University of Alabama NCAA News

Brad Meester is entering his 14th NFL season while Carson Tinker is a rookie. Among the things they have in common are that they both snap the ball and they each have experienced a devastating tornado in some form or fashion.

University of Alabama sophomore Ryan Kelly was one of 44 players selected to the 2013 Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List the Rimington Committee announced on Tuesday.

Well, the SEC regular season is now over. Vandy finished first in the East and first overall.

Some of y'all may or may not know this but I have been on a bit of a health kick for the past 4-5 years .

Antoine Pettway spent the past three seasons as the Crimson Tide's director of basketball operations Pettway, a former Crimson Tide player and assistant coach who spent the last three seasons as the team's director of operations, was promoted Monday back to assistant coach, Alabama coach Anthony Grant announced in a university release.

If you haven't noticed yet, in which case should probably get your head checked, Alabamans love their football.

So truth be told, selecting the All-SEC first and second team is quite fun, especially when you have athletes like Johnny Manziel, Todd Gurley, Jadeveon Clowney and C.J. Mosley to choose from.

Alabama has a loaded roster that will challenge for the school's third consecutive BCS national title.

As teams begin to solidify their non-conference schedules for the 2013-14 season, it has been reported that UCLA will host Alabama next season with the Bruins traveling to Alabama the following year.

Vanderbilt had the potential game-winning run at third base with two outs in the ninth, but Jay Shaw got Smith to fly out to right field to send the game into extra innings.

Well there is just one more weekend series before the SEC Tourney. Currently there are 6 teams in the conference over .500 in the league.

This is part 2 of our Alabama Football Preview. Here is the first part of our 2013 Alabama Football Preview where we examined Alabama's quarterback situation.

Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban fields questions from the media during Alabama pro day at the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility.

ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper, Jr., listed six Alabama players on his big board of potential 2014 draft prospects earlier this month.

And so ends McClain's thoroughly disappointing NFL career. The 23-year-old linebacker out of Alabama was the No.

The Mighty Alabama Crimson Tide, often compared to the "New England Patriots" of college football, is just like any other college team in the nation right now.

Alabama head coach Anthony Grant signals in during #1-seeded Alabama's National Invitation Tournament third-round basketball game vs #2-seeded Maryland, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Michigan linebacker Desmond Morgan, right, tries to tackle Alabama receiver Kevin Norwood during a game last year.

Bill Battle speaks to the media after being introduced as the athletic director for Alabama Crimson Tide at the Mal M. Moore Athletic Building.

As promised yesterday, this week we'll be placing our focus on Alabama Linebackers, past and present.