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Lacy, Milliner, Fluker to enter NFL Draft

Lacy, Milliner, Fluker to enter NFL Draft

Marquavius Burnett January 11, 2013

Running back Eddie Lacy and defensive back Dee Milliner announced they will forgo their senior seasons and enter the NFL draft on Friday. Right tackle D.J. Fluker is also entering the draft. Lacy projects...

NCAA football to get 4-team playoff

CW Staff June 26, 2012

The BCS Presidential Oversight Committee approved a 12-year plan for a college football playoff system on Tuesday that will eliminate the current Bowl Championship Series, beginning in 2014. The committee...

College football moving closer to playoff

David Marshburn June 13, 2012

For years, many fans and pundits throughout the country have clamored for a playoff in college football to replace the current Bowl Championship Series formula. But it took two teams from the same conference...

Plus-one positive step for college game

Plus-one positive step for college game

Jake Gray February 21, 2012

This year marks the beginning of the end for the college football bowl system. For the first time in decades, serious discussion has begun for college football to move towards a playoff format. In 2008,...

Don't blame the SEC for the sixth straight

Don’t blame the SEC for the sixth straight

Tyler Rigdon January 25, 2012

Last football season was full of controversies, but of these controversies, one reigned supreme. Greater than the Penn State child abuse scandals, the shifting tectonic plates of conferences or the lack...

Coaches' Trophy to be displayed at Academy Sports on Skyland

Coaches’ Trophy to be displayed at Academy Sports on Skyland

CW Staff January 12, 2012

The Coaches’ Trophy, awarded to Alabama on Monday night after their victory over LSU in New Orleans, will be on display this weekend at three locations in Alabama. Fans will be able to have a photo taken...

Fans turn New Orleans into a tailgater's paradise

Fans turn New Orleans into a tailgater’s paradise

Victor Luckerson January 11, 2012

With more concrete than grass in tailgating areas, it’s a little trickier to set up a tent or haul in an RV in New Orleans than in Tuscaloosa. Still, fans of both Alabama and LSU could be found grilling...

McCarron, Alabama take to air in victory

McCarron, Alabama take to air in victory

Tony Tsoukalas January 11, 2012

Heroes are born from great opportunities; they rise to the occasion when called upon and lead despite odds that may seem insurmountable. On Monday night, Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron was Alabama’s...

Tide fosters hope in long-range kicker

Tide fosters hope in long-range kicker

Tony Tsoukalas December 9, 2011

I still remember the horror stories as if my dad had told them to me just the other day. It feels as if I was there to watch as Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner let the last out of game six of the 1986...

Tuscaloosa bars plan specials for BCS Championship game

Tuscaloosa bars plan specials for BCS Championship game

Courtney Stinson December 9, 2011

In case you didn’t hear the jubilant cry across Tuscaloosa on Sunday, the Crimson Tide is playing in the BSC National Championship. Unfortunately, tickets and hotel rooms for the game are becoming more...

It's the SEC's world--everyone else is just living in it

It’s the SEC’s world–everyone else is just living in it

Marc Torrence December 9, 2011

Stop if you’ve heard this one before. Team A’s defense is overrated because they play in the SEC, a conference with middle-of-the-road offenses. Team B’s high-flying offense is the best they’ll...

BCS tickets go to seniors

BCS tickets go to seniors

Stephen N. Dethrage December 8, 2011

The University of Alabama alerted all students who applied for a BCS National Championship ticket whether they were eligible to purchase them Tuesday night. Of the 17,000 tickets allotted to the University...