Alabama ranked No. 5 in first College Football Playoff rankings
Alabama is ranked No. 5 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, ahead of the Crimson Tide's showdown at LSU on Saturday.
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Alabama is ranked No. 5 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, ahead of the Crimson Tide's showdown at LSU on Saturday.
The Auburn Women's Basketball Team opens up their 2026-27 campaign with a 84-35 win over Alabama State.
Alabama has risen one place in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll, even though the Crimson Tide was off this week.
Trinidad Chambliss threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 12 Mississippi pulled away for a 45-15 win over Auburn.
The Gulf States Independent Athletic Association gets ready for its inaugural year in 2027.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from October 29-30 from Action 8’s Lace Up Sports.
Hayden Wolfe kicked a 27-yard field goal in overtime as Troy rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat James Madison 24-21.
As the 2026-27 basketball season gets set to kick off, the Alabama State Hornets make the exciting announcement that Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins will become the program's new General Manager.
Action 8 takes a closer look at both the Trojans' men's and women's basketball teams ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Alabama reserve defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. has been dismissed from the team in the wake of allegations he threatened a police officer who was involved in a previous arrest of Kirkpatrick last year.
Alabama is up three places to No. 10 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll after its 31-20 victory over unranked Texas A&M.
With the loss, Troy is now 3-4 on the season and 1-2 in the Sun Belt.
Quarterback Keelon Russell threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair of fourth-quarter scores that helped Alabama pull away to defeat Texas A&M 31-20.
Auburn (4-3, 2-3) seemed to have a letdown a week after stunning then-No. 1 Georgia on the road.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from October 22-23 from Action 8’s Lace Up Sports.
Former Alabama and current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season because of blood clots in his lungs.
Auburn standout linebacker Xavier Atkins is no longer with the program.
Alabama's brutal 26-10 loss to Tennessee in Knoxville has dropped the Crimson Tide seven places to No. 13 in this week's AP Top 25 College Football Poll.
College football has never experienced a gameday like this, with Auburn's victory over top-ranked Georgia the biggest upset of the week.
Alabama State has gone on the road to defeat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 21-15 in SWAC play.
Troy is now 0-3 on the road, as starting quarterback Goose Crowder suffered a shoulder injury in the Trojans' latest loss.
The Crimson Tide (5-2, 3-2 SEC) have lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since 2007 after also losing to No. 1 Georgia last week.
Alex McPherson kicked a game-winning 34-yard field goal as time expired and Auburn, led by quarterback Byrum Brown's dominant running game, upset No. 1 Georgia 27-24.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from October 15-16 from Action 8’s Lace Up Sports.
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey says the league won't shy away from conversations about adopting its own rules to address issues in college sports if Congress fails to establish national standards.



