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Nick Saban reveals his five favorite Alabama football players to coach

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Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban had hundreds of players across 17 seasons with the Crimson Tide, including 66 All-Americans and 44 NFL first-round draft picks. But the players he enjoyed coaching the most were the ones who were first to recognize their own shortcomings.

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“I liked the guys that were always in my office because they were screwing up,” he told The Pivot this week. “I got closer to them.”

Choosing just one as his favorite to ever coach at Alabama wasn’t easy for the ESPN College GameDay analyst, but when asked by ESPN’s Ryan Clark, who played for Saban at LSU, Saban came up with five: wide receiver Julio Jones, linebacker Rolando McClain, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, running back Derrick Henry and linebacker Reuben Foster.

Jones and McClain were foundational cornerstones for Saban’s first Alabama national championship team in 2009. Jones caught 43 passes as a sophomore on that team, while McClain was the captain of a dominant defense at middle linebacker. Henry and Foster were teammates on UA’s 2015 national title team when Henry rushed for 2,219 yards and 28 touchdowns, while Foster anchored the defense with eight tackles for loss and nine pass breakups. Two years later, Tagovailoa came off the bench to lead a second-half comeback and win the 2017 national championship against Georgia.

Reach Tuscaloosa News columnist Chase Goodbread at cgoodbread@gannett.com. Follow on X @chasegoodbread.

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National Weather Service confirms 2 tornadoes in east Alabama Tuesday night

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The National Weather service has confirmed a total of six tornadoes that traveled through Alabama Tuesday night, and two of them were in east Alabama.

According to NWS, an EF-1 struck Calhoun County and in Cleburne County with winds reaching up to 95 MPH.

Officials say the tornado in Calhoun County occurred in the Saks area and had a path width of 3.51 miles, beginning on 2 SW Saks at 11:35 p.m. and ending at 11:40 p.m. on 1 SE Blue Mountain. Officials say the tornado caused damage just north of the Lloyds Chapel Cemetery and several other places where there were trees that were uprooted or snapped, including one tree falling on a manufactured home and a site built home in the area. The tornado also forced traffic and road blockages on CR 46 near the intersections or McCulley Lane and near Alexandria Road due to uprooted trees.

The Cleburne County tornado began on 3 NNW Ranburne at 12:25 a.m. Officials say the tornado traveled for 1.97 miles before lifting on 2 N Ranburne. The tornado destroyed half of an old barn with a large portion of the barn landing on a home about 30 yards downstream. Debris from the barn was also found hundreds of yards away in an adjoining pasture before snapping and uprooting trees as it crossed CR 67, 611, and 95, according to NWS.

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Tennessee vs Alabama Baseball – Vols Look to Continue SEC Tournament Dominance

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The Tennessee Volunteers are looking to continue their SEC tournament dominance against Alabama.

The Tennessee Volunteers are looking to continue their recent dominance in the SEC tournament as they have won two of the last three conference titles. Last season, after losing their first game of the tournament, they proceeded to go on a win streak and win the SEC title en route to a national title.

This year, they kick the tournament off against the Alabama Crimson Tide. A team the Volunteers played during the regular season and proceeded to win the series despite playing on the road. However, the Volunteers are currently searching for momentum as they have lost five straight conference series and six of their last seven.

Alabama won their first round game against the Missouri Tigers by a final score of 4-1. Missouri finished the season dead last in the conference. The Crimson Tide are also 1-5 in their last six conference series, so both programs are searching to pick up some steam heading into postseason play.

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Alabama Baseball: Quartet Of Players Honored

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The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team had four players recognized as All-SEC performers by the conference office on Monday afternoon. Kade Snell, Carson Ozmer, Riley Quick, and Justin LeBron were the award winners. Snell and Ozmer were 1st team All-SEC selections, while Quick and LeBron were named to the second team. LeBron was also named to the all defensive team for the second year in a row. The last outfielder Alabama outfielder to be named to the 1st team was all time hit leader Taylor Dugas in 2012. Quick is the first Alabama starting pitcher to be named All-SEC since Austin Hyatt made the 1st team in 2009. The duo of Snell and Ozmer are the first two Alabama players to be on the 1st team since Dugas and shortstop Josh Rutledge in 2010.

Kade Snell- 1st team All-SEC outfielder. Snell led the team with a .374 batting average, good for second in the conference. The 5th year senior from Wicksburg, AL also led the team in hits with 74, and in on base percentage with a .471 mark. Snell added 13 doubles, 10 home runs, 50 RBI, 119 total bases with a .601 slugging percentage, while drawing 35 walks, scoring 45 runs, and only striking out 16 times in 198 at bats. Snell served as the team captain this season.

Carson Ozmer-1st team All-SEC relief pitcher. The graduate student from Lantana, Texas transferred to Alabama prior to the 2025 season after graduating from Penn. Ozmer set an Alabama school record with saves in a season with 16 in his only year in Tuscaloosa. Ozmer led the team with 27 appearances and pitched 36.1 inning with a 4-1 record and a 2.97 ERA. The sidewinder struck out 47 batters and walked 10.

Riley Quick-2nd team All-SEC starting pitcher. The redshirt sophomore from Trussville, AL pitched in only one game in 2024 before tearing his UCL in his third inning of the year. After Tommy John surgery, Quick recovered in record time and was able to pitch in the opening series of the year. The big (6’6” 250 pound) fireballer started 13 games in the regular season and forged a record of 8-2 with a 3.54 ERA over 56 innings. Quick struck out 64 and allowed only three home runs. Major League scouts have Quick high on their list for this summers draft- expect Quick to be a mid 1st round pick.

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Justin LeBron- 2nd team All-SEC shortstop, 1st team All Defensive team. Hailing from Miramar, FL, LeBron was a first team All-SEC selection last year as well as being named to the All Defensive team. LeBron became the first player in program history be selected twice on the All Defensive team. The sophomore was second on the team in batting average at .313, led the team in runs with 58, doubles with 17, home runs with 18, RBI with 69, total bases with 141, slugging percentage at .650, and stolen bases with 16 in 17 attempts. The 69 runs batted in led the SEC. LeBron was second to Snell in hits with 68, and also had 31 walks, nine hit by pitches, and four sacrifice fly’s, while manning the shortstop position at an elite level.

The Tide will open SEC Tournament play tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 9:30 a.m. CT against the Missouri Tigers. Bama looks to add to their resume and earn a top 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The top 16 will all host regionals.

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