Alabama

Hunter Yurachek spells out why Oklahoma leapt over Alabama in College Football Playoff rankings

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7 months ago

November 19, 2025

Hunter Yurachek spells out why Oklahoma leapt over Alabama in College Football Playoff rankings

As usual, head-to-head is a popular topic in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. Specifically in the back-end of the top-10, where many figured Alabama and Oklahoma wound up. With the Sooners winning in Tuscaloosa on Saturday afternoon, they jumped ahead of their SEC foes.

CFP committee chair Hunter Yurachek explained the decision to rank Oklahoma over Alabama. A quite simple answer, saying the head-to-head comes into play.

“Oklahoma, obviously, got the nod based on their two-point win at [Alabama],” Yurachek said.

Both teams hold an 8-2 record heading into Week 13. Alabama previously sat at No. 4, meaning they dropped six spots to No. 10 due to the loss. Oklahoma moved up to No. 8 after previously being No. 11. There might have been an argument to be made for the Crimson Tide’s overall resume but not a strong enough one to overcome the result from around 72 hours before.

Two games remain on the regular season schedule for both. Alabama likely holds the easier path to the finish line, considering FCS Eastern Illinois is next up. However, the Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare Stadium vs. Auburn is no joke. Head coach Kalen DeBoer knows his team will need to remain focused coming off the loss.

Oklahoma gets two SEC games in Norman, beginning with Missouri on Saturday. LSU then comes to town a couple of days after Thanksgiving, one where the Sooners hope to be celebrating a 10-2 record and birth into the CFP. Tests have flown past Brent Venables all season, passing a few and coming short in others. Two more passing grades get the job done.

Hunter Yurachek answers original question about Miami, Notre Dame

The answer provided by Yuracheck was originally a question about the situation regarding Miami and Notre Dame. In this scenario, the Hurricanes are comfortably below a team they beat to open the 2025 season despite the same record. ESPN’s Rece Davis was wondering if the head-to-head played a role there.

Eventually, Yuracheck got to that side of the equation. In the committee’s eyes, Miami and Notre Dame are not currently in a “comparable range.”

“So, if Miami and Notre Dame are in a comparable tier, comparable range, the head-to-head will be a significant data point that we will use.”

Slightly different than the situation with Alabama and Oklahoma, who are within a group of three. Notre Dame is right between them at No. 9, while Miami is back at No. 13.

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

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5 hours ago

June 23, 2026

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

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.

“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.

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Alabama hires former college offensive lineman as assistant tight ends coach

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15 hours ago

June 23, 2026

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Alabama hires former college offensive lineman as assistant tight ends coach

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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1 day ago

June 22, 2026

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

PRICHARD, Ala. (NBC 15) — 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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