Posts by Sean Magers — Page 2

Terrell Owens catches a pass during a FCF game.

A chat with Fan Controlled Football Commissioner Ray Austin

As previously discussed in this column, Fan Controlled Football has served as a hidden gem for football fans in the spring. As the league plans for big third season, we […]

2022 Auburn football season preview

We’re a little more than a month away from the college football season. While SEC Media days dominates local sports media, let’s take a look at what the upcoming season […]

Nick Saban smiling at college football trophy

2022 Alabama football season predictions

This Saturday will mark six weeks until the first college football games of the season on Aug. 27. While coaches are still watching tape and players are still in the […]

The edge of college football's next Big Bang

With news over the weekend that USC and UCLA would depart the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, college football is poised to undergo a major facelift over the next decade […]

Auburn players celebrate a win at the 2013 Iron Bowl "Kick Six" Game

Auburn has tasted the thrill of dramatic victory and agony of soul-sucking defeat as much as anyone this century. Your podcast hosts may be Alabama fans, but this week we’re […]

The easiest jobs in college football

What are the easiest jobs in college football? Let’s find out together. It’s the silliest part of the college football offseason. It’s that time of year when sportswriters dust off […]

Tim Tebow throws a pass in a Florida Gators uniform

Cheers & Jeers: College Football Hall of Fame ballot

The 2023 College Football Hall of Fame ballot was released this week, featuring enough nostalgic names for any fan to sink their teeth into. This is reason enough for your […]

September college football games to get excited about now

As June brings conversation of dads and grads, your Throw The Flag podcast remains focused on the first few weeks of the greatest sport in the known universe.  We’re still […]

How long until college football turns into the NBA?

How long will it be until college football turns into the NBA? Stay with us. College football is just like every sport. It’s results oriented. What have you done for […]

Less than a year since the NCAA policy went into effect, the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) system is already completely out of control. Does it matter? In a sport […]

Screenshot of the NFL Draft

The SEC fan's guide to the NFL Draft

Why should SEC fans care about the NFL Draft? In the South, we love football. That’s not a secret. Whether it’s the NCAA national championship or a 2A slobberknocker between […]

SEC Coaches Brian Kelly, Nick Saban, Lane Kiffin (L to R)

Which football coaches of the SEC West are starting the college football season on the hot seat, and who is set up for success in 2022? We answered that question […]

SEC football coaches Mark Stoops, Bryan Harsin, and Kirby Smart (L to R)

During the offseason, college football fans have little to sink their teeth into. The NFL Draft is fun, but this year’s has the potential to be a snore. The addition […]

high school football players

Lost your love of the game? Find your UNA

Every year it seems easier to ask ourselves the question, “Do the games still matter?” Which games? All games from preseason until the playoffs. Do any of them still matter? […]

The NCAA’s Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) policy was an immediate and seismic shift in college sports when it went into effect last summer. July 1 marks its second year, […]

SEC basketball: It just means less

We’re just a football school! Why couldn’t everybody be cool? SEC b-ball teams ain’t goin’ anywhere! – ‘Just Stop Believing’ by (not) Journey There is no joy in Mudville, Auburn, […]

How far can Auburn basketball go this year?

March Madness kicks off this week with First Four (not to be confused with Final Four) games wrapping up today, and Auburn fans across the universe are hoping for at […]

By now, we all have at least a working knowledge of the Nick Saban Rehabilitation School for Wayward Coaches. When a coordinator or head coaches don’t win enough games or […]

Players from each team of the 2022 USFL football league

The fate of the USFL depends on Alabama

The state of Alabama ranks sixth in the nation for college football recruits. Fifty-eight players from the state are currently in the NFL. For a period of 1,459 days, college […]

Nick Saban smiling at college football trophy

Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban deflected retirement rumors with veteran deftness at an Alabama Football Coaches Association clinic last month. While that’s not new – there is no […]

Andrew Whitworth and Cooper Kupp celebrate after winning the Super Bowl.

Fort Payne native and Cincinnati Bengals placekicker Evan McPherson generated more than a few articles this week when he decided to skip mid-game adjustments in the locker room and watch […]

Auburn has no choice but to keep Bryan Harsin

Between 2002 and 2006, Alabama said goodbye to four head football coaches including Joe Kines and his inauspicious Independence Bowl performance as interim between Mike Shula and Nick Saban. When […]

About 15 years ago, Clemson decided to unilaterally put an end to the Bowden Bowl and promote Jefferson County native William Swinney to run their football program. Swinney is much […]

The Iron Bowl should be dissolved -- Here's why

Having the opportunity write a sports column for an exciting new outlet like 256 Today, run by some of the smartest and most engaging people I know, is something I […]