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Tide rolls past UNC in SEC/ACC Challenge

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The No. 10/12 Alabama men's basketball team picked up a dominant 94-79 road victory over No. 20/22 North Carolina Wednesday night in the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Crimson Tide played impressively from start-to-finish in picking up its third straight win over an Associated Press Top 25-ranked opponent this season.

DeBoer's excited about the Tide's recruiting haul

When he arrived in Tuscaloosa last January, the critics claimed that Kalen DeBoer wouldn't be able to recruit at Alabama. DeBoer did a fantastic job, however, hanging on to one of the nation's top classes last year. On Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period, DeBoer and staff followed up with an outstanding haul of 21 prospects that some rank among the top three classes in the nation.

Kalen DeBoer NSD press conference

Profiles of the Tide's 21 football signees

Here are profiles of the Tide's 21 new football signees.

Bama flips elite WR

The Tide picked up its 21st signee of the day when four-star receiver Derek Meadows of Las Vegas-Bishop Gorman, NV flipped from LSU late this afternoon. Meadows, who is 6-5+, 200 pounds, had offers from most of the nation's top programs. He's ranked among the top seven receivers in the country by 247. Click on the title to see the complete list of Tide signees.

Early Signing Period football signees

The start of the early signing period for football started this morning. Here's a running list of those confirmed to have signed with Alabama as of now. (Photo: Ryan Williams joined Bama five-star quarterback commit Keelon Russell of Duncanville, TX, rated the #2 overall prospect by 247, as he prepared to sign his agreement paperwork with the Tide.) Screenshot-20241204-075714

North Carolina predictions

Make your predictions before the start of the men's basketball game at 6:15 Wednesday evening on ESPN.

Tider Insider TV for December 3

Tide comes in at #11 in CFP poll

The Tide's chances of earning a berth in the newly expanded 12-team playoff system got a big spike when Alabama came in at number 11 in the latest CFP poll. The official playoff field will be released this Sunday.

Alabama closing in on another top class

Less than 24 hours before the start of the early signing period, Kalen DeBoer and staff have Alabama sitting with a consensus top three recruiting class. Of the four major recruiting networks, Alabama's class is number one in the On3 Industry rankings, number two on 247, and number three on both Rivals and ESPN.

TI recaps AU game, updates recruiting on The Gary Harris Show

Rodney joined host Gary Harris on Tide 100.9 in Tuscaloosa.

A few Sunday thoughts

I admit, I gave Auburn a little too much credit last week. Even though they were 5-6 coming into yesterday, after watching their previous week's performance against Texas A&M, I thought the Tigers were better than their record indicated. After seeing them up close yesterday, their record was about right.

Tide falls in Players Era Festival Championship

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The No. 9/9 Alabama men's basketball fell in the final seconds to Oregon, 83-81, in Players Era Festival Championship game. The Crimson Tide led for more than 22 minutes in the contest, however, a put back dunk by the Ducks' Nate Bittle with four seconds remaining proved to be the difference

Alabama rolls to fifth straight win over Auburn

Coming off the embarrassing performance at Oklahoma last Saturday night, the question was whether or not Kalen DeBoer could find a way to pick his Alabama team up off the mat against Auburn. In spite of four turnovers and a couple of costly penalties that allowed Auburn to hang around, DeBoer coached Alabama to a solid 28-14 win over its cross-state rival.

Auburn box score

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Tide staff hosting visitors

Several prospects are expected to visit Tuscaloosa for the Auburn game. Here's a quick rundown of some of those prospects expected in town.

Inside the 5: Alabama vs. Auburn

By Lee Richards

After one of the most lackluster showings in a quarter century, No. 13 Alabama (8-3, 4-3 SEC) looks to rebound in its regular season finale against in-state rival Auburn (5-6, 2-5 SEC). Kickoff inside Bryant-Denny Stadium is set for shortly after 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Here are five storylines for the game.

Alabama advances to Players Era Festival Championship

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The No. 9/9 Alabama men's basketball team advanced to the Players Era Festival Championship game, following its 95-90 win over Rutgers, Wednesday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The Crimson Tide improved to 6-1 on the season and will face Oregon in Saturday's championship contest.

Wednesday coach interviews

Outside linebacker coach Christian Robinson and cornerback coach/co-defensive coordinator Mo Linguist spoke following today's practice.

TI on Longshore & McKnight Show

Rodney joined hosts John Longshore and Barry McKnight to preview the upcoming Auburn game.

Alabama beats Houston in overtime thriller

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The No. 9/9 Alabama men's basketball team opened the Players Era Festival as it defeated No. 6/7 Houston in overtime, 85-80, Tuesday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The Crimson Tide (5-1) picked up the team's fifth win in the first six games and marked the second consecutive top 25 victory (defeated then-No. 25 Illinois last Wednesday night).