AP Top 25 Takeaways: College Football Superpowers Show Cracks
Alabama looked beatable. Ohio State’s defense still looked discombobulated. Clemson’s offense still looked limp. Oklahoma was far less than elite again.
alabama football
No. 1 Alabama Holds Off No. 11 Florida for 31-29 Victory in the Swamp
Bryce Young’s first collegiate road start was a rousing success, a three-touchdown performance that helped top-ranked Alabama beat No. 11 Florida 31-29 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
No 1 Alabama Routs Mercer 48-14, but Coach Nick Saban Says There’s Work to Do
Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes and Jase McClellan scored three times to help fuel No. 1 Alabama to a 48-14 rout of FCS Mercer.
Bama QB Bryce Young Throws 4 TDs as the #1 Crimson Tide Routs Miami 44-13
Top-ranked Alabama looks very much like a team capable of making another run at a national title.
AP Source: Cam Newton Cut So Mac Jones Can Start as QB for the New England Patriots
A person with knowledge of the move says the New England Patriots have released quarterback Cam Newton, who was the Heisman-winning quarterback for Auburn in 2010, when the Tigers won the BCS National Championship.
AP Preseason College Football Poll: Alabama Is Number One
Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for fourth time in the past six seasons.
Coach Nick Saban’s New Deal Worth at Least $84.8 Million over Eight Years
Alabama coach Nick Saban will make $11.5 million in the final year under a new eight-year contract that’s worth at least $84.8 million.
National Championship Game Won’t Be Shown at Montgomery Performing Arts Centre
When Alabama or Auburn are in a big football game, it’s become a tradition for the game to be shown at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre. But not this year. The Montgomery Performing Arts Centre says that due to a scheduling conflict, it will not show the National Championship Game between Alabama and Ohio State on Monday night. In the…
CBS Sports: Alabama Offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian to Become Head Coach at Texas
FILE – Steve Sarkisian (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) CBS Sports reports that Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will become the head coach at Texas, citing a source close to the hiring process. Texas fired head coach Tom Herman this morning. CBS Sports says Sarkisian is expected to coach during Alabama’s National Championship Game with #3 Ohio State on Monday, Jan….
Bama’s Mac Jones, DeVonta Smith Among Heisman Trophy Finalists
Alabama teammates Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith, along with Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Florida’s Kyle Trask, have been named finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman will be awarded Jan. 5 during a virtual ceremony as the pandemic forced the cancellation of the usual trip to New York that for the presentation that usually comes with being a finalist. Jones…
