In recent weeks, the Alabama football program lost its two feature backs — Jase McClellan (2024 NFL draft) and Roydell Williams (NCAA transfer portal). On Saturday, Williams decided to transfer to Florida State. The news comes a day after Williams took an official visit to Florida State. Williams, an Alabama native, spent four seasons in Tuscaloosa. During his Alabama career, …
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Alabama loses defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson to SEC rival, Georgia
On Saturday morning, it was announced that Alabama defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson was leaving to assume a different role at Georgia. He will now be the Bulldogs’ co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Robinson spent three seasons in Tuscaloosa as Alabama’s cornerbacks coach. In 2023, many believe that he was a co-defensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide although it was …
Read More »Alabama transfer WR Isaiah Bond is visiting Texas on Saturday
Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Bond is in Austin for his visit to Texas. The dynamic pass catcher who just entered the transfer portal is set to hear head coach Steve Sarkisian’s plan for him in the Texas offense for 2024. We have detailed how important Bond would be for the Longhorns next season. Aside from his athleticism, production and 6-foot-4 …
Read More »Former Alabama safety Jake Pope transferring to Georgia
Amidst a busy week, one former Alabama player announced his plans to continue his college career elsewhere. On Friday evening, former Alabama safety Jake Pope announced that he was transferring to Georgia. The product of Buford High School came to Alabama regarded as a three-star prospect. In two seasons at Alabama, Pope played in 12 games. The majority of his …
Read More »Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer hiring seems like a home run, but attempting to replace Nick Saban is inherently risky
Two things can be true at the same time in evaluating Alabama’s hiring of Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide absolutely got the top name available. The fast-rising 49-year-old has proved his coaching chops in a short amount of time. He comes to T-Town tied for the sixth-best winning percentage of all active FBS coaches (.804). DeBoer has upside for days. …
Read More »Texas never worried about Steve Sarkisian and Alabama, says Longhorns AD Chris Del Conte
Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said Saturday that the administration chose to extend head football coach Steve Sarkisian’s contract four more years to ensure continuity and added he was “never worried” Sarkisian might leave for Alabama. “I felt at the end of the day, we wanted to make sure we have continuity with our staff,” Del Conte told the …
Read More »Nick Saban’s involvement in Alabama coaching search for Kalen DeBoer? Byrne: ‘He was awesome’
Alabama Director of Athletics Greg Byrne wanted an assist from Nick Saban in the search to replace the newly retired legendary coach, and he most definitely got it. “He was awesome,” Byrne said Saturday when asked about Saban’s level of involvement in a search that formally lasted only 49 hours, ending with Washington’s Kalen DeBoer. “We talked several times during …
Read More »Have the Oklahoma Sooners adequately addressed their needs in the transfer portal?
The Oklahoma Sooners went into the offseason with a number of needs to address via the transfer portal. Bryant Crews highlighted five positions that the Sooners needed to address in the portal, namely offensive line, defensive line, tight end, secondary, and kicker. But how well did the Sooners address those needs and where else have they added talent? With the …
Read More »Top quotes from Kalen DeBoer’s introductory press conference
Kalen DeBoer is officially the 28th head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program. DeBoer’s hiring was announced on Friday and on Saturday afternoon from Bryant-Denny Stadium, DeBoer was welcomed with his introductory press conference. DeBoer did a great job thanking the necessary folks and then also laying out his plan to continue the elite success at Alabama that …
Read More »Texas, football coach Steve Sarkisian agree to 4-year contract extension
AUSTIN, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 25: Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns watches players warm up before the game against the Baylor Bears at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 25, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) Texas and head football coach Steve Sarkisian have agreed to a four-year contract extension. Texas announced the news …
Read More »Thoughts on Kalen DeBoer’s introductory press conference
At 1 p.m. CT from the North end zone of Bryant-Denny Stadium the University of Alabama introduced its 28th head football coach of the Crimson Tide, Kalen DeBoer. DeBoer arrives in Tuscaloosa as one of the hottest names in college football after quickly turning a 4-8 Washington team in 2021 to a remarkable 25-3 record over the next two seasons …
Read More »Texas DT target Ja’Maree Caldwell chooses Oregon
Texas will not be bringing in the impact tackle it hoped for through the transfer portal. Houston defensive tackle transfer Ja’Maree Caldwell is headed to Oregon. The Texas defensive tackle room has been a major topic of discussion since the Longhorns’ season ended on Jan. 1. The team lost two elite tackles in T’Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy both of …
Read More »Florida State football picks up Alabama running back from NCAA Transfer Portal
The Tuscaloosa to Tallahassee pipeline is continuing to grow for Florida State football. Running back Roydell Williams became the fourth addition for the Seminoles in the NCAA Transfer Portal Saturday when he committed to FSU. He is the second running back add for FSU in this portal cycle. Williams attended Hueytown High in Hueytown, Alabama and was ranked as a …
Read More »What winning out for Alabama WR Isaiah Bond would mean for Texas
Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Bond is in the transfer portal. Texas has a solid chance to earn a commitment from Bond through the portal. The talented pass catcher appears for the moment to be trending toward the Longhorns. It’s worth watching if Alabama hiring head coach Kalen DeBoer will have any bearing on his decision, but the early returns on …
Read More »Dolphins reveal Tua Tagovailoa’s reaction to Nick Saban retirement: ‘Doesn’t even feel real’
Nick Saban shook the college football world on Wednesday with the abrupt news of his retirement after 17 years coaching Alabama’s football team. The news was met with widespread shock and disbelief for those who have watched Saban raise Alabama to the pinnacle of college football over the better part of two decades. That was especially true of Saban’s former …
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