Nick Pringle has gone portaling again.

The ex-Alabama forward told On3 sports Monday that he will enter the transfer portal and also test the NBA Draft.

Pringle spent two seasons with Alabama before transferring to South Carolina this past season. Pringle, a South Carolina native, averaged 24.5 minutes with the Gamecocks, tallying 9.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.5 steals per game, all career highs.

The prior two seasons with Alabama, Pringle was a key part of the team that went to the Final Four in 2024. He also played on the team that earned the first No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament in program history in 2023.

Pringle shined most in the Clemson game in the Elite Eight in 2024, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. That game punched Alabama’s ticket to college basketball’s biggest stage.

South Carolina finished last in the SEC this season with a 12-20 overall record and a 2-16 SEC record.

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Former Blount High and Alabama football star Sherman Williams has been approved as the new head football coach at Murphy High in Mobile.

Williams replaces Justin Hannah as the team’s head coach. Hannah was relieved of his coaching duties in September. Dwight Lambert finished the season as the Panthers’ interim coach.

It’s the first head coaching job for Williams, who was approved by the Mobile County School Board at its monthly meeting Monday morning. Williams will address the team Tuesday morning.

“Murphy High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Sherman Williams as the new head football coach of the Panthers,” Murphy principal Ed Sanderson said in a statement. “Mr. Williams brings a wealth of football knowledge and experience to the program. More importantly, he is committed to serving as a positive role model and mentor for all students on campus. We look forward to his leadership and the positive impact he will have on both the athletic program and the school community.”

As a senior at Blount, he became the first Alabama running back to rush for more than 3,000 yards in a season. He ran for 3,004 yards and 31 touchdowns on 307 carries in leading the Leopards to the Class 5A state title in 1990. He was named the 5A Player of the Year.

He signed with Alabama and finished his college career with 2,486 yards and 27 touchdowns on 535 carries. He also had 424 yards receiving and 2 TDs. The Dallas Cowboys selected him in the second round of the 1995 draft. He played five seasons in Dallas, rushing for 1,162 yards and 4 TDs on 302 carries.

Williams ran into difficult times following his pro career and was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in prison in 2000 on three counts of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and a separate plea for passing counterfeit currency. He was released on March 1, 2014, and he and former Alabama teammate David Palmer sought a way to influence disadvantaged youth in a positive matter. They created the Palmer Williams Group for that specific purpose, and Williams has continued to give back to his community.

Williams also has written a pair of books about his journey.

He takes over a once-proud Murphy program that has struggled mightily in recent years. The Panthers have won just four games in the last three years combined, haven’t reached the playoffs since 2019 and haven’t won a playoff game since 2011.

Murphy also plays in the highly competitive Class 6A, Region 1 along with perennial playoff contenders Saraland, Spanish Fort, St. Paul’s, McGill-Toolen, Gulf Shores, Theodore, Blount and Baldwin County.

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On Sunday night, the NCAA released the tip times and broadcast plans for the Sweet 16. BYU-Alabama will be the first matchup of the Sweet 16. BYU and Alabama will tipoff 5:09 PM Mountain Time and will be broadcast on CBS.

Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, and Allie Laforce will be on the call.

BYU is playing for a chance to make it to the Elite Eight for just the second time in program history. The Cougars last advanced to the Elite Eight in 1981 when Danny Ainge went the length of the court and made a layup at the buzzer to beat Notre Dame.

The winner of BYU-Alabama will face the winner of Duke-Arizona in the Elite Eight.

In a tournament that has featured very few upsets, BYU is one of the few remaining teams in the field that isn’t a top four seed. The Cougars were on the bubble at the beginning of February before winning nine consecutive games and climbing to a 6-seed in the NCAA Tournament.

BYU has proven capable of beating nearly any team (except Houston) that remains in the field. A win over the Crimson Tide would cement this season as one of the top two seasons in program history. The expectations for this program were high when Kevin Young was hired, but Young has exceeded all expectations in year one.