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Don't wait on a storm to show what you can be

Sean Landry April 27, 2016

I wasn’t in Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011. My brother was, somewhere in one of the new dorms (Riverside West, I think?), so I remember the anxiety of watching what happened that day from far away. I remember...

WATCH: The Million Dollar Band's tribute to Tuscaloosa after the April 27, 2011 tornado

WATCH: The Million Dollar Band's tribute to Tuscaloosa after the April 27, 2011 tornado

Sean Landry April 27, 2016

Reflecting on a nation's mourning after 9/11, Dr. Karl Paulnack of the Boston Conservatory of music wrote, "Music is a basic need of human survival. Music is one of the ways we make sense of our lives,...

UPDATED: Alabama point guard, forward announce transfers (w/ Avery Johnson quotes)

UPDATED: Alabama point guard, forward announce transfers (w/ Avery Johnson quotes)

Sean Landry March 30, 2016

After two seasons, point guard Justin Coleman's career at Alabama is ending in transfer, he tweeted Wednesday.First off I wanna thank God, the University of Alabama, fans and coaches. But Coach Johnson...

Battle on former UA player passing: "The Crimson Tide lost a true warrior today"

Battle on former UA player passing: “The Crimson Tide lost a true warrior today”

Sean Landry March 24, 2016

Alabama athletic director Bill Battle issued a statement in the wake of former Alabama player Kevin Turner's death after a long battle with ALS on Thursday. "The Crimson Tide family lost a true warrior...

Obasohan after terror attacks in native Belgium: "I'll keep preaching love"

Obasohan after terror attacks in native Belgium: “I'll keep preaching love”

Sean Landry March 22, 2016

When Alabama basketball’s senior captain, Retin Obasohan, awoke to news of terrorist attacks in his native Belgium, he couldn’t help but start visualizing. Here was the terminal at Brussels International...

Letter from the editor: An apology

Sean Landry March 1, 2016

The Crimson White recently published a feature about Lillian Roth, a candidate for SGA president, both in print and online, as part of our traditional coverage of the SGA executive races. This depiction...

Letter from the Editor: Why we endorse

Sean Landry February 29, 2016

A responsible and free press is instrumental in the preservation of a democracy. The freedom of the press is enshrined in the first amendment because the framers knew without a watchdog press, a ‘Fourth...

SGA senate to hear block seating constitutional amendment

Sean Landry February 16, 2016

SGA President Elliot Spillers will introduce a constitutional amendment to revise the block seating process at tonight's senate meeting.The bill, obtained by The Crimson White, would codify a 'board of...

We Are Done, UA to open diversity center today

We Are Done, UA to open diversity center today

Sean Landry February 1, 2016

Just two months after its initial presentation of demands, the We Are Done movement, with the University of Alabama administration, is on the verge of opening the Intercultural Diversity Center, a student-staffed...

WATCH: Avery Johnson, Shannon Hale and Arthur Edwards preview basketball at South Carolina

WATCH: Avery Johnson, Shannon Hale and Arthur Edwards preview basketball at South Carolina

Sean Landry January 30, 2016

The University of Alabama basketball team travels to take on South Carolina today. Coach Avery Johnson, forward Shannon Hale and guard Arthur Edwards spoke to the media before the game.NOTES:Alabama spent...

GAMEDAY: The drive that saved Alabama's season

GAMEDAY: The drive that saved Alabama's season

Sean Landry January 21, 2016

Championship seasons are fragile. They are balanced on the response to a dozen pivotal moments – a football that bounces off a receiver’s helmet here, a game-saving drive there.The 2015 national champion...

Heroes: Tide gets contributions from all sides in national championship win

Sean Landry January 13, 2016

GLENDALE, Ariz. – There were no heroes in The University of Alabama’s 45-40 win over Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. There was no one player to crown in history...

Stop telling Cyrus Jones to turn his head

Stop telling Cyrus Jones to turn his head

Sean Landry January 10, 2016

Cyrus Jones has heard you screaming at him to turn his head in pass coverage. He has heard the anguished cries of Alabama fans after yet another pass interference flag flies. He knows what some of you...

