All season long Alabama has been chasing an identity, but on Saturday the Crimson Tide might have to confront that identity on the field."I would say they [Georgia] look a lot like some of our teams of...

By Tyler Waldrep | Assistant Sports EditorThe Crimson White caught up with Graham Hall, sports editor of The Independent Florida Alligator prior to this weekend’s game. He broke down how he expects Florida...

With just over three minutes left in Saturday night’s game against Ole Miss, Alabama quarterback Jake Coker walked out onto the field with a chance to win the game. The Crimson Tide had battled back...

The Square in Oxford, Mississippi, has seen a lot of things over the years, but this was a new one.Looking down from the balcony at Rooster's Blues House, a patron watched over a dozen young men parading...

The University of Alabama SGA launched its "It's On Us" campaign this week, bringing attention to the threat of sexual assault on college campuses. The Crimson White is proud to support this initiative,...

This weekend it gets personal.Last season Ole Miss handed Alabama a 23-17 loss in Oxford that snapped a 10 game series win. After the game Alabama players and fans alike witnessed Rebel fans rush their...

On Monday, Nick Saban spoke to the media about the need to make improvements ahead of Alabama’s showdown with No. 15 Ole Miss.Quarterback play is one of the areas Saban mentioned in his press conference,...

Alabama saw its 10 win streak over Ole Miss snapped last year, and before it can think about starting a new win streak, the Crimson Tide has plenty of things to clean up.“We were a little inconsistent...

Even on the biggest stage, sometimes it’s like no one is watching.Over the summer Alabama’s quarterback battle dominated the headlines, but it didn’t matter too much to the fan base. Jake Coker,...

On Monday, Alabama returned to the practice field for the first time since Saturday's opener against Wisconsin. Before practice coach Nick Saban and corner back Cyrus Jones spoke about the defense's need...

There’s still a long way to go.That’s the message from coach Nick Saban after Saturday’s 35-17 win over #20 Wisconsin. “We're just starting to climb a mountain here and we took one step and that's...

Sometimes the most important victories happen in the offseason.When Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland decided to put off the jump to the NFL and stay at school for his senior season, he cited his desire...

Sometimes the most important victories happen in the offseason.When Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland decided to put off the jump to the NFL and stay at school for his senior season, he cited his desire...

The college football season is finally here, and Alabama is excited to get back on the field.Tight end O.J. Howard said the attitude around the team is different this week.“I can just tell the ways guys...

Zach Rastall, a sports editor with Wisconsin student newspaper The Daily Cardinal, joined us this week to preview Alabama’s upcoming game against #20 Wisconsin.Q. There’s a disparity in the rankings...

Alabama practiced indoors ahead of its season opener against Wisconsin this Saturday. NOTES: The quarterbacks were inconsistent during Wednesday's practice. Cooper Bateman threw two sharp passes to transfer...

On Tuesday some Alabama players talked to the media about the state of the special teams.Kicker Adam Griffith said he had a good camp. He said his back has improved, but it is not 100%.“I think I got...

The college football season is finally here, and Alabama is excited to get back on the field.Tight end O.J. Howard said the attitude around the team is different this week. “I can just tell the ways...

Times are changing in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but coach Nick Saban would like to turn the clock back. “The dynamics of Alabama football has changed a little bit over the last couple of years,” Saban said....

On Monday, Alabama returned to practice for the first time since releasing an official depth chart, but the depth chart has not signaled the end of position battles.One position battle that is perhaps more...

The Alabama football team released its official depth chart Monday afternoon,ahead of its opener against Wisconsin on Saturday. Takeaways:Jake Coker, Cooper Bateman and Alec Morris are all listed as starting...

Alabama practices figure to be especially busy for running back Kenyan Drake this season, and Saturday’s practice was no exception. Drake started the viewing period working with the other running backs....

With fall camp ending today at Alabama it’s finally time for the players to shift their focus to Wisconsin. Running back Kenyan Drake said he thinks the team will be ready for the season. He said practices...

Fall camp has finally ended at Alabama, but several important decisions have yet to be made.Coach Nick Saban said the team spent some time this week preparing for three of the Crimson Tide’s early opponents....

During Thursday’s practice running back Kenyan Drake practiced with the other running backs at the beginning of the media viewing period, but he quickly left those drills to practice with the wide receivers.Drake...

Alabama tennis players Erin Routliffe and Maya Jansen already own back-to-back NCAA titles playing as a double team, but the duo is not stopping there.Routliffe and Jansen won a preliminary tournament...

Alabama worked outside for practice Wednesday afternoon in full pads. NOTES: Jake Coker led the quarterbacks, followed by Alec Morris in one line. David Cornwell, Cooper Bateman and Blake Barnett worked...

Flash back to December. The College Football Playoff 
committee was about to unveil the sport’s first final four field. Every Power 5 conference seemed confident that it would be represented in the...

Take it nice and easy.Punter JK Scott said that’s the advice he gets from coach Nick Saban.“He always compares my punting to his golf game,” Scott said. “Just [a] nice, easy swing.”As a freshman,...

