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Sportswriters have no end of Rose Bowl story lines as the Crimson Tide prepares to face Indiana (for the first time ever—one more angle.) Observers didn’t know that when Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe was stopped on a fourth down in overtime by Michigan in 2023 that Nick Saban had coached his final game for Alabama.

Alabama is gearing up to play Indiana in the Rose Bowl this Thursday in the CFP quarterfinals. For fans of the Crimson Tide, the game represents one hundred years since Alabama beat the Washington Huskies in 1926, in the same venue, to win its first national championship. Sportswriters still debate some of the the subsequent titles.

Memphis has hired former Alabama associate head coach Charles Huff as football coach after his one season at Southern Miss. Athletic director Ed Scott announced the hiring with Huff replacing Ryan Silverfield, who left for Arkansas at the end of November.

Ever see the guy in the red-striped poncho and luchador mask at Bama games? That's Nacho Alabama, and he's talking on Quick-Fire Quips! Host Baillee Majors sits down with the Crimson Tide super fan to talk about his signature look and why his heart belongs in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Plus, Nacho dishes on his legendary potluck dish, "Redneck Sushi," his strict game-day rituals... and the top thing (well, two top things) on his ultimate bucket list!

The New York Jets are making what’s considered to be twin blockbuster trades. One of which involves a former tackle for Alabama, who made two key plays in the Crimson Tide’s defeat of Georgia to win the 2018 national championship at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Alabama hasn't looked the same since coach Nick Saban's retirement. It raises speculation about the future of his replacement, Kalen DeBoer. The eighth-ranked Crimson Tide have dropped three of their last four games following a 31-17 loss at Florida State on Saturday, a game in which the Seminoles bullied Alabama on both sides of the ball.

Auburn is claiming four additional football national titles and will call itself a nine-time champion moving forward. The Tigers, for decades, boasted titles in 1957 and 2010. They also claimed the 1913, 1983 and 1993 seasons as meeting national championship qualifications. Now, though, athletic director John Cohen is adding titles from 1910, 1914, 1958 and 2004 to the program’s resume. It’s laudable by some and laughable by others.

Tommy Castellanos moved on from Boston College to Florida State for a crack at beating national power Alabama in the season opener. He’s one of several high profile college quarterbacks who used the transfer portal to switch teams before the start of the 2025 season.

First, it was Gehrig Deiter of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022. Then, Don’t’a Hightower left the New England Patriots with his three Super Bowl rings in March of 2023. Mark Ingram traded the NFL for the job of a television commentator in July of that year. Then, this year Julio Jones announced his retirement, following by C.J. Mosley who became the latest in an incomplete list of former Nick Saban players at Alabama who have retired from pro football.

C.J. Mosley is ready to tackle life beyond playing football. A five-time Pro Bowl selection during an 11-year NFL career with the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens, Mosley announced Thursday, his 33rd birthday, that he's retiring.