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December 26, 2024 – BIRMINGHAM, AL the 18th Birmingham Bow will be played at Protective Stadium Friday afternoon and will feature the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-6) of the Southeastern Conference and the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets (7-5) of the American Athletic Conference. Mark Meadows is the executive director of the Birmingham Bowl. “We are excited to welcome Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt to Birmingham later this month! Fans of both teams will enjoy spending the holidays in the Magic City with our...
December 8, 2024 – the University of Alabama will not be playing in the playoffs. Alabama fans' dreams of winning a national championship in 2024 are now officially over. The committee chose SMU over the Tide for the last available playoff spot. At one point this season, Alabama, coming off a stunning victory over Georgia, was the number one team in the country; but the wheels began falling off the next week with a loss to Vanderbilt. Bama almost lost to South Carolina the following week and t...
December 13, 2024 – MORGANTOWN, WV – Jacksonville State head football Coach Rich Rodriguez was been named the 36th head football coach at West Virginia University. "We are thrilled to welcome Coach Rich Rodriguez and his family back home," Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. "Coach Rodriguez understands what it takes to win at West Virginia, and I believe he will pour his heart, soul and every ounce of his energy into our program. I am convinced Coach Rodriguez wants wha...
December 15, 2024 – AUBURN, AL – the Auburn Tigers are not in a bowl game; but they are busy trying to improve their roster for next season. Oklahoma Sophomore Quarterback Jackson Arnold has left the Sooners and is transferring to Auburn after just two seasons at Oklahoma. Arnold has played in nine games for Oklahoma this season. Arnold had 1,421 yards in passing with 12 touchdowns and just three interceptions (Auburn had some QBs with 3 INTs in a game this year. He also showed that he can win...
December 16, 2024 – AUBURN, AL – Auburn athletics chaplain and former standout linebacker Chette Williams passed away suddenly Saturday after he fell into the water on Lake Martin while attempting to bridge the gap between the dock and his boat. Williams went under the water and his companion was unsuccessful in pulling him out of the water. ALEA recovered his body that evening and pronounced Williams dead. Auburn coaches, players, staff, and fans were all shocked by Rev. Williams' passing of...
December 19, 2024 - TUSCALOOSA, AL - In recent days, Alabama has lost starting cornerback DeVonta Smith, wide receivers Kobe Prentice, Caleb Odom, and Isaiah Bond, and running back Justice Haynes to other programs through the transfer portal. Players enter the transfer portal for a number of reasons: to be closer to home, they did not like staff changes by the program, because they weren't getting enough playing time, a coach hurt their feelings, or simply to get more money. That last one has...
December 20, 2024 – MONTGOMERY, AL – the 2024 Southeastern Conference season is behind up and the University of Georgia Bulldogs are the conference champions!!! Most of the teams of the conference still have football to play. Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee are in the inaugural 12 team college playoff. Why we are playing playoff games 4 and 5 days before Christmas messing up our Christmas parties, baking, and shopping instead of on New Year's day weekend is another one of those decisions by the po...
December 20, 2024 – ORLANDO, FL – Jacksonville State University came up three points short against Ohio University in the Cure Bowl. The game pitted the Mid-American Conference champion Ohio team versus the Conference USA Champion Jacksonville State team. JSU Quarterback Tyler Huff threw for 364 yards in the loss with 21 completions on 34 attempts with one touchdown and one interception. Ohio quarterback Parker Navarro ran the ball for three touchdowns and 111 yards to go along with his 264 yar...
November 8, 2020 – MONTGOMERY, AL. - We have got another week of Southeastern Conference action this week. Auburn has the week off. Alabama goes to Baton Rouge to play Louisiana State University in a game that will be an elimination game for playoff contention. Florida at Texas Alabama at LSU Georgia at Ole Mis South Carolina at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at Tennessee Oklahoma at Missouri The Alabama Gazette panel includes Brandon Moseley, Luisa Reyes, Perry O. Hooper Jr., Sam Adams, C...
November 2, 2024 – BIRMINGHAM, AL – the University of Alabama Birmingham Blazers football team got its first win since the season opener in August on Saturday. UAB beat Tulsa 59 to 21. UAB Quarterback Jalen Kitna had his best game as a college quarterback. All of that obvious talent and potential finally paid off in a breakout performance that included six passing touchdowns by Kitna. Kitna had 25 completions on 32 attempts for an eye-popping 404 yards, including a long of 67 yards. It was Kit...
November 2, 2024 – AUBURN, AL - the good news for Auburn is that the team does not get blown out. They fight hard, hit hard, show incredible toughness, and are tied or leading late in the fourth quarter in most of their games. The bad news is that Auburn loses all those close games. Such was the experience of Auburn fans on the Plains Saturday. The game with the Vanderbilt Commodores was tied 7 to 7 for a long, long time and Auburn was down only 3 points – until Vanderbilt iced the game wit...
November 8, 2024 - MONTGOMERY – Auburn returned to its losing ways on Saturday when Vanderbilt came to the plains and completely shut out the Tigers in the second half. Alabama had a bye week as they prepared for week 11's matchup with LSU. It as Texas A&M that shocked the Alabama Gazette panel when they were dominated by Texas A&M shaking up what most of us thought about the SEC. The SEC games of the week were: Ole Miss at Arkansas – Ole Miss won 63 to 31. Vanderbilt at Auburn – Vanderbilt won...
