No. 3 Alabama rallies late, survives 4 OTs to beat Auburn
3 years ago

No. 3 Alabama rallies late, survives 4 OTs to beat Auburn

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “After halftime, it just seemed like everybody was all in and we were fighting like I’ve never seen us fight all year long,” Saban said. “Our players were as happy as I’ve ever seen them after the game.” Young capped a 97-yard drive with a 28-yard touchdown to freshman Ja’Corey Brooks — his fourth catch and first touchdown this season — with 24 seconds left in regulation. Auburn’s T.J. Finley, who started the final two games after Bo Nix’s season-ending ankle injury, was 17 of 26 for 137 yards and a pair of touchdowns. “It’s painful.” THE TAKEAWAY Alabama hardly looked ready to face the Bulldogs and the nation’s top defense most of the way.

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Milroe, No. 13 Alabama keep playoff hopes alive with 28-14 win over Auburn in the Iron Bowl
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Milroe, No. 13 Alabama keep playoff hopes alive with 28-14 win over Auburn in the Iron Bowl

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 13 Alabama to a 28-14 victory over Auburn Saturday to keep the Crimson Tide’s playoff hopes alive. Alabama’s four turnovers — including two fumbles and an interception by Milroe — helped Auburn keep it closer. Auburn missed a field goal, failed on a fourth-down play from …

Alabama shuts down Auburn’s Iron Bowl upset hopes: Is Playoff door still open?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Alabama shuts down Auburn’s Iron Bowl upset hopes: Is Playoff door still open?

New York Times  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 13 Alabama rebounded from last week’s disappointment with a 28-14 win over Auburn in Saturday’s Iron Bowl, keeping the Crimson Tide’s College Football Playoff hopes alive. Alabama saw its Playoff case take a major hit last week when it was upset by Oklahoma for its third loss in Kalen DeBoer’s first season, but the Crimson Tide …

No. 13 Alabama hosts rival Auburn in Iron Bowl with both teams ending rough regular seasons
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No. 13 Alabama hosts rival Auburn in Iron Bowl with both teams ending rough regular seasons

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 13 Alabama, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BetMGM College Football Odds: Alabama by 11-1/2. Alabama is clinging to hopes of making the College Football Playoffs in Kalen DeBoer’s disappointing first season. Key matchup Auburn’s defense against Alabama’s dual threat quarterback Jalen Milroe.

Auburn wins 43-41, four-OT thriller over playoff hopeful No. 15 Texas A&M
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Auburn wins 43-41, four-OT thriller over playoff hopeful No. 15 Texas A&M

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “It’s been that kind of year where you just battle through and you fight through and you keep climbing cliffs,” said Auburn coach Hugh Freeze, who had taken plenty of heat in his second season. “This one’s certainly going to hurt, and we’re obviously extremely disappointed,” …

No. 21 LSU and Florida are both hoping for a bounce-back following a beatdown
1 month, 1 week ago

No. 21 LSU and Florida are both hoping for a bounce-back following a beatdown

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’m not in a position to worry about what people are saying about the overall health of the program,” said Kelly, whose Tigers have won 10 of 13 over the past year. “It’s crazy to see how much effort he is putting into playing,” left tackle …

Auburn hosts California in rematch of Tigers’ 14-10 victory last season
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Auburn hosts California in rematch of Tigers’ 14-10 victory last season

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! PLAYERS TO WATCH California: RB Jaydn Ott limped off the field in the opener, but coach Justin Wilcox said he’s probable for the Auburn game. Auburn: QB Payton Thorne was stymied in last year’s 14-10 Auburn win, passing for 94 yards and two touchdowns with an …

Clemson can’t get crucial stops vs. Alabama as Tigers’ bid for first Final Four falls short
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Clemson can’t get crucial stops vs. Alabama as Tigers’ bid for first Final Four falls short

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Alabama was 16 of 23 from the field in the final 20 minutes — including 10 of 15 on 3-pointers — as the Tigers’ bid for their first Final Four fell short, 89-82 in the West Region final. “We couldn’t quite get the misses we …

Alabama rides tidal wave of 3-pointers to beat Clemson 89-82 and reach 1st Final Four ever
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama rides tidal wave of 3-pointers to beat Clemson 89-82 and reach 1st Final Four ever

