Alabama's first loss in SEC play served as wakeup call for Oats and the Crimson Tide ahead of a big road matchup at Kentucky.

On Tuesday, the Crimson Tide finished with more turnovers, 21, than field goals made, 20. With the turnover margin so stark, the Rebels attempted 23 more shots while also holding Alabama to just three offensive rebounds. The Crimson Tide grabbed 23 offensive boards against Texas A&M .

Before he was “The Ruler” of NXT and winner of the NXT Championship and the NXT North American Championship, he was Isaac Odugbesan of Nigeria who joined the Middle Tennessee State track team before transferring to Alabama, where he won the 2021 SEC indoor and outdoor shot put titles and defended his indoor title the following year.

One player who departed during that time was tight end Amari Niblack, who has once again decided to enter the transfer portal. The former Crimson Tide player attended Texas for on

The Ole Miss Rebels are hoping to keep their positive momentum going on Saturday when they face the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

At 4 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, Nick Saban began a meeting with his Alabama football team, announcing a decision he’d made just minutes before. At 4:06 p.m., ESPN’s Chris Low tweeted the news to the masses.

And despite Kirk Herbstreit and McAfee insisting that Saban loves the banter and was just joking, Gillis felt that Saban grew legitimately angry once he repeated the SEC joke and called the legendary head coach “Alabama Jones.” (Warning: The video contains strong language).

Grubb was briefly Alabama's offensive coordinator before taking the same job with the Seattle Seahawks, but he was fired after just one year.

Alabama head coach Nate Oats talks about referencing Nick Saban to his team this week, and how the loss to Ole Miss served as a wakeup call.

Answering your questions about Alabama football's offseason roster movement. Plus, checking in with men's basketball.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. listens at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) AP