Clemson speed “concerns” Kirby Smart

Sean Landry January 10, 2016

Clemson's offense goes fast. By adjusted pace, it ranks ninth in the nation. It rarely substitutes, frequently quick-snaps and almost never huddles. It aims to go faster than you can imagine, and it will...

Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney do not like NFL draft grades

Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney do not like NFL draft grades

Sean Landry January 10, 2016

It started innocently enough. Dabo Swinney, head coach of a Clemson roster flush with NFL prospects, was asked about how his team has dealt with the specter of early declarations and draft evaluations,...

Tom Herman visit helped Alabama defense improve

Tom Herman visit helped Alabama defense improve

Sean Landry January 9, 2016

You may not remember this, but Tom Herman's Ohio State offense tore apart Kirby Smart's Alabama defense about a year ago. The Buckeyes went for 256 yards through the air, 281 on the ground, and went 10-18...

Alabama basketball wants to spoil grand opening of Pavilion at Ole Miss

Alabama basketball wants to spoil grand opening of Pavilion at Ole Miss

Sean Landry January 7, 2016

The University of Alabama basketball team has already exceeded many pundits’ expectations. After a 9-3 record in non-conference play, including wins over then-ranked opponents Wichita State and Notre...

Who follows Coker? 2016 quarterback battle taking shape

Who follows Coker? 2016 quarterback battle taking shape

Sean Landry December 30, 2015

When offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin said he would 'love to be back' in Tuscaloosa next season, he pointed to the impending third consecutive quarterback battle as one of many elements piquing his interest....

Coker could be answer to Michigan State front

Coker could be answer to Michigan State front

Sean Landry December 30, 2015

DALLAS–At this stage, Derrick Henry is the furthest thing from a secret weapon. He's more like a siege engine, a war hammer, a battering ram that will inevitably break through the line.The Spartans of...

Players weigh in on strength coach Scott Cochran

Players weigh in on strength coach Scott Cochran

Sean Landry December 29, 2015

Well-known Alabama strength coach Scott Cochran announced his intent to stay at the University earlier this month. The move was praised by fans who feared losing the popular and energetic sideline figure...

Lane Kiffin talks his second season, "The Process," future at Alabama

Lane Kiffin talks his second season, “The Process,” future at Alabama

Sean Landry December 27, 2015

When Alabama hired Lane Kiffin to take over as offensive coordinator, pearls were clutched in a then-unseen volume. Here was a botched head coach who left flaming mattresses in his wake after leaving...

One year later: Alabama football has a different mentality for 2nd CFP appearance

One year later: Alabama football has a different mentality for 2nd CFP appearance

Sean Landry December 26, 2015

One year ago, the Alabama football team was favored to win the inaugural College Football Playoff. Stacked with future NFL draft picks, the No. 1 overall seed was expected to handle Ohio State in the semifinal...

Saban updates on Kenyan Drake's status, early bowl preparation

Saban updates on Kenyan Drake's status, early bowl preparation

Sean Landry December 26, 2015

Much has been made of the sheer volume of Heisman trophy-winner Derrick Henry's carries in his last two performances. Against Auburn and Florida, Henry ran the ball a combined 90 times for 460 total yards....

Scott Cochran to remain at University of Alabama

Scott Cochran to remain at University of Alabama

Sean Landry December 14, 2015

After weeks of speculations surrounding Kirby Smart's departure to become UGA's head coach, UA Athletics announced today that fan-favorite Scott Cochran will remain at the University of Alabama as head...

Alabama PG Dazon Ingram out for season

Alabama PG Dazon Ingram out for season

Sean Landry December 10, 2015

Alabama freshman point guard Dazon Ingram is out for the season after fracturing his left foot in practice, coach Avery Johnson confirmed in a release.“I am extremely disappointed for Dazon and his...

10 Alabama players named all-SEC

Sean Landry December 8, 2015

The University of Alabama football team placed a league-leading 10 players on the Coaches all-SEC teams, the league office announced Tuesday.Seven players made first-team All-SEC, and Alabama led the...

Offense shows signs of life in Avery Johnson's first collegiate win

Offense shows signs of life in Avery Johnson's first collegiate win

Sean Landry November 14, 2015

On the surface, Alabama’s shooting performance in its 77-64 win Friday night was substandard. The team finished with 51 percent shooting from the field after an 11-for-25 second half, but from three,...

