College Football

As the old saying goes, “You love Auburn, and Auburn will love you back.” That is the experience that former Auburn quarterback Bo Nix received Saturday. The Heisman Trophy contender returned to Auburn to watch the No. 16 Tigers host LSU at Neville Arena for a key SEC basketball matchup. During a break in the action, Nix was shown on …

Alabama’s storied football program officially turned the page Saturday, as the Tide introduced Kalen DeBoer as Nick Saban’s successor at head coach. DeBoer comes to Tuscaloosa after two years at Washington, where he amassed a 25-3 record and led the Huskies to the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship.  Even with DeBoer’s track record of success, stepping in for Saban …

Good quarterback play is a constant theme for the top college football teams. Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy and Washington’s Michael Penix, the two quarterbacks of the national championship game, finished the year as two of Pro Football Focus’ highest-graded quarterbacks. LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels was college football’s best player throughout the 2023 season. Daniels won the Heisman and helped LSU have …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama hired a new football coach, OK? His name is Kalen DeBoer, OK? And he punctuates his sentences differently than his predecessor, OK? Nick Saban retired, a’ight? Saban’s “progrum” is now DeBoer’s “program.” The torch of the nation’s most storied program officially passed Saturday. My eyes and ears told me that an inimitable coach truly did retire. …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …