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E34 Bama TY QB1 and Scrimmage News and Notes. Breaking news – Ty is indeed the Guy – Ty Simpson named the starter QB 1. Key Takeaways from the Scrimmage • Quarterbacks took care of the football Head coach Kalen DeBoer was pleased: “No picks today” and just a few touchdown passes shared among the three contenders—Ty Simpson, Austin Mack, and Keelon Russell. All three have maintained a completion rate around or above the desired minimum of 65%. • QB Battle still competitive—but clarity forming Simpson continues to look sharp, rarely taking third-team reps. DeBoer noted that Simpson and Mack show sharp command in the huddle, while freshman Russell is making steady progress. • Wide Receiver depth shining through DeBoer highlighted the rising contributions from Germie Bernard, Isaiah Horton (transferred from Miami, with 56 catches for 616 yards last season), Rico Scott for his blocking, and Cole Adams who made a standout play. He praised the versatility and performance propagation across the WR room. • Offensive line versatility and health updates Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb emphasized the interior line’s flexibility and depth, noting players like Geno VanDeMark who can play multiple positions, and rising talents Michael Carroll and Jackson at tackle. Guard Jaeden Roberts remains "dinged up" and didn’t participate in the scrimmage, but his absence is not expected to be long-term. • Creating running lanes DeBoer praised how the line “did a nice job creating some seams for Jam to hit,” allowing running back Jam Miller to reach the second level and break tackles. He called it one of the better scrimmage performances from Miller—thanks in part to strong line play. Daniel Hill impressed with pass-catching ability and size, while Dre and Rich continued their steady, hard-nosed production—even when had to create yards out of nothing; pass protection across the group looked strong. • Rotation impacted by injury With guard Jaeden Roberts sidelined, the line fielded a more limited rotation: Kam Dewberry at left guard and Geno VanDeMark at right guard. DeBoer noted this mirrored the pre-camp configuration. • Handling pass rush and rank-one blocking He emphasized that the offensive line “probably did a better job when there was one-on-ones,” indicating solid individual blocking and effective schemes to counter pressure and keep the quarterback upright. • Room to improve in short-yardage DeBoer acknowledged a need for continued improvement, especially in short-yardage or goal-line situations, noting it’s a "whole unit thing

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E32 Bama news notes and rumors from Wednesday Aug 6thAlabama football news and rumors from the last 48 hoursHere's a summary of the latest news, notes, and rumors surrounding the Alabama Crimson Tide football program from the last 48 hours:Alabama's football team has two fall scrimmages scheduled:The first scrimmage of Fall Camp is on Saturday, August 9.The second scrimmage is scheduled for Saturday, August 16. QB battle and other position group battles. Injuries. Recruiting. Pre-season Top Ten. FSU update on Bama's first opponent

Not the 10 best players on the Alabama team, but 10 most important players who need to play well for Bama to be successful in 2025 Players such as Ryan Williams, Kadyn Proctor, Parker Brailsford, Deontae Lawson, and Domani Jackson don’t make the list because we know they are great and expect them to produce at a really high level again this year. These players are proven commodities. Great players that can be counted on. The list is of those players that have to make a jump, step up, and show they belong and/or make that leap into greatness for Bama to be great.

In a 2024 college football matchup, the Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Mercer Bears with a dominant 52-7 victory on November 16th. Alabama demonstrated a strong performance in their final non-conference game of 2024. They effectively utilized their offensive talent, led by quarterback Jalen Milroe and receiver Ryan Williams. The defense played a crucial role by creating turnovers that shifted momentum and led to points. This victory marked Alabama's 16th consecutive win against FCS opponents. Alabama's decisive 52-7 attributed to several factors: Superior Talent: As an SEC powerhouse facing an FCS opponent, Alabama possessed a significant advantage in overall talent and depth compared to Mercer.Dominant Offense:The Crimson Tide's offense amassed 508 total yards.Quarterback Jalen Milroe efficiently completed 11 of 16 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding a rushing touchdown.Alabama's rushing attack generated 189 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown run by Ryan Williams.Receiver Germie Bernard contributed significantly with 81 yards on four catches.They were efficient, averaging 6.6 yards per play compared to Mercer's 4.4.Ball-Hawking Defense: Alabama's defense excelled at forcing turnovers, which directly led to points.They forced three turnovers in total.One of these was a forced fumble returned for a 68-yard touchdown by Zabien Brown.They also secured an interception, courtesy of Qua Russaw.The defense held Mercer to just 202 total yards.They limited Mercer's third-down efficiency, allowing only 1 conversion on 9 attempts.Team Depth: The lopsided score allowed Alabama to play a variety of backup and younger players in the second half, providing valuable game experience. This further solidified their dominance and highlighted their overall team strength.

