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Georgia is number one in The Associated Press Top twenty five preseason college football poll for the second straight year as the super conference era begins with the SEC and Big Ten dominating the top ten of the rankings. Alabama is number five.

Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback, and former Crimson Tide player, Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school teammates were killed in an early morning car crash in Maryland, police and the team said

The coaches convened for the league's spring meetings with potential roster issues among the questions on their minds following a settlement agreement involving the NCAA and the five biggest conferences. New Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer publicly took a more go-with-the-flow approach

The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences announced that they have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims, a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start steering millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. The Alabama Crimson Tide is among the high profile college football programs. It remain to be seen how much current and former players might benefit?

The “Protect The Ball Act” is sponsored by U.S House member Barry Moore of Alabama and Russell Fry of South Carolina. The bill is intended to provide legal safe harbor for the entities that run college sports, which has been under siege from antitrust lawsuits.

Georgia's Kirby Smart agreed to a contract extension that makes him the highest-paid coach in college football with an annual salary of $13 million. Smart got a bump in salary of $1.75 million annually as part of the deal, which ties him to the Bulldogs through 2033.

The University of Alabama—Birmingham became the first Division I football team to join a fledgling organization that hopes to represent athletes as college sports moves to a more professional model.

Alabama needed more bodies. Connecticut and Purdue needed the right fit. North Carolina State had big holes to fill in the backcourt. They all mined the transfer portal effectively enough that those pieces are key reasons that they've reached the Final Four, headed to the desert with a chance to hoist a trophy.

Alabama in the “Final Four?” Never been. Awaiting them in the Valley of the Sun is a pack of angry pack of UConn Huskies. Dominating on its way to a fifth national championship a year ago, UConn has looked even more unbeatable so far in its run to become the first repeat champion since Florida 2006-07.

Nate Oats has Nick Saban on speed dial. Yet the Alabama men's basketball coach knew he needed as much input as possible as his team was reeling heading into the NCAA Tournament. The result? The Crimson Tide are making their first appearance in the Final Four.