Mason Woods

The Escambia Academy Cougars took on the Tuscaloosa Academy Knights tonight and defeated them 28-13. The Cougars, led by Junior RB Bubba Nettles, who ran for over 200 rushing yards on 24 carries with 2 TD, kept this game out of reach from the beginning, dominating on both sides of the ball.

The University of Memphis sideline mascot TOM III passed away Friday, just three weeks from his twelfth birthday. TOM III, the third tiger mascot since 1972, was gifted to the University by the Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue, and made his debut for Memphis in 2008 in a game against UCF.

Chris Dortch's annual Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook made its 40th anniversary debut this week featuring 3 SEC teams ranked in the preseason top 25. Alabama, coming in at 14, is joined by two other SEC teams: Tennessee (5) and Kentucky (13).

This week, Auburn football head coach, Gus Malzahn, reported that the Tigers were down five starters this week because of COVID related issues. The Tigers had 2 positive tests from this round of testing, coming off the heels of an announcement of 9 other positive tests on Aug. 30th.

Paul "Bear" Bryant, born on this day in 1913 in a rural town in Arkansas was more than just a football coach.

The Miami Dolphins released former first round pick Josh Rosen this week, opening up room for rookie Tua Tagovailoa to step into the backup job.

Former Alabama long snapper, Carson Tinker was picked up by the New York Giants today after being out of football since 2019 when the Jacksonville Jaguars released him.

The Miami Dolphins held their first team scrimmage this week, and with the first team offense came Tua Tagovailoa. Tua was forced to step in for Ryan Fitzpatrick after the 15-year vet had to exit the scrimmage due to the passing of his mother earlier in the day.

With the NBA Draft lottery taking place this week, mock drafts got just a little more accurate. Former Alabama point guard, Kira Lewis, has been projected as a first rounder for several weeks now, but with his specific skillset there are few teams in range who could utilize him properly.

Alabama offensive lineman, Landon Dickerson, was recently nominated for the William V. Campbell Trophy, awarded to the college football player who possesses the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance.