Alabama rises to No. 4 in AP Top 25 following win over Tennessee
Alabama continues its march toward the top of the AP Top 25 College Football Poll, rising two places to No. 4 after its 37-20 victory over Tennessee.
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Alabama continues its march toward the top of the AP Top 25 College Football Poll, rising two places to No. 4 after its 37-20 victory over Tennessee.
Florida has fired coach Billy Napier after a 3-4 start to the 2025 season, sources have confirmed to CBS Sports.
“This just sucks,” Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze said. “This stinks, and there’s nothing you can say to make anyone feel better in that locker room."
The Crimson Tide has arguably the best collection of wins in college football with four victories over ranked teams and is a legitimate national championship contender.
Tray Taylor accounted for two touchdowns, and Troy scored the final 20 points to beat Louisiana-Monroe 37-14 on the road Saturday for its third straight win.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from October 16-17 from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
Alabama has moved up two places to No. 6 in this week's AP Top 25 College Football Poll following its win at Missouri, while Georgia also moved up after its win at unranked Auburn.
Tucker Kilcrease passed for 415 yards and five touchdowns and Troy rallied to beat Texas State 48-41 in overtime.
No. 10 Georgia forced an Auburn fumble at the goal line to change the trajectory of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, which ended just like the previous eight: with the Bulldogs on top.
Auburn retired Cam Newton’s No. 2 jersey at halftime against No. 10 Georgia, engraving his name and number into Jordan-Hare Stadium amid a light show.
JaCobian Morgan tied his career high with five touchdown passes and Jackson State made a late goal-line stand to finish off a 38-34 victory over Alabama State today.
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns, including the clincher with 3:16 to go, as eighth-ranked Alabama held off No. 14 Missouri 27-24.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from October 9-10 from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from October 2-3 from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
Pike Road football cruised to a 54-7 win over the Park Crossing Thunderbirds at Cramton Bowl Thursday night.
Alabama has risen to No. 10 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll following last night's statement win over Georgia.
Alabama State football ends its 5-game losing streak versus Florida A&M with a dominant SWAC win in Tallahassee
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from September 25-26 from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
Alabama and Auburn now know which three SEC teams each will face annually for the next four seasons.
Auburn has fallen out of the latest AP Top 25 College Football poll following its loss at Oklahoma, while Alabama has dropped three spots despite having a bye week.
Auburn's undefeated season is over as No. 22 Tigers fell to No. 11 Oklahoma 24-17 on the road.
Troy's Tae Meadows rushed up the middle for a 20-yard touchdown with 45 seconds remaining as Troy scored all its points in the fourth quarter to beat Buffalo 21-17.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from September 18-19 from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
Both Alabama and Auburn have climbed in this week's AP Top 25 College Football Poll following wins on Saturday.
Quarterback Jackson Arnold and No. 24 Auburn are undefeated after three games.
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns, including two to returning star Ryan Williams, as No. 19 Alabama overpowered Wisconsin for the second consecutive year, 38-14 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama State defeated Miles College 37-9 in its home opener of the 2025 season.
Tuskegee (2-1), which beat Jackson State in their last meeting in 2017, was held to 109 yards in a 30-0 shutout loss in Jackson, Mississippi.
Troy is now 1-2 on the season following the Trojans' 28-7 home loss to Memphis.
Check out the scores and highlights from Week 3.
This week's Laceup on the Gridiron Game of the Week features the ACA Eagles and the Trinity Wildcats. The Wildcats looking to continue their winning streak over the Eagles which has stood for several years now.
This week's Laceup on the Gridiron Game of the Week features the ACA Eagles and the Trinity Wildcats. The Eagles come into the match up with a 2-1 record so far on the season, and look to snap their losing streak against Trinity that dates back to 2017.
For the first time since 2021, both Alabama and Auburn are ranked in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from September 4-5 from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
Stanhope Elmore took down Percy Julian 40-0 Thursday night at 17 Springs behind running back Damarion Barnes
Alabama has fallen from No. 8 to No. 21 in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll following its season-opening loss to unranked Florida State.
The Tuskegee Golden Tigers scored on all three of its second-half possessions for a 20-17 come-from-behind win over Winston-Salem State University in the 5th Annual Red Tails Classic at Cramton Bowl.
Quarterback Goose Crowder threw two touchdowns and rushed for another in the fourth quarter as Troy pulled away late to beat Nicholls 38-20 on Saturday evening in the Trojans' season opener.
Alabama's streak of winning 23 straight season openers has ended as the Crimson Tide falls to Florida State, losing 31-17 in Tallahassee.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from August 28-29 from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
Transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold had 137 of Auburn's 307 rushing yards while scoring two touchdowns.
Alabama State recorded 514 yards of total offense, led by dual-threat quarterback Andrew Body.
Southside topped Selma 44-0 in the Queen City Classic on Thursday night at Memorial Stadium
This week's Game of the Week will feature the historic rivalry between Selma and Southside Selma. This will be the first game of the season for Southside and head coach Charles Moody is excited to get their season underway in an exciting way.
The FCS Kickoff game between the University of California Davis and Mercer University at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery was declared a no contest after a weather delay of about 1 1/2 hours Saturday night.
Here are your high school scores and highlights from August 22 from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
Tallassee football head coach Lawrence O'Neal talks about hosting Montgomery Academy in the first game at renovated J.E. "Hot" O'Brien Stadium
State champion coach Shane Moye aims to turn around the PCA football program in his first season with the Panthers
The Reeltown football team enters the season as defending state champions after dominating last year's 2A title game.
ACA football comes off a second-round playoff run. Now the Eagles look to build on their scrappy identity after losing several stars