For over 120 years, The Crimson White has been the student newspaper of The University of Alabama. Over the years, thanks to hundreds of talented editors and staffers before me, we’ve brought you, the...

Headed into its final fall scrimmage, the Alabama football team had several question marks. The post scrimmage break down from coach Nick Saban does not indicate that the team has found the answers it...

Alabama returned to Bryant-Denny stadium for its second fall preseason scrimmage Saturday afternoon. QUICK HITS:  Jake Coker led the quarterback line for the first part of the viewing period, but Alec...

Alabama's not letting the injury bug slow down practices.Quarterback Jake Coker fully participated in drills today, including scrambling drills, and his leg did not appear to slow him down. Coker led...

Take it nice and easy.Punter JK Scott said that’s the advice he gets from coach Nick Saban.“He always compares my punting to his golf game,” Scott said. “Just [a] nice easy swing.”As a freshman...

The Alabama football team capped the first day of classes in the 2015-16 year with a practice outdoors. Quarterback Jake Coker returned to the field for practice, leading the line after missing the last...

The Alabama football team continued its fall camp this week. Take a look at practice notes from the Crimson Tide’s practices.Monday morning session, Aug. 17:Alabama practiced indoors for its first session...

The Alabama men’s basketball team's first road game will also be its first national broadcast of the season. The Crimson Tide will make its first ever appearance on the ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon...

The Alabama football team worked in its indoor facility on Tuesday afternoon. Quarterback Jake Coker returned, working on the sideline with trainers. Coker missed yesterday's practice session due to a...

Terrence Ferguson, a 5-star shooting guard ranked No. 3 in the high school class of 2016, has committed to the University of Alabama in a video on Rivals.com.#BuckleUp #RollTide @AlabamaMBB — Avery...

Alabama practiced indoors for its first session of a two-a-day this morning. Practice Notes: Alabama QB Jake Coker was not at practice today. RB Kenyan Drake stood to the side of Alabama's RB drills....

Say what you will about the state of Ohio, but it keeps the offseason interesting.For most of the country, entertaining and meaningful sports stories can be hard to come by in the summer, but in Ohio,...

BIRMINGHAM -- Welcome to Alabama.For one night only, the biggest sporting event in the state so famed for college football wasn’t the Iron Bowl. There was no ‘Roll Tide,’ or ‘War Eagle’ or even...

Former Alabama professor and current Louisiana State University executive vice president and provost Stuart R. Bell has been recommended by UA Chancellor Robert Witt to succeed Judy Bonner as president...

By Sean Landry | Contributing WriterAvery Johnson announced the addition of former AAU coach Scott Pospichal to his staff at Alabama via a UA Athletics release. Pospichal comes to the Crimson Tide with...

On Monday, the Philadelphia Eagles officially signed Tim Tebow to be the team’s fourth quarterback. Tebow returns to the NFL after a two year hiatus, and if he makes the roster, this will be his fourth...

Junior Matthew Visintin knew he had to transfer. Playing NCAA lacrosse was something that he wanted to do, but it wasn’t enough.Visintin said his commuter school in New York was not giving him the college...

Alabama won’t be able to replace outgoing receiver Amari Cooper, owner of nearly every school receiving record, but it might have found the top two candidates to try in Saturday’s A-Day spring scrimmage.Junior...

The mission this week is simple: divide and conquer.This weekend Alabama’s track and field teams will split up. Several of the distance runners will compete in the Mt. San Antonio College Relays in...

When club president Lee House founded the golf club two years ago, he did not expect success to come immediately. Clubs can take several years to find a competitive footing with existing opponents. The...

Expensive concessions, stinging sunburns and the sound of whistles all herald college football’s brief but exciting return.This weekend, The University of Alabama will be hosting a spring scrimmage for...

Avery Johnson has seen the promised land for Alabama basketball. It's in Durham, North Carolina, he said, and in Indianapolis last week and at the very end of the college basketball season, when March...

The unofficial mantra around Alabama’s track program could easily be co-opted by a car commercial – run faster, be stronger 
and improve.Senior Nia Barnes said she is pleased with the progress so...

The fifth-year senior did not expect things to play out this way. Her rugby career was supposed to end how it started – in frustration and disappointment.Caitlin Robinson was supposed to graduate last...

Former NBA champion and NBA coach of the year Avery Johnson has signed on as Alabama's next men's basketball coach, athletic director Bill Battle announced Monday night. “I am very pleased to announce...

It’s time to hit the road for the University of Alabama track teams. After competing at home the past two weekends, the teams will travel to Gainesville, Florida, this weekend for the 
Florida Relays.Coach...

Junior Cameron Hudson takes a lot of pride in his car. He spends a lot of time working on it, guaranteeing that it runs efficiently, not wasting a thing.Hudson, a transfer from East Carolina, approaches...

The Alabama men’s swimming and diving team is headed to the NCAA championships with the belief that it can exceed what is expected.Sophomore Kristian Gkolomeev, the reigning NCAA 50 freestyle champion,...