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Every time Clemson tried to cut down its deficit, Alabama fired up a 3-pointer. Mark Sears made seven 3-pointers and Alabama recovered from its early long-distance woes with 16 3s to beat Clemson 89-82 on Saturday night, sending the Tide to the Final Four for the first time. “Being from the state of Alabama and to do …

No. 12 Auburn makes school-record 40 free throws in 99-81 win over No. 16 Alabama
10 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 12 Auburn makes school-record 40 free throws in 99-81 win over No. 16 Alabama

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 12 Auburn made a school-record 40 free throws in a 99-81 victory over 16th-ranked Alabama on Wednesday night to move into a tie atop the Southeastern Conference. “I felt like going in, this game was clearly the biggest regular-season game we’ve had this year because …

Sears and No. 16 Alabama host No. 12 Auburn
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sears and No. 16 Alabama host No. 12 Auburn

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Auburn’s average of 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.8 more made shots on average than the 7.2 per game Alabama allows. Sears is shooting 44.7% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Crimson Tide, while averaging …

No. 12 Auburn hosts No. 16 Alabama after Sears’ 21-point outing
10 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 12 Auburn hosts No. 16 Alabama after Sears’ 21-point outing

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Alabama ranks fourth in the SEC scoring 36.0 points per game in the paint led by Sears averaging 7.9. TOP PERFORMERS: Aden Holloway averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 8.9 points while shooting 31.6% from beyond the arc. LAST 10 GAMES: …

No. 24 Alabama visits Georgia following Melendez’s 35-point showing
10 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 24 Alabama visits Georgia following Melendez’s 35-point showing

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Alabama averages 11.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.9 more made shots on average than the 7.5 per game Georgia allows. Mark Sears is shooting 43.7% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Crimson Tide, while averaging 20 points, …

Sears gets 22, plus key free throws and Alabama beats No. 8 Auburn 79-75
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Sears gets 22, plus key free throws and Alabama beats No. 8 Auburn 79-75

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Sears had 22 points and eight assists and made two free throws with 9 seconds left to seal Alabama’s 79-75 win over No. “It took a monumental effort and we were a lot tougher than we were in the game at Tennessee,” Alabama coach Nate …

Picking the most memorable moments from College Football Playoff’s 4-team format era
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Picking the most memorable moments from College Football Playoff’s 4-team format era

New York Times  

This is the final year of the four-team Playoff. Matt Brown: I was fortunate to cover the first three CFP national title games in person from 2014 to 2016, and it’ll be hard to ever top standing at the goal line when Hunter Renfrow caught the winning touchdown from Deshaun Watson in the final seconds to give Clemson its first …

Edwards runs, throws for a TD as Maryland routs Auburn 31-13 at Music City Bowl
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Edwards runs, throws for a TD as Maryland routs Auburn 31-13 at Music City Bowl

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Billy Edwards Jr. ran for a touchdown and threw for a score as Maryland routed Auburn 31-13 Saturday at the Music City Bowl winning a program-record third straight bowl. “It’s not easy to do here.” Maryland hadn’t even played three consecutive bowls since 2006-08, and the …

No. 8 Alabama knocks off No. 1 Georgia 27-24 for SEC title. Both teams await postseason fate
1 year ago

No. 8 Alabama knocks off No. 1 Georgia 27-24 for SEC title. Both teams await postseason fate

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ATLANTA — After handing Georgia its first loss in nearly two years, Alabama mixed a raucous celebration of its latest Southeastern Conference championship with a whole lot of lobbying for a College Football Playoff spot that no one could’ve envisioned in September. “Georgia is number one, …

Alabama defeats two-time defending national champions Georgia for the SEC title
1 year ago

Alabama defeats two-time defending national champions Georgia for the SEC title

LA Times  

Alabama players celebrate after defeating Georgia in the SEC championship game Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Alabama is again the top dog in the Southeastern Conference — and perhaps headed to the College Football Playoff — after ending Georgia’s 29-game winning streak with a 27-24 victory over the No. That’s just what happened two years ago, when Alabama romped …

No. 1 Georgia goes for 30th straight win, faces No. 8 Alabama in SEC title game
1 year ago

No. 1 Georgia goes for 30th straight win, faces No. 8 Alabama in SEC title game

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! They’re facing an Alabama defense that surrendered a whopping 244 yards on the ground to a one-dimensional Auburn offense last week. He’ll long be remembered for the “Milroe Miracle” — his 31-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Bond on fourth-and-goal to pull out an improbable 27-24 win …