E29 The Tide rolls over LSU as Bama dominates LSU winning 42-13 on the road in Baton Rouge moving its record to 7-2 to keep its playoff hopes aliveIn the 2024 college football season, Alabama defeated LSU 42-13 in a game played at Tiger Stadium on November 9th. This was a significant win for Alabama, ranked #11 at the time, against #13 LSU, helping them maintain their postseason aspirations. This win and the GA win would be the high points of the season. Bama will lose to Oklahoma in Norman ultimately knocking them out of the playoffs, but hope was alive after this huge win over LSU in Baton RougeKey aspects of the game include:Dominant Rushing Performance: Alabama's offense relied heavily on the run, gaining 311 yards and scoring six rushing touchdowns.Jalen Milroe's Career Game: Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe led the charge with a career-high 185 yards rushing and four rushing touchdowns.Strong Defensive Effort: The Crimson Tide defense held LSU to only 6 points through the first three quarters and forced two interceptions and a fumble.LSU's Struggles: LSU's offense struggled against Alabama's defense and committed turnovers, including a crucial interception in the end zone.Turnaround for Alabama: This win was a significant turnaround for Alabama, as they had previously faced setbacks in the season

E28 The Tide rolls over Mizzou as Bama has big bounce back win over Missouri at home with a dominant defensive performance pitching a shutdown winning 34-0 to go to 6-2 and keep playoff hopes alive.In the 2024 college football season, Alabama defeated Missouri 34-0 on October 26th at Bryant-Denny Stadium in TuscaloosaThis was Alabama's second shutout of the season and a crucial win that helped keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive. In summary, Alabama's strong defense and effective running game, combined with Missouri's quarterback situation, led to a decisive 34-0 shutout victory for the Crimson Tide. Here's a breakdown of the key factors:Alabama's Dominant Defense: The Crimson Tide defense played exceptionally well, holding Missouri to a total of 236 yards of offense. They effectively shut down the Missouri offense, recording three interceptions against backup quarterback Drew Pyne. The defense also contributed to a shutout victory, forcing turnovers and making a crucial goal-line stand late in the game.Effective Running Game: Alabama's rushing attack was a major strength, amassing 271 yards on the ground with four touchdowns. Jamarion Miller contributed two touchdowns, and Justice Haynes had a significant 35-yard touchdown run. This allowed Alabama to control the clock and wear down the Missouri defense.Missouri's Quarterback Situation: Missouri played a significant portion of the game without their starting quarterback, Brady Cook, who left with an ankle injury. Backup quarterback Drew Pyne struggled against the Alabama defense, throwing multiple interceptions. This put the Missouri offense at a significant disadvantage.Alabama's Leadership and Focus: According to reports, Alabama's team captains, such as Tyler Booker and Malachi Moore, played a role in motivating the team and ensuring they were focused on the "little things". This contributed to their improved performance, particularly on defense. In essence, Alabama's ability to capitalize on Missouri's weakened offensive situation with a strong defense and a solid running game led to their commanding 34-0 victory.Here are some of the key stats that illustrate Alabama's dominant performance in their 34-0 victory over Missouri in 2024: Total Yards: Alabama outgained Missouri significantly, 486 yards to 239.Rushing Yards: Alabama's ground game was particularly effective, with 271 rushing yards compared to Missouri's 167. This included four rushing touchdowns for Alabama.Turnovers: Alabama's defense forced three interceptions from Missouri's backup quarterback, while Alabama committed no turnovers.First Downs: Alabama had more first downs, 22 compared to Missouri's 15.Yards Per Play: Alabama averaged 7.7 yards per play, more than double Missouri's 3.8 yards per play.Third Down Conversions: Both teams struggled on third down, but Alabama had a slightly better conversion rate (2 of 9) compared to Missouri (3 of 13).Red Zone Efficiency: Alabama was effective in the red zone, scoring on four out of their five trips, while Missouri was unsuccessful on their single trip. These statistics highlight Alabama's defensive prowess, their ability to control the line of scrimmage with their rushing attack, and their overall efficiency on both sides of the ball compared to Missouri's struggles, particularly on offense with their backup quarterback.

