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Starting his second year at the helm of one of the most successful college football programs, Kalen DeBoer has a big decision to make. Looking ahead to a pressure-packed season, who will be taking the snaps this fall at quarterback? After a 9-4 season in 2024, the Crimson Tide coaching staff looks to replace starting… Read More »Will Experience Prevail? A Look Into the Alabama Football QB Competition

Cleveland, OH–When everyone else left, Alabama guard Max Scharnowski stayed.  Scharnowski had just finished his second open tryout to be a walk-on, but he didn’t know if he’d done enough. The Elgin, Illinois, native and three other prospective players had just finished a four-on-four scrimmage against Alabama’s current walk-ons when they were approached by an… Read More »How Alabama’s Max Scharnowski’s determination paid off with roster spot

Nashville–They feel as if this is just a precursor. Todd Golden’s Florida team has won six in a row–with a double-digit average margin of victory–since Mar. 1. They’ve beaten No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 21 Missouri, No. 8 Tennessee and No. 5 Alabama twice in that stretch. If there was any doubt that this Florida… Read More »Time to stop “slapping” Florida in the face and give it its due. This might be the year for the Gators.

Nashville–There was one guy on the floor of Bridgestone Arena on Friday night that was playing at a significant disadvantage. You could never tell, though. Alabama forward Mouhamed Dioubate–an outspoken Muslim, who has been fasting since his youth– is in the midst of a 30-day fast that causes him to abstain from eating or drinking… Read More »Alabama’s Mo Dioubate is fasting for something bigger than himself. He’s playing pretty dang well, too.

Nashville–One second Florida center Micah Handlogten was standing on the dunker’s post at the south end of Bridgestone Arena, the next he was sprawled on the ground with his hand covering his mouth as if he’d just seen a ghost. Everyone in the sold out arena was dead silent as if they’d just seen one,… Read More »Florida center Micah Handlogten has rebounded from gruesome injury. Now he wants to be known for something other than what happened to him.

Nashville–Auburn forward Chaney Johnson never really thought he’d be doing this. He didn’t think he’d be on a No. 1 team. He never envisioned playing 26 minutes in an SEC Tournament game in front of a nearly sold out Bridgestone Arena. He never envisioned that he’d share the frontcourt with the National Player of the… Read More »Chaney Johnson didn’t think he’d be here. Now he is and he just keeps winning.

Nashville–Collin Chandler knew that he may never be the same, but he was ok with that. Kentucky’s now-emerging first-year guard took a leap of faith and left for a two-year Mormon mission prior to his freshman year of college. That meant no organized basketball, very little conditioning and weight lifting, just going out and spreading… Read More »Kentucky’s Collin Chandler gave up basketball to pursue his purpose. Now it’s all coming back to him.

Nashville–Missouri has the greatest motivator in college basketball on its side. Five of the Tigers’ rotational pieces know that when they lose their last game, that will be it. For their seasons and for their careers as a whole. The eligibility clock will run out at the end of this season for Tamar Bates, Marquis… Read More »The clock is running down for Missouri’s veterans. They want to go out with a bang.

Nashville–Texas freshman Tre Johnson is doing things that almost nobody else in his age bracket do. Johnson is the SEC’s freshman of the year and is averaging 20.1 points per game as a 19 year old. Almost nobody his age scores like this guy. Nobody his age stuns the entire gym when he doesn’t get… Read More »Don’t let Tre Johnson’s humbleness fool you. He’s the best thing to happen to Texas Basketball in years.

Nashville–It was the shot that would only fly in that situation.  Every coach in the country would advise their point guard–who was previously 0-for-6 from 3-point range–against coming down and taking a shot in transition over a bigger, more athletic defender. Instead, Ole Miss coach Chris Beard leaned on the scorers’ table with his arms… Read More »Inside Ole Miss guard Sean Pedulla’s buzzer-beater that beat Arkansas: “That was probably the biggest shot in my career.”