Nick Saban made official what anybody who has been paying attention to No. 1 Alabama already assumed: Tua Tagovailoa is the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback. The top-ranked Crimson Tide’s coach didn’t wait for the question to be asked Monday before saying what even he figures “everybody knows.” He says two-year starter Jalen Hurts will still play a role. Tagovailoa, the…
The Biscuits (74-60) had a chance to clinch a playoff berth for a team-record fourth-consecutive season with a victory on Monday night, but fell, 3-1, in the fourth game of their five-game series against the Tennessee Smokies (65-67) at Riverwalk Stadium. Benton Moss tossed eight innings for the second-straight start, and had a 1-0 lead in the first thanks to…
Coach Nick Saban isn’t saying who will start at quarterback for No. 1 Alabama in the season opener Saturday against Louisville. Saban said Monday he hasn’t made that decision yet and won’t say if both Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts will see action. Hurts, a two-year starter, and Tagovailoa have been competing since the freshman from Hawaii’s heroics in the…
Heisman Trophy runner-up Bryce Love of Stanford and Outland Trophy winner Ed Oliver of Houston highlight The Associated Press preseason All-America team. Chosen by AP poll voters, the team announced Tuesday also features West Virginia quarterback Will Grier and his teammate, receiver David Sills V. Love, along with Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell, Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards and Utah kicker…
Alabama will begin its quest for a second consecutive national championship with a rare feat. The Crimson Tide is just the second team to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll for three straight seasons. Alabama received 42 out of 61 first-place votes. No. 2 Clemson received 18 first-place votes. Georgia is No. 3 and…
Three Alabama and three Georgia teams – including Montgomery Public Schools’ Lanier High School – will square off in the first C1N Football High School Classic. Three teams from each rival state will participate in the contest on Saturday, August 25 at Lakewood Stadium in Atlanta. Three Atlanta high schools Griffin, Mays, and Cam Newton’s alma mater Westlake will represent Georgia. The Alabama…
Defending national champion Alabama is a unanimous No. 1 in the preseason coaches’ poll, with Clemson No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3. The Crimson Tide received 61 one first-place votes from a panel of major-college coaches in the poll released Thursday. The Associated Press media poll will be released Aug. 20. Alabama won its fifth national championship under coach…
Alabama coach Nick Saban has received a new eight-year deal worth at least $74 million. The agreement runs through the 2025 season and was announced on Friday. Saban gets a one-year extension with a sizable raise for the 66-year-old coach, who has led the Crimson Tide to five national championships over the past nine seasons. Saban’s salary will increase to…
Alabama State University’s single-game ‘Home’ ticket sales are NOW available for the Hornet’s four “home” football games, which will be played during its 2018 season at the ASU Football Stadium on campus. The 2018 football season kicks-off on Sept. 1, with the Labor Day Classic on campus, which pits it against Tuskegee University. The home games continue on Nov. 3, with ASU vs….
The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl today released the preseason watch list for the 2018 Dodd Trophy. This list includes 20 of the nation’s top college football coaches representing all Power 5 conferences along with the Mountain West and Notre Dame. The Dodd Trophy, college football’s most coveted national coaching award, celebrates the…
