Tennessee Soars Past Alabama, Clinching Playoff Spot in Thriller
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Tennessee Soars Past Alabama, Clinching Playoff Spot in Thriller

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Tennessee secured a 24-17 victory over Alabama, moving them closer to a College Football Playoff spot. Chris Brazzell II's touchdown catch and Nico Iamaleava's scoring passes were key contributors for the Volunteers. Alabama struggled to move the ball, finishing with 25 completions for 239 yards and two interceptions. The Crimson Tide face a tough task next week against Missouri, while Tennessee hosts Kentucky in their next game.

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Charlotte defeats UAB 29-27 in wild finish
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Charlotte defeats UAB 29-27 in wild finish

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Cunanan kicked the go-ahead field goal and Deshawn Purdie threw a key touchdown pass — both in the fourth quarter — to lead Charlotte’s 29-27 victory over UAB on Saturday in a game that twice went down to the final play. Cunanan’s …

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

Oklahoma’s throwback offensive approach against Alabama gets LSU’s attention
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Oklahoma’s throwback offensive approach against Alabama gets LSU’s attention

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think this staff has done a really good job with trying to figure that out, get better every week, put together a great gameplan but also figure out, ‘OK, what does this group of guys, what does this team — what do we need to …

Nico Iamaleava throws 4 TD passes to lead No. 10 Tennessee over UTEP 56-0
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Nico Iamaleava throws 4 TD passes to lead No. 10 Tennessee over UTEP 56-0

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Once we settled in and did the ordinary things, we had a real good day,” said Tennessee coach Josh Heupel, whose team scored touchdowns on all eight red zone visits. All you can do is focus on the next play.” Tennessee’s defensive line, which had no …

Heupel says No. 6 Vols should have QB Nico Iamaleava against 11th-ranked Georgia
1 month, 1 week ago

Heupel says No. 6 Vols should have QB Nico Iamaleava against 11th-ranked Georgia

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 6 Tennessee should have quarterback Nico Iamaleava available on Saturday night when the Vols visit 11th-ranked Georgia. Iamaleava left last week’s 33-14 win over Mississippi State late in the first half after taking a hard hit from safety Isaac Smith. Heupel said Iamaleava was with the …

Zaay Green scores 24 points and No. 24 Alabama women topple Troy 94-71
1 month, 1 week ago

Zaay Green scores 24 points and No. 24 Alabama women topple Troy 94-71

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Crimson Tide scored 25 points in each of the first two quarters and led 50-33 at halftime. For the game, Nye finished with 18 points, Karly Weathers 14, Barker 12 and Essence Cody 10 for the Crimson Tide. Troy had 19 turnovers and Alabama …

Jalen Milroe runs for career-high 185 yards and 4 TDs as No. 11 Alabama thrashes No. 14 LSU 42-13
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Jalen Milroe runs for career-high 185 yards and 4 TDs as No. 11 Alabama thrashes No. 14 LSU 42-13

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Jalen Milroe ran through the south end zone at LSU’s Tiger Stadium with both arms raised and jumped into a gathering of jubilant, crimson-clad fans near the entrance to the visitors’ locker room. Milroe highlighted a career-high 185 yards rushing with four scoring runs, and …

Tennessee Soars Past Kentucky, Clinches Third Straight Win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tennessee Soars Past Kentucky, Clinches Third Straight Win

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Tennessee secured a 28-18 victory over Kentucky, extending their winning streak to three games. Dylan Sampson rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, while Miles Kitselman caught six passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. Tennessee's offense dominated the game, scoring in the first half for the first time in four games. The Wildcats, on the other hand, struggled to …

Alabama and Missouri Battle for Playoff Survival
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Alabama and Missouri Battle for Playoff Survival

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Alabama and Missouri clash in an elimination game for playoff hopes. The Crimson Tide, ranked 15th, are looking to extend their season, while the Tigers, ranked 21st, fight for their playoff lives. Both teams have dangerous receivers and talented quarterbacks, but Alabama's defense is a force to be reckoned with, while Missouri's offense is a high-scoring threat. The outcome of …

Familiar showdown highlights SEC slate as No. 2 Georgia visits No. 4 Alabama
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Familiar showdown highlights SEC slate as No. 2 Georgia visits No. 4 Alabama

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide meet again, just 10 months after ‘Bama’s 27-24 SEC championship-game victory ended Georgia’s 29-game winning streak and derailed the ‘Dawgs’ quest to win a third consecutive national title. Alabama opens league play after an off week following a 42-10 victory at …

AP Player of the Week: Alabama’s Jalen Milroe has hand in 5 TDs against Wisconsin and 14 for season
3 months, 1 week ago

AP Player of the Week: Alabama’s Jalen Milroe has hand in 5 TDs against Wisconsin and 14 for season

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in college football for Week 3 of the season: Jalen Milroe, Alabama Milroe threw for three touchdowns and ran for two in the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide’s 42-10 win at Wisconsin. Milroe has had a hand in 14 touchdowns …

Milroe accounts for 5 TDs as No. 4 Alabama rips Wisconsin 42-10. Badgers QB Tyler Van Dyke injured
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Milroe accounts for 5 TDs as No. 4 Alabama rips Wisconsin 42-10. Badgers QB Tyler Van Dyke injured

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 4 Alabama made a rare trip north and won 42-10 over Wisconsin, which lost quarterback Tyler Van Dyke to an injury on the game’s first series. “Whenever we have an opportunity to make an explosive, it’s all about just having fun, just falling back to why …

Milroe, No. 4 Alabama host South Florida in rematch of low-scoring 2023 game
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Milroe, No. 4 Alabama host South Florida in rematch of low-scoring 2023 game

