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Alabama head coach Nick Saban speaks during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Alabama No. 1 in preseason coaches' poll; Ohio St. 2, UGA 3

By The Associated Press Aug. 08, 2022 01:03 PM EDT

FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with reporters as the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 1, 2022. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Manchin are making the case for overhauling the 1800s-era Electoral Count Act. The two senators pushed Aug. 3, for quick passage of their bipartisan compromise that would make it harder for a losing candidate to overturn the legitimate results of a presidential election.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Senators Tuberville, Manchin working on bill to tackle NIL

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 03, 2022 05:17 PM EDT

Alabama radio voice Eli Gold sidelined for start of season

Aug. 03, 2022 12:08 PM EDT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Longtime Alabama radio announcer Eli Gold will miss the start of the football season due to health issues. Jim Carabin, vice...

Miami head coach Mario Cristobal answers a question at the NCAA college football Atlantic Coast Conference Media Days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Cristobal's 1st fall camp at Miami set to get underway

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 01, 2022 11:14 AM EDT

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel speaks during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days in Atlanta, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
ACC, SEC reap benefits from transfers moving between leagues

By Aaron Beard Jul. 22, 2022 02:37 PM EDT

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young speaks during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Media predict Alabama will beat Georgia in SEC championship

Jul. 22, 2022 01:23 PM EDT

Prime time in the SWAC? Deion Sanders & Co. think so

By John Zenor Jul. 21, 2022 06:17 PM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — It’s prime time in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Jackson State football coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has emerged...

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Georgia's Smart gets 10-year extension, raise to $10.25M

Jul. 21, 2022 12:37 PM EDT

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Florida QB Richardson seeks 'rebrand, sheds AR-15 nickname

By Charles Odum Jul. 20, 2022 04:09 PM EDT

Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman speaks during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Georgia, Alabama coping with high expectations at top of SEC

By Charles Odum Jul. 20, 2022 04:06 PM EDT

Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach speaks during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Saban: Alabama players topped $3 million in NIL money

Jul. 19, 2022 04:59 PM EDT

Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin walks to the podium before speaking during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Kiffin describes opening query about Saban as 'pretty usual'

By Charles Odum Jul. 18, 2022 05:44 PM EDT

Ex-Alabama QB Barker enters plea in domestic violence case

Jun. 10, 2022 01:01 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, who is married to country music singer Sara Evans, has entered what Tennessee prosecutors called a ...

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher talks with his team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arkansas, in Arlington, Texas. The Southeastern Conference spring meetings will be held in person for the first time since 2019 in a little less than two weeks. It is unlikely two of the league's superstar coaches will be chumming around Destin, Florida, together. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
'We're moving on': Fisher says public spat with Saban done

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 01, 2022 04:46 PM EDT

FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban yells instruction before an NCAA college football game against LSU, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Southeastern Conference spring meetings will be held in person for the first time since 2019 in a little less than two weeks. It is unlikely two of the league's superstar coaches will be chumming around Destin, Florida, together. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Saban on feud with Fisher: 'I have no problem with Jimbo'

By Ralph D. Russo May. 31, 2022 03:00 PM EDT

Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders reacts following the school's Blue and White Spring football game, an NCAA college football contest, Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Column: A wildly entertaining spat between 2 coaching stars

By Paul Newberry May. 20, 2022 02:25 AM EDT

FILE - Alabama coach Nick Saban watches players warm up for the College Football Playoff championship NCAA football game against Georgia on Jan. 10, 2022, in Indianapolis. Saban called out Texas A&M on Wednesday night, May 18 for “buying” players in its top-ranked recruiting class with name, image and likeness deals, saying Crimson Tide football players earned more than $3 million last year “the right way.” (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
SEC spat: Fisher, Saban exchange accusations over NIL deals

By Ralph D. Russo May. 19, 2022 07:28 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) hauls in a pass for a touchdown against Duke safety Lummie Young IV (23) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Nov. 6, 2021, in Durham, N.C. Addison is exploring his options. The 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation's top receiver is in the NCAA transfer portal. Addison put in his paperwork by the May 1 deadline and his entry became visible Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
USC lands All-American WR Jordan Addison from Pitt

By Greg Beacham May. 19, 2022 06:03 PM EDT

FILE - At left, Alabama head coach Nick Saban yells to the sideline during the first half of Alabama's NCAA college football scrimmage, Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. At right, Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher reacts to an official's call during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Mississippi, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Oxford, Miss. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher called Nick Saban a “narcissist” Thursday, May 19, 2022. after the Alabama coach made “despicable” comments about the Aggies using name, image and likeness deals to land their top-ranked recruiting classes. Saban called out Texas A&M on Wednesday night for “buying” players. (AP Photo/File)
'We're done': A&M's Fisher fires back at 'narcissist' Saban

By Ralph D. Russo May. 19, 2022 11:42 AM EDT

FILE - Alabama coach Nick Saban watches players warm up for the College Football Playoff championship NCAA football game against Georgia on Jan. 10, 2022, in Indianapolis. Saban called out Texas A&M on Wednesday night, May 18 for “buying” players in its top-ranked recruiting class with name, image and likeness deals, saying Crimson Tide football players earned more than $3 million last year “the right way.” (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Saban calls out Texas A&M for using NIL deals to buy players

May. 19, 2022 01:53 AM EDT