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Heather Dinich: ‘Alabama is going to have a better resume than Texas’ if Tide beats Georgia
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The College Football Playoff scenarios are running rampant.
The number of undefeated and one-loss teams with vested interests in conference championship Saturday is an all-time high.
ESPN college football analyst Heather Dinich, who appeared on “Get Up” on Tuesday ahead of the latest CFP poll, was asked what happens if No. 8 Alabama beats No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday in Atlanta.
Well, two things, she said.
“The first is that Alabama and Texas could be in a great debate in that selection committee meeting room if Texas wins the Big 12 earlier that day,” she explained. “Because Texas would have something that Georgia does not: A win against the SEC champs by double digits in Tuscaloosa. And as (Texas coach Steve Sarkisian) says, if that was easy to do, more people would be doing it.”
The second thing is what to do with a one-loss Georgia team, which been No. 1 in the country all season long.
“The committee would have a great headache as to what to do with Georgia with one loss and no conference title,” she explained. “You have to remember the bar in that committee meeting room for teams that don’t win their conference championship is a lot higher. I think it is going to be extremely difficult for Georgia or any other team that doesn’t win its league his year to get in.”
She added a Texas loss in the Big 12 title game or Florida State falling to Louisville in the ACC championship game would be game-changers.
“But Alabama is going to have a better resume than Texas in the end because no one has a better opportunity to impress the selection committee than Alabama,” Dinich said. “The committee would have to weigh Alabama’s resume against that head-to-head, and it might not be as easy as people think.”
Back in Week 2, Texas defeated Alabama 34-24 in Tuscaloosa.
The CFP poll will be released Tuesday. The broadcast, set for 6 p.m., will be live streamed on DirecTV Stream (free trial), fuboTV (free trial) and SlingTV (half off first month).
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.
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Vigor offensive lineman and Alabama commit Micah Dubose is transferring to Theodore for senior season
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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Four-star offensive lineman Micah Dubose is transferring from Vigor to Theodore for his senior season, Theodore Bobcats Head Coach Steve Mask confirms to FOX10.
The announcement comes just two weeks after Vigor announced it was relieving Markus Cook of his duties as head coach.
Mask says the decision to move was based on Micah’s education and the Alabama commit plans to graduate in December.
Dubose is considered one of the top players in Alabama in the 2025 class, being named first team all-state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association in back-to-back seasons.
Dubose committed to Kalen DeBoer and the Tide while on his official visit in Tuscaloosa over the weekend.
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Alabama Ag Commissioner Rick Pate speaks on 2024 peanut projections
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DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – After a below average yield in 2023, peanut farmers across Alabama are hoping for a more productive 2024.
Dry weather made for a challenging crop but so far this year, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate said things are on pace for at least an average year.
“Last year was kind of a struggle for a lot of our farmers, especially in the west side of the state. We had a drought that lasted so long so production was way down,” said Commissioner Pate. “We are hoping to get just an average yield this year and so far, so good.”
Even with a proclaimed below average year, the state of Alabama still produced 480 million pounds of peanuts with Houston, Geneva and Henry County being among the top four producers for the state.
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Alabama 4-star OL commit Micah DeBose transferring schools for final HS season
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Alabama 4-star offensive line commit Micah DeBose has transferred from Vigor to Theodore for his final season.
Bobcats’ head coach Steve Mask confirmed the news to AL.com on Thursday. Mask said DeBose enrolled earlier this week.
“This was an educational decision for Micah and his family,” Mask said.
Both Vigor and Theodore are Mobile County Public Schools.
DeBose told AL.com on Sunday that he plans to graduate in December.
The one-time Georgia commit committed to Kalen DeBoer and Alabama during his official visit to Tuscaloosa on Saturday night. He told AL.com on his way back home Sunday that his recruitment was officially shut down.
“It was really their plan for how they are going to get me acclimated to college – that whole process. That was the difference,” DeBose said of why he decided to commit to Alabama.
DeBose announced his commitment in front of a room full of recruits and their families, Alabama coaches and some player hosts in Tuscaloosa.
He is the 8th-ranked senior recruit in the state, according to the 247 composite rankings, and the 8th-ranked player at his position in the nation. He joins Southside-Selma WR Derrick Smith, Carver-Montgomery RB Anthony Rogers and Saraland DL Antonio Coleman as top 20 in-state players in the Class of 2025 committed to the Tide.
Former Vigor coach Markus Cook said they sky is the limit for DeBose moving forward.
“He can be as good as he wants to be,” Cook said. “As long as he keeps God first, commits to the weight room and pursues excellence every day then the sky is the limit. Micah can be as Micah wants to be.”
DeBose goes from the Class 5A, Region 1 race at Vigor into the tough Class 6A, Region 1 race with Theodore. The Bobcats open the season against Baker on Aug. 23.
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