| NCAA Headlines | Arkansas coach John L. Smith says quarterback Tyler Wilson still has symptoms from a head injury suffered in Saturday's loss to Louisiana-Monroe, and his status is uncertain for this week's game against No. 1 Alabama.
Smith says Wilson, who stayed in Little Rock overnight after the loss, returned to Fayetteville on Sunday and was at the team's practice that evening. However, he... [Read More] | | |
If there's any position on any team in the country that could withstand losing a key backup to injury, it might be Alabama at running back. But that doesn't mean even the defending national champions and nation's No. 1 team won't miss Jalston Fowler.
Nick Saban announced Monday that the junior fullback/tailback would... [Read More] | | |
Arkansas has taken the second-largest fall out of the AP college football poll, dropping from eighth to unranked after losing to Louisiana-Monroe.The Razorbacks were upset 34-31 in overtime after losing quarterback Tyler Wilson to an injury. The only team to take a more drastic fall from the poll was Michigan in 2007. The Wolverines opened the season at No. 5 and dropped out after a Week 1 loss... [Read More] | | |
Deon Johnson, a University of Alabama class of 2013 commitment, was arrested on charges of second-degree rape and sodomy on Thursday night.The Spanish Fort High (Ala.) star receiver was booked at the Baldwin County Corrections Center at 8:43 p.m. CT. Johnson, 18, has been released on $20,000 bond, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff's website.Johnson is a four-star prospect and the No.... [Read More] | | |
Alabama self-reported 27 secondary rules violations to the NCAA over the past 13 months, including six by the men's basketball staff and four involving football. The university posted the violations involving 10 sports on its website Tuesday, dating from July 4, 2011. Five of the violations in men's basketball involved impermissible text messages to recruits, a restriction that was ... [Read More] | | |
Jarrick Williams tore his ACL during Friday morning’s practice, Alabama head coach Nick Saban confirmed Saturday after the team’s first fall scrimmage. Williams, a junior safety, will be out for the year. “He was a core special teams player for us," Saban said. "He was a solid backup for us.” The news comes a day after Alabama announced that cornerback Travell Dixon... [Read More] | | |
Travell Dixon has decided to leave Alabama Crimson Tide for family reasons. The junior college transfer from East Arizona Community College confirmed to TideNation his intent to transfer.The 6-foot-1, 191-pound cornerback out of Miami enrolled in January and was expected to compete for a spot in a secondary that lost three starters to the NFL. Alabama coach Nick Saban told reporters in late March... [Read More] | | |
Alabama freshman wide receiver Chris Black will have shoulder surgery and miss 3-4 months. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban says Black was injured in Sunday's open practice at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The 5-foot-11, 178-pounder was the nation's No. 2 receiver prospect coming out of Jacksonville, Fla., according to ESPNU. Black enrolled in January and went through spring practice. Saban says Black... [Read More] | | |
Michael Williams needed just five words to provide Alabama fans with a sense of relief about the health of running back Eddie Lacy. "The spin move," he said, "is back." Lacy, Alabama's leading returning rusher, missed all of spring practice because of a troublesome toe injury. Williams, Alabama's senior tight end, said Lacy is currently "doing everything that everybody... [Read More] | | |
Nick Saban says one option to address the Penn State tragedy might be a ticket tax on athletic events and giving the proceeds to child abuse funds. The Alabama coach didn't go into details Thursday of how a tax would be implemented, but said such a move to benefit victims would have a positive effect rather than punishing those who didn't have anything to do with the Jerry Sandusky case. Saban... [Read More] | | |
Reuben Foster, the nation's No. 2 prospect, had a change of heart on Thursday afternoon, flipping his verbal commitment from Alabama to rival Auburn. /Foster previously starred at Troup County High in LaGrange, Ga., before his head coach was fired at the end of the school year. In August, he crossed both state and enemy lines by transferring to Auburn High School, a stone's throw from the Auburn... [Read More] | | |
The daughter of University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is being sued by a sorority sister who claims the two got into a fight over a Facebook post after a night of drinking. The lawsuit was filed late last month in Tuscaloosa by Sarah Grimes, who is identified as a sorority sister of Kristen Saban. The complaint, which seeks an unspecified amount of at least $10,000, doesn't mention... [Read More] | | |
An Alabama fan has been charged with sexual battery after authorities say he was captured on video performing a simulated sex act on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS Championship Game.An Orleans Parish grand jury on Thursday handed up an indictment against 32-year-old Brian H. Downing. It charges him with one count each of sexual battery of a male victim and obscenity.A video that went viral... [Read More] | | |
Alabama wide receiver DeAndrew White was one of two victims hospitalized overnight after sustaining an apparent concussion during an early Thursday altercation on The Strip, a source close to the situation confirmed to the Tuscaloosa Bureau. White, a redshirt sophomore, is not seriously injured, the source said. University police apprehended Ryan Javaris Hamilton, 22, and Quamayne Rakesh Tolbert,... [Read More] | | |
A piece of history from the University of Alabama's championship run was shattered on Saturday afternoon following the Crimson Tide's annual A-Day scrimmage.The Coaches' Trophy from this season's BCS national title was accidentally knocked off its podium and shattered by a player's father whose foot got caught on a rug that sits beneath the trophy display. The Waterford crystal trophy was on... [Read More] | | |
The employment contract for Alabama football coach Nick Saban was extended by two years this afternoon by the compensation committee of the board of trustees. The deal will run through the 2019 season and includes raises. He will make $5.1 million next year and will be escalated by $50,000 after the season. After that, it will go up by $100,0000 a year. Saban’s contract was last extended just... [Read More] | | |
Alabama has hired former Washington offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier for the same position, a source with knowledge of the coaching search confirmed. Nussmeier, 42, has worked as Washington's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Steve Sarkisian since 2009. The Huskies ranked 25th nationally in scoring (33.4 points per game) and 38th in total offense (409.9 yards per game) in... [Read More] | | |
Jaguars offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter is interviewing for the Alabama offensive coordinator job Wednesday, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.Koetter is currently a member of Jacksonville's staff, but the Jaguars hired former Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey as head coach Tuesday night and Mularkey could choose to bring in his own coaching staff.According to... [Read More] | | |
Offensive lineman Barrett Jones has announced he will return to Alabama for his senior season.Jones, who won the Outland Trophy this season as the nation's best interior lineman, started 10 games in 2011 at left tackle for the second-ranked Crimson Tide (11-1).Jones revealed his decision after a practice session Friday, saying he "loves" being at Alabama and putting on the crimson... [Read More] | | |
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