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Space Command Has a Home in Alabama

For more than six decades, Alabama has been synonymous with American space leadership. When NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center opened at Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal in 1960, it cemented our state’s […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama   For real this time It’s really happening. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is announcing his run for governor of Alabama […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama     Legislative session running out of time The 2025 legislative session is nearly over with the last day set […]

HUNTSVILLE — What began as a modest transfer of engineers and scientists to Alabama in 1950 has quietly transformed the Tennessee Valley region into one of the most prolific centers […]

If you find yourself digesting any form of media you will notice quickly the omnipresent nature of national political discourse. The beltway elites make it so easy to distract away […]

  Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in North Alabama End of the road for Cooper?  In light of the many ongoing troubles plaguing Alabama Department of Transportation […]

   Britt and Barrett U.S. Sen. Katie Britt was recently spied lunching with none other than Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett in the nation’s capital. The two highly accomplished […]

Money grab The special legislative session to handle ARPA funds we told you about last week is off and running. However, as many of us might have expected, legislators’ trying […]

Young, Anderson not skipping Sugar Bowl a big deal.

Bryce Young and Will Anderson aren’t skipping the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Eve. That’s a big deal, even if the game isn’t. In fact, Alabama isn’t expecting any opt-outs […]

Bryce Young leaves the field with a Gatorade towel over his head

Is the Heisman worth it any more?

Caleb Williams won the Heisman. There was a time when that would necessitate an exclamation point, all caps, and a few superlatives for good measure. In this time, “Caleb Williams […]

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TROY — Troy University won its first undisputed Sun Belt championship since 2009, beating Coastal Carolina 45-26 in Saturday’s conference title game. Troy is led by first-year head coach Jon […]

CFP rankings 12/4/22

Alabama edged out of playoffs, will play Kansas State in Sugar Bowl

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee released its final rankings of the season Sunday as conference championship games finalized hours earlier. The final four teams who will vie for the […]

Hugh Freeze raises hands in celebration during a Liberty football game

Freeze warning: Did Auburn make the right choice?

HUNTSVILLE — Auburn has hired Hugh Freeze to lead its football program. Who is Hugh Freeze? Who was Hugh Freeze? Are those two different people? Did Auburn just trade in […]

Cadilliac Williams

The Iron Bowl is over: Where do Alabama and Auburn go from here?

The Iron Bowl is over. Where do Alabama and Auburn go from here? From a high stakes coaching search for Auburn to an outside path to the playoffs for Alabama, […]

former auburn coach bryan harsin

Who does Auburn hire next? Does Coach Cadillac complicate things?

They finally did it. After 22 months of almost scandals and disappointment on the field, Auburn finally fired head coach Bryan Harsin Monday, hours after a 41-27 home loss to […]

HUNTSVILLE — High-quality candidates are necessary at all levels of government, yet there are not many people who are willing to put themselves out there and run for public office. […]

Nick Saban with Alabama Players

Can Alabama still make it to the playoffs?

Alabama seemed to get its mojo back Saturday after two tough weeks made most college football authorities declare an end to the Tide’s dynasty. Can Alabama still make it to […]

Nick Saban hands upturned in disbelief

It’s been a couple days. How are Tide fans doing?

It’s been a couple days. How are Tide fans doing? No. 3-ranked Tennessee’s dramatic 3-point victory Saturday night ended a 15-year drought against No. 6 Alabama, sending Tide fans into […]

Tide finds path to victory, Tigers one step closer to a new coach

Alabama avoided disaster at the final moment this weekend in its much-anticipated game against Texas A&M. Auburn and its offense fared about as well against Georgia as we thought they […]

Week 5 college football notebook

College football’s Week 5 provided further separation between the contenders and pretenders in the SEC and across the country. Alabama and Georgia remain favorites to win their divisions. However, they […]

Tennessee Football players

Nothing is guaranteed in college football

We’ve played one-third of the season, and the sport has taught us one cold lesson: nothing is guaranteed in college football. After a couple wacky weeks of upsets, this Saturday […]

CBS broadcast of the Penn State-Auburn game caught the moment tight end Brenton Strange (86) knew Nicholas Singleton was breaking a TD run with 45 yards to go.

What we learned from Week 3 of college football

College football is a reality show. Each week, we see story lines unfold and the playoff picture comes a little bit more into focus. Still, in the first month of […]

Bryce Harper runs against Texas

It was supposed to be a boring weekend in college football

There were a few marquee games this week, sure. On balance, it was supposed to be a boring weekend in college football. Of course, it didn’t end up that way. […]

American institutions aren’t doing so well these days. There is a loss of confidence in the media, the government, and, of course, higher education. According to New America’s sixth annual […]

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