Alabama, Oklahoma and College Football Playoff
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Millions tune in, captivated by the Crimson Tide's dominance or desperate for their downfall. Alabama football is the nation's unrivaled event.
Jam Miller, Daniel Hill and the rest of the Alabama run game have averaged 3.5 yards per touch in 2025, which is the lowest for a Crimson Tide team since 1995, when Dennis Riddle led a rushing offense that averaged 2.7 yards per carry.
Ohtani has actually won all three of his MVP awards unanimously and could make it a fourth. Conformity has become more of a force in award balloting during the age of social media, and both 2023 (Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr.) and 2024 (Ohtani and Judge) MVP winners were unanimous. In all, 23 players have won unanimously.
It’s fun scheduling that Oklahoma and Texas, both in Year 2 in the SEC, take on the two teams that have dominated the conference in recent years on the same week. Georgia beat Texas in the SEC title game last year and has made it to Atlanta seven of the last eight years. Alabama has won eight of the last 13 SEC titles.
We had a second-straight successful week of upset picks in Week 11, cashing in on Wake Forest to take down Virginia and Kentucky to beat Florida. We weren't abl
Second round of the Alabama high school football playoffs resume Friday. In Class 6A, defending champion A.H. Parker (8-3) will be on the road to face Muscle Shoals (10-0). Thompson (8-3) is looking to recapture the Class 7A crown and will host Mary G.
Morgan talks player retention, transfer portal priorities, roster spending and more in a post-Saban, post-House settlement world.
Participation numbers in football are down across the board and right now, no one is doing themselves any favors in trying to improve them. This weekend’s semifinal games are just another example of not growing the game.