SEC Media Days: Georgia picked overwhelmingly to win 2024 football title
Georgia is the heavy favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title, with Alabama third.
Georgia is the heavy favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title, with Alabama third.
The University of Alabama says it will honor seven-time national champion head football coach Nick Saban by naming the field inside Bryant-Denny Stadium in his honor.
Alabama fans hungry for a return to national-title contention filled Bryant-Denny Stadium for Kalen DeBoer’s first spring game.
“We just came up a little short tonight,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “But we came up short against a great team.”
Alabama made the most of its first Final Four, hitting a flurry of 3-pointers to go toe to toe with a team that trailed for 28 total seconds during its first four NCAA Tournament games.
The Crimson Tide will face defending national champion UConn in Glendale, Arizona, in the Final Four next Saturday.
Alabama now heads to the Elite Eight to face Clemson, hoping to advance to the Final Four for the first time ever.
Mark Sears carried Alabama long enough for the Crimson Tide to get an unexpected contribution and reach the Sweet 16.
New Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer has received an eight-year contract worth at least $87 million, and the school also gave basketball coach Nate Oats and athletic director Greg Byrne raises and extensions.
With losses by regular season champ Tennessee, No. 2 seed Kentucky and No. 3 seed Alabama, this marked the first time the SEC’s top three seeds all lost their tournament openers since 1983.