Alabama has risen two spots to No. 10 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll following its comeback win over unranked Kentucky, while Texas' own comeback against Ohio State has brought the Longhorns to the No. 1 position.
Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown accounted for 319 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Tigers to a 43-8 victory over Southern Miss, giving him and new head coach Alex Golesh their first victory at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Keelon Russell threw for 188 yards and a touchdown to help No. 12 Alabama beat Kentucky 45-17 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Jaheim Merriweather ran for 127 yards and scored three times, leading Troy to a 34-17 victory over Alabama State.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from September 10-11 from Action 8’s Lace Up Sports.
Alabama has risen one place to No. 12 in the first AP Top 25 College Football Poll of the regular season.
Alabama State has shut out Lane College 34-0 to start the season at 2-0.
Goose Crowder threw three touchdown passes and Troy shut out Sam Houston for most of the second half for a 24-21 victory in the season opener for both teams.
Safety Eric Winters spared Auburn from a Week 1 upset, stopping Baylor inches short of a two-point conversion with nine seconds remaining on the clock and preserving the Tigers' 17-16 win.
Keelon Russell accounted for 335 yards and a touchdown as No. 13 Alabama opened the season with a 48-10 victory over East Carolina in Tuscaloosa.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from September 3-4 from Action 8’s Lace Up Sports.
LSU has not added two former NFL players to its roster for its season-opening game against Clemson, even though a judge in Baton Rouge cleared the way for them to play.
A judge in Louisiana is allowing former NFL players to be hired by LSU, despite a lawsuit filed by the SEC against LSU and its head football coach Lane Kiffin to stop it.
The Tuskegee Golden Tigers fell to West Alabama 27-17 in the sixth annual Red Tails Classic at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer enters his third season in Tuscaloosa, with many fans expecting him to lead the Crimson Tide past the struggles of the past two years.
Action 8 Sports Analyst John Longshore is analyzing the Alabama Crimson Tide's 2026 schedule.
The Auburn Tigers start a new era under new head coach Alex Golesh, but what can fans expect in his first season on the Plains?
Action 8 Sports Analyst John Longshore is analyzing the Auburn Tigers' 2026 schedule.
The Tuskegee Golden Tigers will host West Alabama in the sixth annual Red Tails Classic at the Cramton Bowl in downtown Montgomery.
The Alabama State Hornets have opened their football season with a 30-17 win over Southern University in the first-ever Birmingham Football Classic at Legion Field.
As the Alabama State Hornets prepare to start the season, what are the chances they can reach the postseason?
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from August 27-28 from Action 8’s Lace Up Sports.
Football season is getting closer, and no matter your favorite team, you may want to also pull for the Arkansas Razorbacks this year.
An Alabama high school football team has finally snapped its 101-game losing streak, the longest in the country.
The University of Alabama has named Keelon Russell its starting quarterback for the 2026 season.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from August 20-21 from Action 8’s Lace Up Sports.
Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in the AP Top 25 preseason college football poll, with Georgia, Notre Dame and Texas rounding out the top five.
The preseason college football coaches poll has been released, with Alabama in an unfamiliar position outside the top ten.
As SEC Media Days comes to a close, the 2026 Preseason All-SEC Team has been announced.
Here is all of our Action 8 Lace Up Sports coverage from SEC Media Days in Tampa, including John Longshore's expert analysis, all in one place.
Reporters at SEC Media Days have now made their predictions on which team will be the SEC champion this season and how all 16 teams will finish.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where the head coach being watched most closely may be LSU's Lane Kiffin.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Texas has amassed a ton of talent in order to make a serious run at its first SEC Championship title.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Arkansas knows there is nowhere to go but up from last year, but the question is if they can do it.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby is hopeful the Bulldogs can improve in 2026.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer prepares for his third season while having to decide on who will start as quarterback.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where the highly-successful Jon Sumrall takes over as head coach at Florida.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where former Alabama defensive coordinator Pete Golding prepares for his first full season as Ole Miss head coach.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Texas A&M hopes to make a return trip to the College Football Playoffs in 2026.
Alabama vs. LSU is one historic rivalry game that won't be played in 2026, for the first time since 1963.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where new Auburn head coach Alex Golesh is bringing confidence to the Tigers, who haven't had a winning season since 2020.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is hoping to bring the Bulldogs another national championship.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea hopes to maintain momentum without his breakthrough quarterback Diego Pavia.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer talked about how he hopes his team will recover from a disappointing 2025 season.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey addressed many key issues facing college football heading into the season.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Tennessee faces a question at quarterback and concerns that it will take a step backward this season.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Oklahoma hopes it has the game plan for another trip to the College Football Playoffs.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Missouri hopes to return to having a double-digit winning season.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where Kentucky hopes a new coach will bring the Wildcats a turnaround.
Troy's first-ever trip to the College World Series ended with a 12-0 shutout loss to West Virginia in an elimination game.
