Crimson Tide

Sources are telling multiple news outlets that Alabama sophomore Keelon Russell will be the starting quarterback when the Crimson Tide takes on the East Carolina Pirates at Bryant Denny Stadium on September fifth. Senior (redshirt junior) Austin Mack was the other possible choice as Alabama gears up for the season. Overall, the Tide’s path toward a possible CFP Championship could hinge on what happens on October tenth on Nick Saban Field.

Former University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears won his defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. Multiple published reports, including the Times, says a jury awarded the walk on athlete of over $9 million dollars following a trial in the aftermath of the murder of a Birmingham woman.

The Riverwalk Market in Tuscaloosa was awash in Crimson and White earlier this week. Fans of the Alabama football team showed up for a pre-season prep rally to rev up the fan base as the season opener against East Carolina draws near. One mainstay of these Crimson Tide events is a student chosen to wear a familiar costume. Here's a story of Alabama’s Big Al, and the big impact he has during good times and the one that was more challenging

Sportswriters predicted that University of Alabama men’s basketball guard Labaron Philon would go to either the Chicago Bears, the Miami Heat, or the Detroit Pistons in round one of the NBA Draft.The evening led to a different outcome.

Sean McVay says he was thrilled when the Los Angeles Rams drafted Ty Simpson — and anybody who thought the pick created a rift with general manager Les Snead doesn't know their partnership very well.

ESPN projects Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson to go late in the first round, or maybe the second round in this Thursday’s NFL Draft. Analysts reportedly describe him as a “boom or bust” developmental talent who may go as early as number twenty one for the Steelers or number forty four for the Jets. Among quarterbacks, Simpson is second only to Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, who represents a overlooked class of athletes.

Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines heard the comments from former Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson about the teams' matchup last season in the Rose Bowl and responded with his own observations this week, all ahead of this month's NFL draft.

Multiple published reports, led by The Guardian, say former Crimson Tide defensive lineman Luther Davis plans to make a guilty plea later this month to a scam where he wore wigs to impersonate NFL players.

This might be the best endorsement Keelon Russell could get in his case to be Alabama's next starting quarterback…

Alabama didn't need to turn to the transfer portal or the recruiting trail to find a replacement for potential first-round draft pick Ty Simpson. The Crimson Tide had two options waiting for a shot. Austin Mack and Keelon Russell, the two guys Simpson beat out to start last fall, have spent spring practice vying for the job.