November 12, 2024- Tuscaloosa, AL.- The University of Alabama Crimson Tide went into Baton Rouge Saturday night and defeated the LSU Tigers in dominating fashion with a 42-13 win that saw both sides of the ball perform well. It has been an inconsistent season for the Tide, but as of late they seem to have found their identity. The team has really committed to running the ball and utilizing the talents of quarterback Jalen Milroe. Saturday, he had game highs in both rushing yards and rushing...
The end of the SEC season is now within sight. Both Alabama and Auburn are at home. Alabama plays Mercer, before they conclude the SEC schedule with Oklahoma and Auburn. With just two losses and favored in their last three games Alabama is well positioned for making a playoff berth. Auburn faces University of Louisiana at Monroe today then Texas AM before concluding this disappointing season with Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Auburn is unlikely to be going to a bowl this season. The SEC games this...
When the sun finally set, the three rabbis jumped in their car and sped down Interstate 15 to Provo, Utah. A Jewish quarterback was leading Brigham Young University against Kansas State, then the No. 9 team in the nation, under the lights of LaVell Edwards Stadium. Rabbis Avremi and Chaim Zippel and their brother-in-law Rabbi Moshe Nigri had to see it for themselves, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. And on that September night, they could. Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest, lasts from sundown on...
November 9, 2024- BIRMINGHAM – the University of Connecticut proved to be too much for the UAB Blazers in a football game that UAB led in in the fourth quarter. UAB dominated UConn for three quarters; but had no answers in a fourth quarters where the Blazers were outscored 21 to nothing. The final score was 31-23 and cements a second year in a row losing season for the Blazers and second year coach Trent Dilfer. UAB Quarterback Jalen Kitna threw for 233 yards and one touchdown; but it was his t...
November 9, 2020 – MONTGOMERY, AL. – the Alabama Gazette staff was divided on the Georgia and Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt, and Alabama and LSU games. Sam was the only member of the panel to pick all six of the weeks games correctly. Some of us apparently underestimated Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss because they clearly were the better team that day. Alabama thoroughly dominated LSU in a game that we all thought would have been close. Brandon and Christopher made the mistake of pic...
November 18, 2024- Tuscaloosa, AL- The Alabama Crimson Tide added another number to the win column on Saturday, when they defeated the 9-1 Mercer Bears 52-7. The lone score by the Bears came on a spectacular one handed 31-yard touchdown reception by wide receiver K. Harris with 2:05 left in the second quarter. Prior to that the Bears were unable to move the ball in a game, in which Alabama only allowed 202 total yards and created 3 turnovers. The Tide juxtaposed the Bears output by putting up...
November 16, 2024 – AUBURN, AL – the Auburn University football team performed up to expectations in their rout of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The Tigers blew out ULM 14 to 48 at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday. Senior Running back Jarquez Hunter was too much for ULM's defenders to handle. Hunter, one of the best running backs in the nation, rushed for 102 yards on just 14 carries. Hunter passed a thousand yards on the season. Hunter has 3,185 yards in his Auburn career with two gam...
November 14, 2024 – the UAB football team went on the road and lost 18 to 53. No they were not playing a top tier SEC or Big 10 team. They were blown out by Memphis – an American Athletic Conference opponent. Memphis improved to 9 and 2 overall and 5-2 in the AAC; while UAB fell to a woeful 2 and 8 overall and 1 and 5 in AAC play. UAB head Coach Trent Dilfer has taken heavy fire from the fans and the sports media alike. The decision to move from Conference USA to the American Athletic Con...
November 14, 2024 – Both Alabama and Auburn paid woefully outmatched out of conference opponents to come to their stadiums to take a beat down. Both teams won their tune up games as they prepare for the homestretch of the SEC schedule. LSU continued its plummet into the abyss with another loss while Tennessee lost a game it needed to win to control its own destiny in getting a berth in the 12 team college football playoff. The SEC games of the week of November 14 were: Texas at Arkansas – Tex...
November 23, 2024 – there are just two weeks left in the college football regular season and six SEC teams are in contention for the SEC championship game and one of the twelves playoff berths. Someone's playoff dreams will likely be ended today. Auburn must win today to keep its bowl dreams alive. The stakes this week could not be higher. Alabama must win today in order to have a realistic chance of going to the SEC Championship game and the playoffs. The SEC Games of the week are: Ole Miss a...
November 23, 2024- AUBURN, AL – Texas A&M's college football playoff dreams came crashing to Earth late on Saturday night when that A&M receiver dropped the pass in the endzone sealing an overtime win for the Auburn Tigers. Clearly this was the best win that Auburn has had thus far this season – and likely the best win that Auburn has had in the last four disappointing seasons. Auburn dominated the game earlier and looked like the far better team jumping out to a 21 to nothing lead by the mid...
November 23, 2024 – BIRMINGHAM, AL – the UAB Blazers football team picked up their third win of the season with an impressive performance against Rice 14 to 40. The win improves UAB to 3 and 8 (2-5 in the American Athletic Conference). UAB Quarterback Jalen Kitna had another impressive day completing 18 pass on 23 attempts for 174 yards and two touchdowns. Jalen is the son of longtime NFL quarterback John Kitna. Kitna took over midseason when UAB starting quarterback Jacob Zeno suffered a con...
November 25, 2024- Tuscaloosa, AL- The Alabama Crimson Tide suffer their biggest loss of the season to the Oklahoma Sooners in a convincing 24-3 rout. Alabama traveled to Norman, Oklahoma with their playoff hopes very much alive and left with those hopes smothered out. The Tide were able to open the game with a defensive stop leading to a drive of their own that resulted in a field goal to take the lead 3-0. That was the end of the scoring on the night. After that, Oklahoma would prove to have...
