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Alabama believes it has learned from its unexpectedly close call as it prepares to make a rare trip north. The fourth-ranked Crimson Tide’s visit to Wisconsin on Saturday marks the first time they’ve played a true road game against a school from north of the Mason-Dixon Line since a 27-11 victory at Penn State in 2011.

The 2024 college football season gets underway at the historic Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. The North Alabama Lions and Southeast Missouri State Redhawks will meet in the 10th annual FCS Kickoff on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. CT.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne and Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips met with Texas Senator Ted Cruz. The subject was legislation to regulate College football and other sports. Cruz came away less certain it will pass.

Houston Texans receiver John Metchie III returned to practice, the first day of training camp, after missing his entire rookie season following a leukemia diagnosis. The former Alabama standout was a full participant in the almost two-hour workout after being cleared to return a little more than a year after revealing he had acute promyelocytic leukemia.

The Carolina Panthers and No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young agreed to a four-year contract, the team announced Friday.

The University of Iowa says twenty six athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports. That would be in violation of NCAA rules, and more than one hundred people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about fifteen of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team.

The Detroit Lions traded up in the second round to take Alabama safety Brian Branch with the forty fifth pick in the NFL draft.

It's Day 2 of the NFL draft and fans of the Crimson Tide are wondering where safety Brian Branch will wind up?

History could be made during day one of the NFL draft. The Carolina Panthers have the number one overall pick and there’s speculation the team will go for a quarterback. If Alabama’s Bryce Young is chosen over contenders like Ohio State's C.J. Stroud, it will be the first time an Alabama passer has gone first in the draft since 1965.

The NFL never really stops so its offseason continues with the draft starting on Thursday night. The Carolina Panthers have the No. 1 overall pick and a lot of the hype surrounds the quarterbacks.