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2024 five-star WR Ryan Williams re-commits to Alabama

Alabama lands a MASSIVE commitment from 2024 five-star WR Ryan Williams after he de-commited when Nick Saban retired.

Kalen DeBoer has his first huge headline-making news break as the Alabama football head coach. Five-star wide receiver of the 2024 class, Ryan Williams, has re-committed to the Crimson Tide.

The news was devastating for Crimson Tide fans when he announced he would be opening his recruitment back up. He took a visit to Texas A&M and was being heavily pursued by LSU, Texas and Auburn.

The in-state prospect, however, canceled his visit to Texas and re-committed to Alabama the very next day.

This is a massive win for the new Alabama head coach, as many had criticized his ability, or lack thereof, to retain the talent already on the roster and recruit at a high level.

With another National Signing Day soon approaching and the transfer portal re-opening in the Spring, there is a lot to be excited about with this new-look Alabama football program.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Alabama football as the 2024 offseason progresses.

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SEC Championship Predictions: Who are the experts picking?

Experts get their predictions in before the SEC Championship. See who they are picking: Alabama or Georgia?

Alabama and Georgia square off in the SEC championship, which has become rather common place. In the last five matchups between these two, which include conference title games, national championships and regular season contests, the Crimson Tide have won four, through the Dawgs hold the most recent win.

The 2023 SEC title game serves as an extension of the College Football Playoff, as top-ranked Georgia looks to cement their position atop the rankings and No. 8 Alabama looks to make a last-chance push to make it in.

Experts, analysts and media members from across the country have weighed in on this game and made their picks.

ESPN’s College GameDay crew picks between Alabama and LSU

ESPN’s College GameDay picks between Alabama and LSU live from Tuscaloosa!

Alabama is not only hosting LSU for the highly-anticipated Week 10 matchup in Tuscaloosa, ESPN’s College GameDay also made the trip.

As always, the crew wrapped up the show by making their picks in the biggest matchups of the day and capped it all off with Alabama vs. LSU.

The panel was unanimous in deleting the Crimson Tide. While the Tigers’ offense cannot be underestimated, it’s the defense that is the biggest cause for concern for the two-loss team. Guest picker, comedian Nate Bargatze, also went with Alabama.

Lee Corso talked about how he picked Texas over Alabama in Week 2 when College GameDay was in Tuscaloosa but decided to roll with the Tide and wear the Big Al headgear.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Alabama football as the 2023 season progresses.

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FINAL: Alabama shuts out Austin Peay at home 34-0

Alabama wins big over Austin Peay and now shifts focus to Iron Bowl.

Alabama now has only one game remaining on the regular season schedule after taking down Austin Peay at home in a 34-0 shutout win. The season’s penultimate game ended in a win for the Crimson Tide against the FCS Governors.

Pete Golding’s defense was inconsistent at times but was able to get the offense back on the field by coming up with multiple turnovers.

Bryce Young’s day was cut short, as Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson got to see some playing time in the fourth quarter.

Alabama now shifts its focus to the Iron Bowl, as the Tigers of Auburn will visit Tuscaloosa for the final regular season game of 2022.

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WATCH: Nick Saban finally gives his official definition for ‘Rat Poison’

Nick Saban made it clear. His players MUST not buy into it.

Alabama football coach Nick Saban is known for being one of the greatest figures to impact the sport. He’s managed to become such an icon by winning games, producing NFL talent and finding consistent all-around success. There are many factors as to why he’s such a special coach, but there’s one that stands above the rest: he doesn’t let his team feed into ‘rat poison.’

No, not actual rat poison. He’s talking about the media, the fans and all the outside noise.

Saban believes that nothing other than the game itself should impact the players’ ability to perform their best.

Maybe they play an unranked FCS team one week, and an analyst starts talking about how the Crimson Tide should look ahead to their next primetime SEC matchup. That is an example of rat poison.

Alabama fans have known the phrase and how to use it, but there hasn’t been a true definition. That changed today was Paul Finebaum asked Saban about all the talk heading into the Crimson Tide’s matchup against Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss.

“Rat poison is anything that distracts you from doing the things that you need to do to do your job. … Whether it’s created by the media, the weather, it could be created by anything,” said Saban.

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Alabama holds onto top spot in latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

The Crimson Tide is No. 1!

The Crimson Tide faced off against FCS opponent, Mercer, in the first home game of the season for Alabama. While the team started out slow, Bryce Young and the offense picked it up to defeat the Bears 48-14.

The Alabama defense looked just as strong as they did last week, even without Chris Allen. However, they did lose star linebacker Will Anderson in the third quarter who is now questionable to play against Florida.

With plenty of upsets, close games and blow outs in Week 2 of college football action, here is how the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll shakes out.

