aftermath, the University and the Southeastern Conference said they were ready to make changes. But the follow-up has been basically unknowable.
In 1980, Walter Lewis knew he would be the University's first Black quarterback. But he didn't know he would be Paul 'Bear' Bryant's last quarterback. Lewis remembers Bryant as a great coach—and a game changer for Black athletes.
Alabama men's basketball remains on top of the Southeastern Conference. A hotly contested first half gave way to a runaway victory for the Crimson Tide, led on defense and offense by senior forward Alex Reese.
On today's docket: Nate Oats' three-point shooting balancing act, consistency in Alabama gymnastics and how Kristy Curry's squad can succeed against Kentucky.
With big games still to come, Alabama men's basketball shut down Mississippi State Saturday, maintaining the team's perfect Southeastern Conference record. The tight game gave the team the experience it needs to keep rolling over tough opponents.
Call it the magic of blue collar basketball, call it a hot streak, call it whatever you want—just don't let it end. Alabama men's basketball remains undefeated in the Southeastern Conference, beating its last three conference opponents by more than 20 points.
Football season is over. But big seasons are shaping up for Alabama's basketball programs, plus gymnastics, softball and baseball. Never have Alabama's athletics programs been at such a high level.
It's been more than two years since Alabama was undefeated in Southeastern Conference men's basketball play. Now, with an away win over Kentucky, the Tide is on top.
Even with a postponed season and several COVID-19 restrictions, 2020 didn’t stop the Crimson Tide from a championship drive. Alabama soundly defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 52-24 on Monday night and...
“You already know who I want to go up against,” Ohio State defensive back Shaun Wade said before the College Football Playoff National Championship game.
Before the game, Desmond Howard said...
Alabama football used to be known for running the football relentlessly. Under the leadership of head coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide already has a strong history of dominating games with running backs...
DeVonta Smith woke up at 6 a.m. on a brisk January Tuesday, hit the Mal Moore Athletic Facility, worked with trainers, ate breakfast, practiced with his teammates and watched film.
It was just a normal...
The Crimson Tide looked like they were at a practice today. The team beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-14 and punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Alabama...
The Alabama Crimson Tide did what no team has done in the modern college football era: have three players finish in the top five for the Heisman vote.
But the team could care less about the trophy....
Alabama capped off its perfect regular season by sweeping through LSU and Arkansas the past two weeks. Both games were dominated on both sides of the football. Alabama took care of both teams early, beating...
Thanks to the offensive prowess of interim head coach Steve Sarkisian, Alabama continued its perfect season in a 42-13 win against the Auburn Tigers Saturday night. The Crimson Tide’s offense scored...
The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers will meet for the 85th time Saturday. But for the first time in 14 years, a new head coach will be calling the shots from Alabama's sidelines.
This will...
The Crimson Tide opened its season with hustle and pace, dominating the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 81 to 57.
The game was led on offense by the guard trio of senior John Petty Jr. sophomore Jahvon...
Coach Nick Saban has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time this season.
According to an emailed statement from Alabama Athletics, Saban has mild symptoms and is following the “appropriate...
The wait is now over. Alabama football returned in style, trouncing the Kentucky Wildcats 63 to 3. An all-around game on offense, defense and special teams led to the Wildcats’ demise.
The game...
The Crimson Tide got some rest in a rare double bye week. Now, Alabama's defense will have to prove they're still awake. Sans co-host Shaun McDonald, host Alexander Plant breaks down the rest of the season...
After price-gouging took over the Alabama Student Ticket Exchange, the University shut down ticket transfers. While students selling their tickets for upwards of $400 was never the game plan, UA's vice president for student life says it was an opportunity to reevaluate.
In a video filmed this summer, Alex Leatherwood led the Alabama football team in standing up for Black Lives Matter. Since then, the team has helped organize a march of student athletes from Mal Moore Athletics Facility to Foster Auditorium, spoken to the U.S. Surgeon General about COVID-19 and registered many of its members to vote. "I think we have the responsibility... [to] use our platform in a positive way to try to create social change," Nick Saban has said.
Alabamians will likely find out who their new senator is on Tuesday night, after voters give their opinion on the race between Republican Tommy Tuberville and Democrat Doug Jones. Though Alabamians were already familiar with Tuberville's reputation as a formidable college football coach, the election cycle has given voters a chance to know Tuberville's political and business sides—for better or for worse.