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! KEY MATCHUP Alabama’s explosive offense against a South Florida defense that has allowed just 17 total points in its last three games. The Tide reeled off four scoring plays of at least 39 yards in Game 1, including Justice Haynes’ 85-yard run and freshman Ryan Williams’ …

Iamaleava passes for 314 yards, 3 TDs in first half as No. 15 Tennessee beats Chattanooga 69-3
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Iamaleava passes for 314 yards, 3 TDs in first half as No. 15 Tennessee beats Chattanooga 69-3

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Nico Iamaleava threw for 314 yards — a school record for one half — and three touchdowns in his first regular-season start to lead the 15th-ranked Volunteers to a 69-3 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday. Chattanooga, ranked eighth in the FCS preseason poll, …

No. 16 Alabama beats Arkansas 92-88 in OT to secure double bye in SEC Tournament
9 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 16 Alabama beats Arkansas 92-88 in OT to secure double bye in SEC Tournament

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! I didn’t realize how big a shot it was at the moment.” Khalif Battle led Arkansas with 22 points and Makhi Mitchell scored 18. We might have had a league championship if he hadn’t gone down.” Grant Nelson scored 14 and Nick Pringle and Aaron …

Dalton Knecht scores 25 points as No. 6 Tennessee hands Alabama first SEC loss 91-71
11 months ago

Dalton Knecht scores 25 points as No. 6 Tennessee hands Alabama first SEC loss 91-71

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 6 Tennessee beat Alabama 91-71 Saturday to hand the Crimson Tide its first Southeastern Conference loss this season. It’s difficult to do anything one-on-one.” Mark Sears led the Crimson Tide with 22 points, but had seven turnovers. “When you give up 23 points off turnovers …

Nico Iamaleava leads No. 25 Tennessee to 35-0 rout of No. 20 Iowa in the Citrus Bowl
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Nico Iamaleava leads No. 25 Tennessee to 35-0 rout of No. 20 Iowa in the Citrus Bowl

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 20 Iowa’s Division I-worst offense to beat the Hawkeyes 35-0 in the Citrus Bowl on Monday. It felt like we were just really prepared.” Dylan Sampson rushed 20 times for 133 yards for the Vols, and Tennessee’s defense did the rest against an Iowa offense that …

Lawrence scores 19, Lubin adds 14 and 10 rebounds; Vanderbilt beats Alabama A&M 78-59
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Lawrence scores 19, Lubin adds 14 and 10 rebounds; Vanderbilt beats Alabama A&M 78-59

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tyrin Lawrence made 8 of 10 from the free-throw line and finished with 19 points, Ven-Allen Lubin added 14 points and a season-high 10 rebounds and Vanderbilt beat Alabama A&M 78-59 Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Dailin Smith converted …

Milroe, No. 8 Alabama roll past FCS team Chattanooga, 66-10 for 9th straight win
1 year, 1 month ago

Milroe, No. 8 Alabama roll past FCS team Chattanooga, 66-10 for 9th straight win

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Everyone was communicating, and that allowed us to keep stacking good plays.” Milroe led Alabama to a 38-7 halftime advantage to continue his own personal hot streak, including 13 total touchdowns in the past three games. With Auburn awaiting and after a string of SEC games, …

Alabama QB Jalen Milroe shakes off benching, growing pains to account for 10 TDs the past 2 games
1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama QB Jalen Milroe shakes off benching, growing pains to account for 10 TDs the past 2 games

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think experience is the best teacher,” said Milroe, who has started the past seven contests for the Crimson Tide. I’m not a finished product.” Even so, Milroe has led Alabama to another West Division title, an achievement that looked shaky after that 34-24 loss to …

Jalen Milroe has 6 touchdowns, No. 8 Alabama blows out Kentucky 49-21 to clinch SEC West title
1 year, 1 month ago

Jalen Milroe has 6 touchdowns, No. 8 Alabama blows out Kentucky 49-21 to clinch SEC West title

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Jalen Milroe had a career-high six touchdowns, three each rushing and passing, and Alabama cruised past Kentucky 49-21 on Saturday to claim the Southeastern Conference West Division title. “This team has come a long way,” said coach Nick Saban, who reached his 10th SEC title game …

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Alabama is unrecognizable, raising the question: Will the Tide stay ranked?
1 year, 3 months ago

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Alabama is unrecognizable, raising the question: Will the Tide stay ranked?

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Since that loss to ULM and before Saturday’s game, the Tide went 42-0 in the regular season against non-Power Five opponents, with an average margin of victory of 40 points. It’s part of what looks like a monster slate: Ohio State at Notre Dame, Florida State …

Alabama hoops No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 20 years
1 year, 10 months ago

Alabama hoops No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 20 years

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Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years. Purdue’s loss to Northwestern last week caused a jumble at the top of the AP Top 25 and that helped the Crimson Tide. The Crimson Tide reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight …

No. 6 Tennessee beats No. 3 Alabama 52-49 on late FG
2 years, 2 months ago

No. 6 Tennessee beats No. 3 Alabama 52-49 on late FG

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Fireworks went off over Neyland Stadium and it glowed orange as the song “Dixieland Delight” by the band Alabama — a Crimson Tide favorite — blared over the stadium speakers. That’s all we can control.” “We didn’t answer the bell today,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. …

No. 2 Alabama loses QB Bryce Young, beats No. 20 Arkansas
2 years, 2 months ago

No. 2 Alabama loses QB Bryce Young, beats No. 20 Arkansas

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The second-ranked Crimson Tide lost starting quarterback Bryce Young to a shoulder injury in the second quarter against Arkansas on Saturday in a 49-26 win over No. Saban, who has never lost to Arkansas in his 16 years as Alabama coach, is hopeful Young would be …

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