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UNA Athletics Director Linder Steps Down from Duties

MARK LINDER

FLORENCE, AL – University of North Alabama Athletics Director Mark Linder will step down from his duties in that role, effective Tuesday, June 1. Linder will shift into the classroom as a Lecturer in Sport and Recreation Management in the Department of Kinesiology.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as the Athletics […]

Several Shoals Area teams to play this week in Alabama High school football playoffs

 

The Insider is going to highlight a local team each week throughout the playoffs. This week we will take a look at the Wilson Warriors. Wilson heads into the playoffs with a 9-1 record, ranked 7th in the state in class 4A. Wilson’s only loss was to an undefeated Rogers team that is […]

Long run, defense and ‘an awesome time’ at Auburn’s A-Day

Kamryn Pettway Auburn football during A-Day on Saturday, April 9, 2016 in Auburn, Ala. Photo by Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics

 

By Charles Goldberg AuburnTigers.com

AUBURN, Ala. ― The quarterbacks said they wished they could have played A-Day without the protection that came with the no-contact orange jerseys they were told to wear.

 

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Crimson Tide Football Begins Final Week of Spring Practice

04-12-16 MFB Spring Practice #13 offensive lineman Bradley Bozeman (75) Photo by Robert Sutton

 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team practiced in full pads for two hours Tuesday afternoon on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields. It was the Crimson Tide’s 13th practice of spring drills with one more workout scheduled […]

Alabama Football Wraps Up Second Scrimmage of the Spring

04-09-16 MFB Spring Practice defensive lineman Daron Payne (94) defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson (54) Photo by Kent Gidley

 

 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team held its second scrimmage of the spring Saturday afternoon inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

 

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Cam Newton NFL MVP

Panthers destroy Cardinals Headed to Super Bowl 50

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney Named 2015 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year

Coach Dabo Swinney

 

HOUSTON– Dabo Swinney of Clemson captured the 30th annual Coach of the Year award at the American Heart Association’s Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards.

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National Championship Game Highlights

Tide wins CFP National Championship with 45-40 win over Clemson: Drake 95-yard run

GLENDALE, Ariz. – In a scintillating matchup of contrasting styles, the Alabama Crimson Tide (14-1) showed incredible resourcefulness and resilience to earn its 16th football national championship on Monday night in the Arizona desert. The national title is the fourth in the last seven seasons (since 2009) for the Crimson Tide, and gives Tide […]

Tide continues preparations for National Championship Game

 

Alabama defensive back Cyrus Jones (5)Alabama defensive back Hootie Jones (6)Photo by Kent Gidley

 

TUSCALOOSA – The Alabama football team continued preparations for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday afternoon, working a two-hour practice in full pads under the roof of the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility.

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UNA Lions faced nation’s fifth-toughest schedule in 2015

 

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The University of North Alabama is ranked prominently in many of the final 2015 NCAA Division II football statistics, including having faced the nation’s fifth-toughest schedule this past season.

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Coach Saban met with the media in the morning for his final press conference before the game

DALLAS – The second-ranked Alabama football team wrapped up the practice schedule with a walkthrough on Wednesday, the final meeting before Thursday’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against Michigan State.

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Texas Man Makes Christmas Lights Play Alabama Fight Song

AUSTIN, TX (WSFA) –

A homeowner in Texas decided to give his co-worker a unique Christmas present this December.

John Storms synchronized the Christmas lights on his house to the Alabama fight song as a Christmas present for his co-worker, Roger.