Spoke with Sam Spiegelman about Southeast recruiting including the early impressions of coach Kalen DeBoer recruiting at Alabama.

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WATCH — Tony and I's takeaways from Alabama's last few days of practice here:

Musso, Nathan, Harris, Haynes

I’m sure there’s more!

8 are now committed to the Barn and 2 ( including the top rated player in the state)
are committed to Ohio St.
Unreal.

Yes- I know Alabama has a great class currently that is still ranked 2nd nationally. But those in state numbers are startling to see.

Yellawood making mommas happy all over the state.

I am west coast and did not see a post today by vaughbbama . Since it’s after midday, I decided to post.
I’ll go with:
Landon Collins

Jalen Milroe was one of 36 quarterbacks included on this year's Davey O'Brien watch list. Alabama's previous winners for the award include Mac Jones (2020) and Bryce Young (2021).

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When the Blitzkrieg raged and the body’s stank. Give me that defense and I will put a 18th national championship cap in my collection.

Alabama signed three of the top five weakside defensive ends in last year's recruiting class. Here's how the trio has fared so far during preseason camp.

The Crimson Tide Sports Network (CTSN) will make changes for the 2024 season to its ‘Hey Coach’ Show and gameday radio crew, the organization announced Thursday.

The ‘Hey Coach’ Show will move to a new day and time this fall. The weekly show will air live from Baumhower’s Victory Grille at 500 Harper Lee Drive in Tuscaloosa each Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m. CT as head coach Kalen DeBoer and a student-athlete talk Crimson Tide football with host Chris Stewart. The first ‘Hey Coach’ Show of the year will air on Aug. 14 with DeBoer’s first appearance coming Aug. 28 prior the Tide’s season opener.

The radio crew for all UA football gamedays will also change for the 2024 campaign. Former Alabama running back Damien Harris will take over sideline duties this year, joining Stewart (play-by-play) and Tyler Watts (color) to round out the group. Fans can tune in to all Crimson Tide football games via The Varsity App or on any Crimson Tide Sports Network affiliate in their area (check local listings).

Alabama football will begin the new season on Saturday, Aug. 31, when the Crimson Tide hosts the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The two teams are set to square off inside Bryant-Denny Stadium at 6 p.m. CT with the game airing nationally on ESPN.

24 days until kickoff. Name the abama greats to wear #24.

Touchdown Kevin Turner, he died way to young. He may have been the best blocker, as a back, that I have ever seen

Kevin Turner

Name the Bama greats to wear #23. 23 days until kickoff.

Kent Busbee

Doesn't really mean much given he doesn't work in college football anymore but interesting to see in writing that the NCAA is holding him responsible for Michigan's violations.

It looks like CJ Baxter will be out for the season after a knee injury. Really unfortunate for them, he was going to be a top back in the SEC this year. Hate to hear it.

As expected, WR Kaliq Lockett committed to Texas.

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Two Women have won gold medals another woman is in the finals.
The first two men have already advanced to the semifinals!
A great showing so far! Hopefully we will continue this great run!
ROLL TIDE ROLL!

Here are five questions we have about Alabama's backfield two weeks into camp.

Hopefully everyone on here and their families that are in Debby's path, are safe and didn't incur too much damage. Living in Bluffton, SC we got 10 inches of rain on Monday and around 5 more since then. Supposed to continue raining on and off until Friday. Fortunately, where we live, the ground has absorbed all the rain. We have only had branches in the yard, but none on the house! Stay safe and good luck with the rest of Debby's storm issues! Roll Tide!!

“The recipe that he has of winning,” Bernard said of DeBoer. “I mean if you look at his track record at every school that he’s been to, he’s winning and they have a great offense that’s gonna get receivers the ball and be explosive. That’s something that I wanted to be in.”


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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — After spending the first five practices under the sun, Alabama moved indoors Thursday for its first full-padded workout of preseason camp. Players spent the media viewing period indoors but are expected to move outdoors later in the day.

Thursday’s practice marked the sixth of 20 preseason workouts leading up game week for the season opener against Western Kentucky on Aug. 31. Here are some notes from the viewing period.

— Let’s get our daily check on the offensive line out of the way first. Alabama’s first-team unit remained the same with Kadyn Proctor, Tyler Booker, Parker Brailsford, Jaeden Roberts and Wilkin Formby lining up from left to right. The second unit consisted of Naquil Betrand, Olaus Alinen, Geno VanDeMark, Roq Montgomery and Elijah Pritchett.

— I saw redshirt freshman Miles McVay taking snaps at left tackle. That seems to signify that he’s serving as a depth piece while Formby and Pritchett compete for the starting right tackle role.

— The new indoor setup allowed us to get a good look at the running backs. I’ve said this before, but freshman Daniel Hill is a big dude. He’s listed at 6-foo-t-1, 241 pounds and is built like a tank. I don’t necessarily expect him to get many reps this year behind Jam Miller, Justice Haynes and Richard Young, but he could be a dangerous weapon down the road.

— Miller led the running backs unit followed by Haynes, Young, Hill and Kevin Riley. The unit took part in receiving drills and handoff drills with the quarterbacks. Individually, the running backs took part in ladder drills with resistance bands pulling the ball away from them. They also worked on absorbing contact by running into assistants holding pads.

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— Alabama performed an entertaining sideline drill with the receivers, tight ends and running backs. Players caught balls on the sideline and then had to hold on as they were nudged by a padded stick. From there, they had to dodge a rolling therapy ball on their way to the end zone.

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— Wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard was very animated during the drill, yelling at pass catchers whenever they stepped out of bounds or got caught by the rolling ball.

— We got a good look at the wide receivers. Five-star freshman Ryan Williams moved well during all his drills but had a few drops during the viewing period. It seemed like on those occasions he didn’t look the ball all the way in and was focusing on turning downfield. Williams has shown off his hands several times during practice, so there’s nothing to worry about there. It’s just a good example of what Kalen DeBoer was referring to when he said Williams had to focus on the fundamentals.

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— Germie Bernard led the Z receivers followed by Emmanuel Henderson, Rico Scott.

— Kendrick Law led the X receivers followed by Williams, Jarin Hamilton and Caleb Odom.

— Kobie Prentice led the slots followed by Cole Adams, Bubba Hampton and Amari Jefferson.

— Alabama's quarterback order continued to be Jalen Milroe, Ty Simpson, Austin Mack and Dylan Lonergan. Mack has consistently worked third in the unit after he was primarily seen as fourth in line throughout the spring. All quarterbacks threw the ball well. It's hard to really give a good scouting report when they aren't throwing against a defense.

— During one drill, the tight ends worked in groups of three with the quarterback. C.J. Dippre, Robbie Ouzts and Josh Cuevas were in the first group, while Danny Lewis, Ty Lockwood and Jay Lindsey were in the other.

— I believe we’ll be talking to tight ends coach Bryan Ellis as well as a member of the unit later today, so we should hear more about the position group.

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What are our chances with DL Terry