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2024-2025 College Football odds: Alabama preseason title odds lowest since 2008

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July 7, 2024

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2024-2025 College Football odds: Alabama preseason title odds lowest since 2008

Things are going to look very different in Tuscaloosa this upcoming season.

For the first time since 2007, legendary head coach Nick Saban will not be at the helm for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

During his 17 seasons at Alabama, Saban went 206-29, winning over 87% of his games. He won six National Championships during that span.

Now, Kalen DeBoer will take over for the Tide.

Coach DeBoer had tremendous success in his two seasons with the Washington Huskies.

He inherited a Washington team that in 2021 finished 4-8. He then led the Huskies to 11-2 and 14–1 records in 2022 and 2023, respectively, including a College Football Playoff win over Texas last season.

Despite DeBoer’s previous success, filling Saban’s shoes figures to be a tall task, and sportsbooks are not as bullish as in years past about the Crimson Tide’s chances of winning a title.

Bama is currently 14-1 to win the Natty, which is its worst preseason National Championship odds since 2008, Saban’s second season (60-1).

Still, while there will be a major change at head coach, Jalen Milroe will return as the starting quarterback for the Tide.

Last season, Milroe took a huge leap forward. The dual-threat QB threw for 2,834 yards and 23 touchdowns while rushing for 531 yards and 12 touchdowns. He had a 172.2 QB rating, a massive jump from his 125.4 rating back in 2022.

Milroe is currently +1400 to win the Heisman, trailing only Carson Beck (+800), Quinn Ewers (+900) and Dillon Gabriel (+1000).

Alabama will have a challenging schedule next season, with road games against Wisconsin, Tennesse, LSU and Oklahoma, and a home contest against Georgia.

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New interactive Gopher Tortoise exhibit coming to Alabama Nature Center

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May 3, 2026

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New interactive Gopher Tortoise exhibit coming to Alabama Nature Center

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – The Alabama Wildlife Federation and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama are building a new interactive Gopher Tortoise Habitat Display to give Alabamians a chance to immerse themselves in the state’s longleaf pine ecosystem.

The exhibit, which is being funded by a $50,000 HMMA investment, will be located in the NaturePlex at the Alabama Nature Center.

The exhibit spotlights the gopher tortoise as a keystone species in Alabama, showing how its burrows shelter other wildlife.

Interactive Gopher Habitat Display(Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama)

It will feature interactive, age-appropriate elements to teach habitat conservation and responsible stewardship of Alabama’s natural resources.

Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.

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A quick history of the University of Alabama for commencement weekend

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May 3, 2026

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A quick history of the University of Alabama for commencement weekend

With students and families on campus this weekend for spring 2026 graduation, here’s a rundown of University of Alabama campus history that originally published Nov. 14, 2025.

1820

● The Alabama General Assembly officially established the first public university and named it the University of the State of Alabama. By the 1860s, the school was called the University of Alabama.

1831

● Harvard graduate and Vermont native Alva Woods became the first president of the University of Alabama. First day of classes was held on April 18 with four professors and 52 students. By the end of the term there were nearly 100 students.

1841

● The President’s Mansion was built.

1860

● The Round House was built for the use of the student sentinels.

1865

● All but a few buildings — the President’s Mansion, the observatory, the Round House, the Gorgas House and a few faculty residences — were burned by Union troops.

1892

● Student William G. Little introduced his fellow UA students to the sport of football.

1893

● Anna B. Adams and Bessie Parker became the first women to enroll at the university.

1914

● The first Tutwiler Hall was built on the site of today’s Rose Administration Building. It was the first building exclusively for women.

1915

● The University of Alabama Student Government Association was founded.

1926

● The Alabama Crimson Tide football team won the Rose Bowl, becoming national champions for the first time.

1929

● Denny Chimes, funded in part by student donations, was dedicated in honor of beloved UA President George H. Denny. UA also opens Denny Stadium.

1939

● Construction on the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library was completed.

1956

● The first Black student enrolled. Autherine Lucy attended classes for three days before being removed from campus and then expelled.

1963

● The university was officially desegregated when Vivian Malone and James Hood enrolled. Gov. George Wallace made good on a threat to “stand in the schoolhouse door” to stop them, but his actions were symbolic and did not stop their enrollment.

1975

● The on-campus football stadium is renamed Bryant-Denny Stadium to honor legendary football coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant.

1980

● UA’s 1979 squad wins the Sugar Bowl, giving Bryant back-to-back national championships. The 1979 championship was also the sixth and final title of Bryant’s career.

2011

● On April 27, 2011, a tornado destroyed much of Tuscaloosa, and six students lost their lives.

2013

● Judy Bonner becomes the university’s first female president.

2016

● The university’s strategic plan, Advancing the Flagship, was unveiled.

2019

● The university achieved R1: Very High Research Activity status, according to the Carnegie Classification.

2020

● The COVID-19 pandemic caused spring classes to be moved online. In-person classes resumed by the fall semester.

● UA wins its 18th national championship in football.

2022

Julia Tutwiler Hall, the 13-story dorm near Bryant-Denny Stadium, was demolished just after 7 a.m. on July 4. UA built a new Tutwiler Hall, just a few yards to the west of the old Tut.

2024

● The Catherine and Pettus Randall Welcome Center, an immersive and engaging visitor center named in honor of longtime University supporters, opened in the restored and reimagined historic Bryce Main.

● The football arena is renamed Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium to honor retired coach Nick Saban. Saban earned six national championships during his 17-year career at the Capstone.

2025

● Peter Mohler is hired to become UA’s 30th president.

● UA sets a new enrollment record by welcoming 42,360 students in the fall.

Sources: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa News files

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Alabama Claims Series Finale

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May 2, 2026

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Vanderbilt lost 8-5 in the series finale at No. 24 Alabama on Saturday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

After falling behind early, the Commodores clawed their way back but the home side was able to hold on for the win.

Alabama used four hits, including a three-run homer, to build a 5-0 lead in the first inning.

Colin Barczi got Vanderbilt right back in the game in the top of the second with a three-run blast of his own. Braden Holcomb led off the frame with a single and stole second. Rustan Rigdon was hit by a pitch with two outs and Barczi launched his 10th home run of the season to make it 5-3.

Holcomb picked up his second hit of the day in the top of the third. After Mike Mancini worked a walk and stole second, Holcomb lined a single up the middle to bring home Mancini and pull the Commodores to within a run.

Alabama worked a pair of walks to start off the bottom of the fourth and both runners came around to score as the Crimson Tide went ahead 7-4.

Korbin Reynolds roped a double off the wall to lead off the top of the seventh. Reynolds moved up to third on a passed ball before touching home on a sac fly by Ryker Waite to cut Alabama’s lead back down to two.

Luke Guth came on to pitch with two on and nobody out in the seventh. Catcher’s interference loaded the bases but Guth escaped the jam to keep the deficit at two.

The Crimson Tide extended their lead to three with a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth, going in front 8-5.

Vanderbilt returns home to host Louisville in the Battle of the Barrel on Tuesday at Hawkins Field.

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