I learned quickly not to be scared or intimidated. As a wide-eyed sophomore, I sat near the back of the Naylor Stone Media Suite at a Nick Saban press conference and grabbed the microphone, hands trembling....
In a dead heat through three rotations against defending national champion Florida, the Alabama gymnastics team faced exactly the kind of situation it will at nationals – one with no room for error...
Upon returning from a second-place finish at the Perfect 10 Challenge in Oklahoma City on Sunday, Alabama gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson wrote “.025” in big, black numbers at the top of the white...
Alabama coach Nick Saban typically only takes a junior college transfer if the player can fill an immediate need and is talented enough to do so. Most recently, cornerback Deion Belue was a two-year starter...
While Alabama gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson has changed her lineup around this season, mixing in freshmen to get experience while holding out some veterans to ease their workload, there has been one...
AUBURN -- The Auburn gymnastics team did everything it could with visiting Alabama in the house. But the Crimson Tide turned its best performance of the season and pulled away at the end to get another...
While the Alabama gymnastics team’s win streak against Auburn currently sits at 107, it hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park, especially on the road. Two years ago, the Crimson Tide escaped by a...
Coming off a big road loss to LSU and trailing Georgia after three rotations at home, it would have been easy for the Crimson Tide to cut its losses and look to next week. Instead, Alabama finished...
Coming off a big road loss to LSU and trailing Georgia after three rotations at home, it would have been easy for the Crimson Tide to cut its losses and look to next week. Instead, Alabama finished with...
Sitting in front of a crowded auditorium, Rashaan Evans reached down below the table to pull out a hat – the preferred method for recruits to announce which school they’re going to attend. Evans reached...
It may not have quite the aura that it used to, but Alabama-Georgia is still an NCAA gymnastics rivalry not to be scoffed at. The two teams have combined for 16 NCAA titles, including 10 of the last 16,...
Baxter Burke showed up to Coleman Coliseum at 5:15 p.m. on Jan. 15 for a gymnastics meet that started at 7:30 p.m. Two weeks later, he walked up at 4:30 p.m., because he knew seats would be in high demand,...
Alabama Student Government Association president Jimmy Taylor drew criticism from fans and media when he made the decision to not travel to Auburn Thursday for the annual Foy-ODK Trophy presentation, citing...
UPDATE: "Weather interferes with presentation of Iron Bowl trophy" Alabama Student Government Association president Jimmy Taylor drew criticism from fans and media types when he made the decision to not...
The Alabama gymnastics team always has one road meet that sticks out on the schedule. In Baton Rouge, La., normal decorum for gymnastics meets - sitting quietly while the other team is performing, and...
While the Alabama gymnastics team prefers a slow build over the course of a season, one night a year always stands out as meaning a little bit more than others. In front of a sell-out crowd in Coleman...
Jessica Bailey is no stranger to the bright lights of Alabama’s annual Power of Pink meet, but she’s not a gymnast and has never competed for Alabama. Bailey graduated from The University of Alabama...
Alabama freshman cornerback Tony Brown was pepper sprayed, taken to the ground and arrested by Tuscaloosa Police early Sunday morning for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Brown was held on $1,500...
Kevin Norwood plopped down on a stool next to his locker after losing his last game in an Alabama uniform, a stunning 45-31 upset to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. Norwood and the rest of Alabama’s seniors...
When Alabama junior Kayla Williams took an awkward fall in warmups before the gymnastics team’s season opening meet, the team didn’t have much time to come up with a contingency plan. There were only...
C.J. Mosley had a decision to make after the 2012 season, but really, there wasn’t much of a choice. As a junior, he led the team in tackles with 99, had two interceptions, was a consensus first-team...
AJ McCarron sat and stared at his locker after Alabama’s 45-31 loss to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. He kept his head up as a few coaches, players and staffers came over and shared a handshake or a hug....
When freshman defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson arrived on Alabama’s campus this fall, he made a bold proclamation, and he wasn’t totally joking. Robinson said he wanted to win the Heisman Trophy,...
When Alabama gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson raved about her six-member freshman class, that wasn’t just posturing. The Crimson Tide took down Missouri 197.15 to 193.425 in its season opener Friday...
When Alabama gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson raved about her six-member freshman class, that wasn’t just posturing. The Crimson Tide took down Missouri 197.15 to 193.425 in its season opener Friday...