Full USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll:

Rank Team Points Change
1 Alabama 1,624 –
2 Georgia 1,558 +3
3 Oklahoma 1,454 +1
4 Oregon 1,356 +7
5 Texas A&M 1,307 _
6 Clemson 1,279 _
7 Iowa 1.165 +5
8 Cincinnati 1.114 _
9 Florida 1,095 _
10 Notre Dame 1,059 -3
11 Ohio State 1,041 -8
12 Penn State 995 +1
13 UCLA 787 +3
14 Iowa State 611 -4
15 Virginia Tech 591 +6
16 Ole Miss 546 +4
17 Wisconsin 537 _
18 Coastal Carolina 492 +1
19 North Carolina 300 +3
20 Auburn 264 +7
21 Arizona State 246 +4
22 Oklahoma State 222 +1
23 BYU 213 +8
24 Arkansas 196 +20
25 Michigan 180 +2

Schools dropped out:

No. 14 Southern California; No. 15 Texas; No. 18 Utah; No. 24 Miami.

Others receiving votes:

Miami 137; Southern California 99; Central Florida 65; Michigan State 63; Liberty 63; Texas Christian 57; Pittsburgh 52; Kentucky 50; Utah 41; Texas 36; Kansas State 28; Indiana 28; Louisiana State 26; Boston College 22; Nevada 18; Fresno State 13; Southern Methodist 10; Rutgers 10; UL Lafayette 9; San Diego State 9; Mississippi State 9; Army 9; Tulane 6; Maryland 6; San Jose State 5; NC State 5; Virginia 4; Marshall 4; Stanford 3; Air Force 3; Texas-San Antonio 1; Memphis 1; Boise State 1.
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Former Alabama DT Daron Payne placed on NFL Reserve/COVID-19 list

Daron Payne has been placed on the NFL’s Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Former Alabama defensive tackle Daron Payne is set to enter his fourth season in the NFL with the Washington Football Team. The No. 13 overall pick from the 2018 draft has had quite a big impact on Washington’s defense, which is expected to perform as one of the league’s best in 2021.

While the team’s defense is highly praised, the vaccination rate among players has been the recent target go criticism.

Recent reports suggest Washington is far below the rest of the league in terms of percentage of team members vaccinated.

Ron Rivera, the team’s head coach, recently overcame a hard-fought battle against skin cancer, and has been outspoken regarding his frustration with the team’s hesitancy to be vaccinated.

It’s unclear whether Payne was one of those players, nor is it known if he has contracted the virus or simply been near someone who has tested positive. Regardless, Payne has been placed on the NFL’s Reserve/COVID-19 list, according to the team’s official Twitter.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to report on Payne and his likelihood to return to training camp.

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WATCH: Derrick Henry squats an absurd amount of weight

Former Alabama RB Derrick Henry continues to impress everyone by lifting an insane amount of weight. He will look to have a stronger 2021…

Former Alabama running back Derrick Henry is heading into season No. 6 in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans.

One of Henry’s unique qualities is his sheer size and strength. Stiff arms and big hits have become an integral part of his NFL identity, but how does he get so strong?

Well, as shown numerous times over the offseason, he continues to work out and get even bigger and stronger.

In a recent video posted online, Henry can be seen squatting a scary amount of weight.

In 2020, Henry broke all of his personal rushing records, which he will likely look to do again in the 2021 season.

ESPN releases final college football rankings. Where is Alabama?

The Alabama Crimson Tide football remain at the top of college football after winning the national championship, with ESPN naming Alabama…

The 2020 college football season was a wild ride that through every conference, program and player for a loop. Alabama finished as the top team in the nation with a big win over Ohio State in the 2021 College Football Playoff national championship.

With the season finally over, and every team having played their final game, ESPN released their final power rankings for the 2020 season, and Alabama remains on top of the pack.

Here’s what Chris Low said about the Crimson Tide.

NEXT … THE FINAL THOUGHTS ON ALABAMA’S STRENGTH.

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BREAKING: Jalen Hurts named starting QB for Philadelphia Eagles

Former Alabama and Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts has been sidelined due to Carson Wentz starting. however, after a terrible start to the season…

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson announces rookie quarterback Jalen Hurts will be the team’s starting quarterback for the upcoming game against the New Orleans Saints, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The move comes as incumbent starting quarterback, Carson Wentz, has performed poorly all season. Fans have been calling for Wentz to be benched, and in their most recent contest against the Green Bay Packers, Pederson listened.

Playing most of the second half, Hurts threw five completions on 12 attempts for 109 yards and one interception.

Hurts led the Crimson Tide to a National Championship appearance as a true freshman, and followed it up by repeating as a sophomore.

The former Alabama product played his final collegiate season at Oklahoma, where he led the Sooners to the College Football Playoff and was a 2019 Heisman finalist.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on Jalen Hurts as he prepares to make his first career start against the New Orleans Saints at home.