E27 S1 Rewind Relook at Bama loss to UT lessons learned issues exposed In the 2024 football season, the Tennessee Volunteers (ranked #11) defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide (ranked #7) with a score of 24-17 on October 19th at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. Here's a recap of the game:First Half: The first half was a low-scoring affair, with Alabama holding a 7-0 lead at halftime. Despite forcing three turnovers from Tennessee, Alabama was unable to fully capitalize on scoring opportunities, including a missed field goal and an interception.Second Half: Tennessee's offense came alive in the second half, outscoring Alabama 24-10.Third Quarter: The Volunteers scored their first points with a rushing touchdown to tie the game at 7-7. Alabama responded with a field goal to retake the lead 10-7. Tennessee then countered with a touchdown drive, highlighted by a 55-yard pass, to take their first lead of the game at 14-10.Fourth Quarter: Alabama quickly responded with a rushing touchdown to regain the lead, 17-14. Tennessee then re-asserted itself and scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 16-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava. Tennessee extended their lead with a 41-yard field goal, making the score 24-17 with less than two minutes to go in the game.Game-sealing play: With only 1 minute and 28 seconds left in the game, Tennessee safety Will Brooks intercepted Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, securing the victory for the Volunteers.Key Performers:Tennessee's Nico Iamaleava overcame early struggles including throwing an INT and led the offense in the second half.Tennessee's Dylan Sampson scored two touchdowns.Tennessee's Will Brooks had the game-clinching interception.Alabama's Jalen Milroe finished with one touchdown pass, but also threw two interceptions and struggled on key passing downs to make completions as the Bama offense struggled to move the ball particularly in the 2nd half.Alabama's Justice Haynes had a touchdown run and also contributed in the passing game. This victory marked a significant moment for Tennessee, giving Alabama its second loss of the season before November for the first time since 2007.Tennessee's Second Half Scoring Surge: After trailing 7-0 at halftime, the Volunteers erupted in the second half, scoring all 24 of their points while hold Bama to just 10 points in the 2nd half.Iamaleava's Touchdown Pass: Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava connected with Chris Brazzell II for a 16-yard diving touchdown catch, putting Tennessee up 21-17 in the fourth quarter.Game-Sealing Interception: With Alabama driving and attempting a comeback, Tennessee safety Will Brooks intercepted a Jalen Milroe pass with 1:28 left in the game, securing the victory for Tennessee.Dylan Sampson's Contributions: Dylan Sampson scored two touchdowns for Tennessee, including a key touchdown in the third quarter that tied the game at 7-7.Alabama's Efforts: Alabama responded to Tennessee's scoring with a field goal and a touchdown run by Justice Haynes to briefly retake the lead.Max Gilbert's Field Goal: Tennessee extended its lead to seven points with a 41-yard field goal by Max Gilbert late in the fourth quarter

E26 S1 Bama win over South Carolina Rewind Relook as Bama narrowly escapes lesson learned issues exposedRecap of the Alabama vs. South Carolina Football Game in 2024:The Alabama Crimson Tide, ranked No. 7 at the time, narrowly defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 27-25 on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The win marked a bounce-back victory for Alabama after a tough loss the previous week. Bama jumps up 14-0 with 4 minutes to go in the 1st half and then funny things happen.As SC scores on 4th down to make it 14-7, then gets safety to make it 14-9, and then gets pick on Bama drive right before half as Bama is being too aggressive and returns ball to FG range to make it 14-12 at half.SC comes out at beginning of 2nd half and scores immediately to take lead 19-14.Bama scores to take the lead 20-19, but missed on 2 pt attempt.SC missed FG, and then Bama scores again to take 27-19 lead. SC scores, but misses on 2 pt conversion to cut it to 27-25. SC recovers onside kick and has chance to win the game, but Bama picks up the Sellers pass to the end the game.Bama survives, but SC outplays Bama in most aspects of the game, and wins on most stats, but 4 turnovers by SC prove costly.More Bama flaws exposed as Bama survives and barely beats a good South Carolina team.

