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Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey released an affidavit backing the NCAA in its eligibility case against Alabama’s Charles Bediako, who is playing in the SEC for the Crimson Tide over two years after signing an NBA two-way contract.

Some construction work on the University of Alabama has led to a real life lesson in archeology. UA students will spend the coming weeks analyzing artifacts they dug up at a site dating back to the Civil War.

The regular season is over for Crimson Tide football. Tuscaloosa area businesses are looking at what these fans spent at local restaurants, shops, and hotels. The University of Alabama is still adjusting to the retirement of coach Nick Saban. APR news looked at how the dollars and cents are shaping for the football economy in the era of coach Kalen DeBoer…

The Crimson Tide is within two games of possibly losing a shot at the playoffs. And, Sports Illustrated and Newsweek are reporting on rumors that Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer is in the running to replace the newly fired James Franklin in charge of the Penn State Nittany Lions. One report quotes a source close to DeBoer refuting the reports. A lot of others are “keeping their powder dry.”

Coming off a home loss to Oklahoma and with lower-division Eastern Illinois visiting Saturday, number ten ranked Alabama will try to reclaim its rhythm before the Iron Bowl. Saturday represents the last chance for the Crimson Tide to tune up its game before the now all important Iron Bowl. Alabama’s Homecoming loss to Oklahoma means its path to the playoffs has narrowed

Weekend college football was good for Georgia and bad for Alabama in the AP Top 25. The Bulldogs are now in the top four. The Crimson Tide’s first homecoming loss since 2001 dropped Alabama to number ten. Oklahoma outlasted the Tide and that pushed the Sooners to number eight

The Crimson Tide’s path to the College Football playoffs just got a little more complicated. Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer suffered his first hometown loss, and the Tide lost its first homecoming game since 2001. That was against LSU. Since then, Alabama has won twenty one homecoming games.

Revenge? Dirty tricks? Ty Simpson’s Heisman hopes? All of these issues have come up ahead of Alabama’s game against Oklahoma. Homecoming games are often depicted as a chance for students and alumni to gather and watch an easy win. The Crimson Tide may have to deal with allegations in the press from Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin.

A key playmaker for Wisconsin may or may not take the field as the Badgers prepare to visit No. 19 Alabama on Sunday, coach Luke Fickell said.