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AP Top 25 Reality Check: SEC, Big Ten grab 16 spots in poll, monopolizing rankings like never before
The Southeastern Conference and Big Ten occupy 64% of this week's AP Top 25, with 16 ranked teams combined, the most ever by two conferences in one poll. The third Top 25 of the regular season had a new No. 1 in Texas on Sunday, one of nine SEC teams in the poll. That's one short of...
Alabama's offensive line seeks to rebound from penalty and sack-marred performance
Alabama center Parker Brailsford knows offensive linemen mostly get talked about thanks to negative numbers like penalties and sacks. The fourth-ranked Crimson Tide’s blockers are getting plenty such attention this week. A line forced to mix and match because of...
Milroe, No. 4 Alabama pull away in 4th to beat heavy underdog South Florida 42-16
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe and Alabama were locked in a surprising struggle for 50 minutes. The fun began for them when the miscues stopped. Milroe ran for two touchdowns and threw for a pair of fourth-quarter scores to help the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide ultimately pull...
Milroe, No. 4 Alabama host South Florida in rematch of low-scoring 2023 game
South Florida (1-0) at No. 4 Alabama (1-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Alabama by 31 1/2. Series record: Alabama leads 2-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? For Alabama, it's a chance to put on a better showing than it did...
Alabama's Jalen Milroe goes from spectator role to star status in rematch with South Florida
Jalen Milroe watched from the sidelines as Alabama's offense sputtered against South Florida last season. Kalen DeBoer was coaching at Washington. And Ryan Williams was a high school junior at the time. Now, they are central figures in trying to make sure the fourth-ranked Crimson...
Live fan calls can be minefields in tough times, but some SEC coaches still take them on radio shows
Gathered at a local restaurant for his weekly coaches’ show, Nick Saban took his traditional first call from Pee Wee of Grand Bay, Alabama. Fresh from a loss to Texas last season, the now-former Alabama coach faced a rare situation where he might expect a critical question on his...
Alabama's prized freshman Ryan Williams trying to build on splashy debut
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Ryan Williams could still be in high school, not a 17-year-old kid sheepishly dealing with requests for pictures during college classes. Such is the life of a prized Alabama football recruit who was the subject of so much handwringing and excitement before...
The Week 1 feedback on sideline-to-helmet communications: lots of praise, some frustration
Here's a scenario that Alabama was not prepared for in Week 1: getting offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan down from the press box to the field as quickly as possible, during the game, so he could keep calling plays. Here's why it had to happen: The Crimson Tide were playing Western...
Kalen DeBoer far from only Alabama newcomer to shine in season-opening romp
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Kalen DeBoer led his team through the pre-game walk of champions, past the statue of Nick Saban and later onto Nick Saban Field. The pre-game hype video included Saban's famous comment in 2010 celebrating the first of his six national titles with the Crimson...
No. 5 Alabama, Jalen Milroe rout Western Kentucky 63-0 in coach Kalen DeBoer's debut
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe ran for two touchdowns and passed for three more, including scores of 84 and 55 yards to highly touted freshman Ryan Williams, and No. 5 Alabama breezed through Kalen DeBoer's debut with a 63-0 victory over Western Kentucky Saturday night. The...
