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Alabama wide receiver, former top recruit enters NCAA transfer portal

A fourth Alabama wide receiver has now entered the transfer portal.

Another member of the Alabama Crimson Tide football roster entered the NCAA transfer portal on Monday night. Emmanuel Henderson Jr. announced his intention to play elsewhere in 2025.

The wide receiver came to Alabama as part of the Crimson Tide’s 2022 recruiting class. He was considered the nation’s No. 2 overall running back out of in-state Geneva County High School.

Once at Alabama however, the highly-rated four-star prospect transitioned to wide receiver and primarily played a special teams role across three seasons from 2022-24.

That stretch included a combined stat line of five receptions for 96 yards, six kick returns for 115 yards and nine tackles defensively. This season, the wide receiver had four receptions for 82 yards, five kick returns for 107 yards and four tackles.

Henderson becomes the latest Alabama wide receiver to enter the transfer portal, the fourth to do so this cycle. The others are Kobe Prentice, Caleb Odom and Kendrick Law.

Alabama transfer safety announces playing destination for 2025

The Alabama safety has now announced his commitment.

Only two days after officially entering the transfer portal, Alabama Crimson Tide safety DeVonta Smith has now made a decision surrounding his playing destination in 2025, committing to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday afternoon.

Smith was a starter in the Crimson Tide’s secondary in 2024, appearing in 12 games to amass a combined stat line of 30 tackles, one TFL, five PD, and one forced fumble. Over his Alabama career, Smith has a combined 36 tackles, one TFL, five PD, and one forced fumble across four seasons in Tuscaloosa from 2021-24.

Prior to Alabama, Smith was a member of the Crimson Tide’s 2021 recruiting class where he was rated as a four-star cornerback out of La Salle High School in Ohio according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

Smith now joins the likes of Keanu Koht and fellow defensive back Jahlil Hurley as Alabama transfers who have now officially announced where they will be playing in 2025.

Alabama tight end withdraws from NCAA transfer portal

The Alabama tight end will now return in 2025.

After having previously entered the NCAA transfer portal earlier this month, Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Danny Lewis Jr. has withdrawn his name according to reports Monday, and will instead return for the 2025 season.

A redshirt sophomore, Lewis is currently finishing up his third season with the Crimson Tide in which the tight end has not recorded any stats. His lone stats at Alabama came during the 2023 season where had one reception for five yards, while also returning a kickoff for 14 yards.

Prior to Alabama, Lewis was a member of the Crimson Tide’s 2022 recruiting class where he was considered a three-star prospect. Lewis also ranked as the nation’s No. 622 overall player that cycle, as well as the No. 31 tight end, and the No. 30 player in the state of Louisiana out of Westgate High School according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

Looking ahead to 2025, Lewis is now expected to play a significant role in Alabama’s tight end room as a potential starter. The Crimson Tide are set to lose both of CJ Dippre and Robbie Ouzts to graduation.

Oregon basketball moves up into the Top 10 in latest coaches poll

The Oregon men’s basketball team is now a Top 10 team in the USA TODAY coaches poll.

We’re all used to seeing Dana Altman’s teams get off to a slow start, steadily improve over the course of the season and then be a dangerous team when February and March rolls around.

There hasn’t been a slow start this time.

Oregon is off to a 10-1 start with wins over ranked teams such as Texas A&M and Alabama. The Ducks have been rewarded with a Top 10 ranking in the latest coaches poll. Oregon is No. 10 in the nation as they moved up two spots from last week’s poll.

The Ducks had just one game last week, a 79-61 win over Stephen F. Austin at Matthew Knight Arena. It was a good bounce-back game after Oregon suffered its first loss of the year to UCLA.

Alabama is No. 7 in the poll while Texas A&M is right behind the Ducks at No. 11. Tennessee is the top-ranked team in the country with its 10-0 record.

Oregon is the top-ranked team in the Big Ten with Purdue coming in at No. 17 and the Bruins at No. 18. Michigan State is No. 19 and Michigan is No. 21.

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Alabama inches closer to top five in latest college basketball AP Poll Top 25

Alabama continues to rise in the latest AP Poll.

After yet another impressive week of action on the hardwood, the Alabama Crimson Tide are back on the move in the latest college basketball AP Poll Top 25 rankings.

In the latest update of the men’s Top 25 on Monday afternoon, Alabama rose a total of one spot up to No. 6 from their No. 7 ranking held last week. The rise also coincides with a jump for Alabama in the latest USA TODAY Sports men’s college basketball Coaches Poll, with the Crimson Tide moving up to No. 7 there.

Alabama was also the fourth highest-ranked SEC team Monday, trailing only the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers, No. 2 Auburn Tigers, and No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats.

Since the previous update of the AP Poll Top 25, the Crimson Tide have played only once, which was an impressive 83-75 home win over Creighton on Saturday night. With the win, Alabama now sits at 8-2 overall for the 2024-25 season.

The Crimson Tide will be back in action Wednesday night on the road at North Dakota.

Alabama basketball rises in Week 7 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Alabama moves up in the new men’s basketball coaches poll.

The Alabama Crimson Tide’s 83-75 win over Creighton has Nate Oats’ team on the move in the Week 7 USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, released Monday.

Alabama (8-2 overall) moved up one spot to No. 7 following the win over the Bluejays on Saturday. Mark Sears had a game-high 27 points, his best performance to date this season. The Crimson Tide moved past the previously fourth-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles (9-2), who lost 71-63 at Dayton over the weekend.

The Crimson Tide are ranked one spot behind the No. 6 Florida Gators, who are 10-0 for the first time in a decade, and one spot ahead of the preseason No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (8-2) at No. 8.

Alabama returns to action Wednesday night when they visit North Dakota (4-8) from the Summit Conference. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

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The SEC continued to dominate the top spots of the new poll.

Tennessee (10-0 overall) remained No. 1 after its thrilling buzzer-beater win at Illinois on Saturday. Auburn (9-1) stayed at No. 2 for the third straight week, followed by Iowa State (9-1) at No. 3. First-year coach Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats (10-1) moved up to No. 4 with Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils (8-2) at No. 5.

The SEC had nine teams ranked in this week’s poll. The Texas A&M Aggies (9-2) were one of the biggest risers, moving up seven spots to No. 11 following their 70-66 upset win at previously 11th-ranked Purdue.

The Oklahoma Sooners (10-0) rose two spots to No. 15 with Ole Miss (9-1) at No. 16. Mississippi State (9-1) debuted in the Coaches Poll at No. 25 following their 66-63 win over McNeese State.

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Former Alabama defensive back re-enters NCAA transfer portal

The former Alabama safety spent a season at Georgia.

A former Alabama Crimson Tide safety, Jake Pope has officially re-entered the NCAA transfer portal after one season with the Georgia Bulldogs.

Pope, who is in his first season in Athens, has not recorded any stats with the Bulldogs so far this season. The safety also did not record any stats while at Alabama during either the 2022 or 2023 seasons, but did see action while on special teams during the latter of those two as a redshirt freshman.

Prior to Alabama, Pope originally came to Tuscaloosa as a member of the Crimson Tide’s 2022 recruiting class where he was ranked as a four-star prospect out of Buford High School in Georgia. Then, Pope was also ranked as the nation’s No. 391 overall player in the 2022 class according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

Now in the transfer portal, Pope joins a growing list of former Alabama transfers who have re-entered so far this cycle, some of which recently include JoJo Earle and Antonio Kite, among others.

Alabama transfer defensive back commits to Big 12 program

The Alabama cornerback has made his transfer portal decision.

Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Jahlil Hurley decided where he will play college football in 2025, committing to the Kansas Jayhawks.

Hurley is the second Alabama transfer to make a decision so far, joining edge rusher Keanu Koht who committed to Vanderbilt.

RELATED: Alabama football 2024-25 offseason transfer portal tracker

A former four-star prospect, Hurley was a member of Alabama’s 2023 recruiting class out of in-state Florence High School. Hurley did not play much in his two seasons at Alabama. His lone stat over that span came this year when he had one tackle.

Not only is Hurley the lone Alabama cornerback to enter the transfer portal so far this cycle, but he was also the third Crimson Tide player overall to announce his intentions (Dec. 3). The two players to make their transfer portal intentions known before Hurley were Jehiem Oatis and Koht.

Michigan will be without another threat for ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Alabama

Michigan player opts out of bowl matchup with Alabama.

The Michigan Wolverines will be down a running back when they face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Senior tailback Donovan Edwards announced Sunday that he would opt out of the ReliaQuest Bowl matchup, ending his college career after four seasons in Ann Arbor.

Edwards rushed for 589 yards on 128 carries (4.6 avg.) this season, good for 19th in the Big Ten. He was second on the team in rushing behind Kalel Mullings (185 carries, 948 yards).

A season ago, Edwards ran for 497 yards on 119 carries behind starting tailback Blake Corum during the Wolverines’ 15-0 national championship season.

Michigan (7-5) has notable players skipping its bowl matchup with Alabama (9-3). Tight end Colston Loveland declared for the NFL draft over the weekend, as did star defensive tackle Mason Graham and cornerback Will Johnson.

Kickoff for Alabama-Michigan is 11 a.m. CT on New Year’s Eve in Tampa. The game will be televised on ESPN.

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Alabama transfer QB set to visit UGA

Georgia football will get a visit from Alabama Crimson Tide transfer QB

The Georgia Bulldogs might be getting a player from an SEC rival to transfer to UGA. Alabama transfer quarterback Dylan Lonergan will officially visit Georgia this week, according to Max Olson of ESPN.

Lonergan was a four-star recruit from Snellville, Georgia. He was ranked as the No. 13 quarterback in the class of 2023 and the Bulldogs recruited him, but he chose the Crimson Tide.

In 2024 with the Crimson Tide, he threw for 23 yards on five completions and ran for sixteen yards. However, with Alabama seemingly going with five-star Ty Thompson to replace Jalen Milroe, Lonergan decided to transfer.

He announced his decision after Alabama missed the College Football Playoff. Lonergan will has three seasons of eligibility remaining.

In his high school career, Lonergan passed for 7,851 yards, 71 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions while completing 63 percent of his pass attempts.

Georgia is pursuing other transfer quarterbacks, such as Cal QB Fernando Mendoza and Charlotte QB DeShawn Purdie. Whoever Georgia recruits will join a 2025 Georgia quarterback room with Gunner Stockton, Ryan Puglisi, Jaden Rashada, and four-star Ryan Montgomery.