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Steve Spurrier Weighs in on Saban-Fisher Drama
Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher got in quite a spat late last week. It started when Saban accused Fisher of buying his whole recruiting class and Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders of paying his top recruit ...

AL Prep Baseball Coach Has Suspension Overturned
A well-known high school baseball coach from Alabama has had his suspension overturned. Russell County High School coach Tony Rasmus had appealed to the state Department of Education after the county Board of Education in October suspended him until...

College Football Playoff Matchups Set
Two SEC teams and the first Group of 5 team in the history of the College Football Playoff will play for the national title, as the CFP selection committee revealed No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 Cincinnati as its top f...

How Alabama Football Saw a 50% Decrease in Injuries
Alabama football is used to being the best. They are regular guests of the NCAA College Football Playoff, flirting as the top-ranked team year in and year out. The Tide gets its pick of five-star high school recruits. And with all that success comes ...

New Alabama Transgender Bill May Affect Zero Youth Athletes
A bill that was signed into action last month by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey which bars transgender public school athletes from competing on teams based on the gender they identify with may affect as little as zero youth athletes in the state. That ...

Alabama high school told to quit broadcasting pregame prayer
An Alabama high school this week was ordered by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) to quit broadcasting a pregame prayer at football games. The FFRF sent a letter Monday to Mobile County Public Schools Superintendent Martha Peek, notifyin...

Alabama school district bans student-led prayer at games
An Alabama school district has implemented a ban on student-led prayer at games after a parent complained following the football team's season opener. Lee County Schools received a letter in August from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The le...

Survey: 79% of Ala. HS coaches believe recruiting is ‘widespread’
The majority of high school coaches in Alabama believe that illegal recruiting across the state is "widespread," according to a recent survey from AL.com. [caption id="attachment_24339" align="alignright" width="287"] Photo: Joe Mabel[/caption] ...