Alabama Crimson Tide NCAA Football News

Smith is the seventh recruit to commit to the Crimson Tide's 2014 class , and he's the first defensive tackle to choose Nick Saban 's program.

No player in the country made a bigger splash on the national scene save for "Johnny Football" down in College Station.

Today is part three of our football preview. Check out part one of our Alabama Football Preview 2013 .

Alabama running back Trent Richardson carries the ball into the end zone in the fourth quarter to score a touchdown against LSU during the BCS Championship Monday, Jan.

You are a head football coach at a mythical SEC school that just so happens to have four great quarterbacks named A.J. McCarron, Johnny Manziel, Zach Mettenberger and Aaron Murray.

Alabama will once again receive the A-game from its competition regardless of the opponent.

Alabama is in the top four for Palo Alto four-star QB Keller Chryst, along with Stanford, USC and Pittsburgh.

November 3, 2012; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Ed Stinson against the Alabama Crimson Tide during a game at Tiger Stadium.

November 24, 2012; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Kevin Norwood pulls in a touchdown pass in the endzone against the Auburn Tigers during the second quarter at Bryant Denny Stadium.

Another mid-week HTL brought to you courtesy of new and exciting drama! Before we get into tornadoes and Vanderdoes let's start with the run of the mill off-season "news" items.

Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron scrambles with the possibly game-winning TD in front of him but is two yards short during the second half of the Alabama vs UTAM NCAA football game, Saturday, November 10, 2012, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

"Winston Justice is not a prototypical left tackle, but he is a veteran tackle. That experience has the Chargers interested.