Role reversal: Alabama returns to Rose Bowl as playoff underdog to face Indiana
Alabama returns to the Rose Bowl's storied turf, but the Crimson Tide is the underdog against unbeaten Indiana in the College Football Playoffs.
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Alabama returns to the Rose Bowl's storied turf, but the Crimson Tide is the underdog against unbeaten Indiana in the College Football Playoffs.
Alabama's defense is filled with comeback and redemption stories this football season.
Officials say the father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died and his mother was critically injured after a fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home.
With a win at Oklahoma Alabama advances in the College Football Playoff to play No. 1 seed Indiana in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.
A business jet carrying seven people, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, crashed at an airport in North Carolina, killing everyone aboard.
The Birmingham Stallions named McCarron Thursday as its new head coach.
Bill Clark, who led Prattville to two state titles and became UAB's winningest coach, was honored as the IS4S Bowl's 2025 Alabama Football Legend
Faulkner signee Avery Dunnam became the first Lee-Scott Academy student to sign a college volleyball scholarship.
Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer is “very happy in Tuscaloosa” and has no interest in pursuing other jobs, he said in a statement.
Fernando Mendoza, the quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, has won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award.
No. 1 Arizona roared back from its first halftime deficit of the season to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75.
Auburn struggled to put away the pesky Chattanooga Mocs, which kept the margin in single digits much of the game.
Alabama players haven't forgotten their last game against Oklahoma, when Alabama staffers ushered the Sooners off the Alabama on-field logo, creating a contentious scene that included at least one Oklahoma player spitting on Alabama logo.
Sherrone Moore, who was abruptly fired this week as the University of Michigan football coach, has been charged with three crimes including home invasion and stalking a person he had dated, prosecutors say.
The SEC has released the complete football schedule for all 16 schools for the 2026 season.
Sherrone Moore was jailed while police investigate the situation that led to his arrest hours after he was fired at Michigan for what the school said was an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
The Auburn Tigers and the Troy Trojans will face each other in football for the first time ever.
The Montgomery Biscuits baseball team has been sold to a newly-established owner, which is also buying another team.
Alex Golesh names Coleman Hutzler as an assistant coach on his staff. Most recently, Hutzler served as defensive coordinator at Mississippi State.
Auburn Head Football Coach, Alex Golesh names Demarcus Van Dyke as the cornerbacks coach on his staff. Van Dyke served on Golesh's staff at South Florida.
Alabama scored over 90 points for the seventh time this season and had five players score in double digits, despite missing two starters
While Alabama wasn't guaranteed a place in the College Football Playoffs following its 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, the Crimson Tide has made the rankings, at No. 9.
Troy and Jacksonville State will meet in the 12th annual IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. (CT) at the historic Cramton Bowl in downtown Montgomery, Ala. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Alabama's 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game caused to the Crimson Tide to fall and the Bulldogs to rise in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll.
Troy was a three-touchdown underdog playing at JMU in the Sun Belt title game and kept things tight for most of the night.



