Coker, No. 2 Alabama roll past Middle Tennessee, 37-10
Jake Coker passed for 214 yards in the first half and Derrick Henry ran for three touchdowns to lead No. 2 Alabama to a 37-10 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
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Jake Coker passed for 214 yards in the first half and Derrick Henry ran for three touchdowns to lead No. 2 Alabama to a 37-10 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
Peyton Barber ran 4 yards for a touchdown on No. 6 Auburn's first possession in overtime and the Tigers dodged a major upset with a 27-20 win over FCS power Jacksonville State.
It has been six months in the making, and on Saturday, college football’s largest video board will be unveiled to a sold out crowd for Auburn’s home opener against Jacksonville State. A specially choreographed pregame show has been planned which will take advantage of the large real estate, however it will also remind fans of what used to sit atop the South End Zone.
Another big week of high school football began Thursday with a few games in the River Region.
The Luverne Tigers are our newest Academy Sports + Outdoors Right Stuff Team of the Week.
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MONTGOMERY – Alabama State University Head Football Coach Brian Jenkins met with the local media at his weekly press conference and the theme of the day was focus and detail. After reviewing the game film Jenkins knew his team was right in the game the whole time, but the final quarter turned out to be the difference of the game and that was his team not doing the small things when it mattered.
Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn spoke to the media Tuesday about the Tigers home opener against Jacksonville State on Saturday.
Prattville running back Kingston Davis has been named this week's Capitol Hyundai High School Highsman for the 2015 Season.
Troy head coach Neal Brown spoke to the media Monday for the Trojan's weekly press conference. The Trojans open up at home Saturday against Charleston Southern.
Alabama junior running back Derrick Henry was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. The conference award is Henry's first of his career.
The Alabama Crimson Tide got a convincing victory over the Wisconsin Badgers and now begin preparations for their home opener.
Sports Reporter Ben Bolton doing live updates from Nick Saban's press conference after beating Wisconsin.
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The University of Alabama’s junior running back Derrick Henry had a career day, rushing 13 times for 147 yards and three touchdowns to lead the No. 3 Crimson Tide past No. 20 Wisconsin 35-17 in the Advocare Classic inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday night.
Freshman quarterback Clayton Nicholas tossed five touchdown passes and tailback Joe Jones rushed for over 100 yards as 10th-ranked Faulkner survived a fourth-quarter scare to escape with a 45-33 victory over Southeastern here Saturday night in the season opener for both teams at Victory Field.
The 2015 season opener was one of many questions for the Tuskegee Golden Tigers as they entered the stadium, but many of those questions were answered on a blistering Saturday afternoon at Cleve L. Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium.
The Huntingdon football team faced a big question early in Saturday’s game with Louisiana College.
Will Muschamp's defense made a couple of huge plays early for No. 6 Auburn to offset three interceptions by Jeremy Johnson, and the Tigers held off Louisville and surprise quarterback Lamar Jackson for a 31-24 victory Saturday.
Matt Dayes ran for a career-high 126 yards and two touchdowns while Jaylen Samuels ran for three scores of his own to help North Carolina State beat Troy 49-21 on Saturday night in the opener for both teams.
Capitol Hyundai High School Highlight Reel for September 4th, 2015.
The Prattville-Autauga Character Coalition honored Coach Clint Myers, Auburn Softball Head Coach, with the inaugural Champion of Character Award during its 5th annual Champions of Character event on Thursday.
MONTGOMERY – The countdown is down to four days before Alabama State and Tennessee State kick off the 2015 football season at the John Merritt Classic in Nashville.