Quick hits: Alabama downs Kennesaw State to open Avery Johnson era

Quick hits: Alabama downs Kennesaw State to open Avery Johnson era

Sean Landry November 13, 2015

The Alabama basketball team opened the Avery Johnson era with a sluggish 77-64 win over Kennesaw State on Friday night. The win showcased the struggles the team faces to implement the high-speed offense...

SGA releases "It's on Us" video

SGA releases “It's on Us” video

Sean Landry September 16, 2015

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,...

UPDATED: SGA Judiciary strikes down block seating chart using code that never passed

Sean Landry September 11, 2015

UPDATE: The section of the Code of Laws cited by the SGA Judiciary does not exist and never passed the SGA Senate, per multiple senate sources and the SGA's public Code of Laws. After review by The Crimson...

WATCH: “Rammer Jammer” after Alabama's season opening win

Sean Landry September 6, 2015

No. 3 Alabama opened the 2015 season with a decisive win over No. 20 Wisconsin. A largely Crimson crowd closed the night with a loud "Rammer Jammer" in AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys.

PRACTICE REPORT: Bo Scarbrough mimics Wisconsin RB Corey Clement

PRACTICE REPORT: Bo Scarbrough mimics Wisconsin RB Corey Clement

Sean Landry September 2, 2015

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...

PRACTICE REPORT: Alabama practices 'dime rabbit.'

PRACTICE REPORT: Alabama practices 'dime rabbit.'

Sean Landry August 26, 2015

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...

Letter from the Editor: Introducing The Crimson White Media Group

Letter from the Editor: Introducing The Crimson White Media Group

Sean Landry August 24, 2015

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...

Quick Hits from Alabama's second fall scrimmage

Quick Hits from Alabama's second fall scrimmage

Sean Landry August 22, 2015

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...

PRACTICE REPORT: Coker returns to drills on first day of class

PRACTICE REPORT: Coker returns to drills on first day of class

Sean Landry August 19, 2015

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...

QB Coker battles foot injury

QB Coker battles foot injury

Sean Landry August 19, 2015

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...

Alabama basketball to feature in 24 Hours of Basketball

Alabama basketball to feature in 24 Hours of Basketball

Sean Landry August 18, 2015

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...

PRACTICE REPORT: Coker returns to sideline

PRACTICE REPORT: Coker returns to sideline

Sean Landry August 18, 2015

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...

5-star shooting guard commits to Alabama

5-star shooting guard commits to Alabama

Sean Landry August 17, 2015

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...

PRACTICE REPORT: Jake Coker not practicing, WRs return

PRACTICE REPORT: Jake Coker not practicing, WRs return

Sean Landry August 17, 2015

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....

Quick Hits from Alabama's Fall Scrimmage

Sean Landry August 15, 2015

The Crimson Tide will take to the field of Bryant-Denny Stadium for its first fall scrimmage today. Coach Nick Saban will address the media around 3 p.m., following the scrimmage.Quick hits from the media...

Basketball student section relocated to sideline

Sean Landry August 5, 2015

The view from the student section in Coleman Coliseum will be different-and much closer-in the upcoming men's basketball season.UA Athletics announced via press release a plan to relocate the student...

UAPD police chief promoted, replacement to be selected internally

Sean Landry August 4, 2015

The University of Alabama Police Department will conduct an internal search for a new police chief after former chief Tim Summerlin's promotion to an administrative position, The Crimson White has learned.UAPD has...

Alabama-Wisconsin selected for College Gameday Week 1

Sean Landry August 3, 2015

Alabama's season opener against Wisconsin in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept. 5 has been selected as the first location for ESPN's "College GameDay" pregame show this season. ESPN made the announcement via...

UA student dies in Texas theater explosion

Sean Landry August 1, 2015

A University of Alabama student died Friday in an explosion at Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas, The Crimson White has learned. Peyton Trueblood of Mobile, a senior majoring in theatre, was working...