No. 11 Alabama holds off Arkansas comeback, wins 24-21 to stay perfect in SEC
1 year, 2 months ago

No. 11 Alabama holds off Arkansas comeback, wins 24-21 to stay perfect in SEC

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “We should be dominating games rather than just winning games, and there’s a difference,” Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Booker said. “We had the resilience to take the clock at the end of the game and not give them the ball back,” Tide coach Nick Saban said …

No. 12 Alabama beats Mississippi State for 16th straight time, 40-17 in Starkville
1 year, 2 months ago

No. 12 Alabama beats Mississippi State for 16th straight time, 40-17 in Starkville

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 12 Alabama and the Crimson Tide scored touchdowns off two first-half interceptions in a 40-17 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night. With Mississippi State trailing 24-10 in the final seconds of the first half, Rogers threw his second and gave Alabama a short field that …

No. 12 Alabama seeks 2-0 SEC start at last-place Mississippi State, which wants first league victory
1 year, 2 months ago

No. 12 Alabama seeks 2-0 SEC start at last-place Mississippi State, which wants first league victory

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Numbers wise, the pro-style offense looked more like the previous pass-heavy Air Raid scheme of late former coach Mike Leach in last week’s 37-30 loss at South Carolina. “We’ll have our hands full on Saturday.” Defensive improvement might be the Bulldogs’ main focus after the Gamecocks …

Auburn Tigers look to improve to 4-0 for first time since 2019 when they visit Texas A&M
1 year, 3 months ago

Auburn Tigers look to improve to 4-0 for first time since 2019 when they visit Texas A&M

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! First-year coach Hugh Freeze and the Tigers are looking for their first 4-0 start since opening the 2019 season with five consecutive wins. Texas A&M looks to get off to a good start in conference play after winning just two SEC games last year to add …

No. 4 Alabama, No. 11 Texas meet in rematch of last year’s down-to-wire game
1 year, 3 months ago

No. 4 Alabama, No. 11 Texas meet in rematch of last year’s down-to-wire game

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Ultimately, like I would say it’s just another game,” Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold said. No one is above anybody so we’re going to treat it just like another game.” It might be just another SEC game once the Longhorns and Oklahoma start playing in the league …

No. 21 Auburn beats Mississippi State, home win streak at 28
1 year, 11 months ago

No. 21 Auburn beats Mississippi State, home win streak at 28

Associated Press  

AUBURN, Ala. — Jaylin Williams scored a season-high 21 points, Wendell Green Jr. added 17 and No. “I thought that was one of the best games I’ve seen play,” Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said. But it was as hard and as physical as I’ve ever seen him play.” Auburn led by as many as 13 points in the second …

No. 18 Alabama beats No. 1 North Carolina 103-101 in 4 OTs
2 years ago

No. 18 Alabama beats No. 1 North Carolina 103-101 in 4 OTs

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Mark Sears had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists, and No. 18 Alabama sent top-ranked North Carolina to a second straight loss with a 103-101 victory in a quadruple-overtime thriller on Sunday in the third-place game of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament. Jahvon Quinerly added 21 points off the bench for the Crimson Tide, who knocked …

Young, No. 8 Alabama roll past Auburn 49-27 in Iron Bowl
2 years ago

Young, No. 8 Alabama roll past Auburn 49-27 in Iron Bowl

Associated Press  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Bryce Young and Alabama got to win No. 8 Alabama, leading the Crimson Tide past Auburn 49-27 in Saturday’s Iron Bowl. Tide coach Nick Saban said criticism after his team’s two last-play losses “really united the players.” “I think one of the things I’m most proud of is the fact that when everybody thought they were out …

No. 6 Alabama’s defense stymies No. 24 MSU, 30-6
2 years, 2 months ago

No. 6 Alabama’s defense stymies No. 24 MSU, 30-6

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama’s defense came one play from a shutout a week after losing in a shootout. Bryce Young passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns and Alabama’s defense continued its domination of No. “It’s kind of time to answer the bell and now the …

