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Alabama running back Jam Miller (#26) breaks through the Vanderbilt defense.

Picking Alabama versus South Carolina and other key Week 7 matchups

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor October 9, 2024

South Carolina at No. 7 Alabama: 11 a.m. CT, Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Kalen DeBoer suffered his first loss as Alabama's head coach last week versus Vanderbilt in a game...

Alabama head coach Nate Oats stands on the sideline during the 2024 Final Four.

Nate Oats addresses NBA coaching rumors

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor October 2, 2024

With college basketball season just over a month away, rumors have begun to swirl about whether or not Alabama head coach Nate Oats would consider taking an NBA coaching job should one come available. Oats...

Alabama running back drags a Georgia player into the end zone for a touchdown.

Predictions for Alabama’s road test versus Vanderbilt and other key Week 6 games

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor October 2, 2024

No. 1 Alabama at Vanderbilt: 3:15 p.m. CT, FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee On paper, the Crimson Tide should roll right through an inferior opponent in the Commodores. Still, head coach Kalen...

Alabama guard Mark Sears (#1) dribbles around a Florida defender.

Preview: Alabama men’s basketball has its eyes on its first-ever national championship

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor October 2, 2024

Last season, the Alabama men’s basketball team made it over the hump by appearing in its first-ever Final Four. It was the highest point of the Crimson Tide's success since Nate Oats took over as...

Alabama running back Jam Miller (#26) breaks away from Western Kentucky defenders.

Predictions for Alabama’s showdown with Georgia and other key Week 5 games

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor September 26, 2024

No. 2 Georgia at No. 4 Alabama: 6:30 p.m. CT, Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama It doesn’t get much bigger than a Top-5 matchup between SEC rivals with ESPN’s College Gameday and a former...

Albama wide receiver Kobe Prentice flexes after catching a pass in the Crimson Tide's Week 2 win versus South Florida.

Predictions for the biggest games of Week 3

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor September 11, 2024

No. 4 Alabama at Wisconsin: 11 a.m. CT, Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin The 2-0 Crimson Tide will take its first road trip of the season, traveling to Camp Randall for a cross-conference matchup...

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban speaks Saturday at a dedication ceremony for Saban Field.

University dedicates Saban Field

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor September 8, 2024

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban was honored with a ceremony Saturday to commemorate the renaming of the Crimson Tide’s home football field to Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.  The festivities...

Alabama RB Justice Haynes (#22) breaks off a run in the Crimson Tide's first game of the season versus Western Kentucky.

Predictions for USF vs Alabama, other key Week 2 matchups

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor September 6, 2024

Week 1 of the college football season has come and gone, and Week 2 features several compelling matchups. South Florida vs. No. 4 Alabama: 6 p.m. CT, Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama After...

Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (#3) goes for a layup during Final Four practice.

Alabama men’s basketball conference schedule preview

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor September 4, 2024

The SEC officially released its men's basketball conference schedules last week, meaning that the Crimson Tide now has its full 2024-2025 slate of games filled out. The team will face off against familiar...

Kool-Aid McKinstry was drafted by the New Orleans Saints as the 41st overall pick.

How Alabama’s 2024 draft class is performing in the NFL

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor August 25, 2024

Ten players were drafted from the University of Alabama in April at the NFL draft in Detroit, Michigan. With the NFL season rapidly approaching, each drafted player has performed differently during organized...

Alabama running back Jam Miller (#26) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the SEC Championship game against Georgia.

Opinion | What does a successful 2024 look like for Kalen DeBoer in year one in Tuscaloosa?

Samuel Prestipino, Assistant Sports Editor July 17, 2024

College football is a result-based business. Fans, boosters and recruits judge teams on their ability to win now or at least on their showing that winning is on the horizon. As new Alabama head coach Kalen...

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 men's 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 Men's 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 women's 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...