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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clarkhas not yet returned to practice, coach Stephanie White said Monday afternoon. “She’s been able to get a little bit more in her full-court running, with all her body weight,” White said. “It’s really building up from doing minimal to then building some endurance to do longer periods of time. She’s been able to do a little bit more on the court in terms of how she moves, but not into practice yet.” Rumors sparked about a potential return after an automated ESPN service tracking WNBA injuries put her estimated return date as Aug.…

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Creg Stephenson is counting down significant numbers in Alabama football history, both in the lead-up to the 2025 football season and in commemoration of the Crimson Tide’s first national championship 100 years ago. The number could be attached to a year, a uniform number or even a football-specific statistic. We hope you enjoy. The best performance of Jeremiah Castille’s Alabama football career came in arguably the most “must-win” game in Crimson Tide history. On Dec. 29, 1982, Castille helped send Paul “Bear” Bryant out on top in his final game as Alabama head coach. The senior All-America cornerback…

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Alabama Crimson Tide News: AJ McCarron proves prophetic, notes from first scrimmage Alabama Crimson Tide news and notes from the weekend of August 8th through 10th, including comments by former Tide QB AJ McCarron that proved prophetic, and plenty of updates from the first scrimmage of fall camp. Alabama Crimson Tide news and notes from the weekend of August 8th through 10th. AJ McCarron’s QB comments prove prophetic Ahead of Alabama football’s first scrimmage of fall camp, former Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron commented on the current QB competition. What he said ultimately proved to be pretty prophetic, according to…

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Kalen DeBoer, winner of the 2023 Associated Press, AFCA, Eddie Robinson, George Munger, Walter Camp and Home Depot Coach of the Year awards, has been selected as head football coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide. DeBoer comes to Tuscaloosa after spending the last two seasons at Washington. “We are excited to welcome Kalen and Nicole DeBoer, and their daughters, Alexis and Avery, to The University of Alabama,” said Byrne. “Coach DeBoer has proven he is a winner and has done an incredible job as a head coach at each of his stops. One of the things I told our team…

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Alabama HC Kalen DeBoer can send a statement to LSU and Florida by landing 5-star QB Alabama is in the mix for a 5-star QB in the 2027 cycle, and could send a big statement to SEC rivals by landing him. Fresh off of signing the No. 2 QB in the country in the 2025 class in Keelon Russell, Kalen DeBoer and Alabama weren’t able to attract the elite of the elite signal-callers in the 2026 class. That being said, they still ultimately landed two intriguing four-star prospects in Jett Thomalla and Tayden Kaawa, both of whom possess the talent…

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Who really is Kalen DeBoer? Like, who is the coach now in Year 2 of a historically difficult job replacing a legend? It’s been a question we’ve been asking for 18-plus months since DeBoer stepped off that plane in Tuscaloosa. And what makes him different from his predecessor? How is he similar? In a way, DeBoer’s an enigma — a disarmingly friendly guy who brings an unmistakably different personality to this college football blue blood. But what’s he really like as a coach? And how different is he from the last guy? AL.com spoke to a collection of the…

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The Alabama Crimson Tide enter the 2025 college football season in a bit of an unfamiliar spot. While fans and critics alike gradually got used to Nick Saban not being on the Alabama footballsideline after 17 unprecedented seasons of success, coach Kalen DeBoer still has some skepticsentering 2025. Alabama finished 9-4 in DeBoer’s first season and despite an ugly late-season loss at Oklahoma, the Crimson Tide appeared set to make the College Football Playoff — even with three losses. The Clemson Tigers and Dabo Swinney, a former Alabama player turned formidable thorn in the side, then stole the Crimson Tide’s…

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Nick Saban has been all kinds of busy in retirement with College GameDay, travels, golf, business and more. That includes sitting down multiple times for the upcoming documentary on his time with Alabama football. Miss Terry, the wife of legendary coach, joined Kip Tyner on “Great Day Tuscaloosa” recently and revealed a seven-part documentary is in the works on she and her husband’s time with the Crimson Tide. The company Words + Pictures is putting it together. They have done 70 interviews of former players, coaches,” Miss Terry said. “I don’t know who they’ve missed. They’ve been to our house…

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Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney will always love the Alabama Crimson Tide. Swinney, after all, joined Alabama as a walk-on receiver in 1989 under former coach Bill Curry. He spent the next three years playing for Gene Stallings, and as a senior in 1992, Swinney won a ring as a member of the Crimson Tide’s 13-0 national championship squad. After graduating, Swinney worked his way up to a full-time coaching position on Alabama’s staff from 1996-2000. Swinney’s own coaching staffs have featured numerous players with Alabama ties through the years. Mickey Conn, a college teammate of Swinney’s, is the…

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He’s not coaching Alabama football anymore, but Nick Saban is still about to have to work. When the 2025 season opens, he’ll be back on set with ESPN’s College Gameday, which will open the season at Ohio State, for Lee Corso’s final week on the show. Saban was back in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday, hosting a luncheon for his Nick’s Kids Foundation charity. While speaking to reporters at the event, he was asked who he likes to win the SEC during the 2025 season. I think Texas is one of the teams that obviously is really, really good this year,”…

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