Welcome to Alabama: Deontay Wilder defends WBC heavy weight title

Welcome to Alabama: Deontay Wilder defends WBC heavy weight title

Sean Landry June 14, 2015

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...

WATCH LIVE: Wilder-Molina weigh-in

Sean Landry June 12, 2015

Deontay Wilder and Eric Molina will weigh-in for the final time before Wilder defends his heavyweight title tomorrow night in Birmingham. Broadcast set to begin at 1 p.m. CT. Video courtesy Showtime Sports. 

LSU Provost Bell recommended as UA President

LSU Provost Bell recommended as UA President

Sean Landry June 9, 2015

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...

Johnson adds veteran AAU coach Pospichal to staff

Johnson adds veteran AAU coach Pospichal to staff

Sean Landry June 4, 2015

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...

Foster, Stewart lead receptions for offense

Foster, Stewart lead receptions for offense

Sean Landry April 19, 2015

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...

Chief of staff nomination voted down for second time

Sean Landry April 14, 2015

For the second time, the SGA Senate voted to reject SGA president Elliot Spillers's nomination for chief of staff on Tuesday night. Spillers nominated Douglas Logan, a junior majoring in education, for...

I'm Your Guy: Avery Johnson introduced as Alabama's newest coach

I'm Your Guy: Avery Johnson introduced as Alabama's newest coach

Sean Landry April 8, 2015

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...

NBA champ hired for UA basketball

Sean Landry April 7, 2015

Former NBA champion and NBA coach of the year Avery Johnson 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 official: NBA champ Avery Johnson hired as basketball coach

It's official: NBA champ Avery Johnson hired as basketball coach

Sean Landry April 6, 2015

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...

Freshman Justin Coleman focused on future

Freshman Justin Coleman focused on future

Sean Landry March 11, 2015

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...

Elliot Spillers wins the SGA presidency

Elliot Spillers wins the SGA presidency

Sean Landry March 10, 2015

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...

UA men's basketball loses in final home game

UA men's basketball loses in final home game

Sean Landry March 4, 2015

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...

Senior Salute: Men's basketball to honor 3 seniors in game against Ole Miss

Senior Salute: Men's basketball to honor 3 seniors in game against Ole Miss

Sean Landry March 3, 2015

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,...

The Belgian Blur

The Belgian Blur

Sean Landry February 25, 2015

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...

Obasohan, Randolph lead Alabama past South Carolina

Obasohan, Randolph lead Alabama past South Carolina

Sean Landry February 24, 2015

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...

Men's basketball to host Gamecocks

Men's basketball to host Gamecocks

Sean Landry February 23, 2015

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...

Basketball falls in overtime to UGA

Basketball falls in overtime to UGA

Sean Landry February 22, 2015

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...

University to investigate UAPD allegations

Sean Landry February 19, 2015

The University of Alabama will investigate allegations of misconduct by University of Alabama Police Department officers detailed in an anonymous letter sent to President Judy Bonner and other top officials,...

Basketball faces in-state rival

Basketball faces in-state rival

Sean Landry February 17, 2015

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...

Chasing a Streak

Chasing a Streak

Sean Landry February 12, 2015

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...

Men's basketball heads to Starkville with thin roster

Men's basketball heads to Starkville with thin roster

Sean Landry February 10, 2015

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...

Free throws clinch win over Mizzou

Sean Landry February 5, 2015

If nothing else, the Alabama basketball team can shoot free throws. Against Missouri, the basement-dwellers of the SEC, the Crimson Tide stepped to the charity stripe a season-high 34 times, making...

Men's basketball hosts Mizzou

Men's basketball hosts Mizzou

Sean Landry February 4, 2015

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...

Crimson Tide will rematch No. 1 Kentucky

Crimson Tide will rematch No. 1 Kentucky

Sean Landry January 29, 2015

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...

Tide falls short in comeback bid

Tide falls short in comeback bid

Sean Landry January 28, 2015

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...

Basketball hosts Florida Gators

Basketball hosts Florida Gators

Sean Landry January 27, 2015

For the past two decades, the Southeastern Conference basketball standings have been a story of Kentucky, Florida and a cast of thousands. Under Billy Donovan, the Gators have become perennial NCAA Tournament...

Alabama wins last second in slugfest against Auburn

Alabama wins last second in slugfest against Auburn

Sean Landry January 25, 2015

It was a messy affair, dominated by fouls, questionable refereeing, sloppy play and poor shooting, but when the final buzzer went, one thing remained.Alabama beat Auburn. The game didn’t look like...

UA men's basketball to take on Razorbacks

UA men's basketball to take on Razorbacks

Sean Landry January 22, 2015

No. 1 Kentucky is at the top of the league, still unbeaten at 18-0. The Wildcats made quick work of the Crimson Tide in Alabama’s last game, dispatching it 70-48.Until last week, Arkansas was the only...

Linebacker arrested for domestic violence

Sean Landry January 21, 2015

Alabama junior linebacker Ryan Anderson was arrested Tuesday morning for misdemeanor domestic violence in the third degree. Anderson was arrested by the Tuscaloosa Police Department and booked into the...

Crimson Tide falls to No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats

Crimson Tide falls to No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats

Sean Landry January 20, 2015

If Alabama was going to beat No. 1 undefeated Kentucky, everything had to go right for the Crimson Tide. As it was, nearly nothing went right for coach Anthony Grant’s squad as the Crimson Tide fell...

Alabama falls to Kentucky, 70-48

Sean Landry January 17, 2015

If Alabama was going to beat No. 1 undefeated Kentucky, everything had to go right for the Crimson Tide. As it was, matched up against a team replete with future NBA draft picks, nearly nothing went...

Coming for the Cats: Alabama basketball returns home to host unbeaten No. 1 Kentucky

Coming for the Cats: Alabama basketball returns home to host unbeaten No. 1 Kentucky

Sean Landry January 15, 2015

Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant came to the Capstone just under six years ago, a former assistant to one of the top college basketball coaches in the country – Florida’s Billy Donovan – and...

Men's basketball team travels to USC

Men's basketball team travels to USC

Sean Landry January 13, 2015

The Alabama basketball team came into its matchup in Knoxville against Tennessee on Saturday night with something to prove. After a disappointing finish to last season, including a streak of no true road...

Men's basketball faces road trips

Men's basketball faces road trips

Sean Landry January 8, 2015

For the second time in five seasons, the Alabama basketball team will carry a double-digit win record into its first road SEC game. With its highest scoring offense in years and coming off a 65-44 win...

Alabama downs Texas A&M in SEC opener

Sean Landry January 7, 2015

At halftime of Alabama’s SEC opener against Texas A&M, the game looked like it would come down to the wire. Alabama’s 13-point lead had dwindled to three after a controversial buzzer-beating layup...

Offense staggers, strays in 42-35 Sugar Bowl loss

Offense staggers, strays in 42-35 Sugar Bowl loss

Sean Landry January 6, 2015

NEW ORLEANS - All season, the Alabama Crimson Tide set offensive school records by sticking to a simple formula: keep pressure off of quarterback Blake Sims long enough for him to get the ball to the skill...

Same Old Lang Syne: Alabama falls in Sugar Bowl again

Same Old Lang Syne: Alabama falls in Sugar Bowl again

Sean Landry January 2, 2015

NEW ORLEANS | For the second time in a row, the Alabama Crimson Tide started its year in New Orleans, in the Sugar Bowl and in defeat.For the second year in a row, Alabama’s season ended in the Superdome...

A New Year: No. 1 Alabama takes on No. 4 Ohio State

A New Year: No. 1 Alabama takes on No. 4 Ohio State

Sean Landry December 31, 2014

NEW ORLEANS | Forget the regular season. Forget the SEC Championship or revenge in the highest-scoring Iron Bowl of all-time or the win over then-No. 1 Mississippi State at home. Forget, too, the loss...

Alabama defense prepares for unknown quarterback

Sean Landry December 31, 2014

NEW ORLEANS | When the Alabama defense takes the field in the Superdome for the Sugar Bowl and one of the inaugural College Football Playoff semifinal games, it will face opponents both familiar and unknown....

Lane Kiffin grateful for opportunity at Alabama

Sean Landry December 29, 2014

NEW ORLEANS | According to Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, college football’s odd couple may not be as unlikely a fit as some think. “I think that assumption about us being so different...

Practice Report: Alabama preps for Sugar Bowl in Super Dome

Sean Landry December 28, 2014

NEW ORLEANS | Alabama ventured to the Super Dome on Sunday for its first practice in New Orleans ahead of the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. The team wore full pads.Yeldon limitedRunning back T.J. Yeldon...

Two Games to Glory: Alabama wins the SEC Championship

Sean Landry December 6, 2014

ATLANTA | For the second time in three years, Alabama is the champion of the Southeastern Conference. For the sixth time since 2009, Alabama is the victor in the Georgia Dome.The Crimson Tide opened the...

Championship week: Around the Country

Sean Landry December 4, 2014

No. 7 Arizona vs. No. 2 OregonDec. 5 at 8 p.m. on FOXAfter yet another season on top of the non-SEC college football world, Oregon has one more hurdle to clear before the College Football Playoff. With...

Men's basketball beats South Florida 82-71

Men's basketball beats South Florida 82-71

Sean Landry December 3, 2014

Ricky Tarrant is undefeated as Alabama’s starting point guard. Tarrant got his first start in a Crimson Tide uniform in Tuesday night’s 82-71 victory over the University of South Florida Bulls. The...

Alabama returns to host South Florida Bulls

Alabama returns to host South Florida Bulls

Sean Landry December 1, 2014

The Alabama basketball team returns to Coleman Coliseum Tuesday to host the South Florida Bulls (5-1) after playing in Kansas City last weekend. The Crimson Tide returns to its home court after splitting...

The Comeback Kids

The Comeback Kids

Sean Landry November 30, 2014

Blake Sims was floundering. All the doubts about the fifth-year senior were coming home to roost after three interceptions in a little over half of the Iron Bowl. Backup quarterback Jake Coker, favored...

On a Mason-Dixon Night: Sims leads historic comeback over Auburn

Sean Landry November 29, 2014

Blake Sims was floundering. All doubts about the fifth-year senior were coming home to roost after three interceptions in a little over half of the Iron Bowl. Backup quarterback Jake Coker, favored in...

Alabama prepares for dynamic Auburn offense

Alabama prepares for dynamic Auburn offense

Sean Landry November 24, 2014

After an unpredictable and historic season in 2013, the Auburn Tigers have failed to reach the same heights in 2014. Alabama’s rival has lost three games this season, including a 34-7 loss to No. 15...

Practice report: Alabama prepares for Iron Bowl

Practice report: Alabama prepares for Iron Bowl

Sean Landry November 24, 2014

Alabama returned to the practice fields to prepare for Saturday's rivalry contest against Auburn. Several players returned to practice after off weeks and injuries on Saturday. Running back T.J. Yeldon...

Tide Defense starts slow, rotates

Tide Defense starts slow, rotates

Sean Landry November 23, 2014

Nobody was immune from Alabama’s FCS-induced doldrums in Saturday’s 48-14 win over Southern Conference foe Western Carolina. The fans didn’t get up for the game, and the offensive players literally...

Perfect start leads Alabama past Southern Miss

Sean Landry November 20, 2014

Alabama men's basketball got off to a perfect start against Southern Miss on Thursday night, riding a 9-of-9 shooting start from the floor and another outstanding performance from captain Levi Randolph...

Back on top: How Alabama got back to No. 1

Sean Landry November 20, 2014

Once again, Alabama is on top of the college football world. The earth is returned to its proper orbit, time marches ever on, and the weather outside will soon revert to its normal, bearably balmy standard....

Tide hosts Southern Miss

Tide hosts Southern Miss

Sean Landry November 19, 2014

For the first time this season, the Alabama basketball team will be at full strength when it takes the floor against Southern Mississippi in Coleman Coliseum at 8 p.m. Thursday. Freshman Jeff Garrett will...

Men's basketball defeats Western Carolina 80-74

Men's basketball defeats Western Carolina 80-74

Sean Landry November 18, 2014

One game after recording his first career double-double, Alabama captain and guard Levi Randolph led the Crimson Tide in a 80-74 victory over Western Carolina in Coleman Coliseum Monday night. Randolph...