Alabama, Georgia set up SEC rematch in championship game
2 years, 11 months ago

Alabama, Georgia set up SEC rematch in championship game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ARLINGTON, Texas — Brian Robinson Jr. ran for a career-high 204 yards and top-ranked Alabama rolled into yet another national championship game by overwhelming the first non-Power Five team to make the College Football Playoff. Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes while mostly …

Run Tide! No. 1 Bama over non-P5 Cincy 27-6 in CFP semi
2 years, 11 months ago

Run Tide! No. 1 Bama over non-P5 Cincy 27-6 in CFP semi

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! With the fifth-year senior and first-year featured back running for a career-high 204 yards and Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young throwing three touchdown passes, the Crimson Tide earned the chance to play for yet another national title with a 27-6 victory over Cincinnati on Friday in …

No. 19 Alabama tops depleted No. 14 Vols 73-68 with late run
2 years, 11 months ago

No. 19 Alabama tops depleted No. 14 Vols 73-68 with late run

Associated Press  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Jahvon Quinerly scored 18 points and Noah Gurley added a season-high 15 to help No. We said, ‘This is an opportunity for some of you guys to get more minutes.’” Even without their two stars, Tennessee held the advantage for most of the first half, briefly pushing the lead to 10 before Alabama’s 10-0 run to end …

No. 13 Auburn gets past UNA, goes 2-0 with Pearl suspended
3 years ago

No. 13 Auburn gets past UNA, goes 2-0 with Pearl suspended

Associated Press  

AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn Tigers produced two lopsided wins minus coach Bruce Pearl. 13 Auburn beat North Alabama 70-44 on Tuesday night in the Tigers’ second and final game without their suspended coach. They were just themselves.” Pearl’s suspension was part of the NCAA penalties, including four years of probation, imposed on Auburn for unethical conduct involving former associate …

No. 3 Alabama beats Auburn in 4th OT after late rally
3 years ago

No. 3 Alabama beats Auburn in 4th OT after late rally

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! With Baylor’s victory over Texas Tech earlier Saturday, Oklahoma needed a win to reach the conference championship game, giving Oklahoma State a chance to eliminate its rival. 9 BAYLOR 27, TEXAS TECH 24 WACO, Texas — Blake Shapen threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns in …

No. 3 Alabama hoping to avoid more misadventures at Auburn
3 years ago

No. 3 Alabama hoping to avoid more misadventures at Auburn

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Despite the hefty point spread and Auburn’s losing streak, Tide safety Jordan Battle has “no concern at all” that his team will get caught taking this one too lightly. “We know Auburn is the biggest game of the year, so we can’t look past this game,” …

No. 3 Alabama visits Auburn in Iron Bowl
3 years ago

No. 3 Alabama visits Auburn in Iron Bowl

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! But the Tide just got jumped by Ohio State in the AP poll and College Football Playoff rankings and was pushed to the final minutes against both LSU and No. KEY MATCHUP Alabama QB Bryce Young is coming off a monster game against Arkansas and now …

For one game, No. 1 Alabama reverts to ground-and-pound
3 years, 2 months ago

For one game, No. 1 Alabama reverts to ground-and-pound

Associated Press  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Don’t worry, Alabama fans. Offensively, the game plan featured a heavy dose of feeding the ball to bruising tailback Brian Robinson Jr. Robinson got 36 carries for 171 yards and four touchdowns — all career highs by a large margin — in Saturday’s 42-21 win over the Rebels, who fell five spots in the rankings to No. …

No. 18 Missouri holds off frantic rally, tops No. 10 Alabama
3 years, 10 months ago

No. 18 Missouri holds off frantic rally, tops No. 10 Alabama

Associated Press  

— Way ahead, it looked as if No. Dru Smith and Missouri built a 22-point lead in the second half, then held off a frantic rally by the Crimson Tide for a 68-65 victory on Saturday. “Our guys started settling, because they looked at the score instead of finishing the game on the floor,” Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin said. Alabama …

No. 2 Alabama roars back for 41-24 win over No. 3 Georgia
4 years, 2 months ago

No. 2 Alabama roars back for 41-24 win over No. 3 Georgia

Associated Press  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A positive COVID-19 test couldn’t keep Nick Saban from the sideline, and Georgia’s heralded defense had scant hope of keeping Alabama’s playmakers out of the end zone. “This was an obvious great win against a very, very good football team,” said Saban, who was cleared early in the day after a false COVID positiv e. “I was …

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