Former Tennessee and Southern California head coach Lane Kiffin will be the next Alabama offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the Crimson Tide announced on its Twitter feed Friday evening. ESPN...
It’s not exactly back to square one for the Alabama gymnastics team, but it hasn’t been in this position in three years. After winning back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2012, the Crimson Tide ran into...
With the college football season officially at an end and college basketball in full swing, The Crimson White spoke with ESPN studio host and announcer Rece Davis to get his thoughts on Alabama and college...
Alabama offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier has been hired to hold the same position at Michigan, Michigan head coach Brady Hoke announced Thursday on the team's website. "I am extremely excited to join...
While Alabama’s loss to Oklahoma was demoralizing in many aspects, fans were no doubt ecstatic with the play of freshman running back Derrick Henry. Henry rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on eight...
NEW ORLEANS—The Alabama football team held its last full practice of the season in the Superdome ahead of the Sugar Bowl. The team practiced in shells Tuesday afternoon. Freshman running back Derrick...
NEW ORLEANS—While a season-ending Sugar Bowl matchup with Oklahoma looms for the Alabama football team, so too do draft decisions for eligible juniors. Several members of the Crimson Tide will still...
NEW ORLEANS—T.J. Yeldon and Amari Cooper faced high expectations coming off stellar freshman campaigns at running back and wide receiver. Those expectations became great over the offseason and, at times,...
Nick Saban isn't going anywhere. Saban has agreed to a contract extension with the University of Alabama, the school confirmed on its twitter feed Friday night. “We are very pleased to have this agreement...
Alabama coach Nick Saban said Sunday night that the Crimson Tide can take a lot away from its crushing 34-28 loss to Auburn in last Saturday’s Iron Bowl. Alabama will have its first chance to do so on...
The story happens all the time, and this week, the victim was Cade Foster. It goes something like this: Athlete makes blunder on big stage. Fringe fans reflexively flood his or her social media account...
Try and try as he may, the security guard at Jordan-Hare Stadium could hold no longer. He stood in front of the gate that separated the student section from the field and after about 30 seconds of unbridled...
Alabama has faced some dynamic offenses so far this season, but No. 4 Auburn’s will be one of its biggest challenges of the year. The Tigers’ strength is their rushing attack, which averages 320.3...
AJ and Corey McCarron lobbied the coaches for it for two years. AJ, the Alabama quarterback with a 36-2 record and two national championships as a starter, wanted to throw a pass to his brother Corey,...
The Alabama Crimson Tide will use this week to bounce back from a lifeless 20-7 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday. “It’s probably good that we were in a close game, that was very closely...
Chance Warmack hobbled over to his locker on Thursday night after the Tennessee Titans’ 30-27 loss to the Colts. The former All-American Alabama guard plopped down on a stool and began tearing away...
By the Numbers 1 | Tight end Brian Vogler recorded his first career touchdown reception. 4 | Alabama turned the ball over four times Saturday night, with two interceptions and two fumbles. 5 | Kevin...
In need of a big play in the first quarter of its game against LSU, Alabama turned to an unlikely hero. When Tigers’ fullback J.C. Copeland took the handoff around the left side, quarterback Zach Mettenberger...
Nick Saban stood just outside the Alabama tunnel before the game, hand over his heart, as his No. 1 Crimson Tide team stood behind him jumping and pumping their fists. The crowd roared as 101,000 shakers...
Nick Saban can’t say it enough: He’s happy at Alabama and isn’t going anywhere. Saban responded to questions Wednesday about an Associated Press report that detailed a conversation between Saban’s...
When it was announced that safety Vinnie Sunseri would miss the rest of the season with ligament damage, his partner at safety, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, took to Twitter to send a message to Sunseri and Alabama...
Landon Collins didn’t know Jeoffrey Pagan could run that fast. Collins needed one more block on Tennessee quarterback Justin Worley when he saw the 6-foot-4-inch, 290-pound defensive end running...
Alabama coach Nick Saban delivered a message Wednesday night during his evening news conference to fans who leave the No. 1 Crimson Tide’s football games early. Saban began with his general opening...
Alabama students started filing out of Bryant-Denny Stadium just before halftime of the No. 1 Crimson Tide’s 52-0 win over Arkansas Saturday, despite an email from SGA president Jimmy Taylor urging...