Crimson Tide defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a sweeping 41-0 win Saturday night, keeping their undefeated record unblemished. Here’s what you need to know.
Alabama’s defense was finally...
1. The defense must stop Mike Leach’s infamous air raid offense.
After a season opener against LSU, the Mississippi State Bulldogs have seen a dramatic drop in performance on the offensive side of the...
Alabama beat the hell out of the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, but it came at a cost. Junior wide receiver Jaylen Waddle will be out for the rest of the season after an ankle injury in the opening kickoff. Without Waddle, players like Slade Bolden will have to step up. Saturday’s game proved Bolden and his offensive teammates can handle the challenge.
Ahead of Saturday's game against the Tennessee Vols, hosts Alexander Plant and Shaun McDonald break down Alabama's potential against Tennessee and breathe a big sigh of relief looking at The Crimson Tide's...
After a shutout in the second half, Alabama bested Georgia 41-24 in Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday. The Crimson Tide, led by a COVID-19-negative Nick Saban, improved its defensive play and kept up Saban’s streak of no losses to former assistant coaches.
Alabama's looking hot this season on offense, but how will the defense hold up against a Kirby Smart-led offensive? With or without head coach Nick Saban, Pete Golding has improvements to make before the...
Updated Saturday, Oct. 17
Unlike Alabama’s second game against Texas A&M, the Crimson Tide’s offense against Ole Miss was not a one-trick pony. The offense’s versatility in the air and on...
The UA football program has never been one for modesty or penny-pinching. In interviews with Athletics Director Greg Byrne and former UA player Trent Richardson, Sports Editor Alexander Plant unpacks Byrne’s strategy to make Alabama football the glossiest and most alluring in the business. Read it online or in the special edition.
Another big home game, another rush on reselling student tickets. A flood of marked up, transferable tickets hitting the Alabama Student Ticket Exchange is nothing new, but in the wake of Bryant-Denny Stadium’s freshly reduced seating, some upperclassmen are at their wit’s end trying to secure admission.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across the country have felt the impact of the economic crash that took place in April and May.
Most business and economic experts predicted it would take...
COVID-19 has returned to the Alabama football program. Head coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, Oct. 14. After the coaches communicated their positive...
Have you ever thought about what we live around? The University of Alabama has a beautiful campus and Tuscaloosa has a nice midtown and downtown area. If you live near those areas, have you ever noticed...
COVID-19 precautions only allowed roughly 20,000 fans into Bryant-Denny Stadium, but the fourth quarter looked almost identical to any other year that Alabama was up big on an opponent.
According to MDB members junior Charli Jones and senior Chad Murdock, the original plan was to have the MDB perform in halves so that each member would get to see at least two football games this season. Early last week, however, the Athletic Department decided to reduce the number of MDB members at each game from 200 to 96.
In episode 3 of "The Pregame Presser," Shaun and Plant are back and ready to analyze what could happen on both sides of the ball when Alabama meets Texas A&M in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mac Jones will...
Alexander Plant and Shaun McDonald return to the presser to dissect the Crimson Tide's performance in game one of the season. From the enviable quarterback-receiver chemistry between Mac...
The era of Tua Tagovailoa-style football has come to an end. Enter redshirt junior quarterback Mac Jones, arguably one of the best game managers in college football. The Crimson Tide elegantly scored at...
Need more Alabama athletics content? We get it. Meet "The Pregame Presser," a new podcast from The Crimson White sports desk.
In the first episode, hosted by CW Sports Editor Alexander Plant and guest...
From the time students were dismissed from The University of Alabama’s campus in March until Aug. 19, the University was on the clock to work on a plan for a safe return for students and a plan to save...
To the surprise of almost no one, Tuscaloosa rental properties have suffered a huge blow due to both COVID-19 and the changing of UA’s football season.
Kim Roberts is the owner of Bama Bed and Breakfast...
Before the NBA's bubble can burst, there are several playoff games to be played. Some may ends in sweeps, but others will have us on the edges of our seats.
Eastern Conference
Milwaukee Bucks (Seed 1)...
The ins and outs of Alabama football may be considered old hat, especially as Nick Saban enters his thirteenth season at the University, but this season will signal the return of a rarity not seen since...
Over the past two weeks, rumors circulated that several Alabama football players had tested positive for the coronavirus. Now, a player has confirmed to The Crimson White that those rumors are true.
The...
