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Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

The Crimson White

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Alabama and Texas football helmets are set up to face each other during College GameDay prior to the game in 2023.

Texas and Oklahoma officially join SEC

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor July 8, 2024

July 1 was expansion day in the Southeastern Conference, as the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas athletic programs made the official move from the Big 12. After three years plotting their...

Players train during an indoor practice in April.

Alabama climbs up the 2025 football recruiting rankings

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor June 26, 2024

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer is turning heads across the college football landscape before coaching a single game in his new position. The Crimson Tide has enjoyed recent success on the recruiting trail...

Alabama guard Mark Sears (1) shoots the ball against North Carolina at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, Mar 28, 2024.

Men’s hoops set to play UNC for third consecutive year

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor June 19, 2024

ESPN announced Alabama men’s basketball’s official schedule for the 2024 SEC/ACC Men’s Challenge. The Crimson Tide will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to face off against the North Carolina...

A new practice facility will be added to Coleman Coliseum as part of the upcoming expansion project.

Alabama men’s basketball announces $59 million renovation of Coleman Coliseum after first ever Final Four run

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor June 12, 2024

The University of Alabama announced Thursday that the athletic department will expand Coleman Coliseum’s practice facility. The expansion will begin in the fall and will be functional in 2026. This comes...

Former head coach Nick Saban celebrates winning the SEC Championship game against Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.

Nick Saban, Mark Ingram and Chris Samuels named to 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor June 5, 2024

The National Football Foundation announced that former Alabama football coach Nick Saban will be on the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, just five months after his surprise retirement from coaching. Joining...

Soccer forward Gianna Paul was the 2022 SEC Freshman of the Year.

Freshman preview: Who are the new stars on campus?

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor May 31, 2024

The University of Alabama is one of the largest hot spots for college athletics in the country, with countless programs that compete at the nation’s highest level forming these championship caliber teams...

Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Bond (#17) jumps to make a catch for the touchdown that put Alabama in the lead over Auburn in the Iron Bowl.

Alabama football: All you need to know for the start of the 2024 season

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor May 31, 2024

Saban’s departure  After the retirement of head coach Nick Saban and a crushing loss in last year’s Rose Bowl, Alabama football is headed into one of the most pivotal seasons in program history....

Alabama mens basketball has signed on these five transfer athletes to its elite recruiting class.

Alabama men’s basketball inks five highly touted transfers as team sets sights on a national championship

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor May 29, 2024

The Alabama Crimson Tide added rim protection, shooting, and depth by signing five spring transfers this offseason: Aden Holloway, Houston Mallette, Clifford Omoruyi, Labaron Philon and Chris Youngblood....

Alabama guard Mark Sears (#1) dribbles down the court against UConn during the Mens Final Four at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ on April 6, 2024.

Unfinished business: Sears and Stevenson return to Alabama in search of a national title

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor May 29, 2024

Mark Sears and Jarin Stevenson have decided to return to Tuscaloosa to pursue a national championship ring after leading Alabama to its first ever Final Four appearance in 2024. They entered the NBA...

Alabama womens golf season draws to a close at NCAA regionals

Alabama women’s golf season draws to a close at NCAA regionals

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor May 13, 2024

The Alabama women's golf team participated in the NCAA regionals in Cle Elum, Washington, this week. The Crimson Tide did not qualify for the second round, officially ending the team’s 2024 campaign.   In...

Alabama women’s golf can’t overcome errors, finishes 12th at the SEC championships 

Alabama women’s golf can’t overcome errors, finishes 12th at the SEC championships 

Samuel Prestipino, Contributing Writer  April 16, 2024

The Alabama women’s golf team’s season came to a disappointing end Sunday as it failed to qualify for the match play round of this year’s SEC championship at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida.  The...

Quarterbacks highlight a new offense during Kalen DeBoer’s first A-Day at Alabama

Quarterbacks highlight a new offense during Kalen DeBoer’s first A-Day at Alabama

Samuel Prestipino, Contributing Writer April 13, 2024

In the most highly anticipated A-Day game since Nick Saban took over the reins at Alabama in 2007, the Crimson Tide’s quarterbacks were on full display during new head coach Kalen DeBoer’s first spring...

Alabama fell to San Diego State in the Sweet 16 during last year’s tournament.

How the 2024 Alabama men’s basketball team finally got it right to make first Final Four

Samuel Prestipino, Contributing Writer April 4, 2024

In recent memory, the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has fallen short of the promised land year after year. A Final Four appearance has eluded the team since the NCAA Tournament expanded...

Alabama women’s golf finishes regular season with sixth-place finish at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic

Alabama women’s golf finishes regular season with sixth-place finish at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic

Samuel Prestipino, Contributing Writer April 2, 2024

Alabama women’s golf concluded its regular season with a sixth-place finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Georgia this weekend. Auburn won the tournament for the second consecutive...

Alabama guard Aaliyah Nye (#32) shoots to score against Mississippi State.

Aaliyah Nye leads Alabama women’s basketball in NCAA tournament

Samuel Prestipino, Contributing Writer March 22, 2024

With the Alabama women’s basketball team set to play the Florida State Seminoles in Friday’s first round of the NCAA tournament, senior guard Aaliyah Nye is focusing on her role as a team leader to...

Alabama head coach Nate Oats is introduced alongside College GameDay personalities.

Coleman Coliseum hosts ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ for the first time ever

Samuel Prestipino, Contributing Writer March 3, 2024

Despite a losing effort on Saturday night versus the Tennessee Volunteers, blue-collar basketball was on full display this weekend as ESPN’s “College GameDay” made the trip to Tuscaloosa for a men’s...

Women’s golf returns to the green with a 13th-place finish at the Moon Golf Invitational

Women’s golf returns to the green with a 13th-place finish at the Moon Golf Invitational

Samuel Prestipino, Contributing Writer  February 22, 2024

The Alabama Crimson Tide women’s golf team returned to action over the weekend as it participated in the Moon Golf Invitational, hosted by Louisville. The event was held at the Suntree Country Club in...

Women’s basketball downs Morehead State en route to a third straight blowout victory 

Women’s basketball downs Morehead State en route to a third straight blowout victory 

Samuel Prestipino, Contributing Writer  November 13, 2023

The Alabama Crimson Tide women’s basketball team continues to dominate its opponents to kick off its 2023-24 campaign. The weekend’s victim was the Morehead State Eagles, who fell decisively to the...

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