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix made his return from a suspension on Saturday, but it wasn’t under the circumstances that he or No. 1 Alabama intended it to be. Junior safety Vinnie Sunseri left the Crimson...
Nick Saban will always find something his team can improve on and Monday was no different, even after a 48-7 road win in the SEC in which his team put up nearly 700 yards of offense and held the opposition...
Sarah Patterson walks down the hallway of the gymnastics offices and stops to admire two pictures hanging on the wall just outside her office. The first shows the inside of Coleman Coliseum during one...
Kenyan Drake and T.J. Yeldon fumbled on consecutive drives in the first quarter, both in the redzone. “Your running backs, how did you think they recovered after those two fumbles?” a reporter asked...
Alabama turned in its second straight dominant defensive performance against an SEC team Saturday, holding Kentucky to 170 yards of total offense on the night. “We take great pride in playing Alabama...
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Alabama came into Commonwealth Stadium and did what it hadn’t done in an SEC game all year: dominate on both sides of the ball from start to finish. The No. 1 Crimson Tide put up 668...
Every week after a home football game, The Crimson White will provide a report on student attendance at the game. All numbers were provided by The University of Alabama via an open records request. ...
The Alabama football team is entering the meat of its SEC schedule with more questions than answers, at least off the field. With more distractions than normal, the Crimson Tide is pressing on as...
University of Alabama junior safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules and policy, coach Nick Saban announced Wednesday. The Tuscaloosa News reported Thursday that...
Blake Sims was told he would never play quarterback, let alone play the position at Alabama. Sims played quarterback in high school but switched to running back when he came to Alabama. He switched back...
Junior safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules, Alabama head coach Nick Saban announced Wednesday. Clinton-Dix will not play in Saturday’s game against...
T.J. Yeldon took a page out of Eddie Lacy’s playbook Saturday, lighting a spark under what had been a lackluster offense for much of the first half. On the second play from scrimmage in the third quarter,...
After a less-than-stellar performance against Colorado State, the Alabama football team is looking to move forward as it hosts Ole Miss this week in its SEC home opener. Alabama head coach Nick Saban...
Alabama fans got to see some new faces and a potential glimpse into the future Saturday, as several team veterans were held out due to injury and general precaution and others were demoted from their...
Alabama fans got to see some new faces and a potential glimpse into the future Saturday, as several team veterans were held out due to injury and general precaution and others were demoted from their...
Kenny Bell couldn’t have scripted it any better. A little less than two weeks after he that he was leaving the team, then returned after taking a personal day off from practice, Bell took a screen pass...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Kenny Bell couldn’t have scripted it any better. A little less than two weeks after he tweeted that he was leaving the team, then returned after taking a personal day off from...
Johnny Manziel is not Cam Newton. He is not Denard Robinson or Tajh Boyd or Marcus Mariota. He is only Johnny Manziel. Manziel entered the college football world last season as an unknown and became a...
Dennis Dodd, who covers college football nationally for CBSSports.com, was in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday writing about Alabama’s showdown with Texas A&M this week. The Crimson White caught up with Dodd to...
Alabama wide receiver Kenny Bell was excused from practice Tuesday for personal reasons but is expected to rejoin the team Wednesday, head coach Nick Saban announced Tuesday. The announcement came after...
Vinnie Sunseri is no stranger to interceptions, but he hadn’t found the end zone until Saturday night. In the second quarter, Sunseri jumped on a quick Logan Thomas pass and darted 38 yards for...
The differences between now and the last time Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer saw the Alabama Crimson Tide in a game could go on forever. Since the 2009 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game – a 34-24 Alabama victory...
When Merel Van Dongen joined the Alabama soccer team from Amsterdam, Netherlands last year, she had to adjust to American culture, the life of a college student and regularly speaking English. But she...
Alabama sophomore cornerback Geno Smith will miss the season-opener against Virginia Tech in Atlanta after being arrested for a DUI Sunday, coach Nick Saban announced Tuesday. "He's an excellent person,...
Alabama sophomore cornerback Geno Smith was arrested for driving under the influence, according to the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office website. He is being held on $1,000 bond. Smith had practiced...
