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Junction Boy and Alabama Offensive Line Coach Dead at 85 Former Texas A&M Junction Boy and Alabama offensive line coach Dee Powell has passed away at the age of 85. Powell played for legendary football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant at Texas A&M as senior in Bryants first year. He coached the offensive line for the Crimson Tide and helped Bryant win three national championships. Powell was a senior during Bryants first season at Texas A&M and took part in the famed "Junction Boys" camp of 1954. He is...

Junction Boy and Alabama Offensive Line Coach Dead at 85 Former Texas A&M Junction Boy and Alabama offensive line coach Dee Powell has passed away at the age of 85. Powell played for legendary football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant at Texas A&M as senior in Bryants first year. He coached the offensive line for the Crimson Tide and helped Bryant win three national championships. Powell was a senior during Bryants first season at Texas A&M and took part in the famed "Junction Boys" camp of 1954. He is...

Nick Saban Embraces Challenge of Evolving Offensive Schemes Alabama head football coach Nick Saban is entering his 28th season as a head football coach. During his tenure he has won seven national championships, 10 conference championships and has coached three Heisman Trophy winners. Saban joined Nick Cellini and Chris Domino on 680 The Fan to discuss what keeps him motivated despite being college footballs third-oldest coach.  "Every year in college football is like taking a new job. You los...

The former Alabama linebacker avenged his March 2020 no-contest against Darren Stewart via unanimous decision Saturday night.

Alabama Softballs KB Sides has entered the transfer portal Wednesday afternoon according to a tweet from Charlie Potter of 247 Sports. Sides spent four seasons with the Crimson Tide and decided to transfer for her COVID eligibility year. As a freshman, she appeared in 44 games primarily as a pinch-runner. In her sophomore year the Dora, Ala., native gained her spot in the Alabama outfield and would go on to start 134 games in her career. Early this season, the senior suffered a minor leg injur...

The Crimson Tide wasn’t able to get any offense going and the Seminoles took advantage of that.

Kiper Jr. Predicts 6 Bama Players in Latest Mock Draft In Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest mock draft, the veteran draft analyst predicted six total Crimson Tide alumni being selected in the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft. This comes just over two weeks before the National Football League holds its annual selection ceremony. Mac Jones (QB) - The San Francisco 49ers became heavy favorites to get Alabama quarterback Mac Jones when the team traded with the Miami Dolphins to climb to the third-over...

Edison Ortiz Named SEC Player Of The Week With tennis season wrapping up in a few weeks, one of the Crimson Tide’s own was recently recognized by the SEC. Edison Ortiz was named Southeastern Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week. According to rolltide.com, he “keyed a pair of upset wins over senior weekend by knocking off a pair of ranked singles opponents”. Ortiz did a phenomenal job facing Mississippi State and Ole Miss, taking victories from both teams. No. 9 Ole Miss “marked...

From April 8-10, NFL personnel will conduct medical evaluations for 150 prospects in this years draft. Each team will have one physician and one athletic trainer in attendance.  Each team is assigned eight-to-12 players and the results are to be shared with the entire league. This evaluation is crucial for prospects like Jaylen Waddle and Landon Dickerson. "The medical exams are always the most important part of the combine," says Jim Nagy, the executive director of the Senior Bowl. "The worko...

NFL Changing Rules for Jersey Numbers Here are the updated ranges that would be in effect starting in 2021: Quarterback, punter, kicker: 1–19 Running back, Tight ends, and Wide receivers: 1–49, 80–89 Defensive back: 1–49 Offensive lineman: 50–79 Defensive lineman: 50–79, 90–99 One issue that would arise with players changing their number, would be that many fans have already bought player jerseys with the number the player picked out when they came into the NFL. Get our free mobil...