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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

FLORENCE — Two things are required for Shoals Fest on the banks of the Tennessee River: positivity and kindness. Those will make any gathering a good time.  The two-day music […]

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 […]

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. […]

“I don’t want to wish the summer away, but I sure do wish football would come back tomorrow,” my father would say to me, without fail, most days in the […]

Well, that was certainly something. The “non-opener” opening weekend of college football brought as much drama as it could. Now, let the real games begin. We’re ready to look ahead […]

Take a deep breath. Now, exhale. Last weekend was the last one without football until February. Even then, we’ll mere weeks away from the hidden gems of Spring football. We […]

SEC Media days is over and the final countdown to the college football season has begun. After the great Saban-Fisher war of 2022, expectations were high as to whether we […]

HUNTSVILLE — Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong spoke today of the tremendous strides that have taken place during the past 10 years in Madison County. But he didn’t stop […]

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 […]

FLORENCE — The Downtown Florence Alliance hosts First Fridays on, well, the first Friday of every month from April through December and this Friday is the next event. The city […]

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 […]

SHEFFIELD — The Ritz Theatre here opened in 1927 during the silent-movie era. This month, the movies scheduled for the big screen are anything but silent.  Every Thursday evening in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]