Alabama coach Nick Saban got a chance to see his team in live action for the last time before the Crimson Tide’s season opener against Virginia Tech in two weeks, and didn’t sound happy with the results....
The quarterback who’s won the last two national championships might have been the player flying the most under the radar relative to his status at SEC Media Days this week. Sure, he was surrounded by...
HOOVER, Ala. - The quarterback who’s won the last two national championships might have been the player flying the most under the radar relative to his status at SEC Media Days this week. Sure, he was...
SEC Media Days was in full swing Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency in Hoover, Ala. The Crimson White caught up with radio personality Paul Finebaum to get his thoughts on his new role with the SEC Network,...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Alabama baseball team refused to go quietly, but couldn’t finish a second straight win over Vanderbilt Saturday to end the regular season. After beating the Commodores...
The University of Alabama announced Saturday that it has hired former Texas Tech women's basketball coach Kristy Curry as the Crimson Tide's women's basketball coach. Former UA women's basketball coach...
AJ McCarron doesn’t bend that much. That’s what center Ryan Kelly had to say about the quarterback he’s been snapping this spring, and how he’s different from other quarterbacks. Kelly is one...
OJ Howard The University of Alabama got a big addition to an already loaded receiving corps in tight end O.J. Howard. Literally. At 6 feet 6 inches, 237 pounds, Howard brings uncanny size and versatility...
When Bill Battle first stepped on the campus of The University of Alabama as a football player, Bryant-Denny Stadium seated 31,000 fans, Paul “Bear” Bryant hadn’t won a national championship and...
The University of Alabama’s first day back in practice after spring break was a lot like what many students probably felt like returning to class. “It was what you’d expect for a day back after...
I didn’t come across Mal Moore that often during my short time since coming to The University of Alabama. It was either a press conference here or a dedication there. But every time I did, he was extremely...
The University of Alabama has confirmed that longtime athletics director Mal Moore has passed away at the age of 73 in Durham, N.C. Moore had been hospitalized at Duke University Medial Center since March...
The University of Alabama board of trustees unanimously approved Bill Battle as UA's new athletics director in a conference call Friday. Battle replaces Mal Moore, who stepped down Wednesday due to health...
University of Alabama Athletics Director Mal Moore will step down from his position, according to a UA release, due to health factors. Moore will become a special assistant to President Judy Bonner effective...
The University of Alabama football team practiced for the second time this spring on Monday in helmets and shorts and was forced to do so indoors due to inclement weather in the Tuscaloosa area. Many...
AJ McCarron saw a crowded group of quarterbacks behind him when Alabama opened its spring practice Saturday. McCarron is entrenched as the starting quarterback, but he was joined by six quarterbacks who...
Twelve draft-eligible Alabama football players worked out for scouts from all 32 NFL teams in Tuscaloosa at the University’s annual Pro Day. It was a chance for players who didn’t participate in the...
UA Athletic Director Mal Moore was hospitalized for heart problems for the second time in less than a year Wednesday. Moore was admitted to Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., for tests and treatment...
The University of Alabama could have three former offensive linemen drafted in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Guard Chance Warmack and tackle D.J. Fluker are projected as such in ESPN’s Mel Kiper...
University of Alabama strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran led reporters on a tour of Alabama’s new $9 million, 37,000 square foot weight room Wednesday. The new facility features state-of-the-art...
Former University of Alabama tight end Michael Williams wasn’t always a tight end. He was recruited as a weak side defensive end out of Pickens County High School and stayed there for most of his first...
The Alabama men’s basketball team will face the Auburn Tigers at 6 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum, and more than just an in-state rivalry and revenge for an early February loss will be on the line. The...
The University of Alabama baseball team started its season 4-0 this week, but will soon take its show on the road for the first time in 2013. The Crimson Tide will travel to Boca Raton, Fla., this weekend...
After a disappointing 2012 campaign, the Alabama baseball team will return to the diamond to face the Virginia Military Institute Keydets in a weekend series. First pitches are set for Friday at 6:05...
Every team in sports must deal with injuries at some point or another, but the Alabama baseball team, which hosts its season-opener this Friday against the Virginia Military Institute, is already feeling...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A throng of Alabama fans waited in their seats at Memorial Gymnasium long after the clock hit zero, still celebrating something they hasn't seen in a long time. Memorial had been a place...
