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Nate Oats recommits to Alabama as Kentucky rumors swirl

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Nate Oats wanted Alabama fans to know that he has no plans of going anywhere. 

The Alabama coach’s name had been floated as one of the potential successors to John Calipari at Kentucky after it was reported late Sunday night that the Wildcats coach was finalizing a five-year deal to take over at Arkansas. 

However, Oats ended speculation in a statement Monday, telling fans that he was “fully committed to this team and to this University.”

Nate Oats led Alabama to the Final Four this season. USA TODAY Sports

“We have already accomplished some great things here, and there is nothing I want more than for the University of Alabama to win its first national championship in men’s basketball,” Oats said in the statement. “Despite any rumors to the contrary, rest assured that I will continue that pursuit as your head coach.” 

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While rumors persisted about Oats and Kentucky on Monday, the $18 million buyout attached to the Alabama coach’s could have complicated a pursuit for him.

Still, it didn’t seem like it was as dissuasive and the commitment to Alabama may not have been as strong as Oats insisted it was. 

Oats did have “serious interest” in the Wildcats coaching vacancy before Alabama boosters “stepped up in a big way to make sure he need not look elsewhere,” The Athletic reported. 


John Calipari is reportedly finalizing a five-year deal with Arkansas.
John Calipari is reportedly finalizing a five-year deal with Arkansas. Getty Images

Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne also reaffirmed the program’s commitment to Oats in a statement while pushing the university’s NIL entity, “Yea Alabama.”

Oats has become one the sport’s rising coaches after a stellar first five years in Tuscaloosa. 

He has led Alabama to a 117-54 record while leading them to two SEC championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances and, this year, helped them reach the Final Four for the first time in program history.

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Alabama hits home with plans for Tuscaloosa 2027 Edge on official visit

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Alabama football hosted a hometown kid for an official visit last weekend when it got Jeremiah Beverley on campus for an official visit.

Beverley attends Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and ESPN currently has him rated as a four-star recruit. He is considering Alabama, Cincinnati, Wake Forest and others.

The Crimson Tide offered Beverley earlier this month and got him on campus for an official visit last weekend. The Alabama target told Touchdown Alabama he used the visit to learn what the Tide has planned for him if he commits.

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“I’m truly happy that I went on that official visit,” Beverley said. “Blessed for that. All I was talking about was the next step, what I got to do? So, just knowing what they have planned for me, knowing what they have set for me.”

At 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, Beverley makes plays for Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa as a defensive end. Alabama has plans to use him similarly at the next level.

“They’re going to have me at wolf mostly,” Beverley said. “I know coach (Kane) Wommack and coach (Christian) Robinson, I think they see me at other positions, but I know it is guaranteed they’re going to see me at Wolf and me working my way up on special teams, and they expect that out of me.”

Beverley is expected to announce a commitment decision on Friday.

Watch Jeremiah Beverley’s Highlights Below:

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Alabama hires former college offensive lineman as assistant tight ends coach

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Alabama football is hiring Noah Fisher to be its assistant tight ends coach, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Fisher spent two seasons as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line and tight ends at Louisville before joining the Tide’s staff. He played three years on the offensive line at South Alabama and spent one season with Tulane. The Jaguars started Fisher along its offensive line when he was a player for multiple games.

The Crimson Tide appear to want to use their tight ends in multiple ways in the future including as extra blockers along the line of scrimmage. Fisher looks as if he can assist the Tide with this mission.

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Petition calls on State of Alabama to fund fix for Prichard sewer system after spills

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Petition calls on State of Alabama to fund fix for Prichard sewer system after spills


Sewage overflows during storms in Prichard are sending wastewater into local waterways that feed Mobile Bay, prompting an environmental group to push for state funding to upgrade aging infrastructure.

Mobile Baykeeper says sewage overflows during storms flow into Three Mile Creek, then into the Mobile River, and ultimately end up in Mobile Bay. The group said that last week, during heavy rain, more than 256,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Gum Tree Branch and Three Mile Creek.

Mobile Baykeeper has launched a petition seeking funding from the state of Alabama to fix Prichard’s old water infrastructure.



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