Justin Coleman is small.At 5 foot 10 inches and 160 pounds, the freshman point guard for Alabama might be the smallest player in the SEC. On his own team, the next biggest player is four inches taller...

Editor's note: This story's headline and URL were rewritten to correct a typo in Elliot Spiller's name, removing a second "t" from his first name. Unfortunately, this disrupted many links and lost the...

Equipment failure, a fire and hours of travel have all tested Alabama’s diving teams this year. The final test for the teams is a trip to Athens, Georgia, to compete for spots in the NCAA Championships.Beginning...

Athletes on the Alabama women’s volleyball club must balance life on and off of the court.Freshman Bailey Spivey said the club takes up a significant amount of her time. Spivey said this forces her to...

Senior guard Levi Randolph left the floor of Coleman Coliseum on Tuesday night likely for the last time as a competitor, covering his face with his jersey minutes after Alabama dropped its last regular-season...

One of the Alabama basketball team’s seniors has a perfect shooting percentage in the Southeastern Conference this season.Dakota Slaughter, a walk-on senior majoring in marketing from Fishers, Indiana,...

Some students at The University of Alabama have found a second family by joining the women’s lacrosse club.Club president Sarah Blackwell said after she joined the team as a freshman, she quickly developed...

In the 2013-14 season, then-redshirt sophomore Retin Obasohan had 12 double-digit performances. The guard from Antwerp, Belgium, developed a reputation as a speedy, high-flying guard capable of blocking...

The season is quickly wrapping up, but members of The University of Alabama swimming and diving teams still have something left to prove.Swimmers and divers who have already qualified for nationals will...

The moment the track and field teams have been preparing for is finally within reach, but the teams still have a lot of competition ahead.This weekend, the teams will travel to Lexington, Kentucky, to...

As Tuscaloosa ground to a halt, paralyzed by the threat of impending snow, 8838 fans trickled into Coleman Coliseum, quiet as a grave for most of the game.On the court, senior Levi Randolph and junior...

Four days after dropping yet another one-possession game, the Alabama basketball team has the chance to avenge one.The Crimson Tide will host South Carolina on Tuesday night in its penultimate home tilt...

While most sports require teams to practice together, cycling is one of the few sports that allows individuals to train on their own. Since much of the practice can be done by individuals, the UA cycling...

Just short. Again.Alabama lost its fifth consecutive one-possession game, falling 66-65 to UGA at Coleman Coliseum on Saturday night. A career-high in scoring by freshman Riley Norris and a double-double...

Alabama women's basketball has never beaten Tennessee in Knoxville. In fact, Alabama has not won in the last 40 meetings between the two rivals. On Thursday, Alabama heads to face the No. 6 Lady Vols...

Alabama’s swimming and diving teams are approaching this week’s SEC Championships at Auburn with confidence.Coach Dennis Pursley said he is confident the teams’ regular season efforts have prepared...

After losing to Vanderbilt on Saturday, the Alabama basketball team has next to no hope of an at-large tournament bid.According to the database at TeamRankings.com, the team has a 5.4 percent chance to...

This is the time of year when football fans realize how much time they spent watching football. The country is suffering postseason depression and the combine is this week’s cure.The combine gives talented...

This weekend, when the Alabama basketball team hosts Vanderbilt (13-10) it will have its best chance since the start of conference play to do something it hasn't done in over a month: win back to back...

For Alabama’s track and field team, the meets are only getting bigger.This weekend the Crimson Tide travels to Arkansas to compete in the Tyson Invitational. This will be the last indoor meet of the...

Peyton Manning will make the biggest decision of the 
NFL offseason.The 38-year-old is a legend. In 16 seasons, Manning has passed for almost 70,000 yards and has thrown 530 touchdowns. He has seen coaches...

For the fourth consecutive game, the Alabama basketball team will be at less than full strength when it travels to Starkville, Mississippi, to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs.In addition to injured...

The Alabama basketball team had one of the toughest months in the country in January, posting a 4-5 record on a schedule that currently ranks as the 16th toughest schedule in the country and the top in...

The Alabama women’s tennis team plans to keep the foot on the gas when hosting TCU 
on Saturday.The team is currently playing at a high level after shutting out both Syracuse and Virginia Tech last...

When the Alabama basketball team hosted No. 1 undefeated Kentucky earlier this month, the season was full of possibility for Alabama coach Anthony Grant’s squad. The Crimson Tide had dropped a close...

The University of Alabama track and field team is approaching this weekend’s New Mexico Team Invitational after another successful outing last weekend at Vanderbilt. The team won four events in the two-day...

After two seasons in the NFL, Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon has over 2,500 total yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. By most standards, Gordon’s transition to the NFL has been an incredibly successful...

Alabama came within seconds of forcing overtime in its bid to break a then-eight game losing streak to Florida. Guard Ricky Tarrant, playing on an injured ankle, drilled a three with two minutes remaining...

Alabama’s disc golf club seeks to give back to the sport the club enjoys so much.Club President James Lewis said the club takes the mission of giving back seriously. The club prioritizes community service...