Alabama basketball will sport a different look for its matchup against Creighton on Saturday. The Crimson Tide unveiled a new throwback jersey that it will wear during its game against the Bluejays.

The Tide revealed the throwback uniform in a post on X. The reveal featured former Alabama basketball standout Erwin Dudley, who is now on the coaching staff.

“You guys have an opportunity to really do something to change the way people look at Alabama,” Dudley said in the video. “That jersey right there — we’ve got something special for y’all in the locker room. I’m telling y’all this, I don’t know if I was supposed to say it, but we’ve got something special for y’all.”

The crimson throwback is similar to the jersey Dudley wore during his time at Alabama from 1999-2003. The jersey has “Alabama” written in a white block font with two white rectangles down the side. The shorts feature a similar design.

It’s the second year in a row Alabama has added a throwback to its uniform to its wardrobe. The Tide wore white throwbacks last year with “Crimson Tide” written in block letters. Alabama dawned the uniform during its Elite Eight win over Clemson to punch a ticket to its first-ever final four.

Alabama will face Creighton at 7:30 p.m. CT Saturday night inside Coleman Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network.

With Alabama Football missing the Playoff field, some Crimson Tide fans may disengage from the bowl season. Some of those who remain engaged may have a tough time pulling for Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee in the Playoffs.

Sentiment aside, a broader view of the postseason can include the value of SEC teams racking up wins against other conferences. If SEC teams win a sizable majority of their post-season contests, it will provide additional proof of how hard it is to win in the SEC.

The SEC was good but not great in last year’s postseason. Including the Alabama Football loss to Michigan in the CFP Semi-Final, the SEC posted a 2023-24 record of 5-4. The previous season the SEC was better at 7-5, in no small part thanks to two Playoff wins by the Georgia Bulldogs.

The SEC has 13 teams participating in post-season play this year. The three SEC teams that have failed to earn a bowl game are the Auburn Tigers, Kentucky Wildcats, and Mississippi State Bulldogs.

The 2024-25 bowl season kicks off on Dec. 14 Jackson State and South Carolina State in the Cricket Celebration Bowl, and South Alabama and Western Michigan in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl.

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Transfer portal season is in full swing, as coaching staffs across the country juggle prepping for bowl games, recruiting freshly available talent and re-recruiting their own rosters from potential poachers.

Michigan has suffered a handful of departures via the portal this offseason, but is also hard at work in pursuit of adding talent for the 2025 season. On Friday evening, the Wolverines were linked to one of the biggest targets in the portal — Alabama transfer running back Justice Haynes.

According to On3’s Pete Nakos, bitter rivals Michigan and Ohio State are two schools in early contention for Haynes, the No. 19 overall player currently in the portal.

A former five-star and Top 25 overall player in the 2023 recruiting class, Haynes has spent each of the last two seasons at Alabama, totaling 616 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 104 carries (5.9 yards per carry). The true sophomore added an element to the Crimson Tide’s pass game as well, with 17 catches for 99 yards in 2024 alone.

It’s unsurprising to see Michigan in the market for a running back this offseason. While the Wolverines have recruited the position well over the last several cycles, it’s likely they’ll lose both of their primary running backs from 2024 in Kalel Mullings and Donovan Edwards. Michigan has also seen RBs Tavierre Dunlap and Cole Cabana enter the transfer portal this offseason.

As things stand now, running backs Benjamin Hall and Jordan Marshall are first in line to lead the Wolverines’ running backs room in 2025, but Haynes would give the Maize and Blue another talented option in the backfield should Michigan land him from the portal.

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