Alabama Crimson Tide: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Alabama Makes Late Addition to 2026 Signing Class

While then opening day of the early signing period has come and gone, the Alabama coaching staff is remaining active on the recruiting trail, and made a late addition to the 2026 class this week.

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Alabama's Kalen DeBoer previews SEC Championship Game against Georgia

Alabama Crimson Tide News / Touchdown Alabama Magazine / December 4

Alabama plans to get more reps to LB in SEC Championship

Alabama football plans to incorporate Qua Russaw more on the defensive side of the football as an edge defender against Georgia in the SEC Championship.

College Football News / Yardbarker / December 4

Alabama HC Kalen DeBoer becomes latest candidate to reject Penn State

DeBoer has something good going on at Alabama.

Penn State may have misevaluated how desirable its HC job is

Penn State 'focused' on one name amid dysfunctional HC search

Biggest losers from 2026 early signing day: Penn State's freefall continues

Vanderbilt explored a desperation move to improve their CFP chances

How the SEC could rule first round of the College Football Playoff

Alabama Crimson Tide News / Touchdown Alabama Magazine / December 4

Alabama has ‘full trust’ in former 5-Star with multiple defensive linemen out

Alabama defensive lineman LT Overton showed up on the SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report and was listed as out ahead of the SEC Championship game against Georgia.

Alabama Crimson Tide News / Alabama Crimson Tide on SI / December 4

Alabama Quarterback Has 'Free Reign' To Ensure Play is Right Before Snap

No. 9 Alabama prepares for an SEC Championship rematch against No. 3 Georgia this weekend in Atlanta as the Crimson Tide offense searches for consistency.

Kalen Deboer News / Larry Brown Sports / December 4

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer addresses the laughable rumor about him

Kalen DeBoer has one of the best jobs in college football, and the Alabama coach has no intention of voluntarily giving it up anytime soon. DeBoer is in his second season at Alabama and looking to lead the team to a College Football Playoff appearance.

Alabama Crimson Tide News / Touchdown Alabama Magazine / December 4

Why Alabama decided to sign 2 2026 quarterbacks

Alabama football signed a pair of quarterbacks in the 2026 recruiting class on Wednesday. Both Jett Thomalla and Tayden Kaawa signed National Letters of Intent to play football at the University of Alabama.

Alabama Crimson Tide News / Alabama Crimson Tide on SI / December 4

Alabama Wins ACC/SEC Challenge and Has Surprise on Availability Report on The Joe Gaither Show

Let's fire up a Thursday edition of "The Joe Gaither Show on BamaCentral" with Mason Woods as we review National Early Signing Day, discuss Alabama's win over Clemson on the hardwood and talk about the first SEC Championship availability report as the Crimson Tide had a suprise name ruled out for the title game.

Nate Oats News / Alabama Crimson Tide on SI / December 4

Nate Oats Reveals 'Challenge' Assigned to Labaron Philon Jr. This Season

"He’s got to be better." Alabama men's basketball guard Labaron Philon Jr. scored a career-high 29 points in the loss to Gonzaga on Nov. 25, but head coach Nate Oats wasn't exactly impressed with the performance.

Kalen Deboer News / Touchdown Alabama Magazine / December 4

Kalen DeBoer feels 5-Star running back can help Alabama as a freshman

Kalen DeBoer feels Ezavier Crowell has an opportunity to make an immediate impact in Tuscaloosa after signing with the Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday.

Alabama Crimson Tide News / AL.com / December 3

Is Alabama a LOCK for the College Football Playoff? Our REACTION to the CFP rankings!

Alabama Crimson Tide News / Alabama Crimson Tide on SI / December 3

Alabama Wideout Commit Flips to Rival Auburn

After relatively smooth sailing for the Crimson Tide throughout the 2026 recruiting cycle up to this point, Alabama received a bit of bad news regarding one of its wide receiver commits.

Alabama Crimson Tide News / AL.com / December 3

2026 4-star Alabama WR signee Cederian Morgan highlights

Alabama Crimson Tide News / EasySportz / December 3

Watch: Brooks Austin Breaks Down the Georgia vs. Alabama All-22 Film

ATLANTA — If you’re trying to make sense of Georgia and Alabama’s first swing back in September — or if you simply enjoy watching college football dissected with the precision of a surgeon, by a man who hasn’t slept since the Mark Richt era — Brooks Austin has you covered.

Alabama Crimson Tide News / EasySportz / December 3

SEC Championship: Georgia vs. Alabama Composite Talent and Blue-Chip Breakdown

ATLANTA — When it comes to raw roster power in the 2025–26 season, Georgia and Alabama remain the SEC’s two powers. The two programs sit atop nearly every national talent metric, from blue-chip ratio to composite roster rankings, and both continue recruiting at a pace that would make most of college football weep into a clipboard.

Alabama Crimson Tide News / Athlon Sports / December 2