E25 Rewind Relook at Bama loss to Vandy lessons and issuesVanderbilt shocked the college football world by defeating No. 1 Alabama 40–35 on October 5, 2024, marking their first win over the Crimson Tide in 40 years and their first-ever victory over an AP top-five team. The Commodores dominated in time of possession, third-down conversions, and capitalized on Alabama’s mistakes to pull off one of the biggest upsets in program history.This loss showed that Bama had problems and showed the defensive formula of how to beat Alabama.Load the line of scrimmage and don’t let QB or the running backs run the ball effectively. Blitz and pressure the QB in the passing game and dare him to beat you with short and intermediate passes. Don’t give the QB time to throw the ball deep. Force the QB to use the short passing game betting that he cannot pick you apart and is likely to turn the ball over.And on offense vs Bama, don’t turn the ball over, but use a ball control offense and a short and intermediate passing game to move the chains and let Bama’s lack of discipline to give you opportunities for big plays when a player blows an assignment.

Rewind Relook at Bama wins over Wisconsin and Georgia to start season 4-0. Bama beats Wisc 42-10 and beats GA 41-34. Wisconsin win 42-10: Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 42-10 in a football game played at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Georgia – Bama wins 41-34. Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 41-34 in a thrilling contest at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. . After big wins over Wisconsin and Georgia, Bama looked like a playoff team and a contender for the natty! But looks proved to be deceiving as the issues for this team were exposed in the coming weeks after strong 4-0 start to the season. Surprisingly, Bama finished the season 5-4 after that strong 4-0 start and would miss the playoffs and lose its bowl game in a terrible offensive showing.

Bamateur Hour Episode 23 Rewind relook at Bama’s win over WKU and So Florida – lessons learned and issues exposed & areas that need to be fixed for 2025Explosive plays galorePenalties by the bunchesOffensive line issues – holding and effective run-blockingStruggle to put together long, sustained drivesTalented, but undisciplined at timesQB cannot pick apart a defense with a traditional passing game – not a pocket passer

E22 S1 Christmas comes early for Nate Oates and the Crimson Tide Basketball team. LaBaron Philon returns. Pulls out of the draft unexpectedly at the last minute/11th hour. Bama should be a strong contender to make the final four in 2026 with Philon returning. How the roster looks with Philon back. Who will be the starters? How good can this team be?

King Keelon – the king or the king in waiting or will he go in exile and leave Bama for greener pastures. 5-Star recruit. Highest ranked QB recruit Bama has every signed. Evaluation and outlookKeelon Russell is evaluated as an extremely promising quarterback, particularly due to his exceptional arm talent, athleticism, and decision-making skills, and he is ranked as one of the top prospects in the 2025 recruiting class. Russell is a quick decision-maker who runs Duncanville's offense at a high level, demonstrating accuracy and efficiency in his throws. He also possesses the ability to extend plays with his legs, making him a threat both as a passer and a runner. Comparable to Bryce Young, but taller. Comparable to Jayden Daniels.

The Bamateurs dig into the defense, talk about the outlook for the Defense in season 2 under Kane Wommack for the 2025 season, and go through the position groups and the stand-outs.

The Bamateurs take a deeper dive into the offense as a follow-up to last week’s episode on the offense. We discuss the new OC Ryan Grubb and his potential impact on the team and his ability to elevate the offense. We discuss the QB Conundrum with the 3 QB’s and how Ty is the likely starter. We discuss the RB room and the lack of a proven impact running back, but a room full of talent. We go over the WR room and how talented the WR room is. We talk about the O-line and how the O-line needs to elevate its play for this season. We review the talent and the potential for this line. The potential for this offense to be better and more consistent is there, but will it be realized.

E18 S1 Projecting the Bama offense for 2025 after spring practice. A look back at the 2024 offense and the issues and how the 2025 offense can be improved. The impact of the new OC Ryan Grubb. The projected starters at each position for 2025. And can Ty Simpson led the team to the playoffs this year.

E17 S1 In Ty we trust - Ty is the Guy - The Alabama QB room for 2025 season - Why Ty Simpson will be the starter for 2025 and why the QB play will be better in 2025 than it was in 2024.

Top 10 SEC coaches - where does Kalen DeBoer rank among SEC coaches

Alabama Basketball signe Keitenn Bristow out of the Transfer portal. Alabama loses a transfer battle to Duke. Rylan Griffin goes to Texas A&M rather than returning to Bama. Roster now stands at 11. 2 spots left to fill.