Alabama
Nick Saban’s daughter weighs in on coaching return rumor
As SEC media days wrapped up in Atlanta Thursday, its main Alabama football storyline came to a tidy end. Nick Saban’s daughter, Kristen, shut down any hope of her father leaving retirement, in an Instagram story post.
“He’s not coming back to coaching, hate to break it to you,” Kristen Saban wrote. “You had your time.”
The speculation that the 73-year-old man who won six national championships with the Crimson Tide would come out of retirement began Monday. Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy said he had heard from someone “in the know” that Saban might not be done coaching, despite leaving his post as UA’s head coach in January of 2024.
McElroy created the news during his radio show on WJOX. Throughout the rest of media days, he tried to put out the fire, noting that he himself did not believe Saban would be unretiring.
Several coaches were asked about the possibility of Saban returning. Ole Miss head coach and former Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin said it wouldn’t surprise him, but Georgia’s Kirby Smart, who had long tenure as the Tide’s defensive coordinator did not sound as if he expected a move from his old boss.
“I heard all that scuttlebutt and everything about it, I almost laughed,” Smart said. “It was like somebody needed something interesting to talk about yesterday, so they chose to go to coach Saban and do it. The game’s better with him involved. He is involved. He is passionate about it. He and I still talk and share ideas from time to time about defensive philosophies and the way to do things.
“And he’s still watching tape and very, very involved in football. He loves it. And his brilliance, as brilliant as he is, is around football. I mean, it’s around scheme. It’s around another way to do something, to stay ahead of the offensive minds. And I think that’s one of the unique talents that he has, and he still loves that. He’s still passionate about that.”
With the return to coaching not happening, Saban will likely continue on his prior retirement trajectory. He won an Emmy for his first season as an analyst on ESPN’s College Gameday pregame show, and will return to the desk this fall.
Saban is also still technically on staff at Alabama, in a consultant role.
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If your phone suddenly flipped to “SOS” in Alabama on Wednesday, you weren’t alone.
A widespread Verizon wireless outage disrupted calls, texts, and data for customers across the country, with Alabama included among states where users reported problems.
Outage reports began climbing around 11:00 a.m. Alabama time, with many customers saying their phones showed “SOS” or “no signal” messages.
On outage-tracking site Downdetector, reports surged into the hundreds of thousands at peak.
Verizon acknowledged an issue impacting wireless voice and data and said engineering teams were working to resolve it.
By mid-afternoon, at least some customers reported service returning, but Verizon said crews were still working on remaining disruptions.
What to do if you’re still stuck in “SOS”
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Turn on Wi-Fi calling (if it’s set up) and use Wi-Fi for calls/texts where possible.
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Try restarting your phone and toggling Airplane Mode on/off (simple, but sometimes forces a clean network handshake).
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If you need help urgently and calls won’t go through: use a landline, borrow a phone on another carrier, or go in person to a nearby police/fire station.
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If you have a newer iPhone and you’re in an area without any cell service, you may have satellite-based emergency options depending on device/support and conditions.
The FCC said it would investigate the incident.
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) – All westbound lanes were blocked on Interstate 10 before Franklin Creek Road at the Alabama state line due to a crash, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
The crash happened before 6 a.m. Wednesday and was cleared by 7:30 a.m., according to MDOT.
Early-morning drivers experienced delays and were forced to take alternate routes.
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Ty Simpson said he was entering the NFL Draft on Jan. 7, but then, the Alabama quarterback received NIL offers from multiple teams. The University of Miami reportedly offered him $6.5 million to stay in college another season.
Simpson, though, officially is headed to the pros.
Colin Gay of The Tuscaloosa News reports Tuesday that Simpson has submitted paperwork to the NFL, making him eligible for the 2026 draft.
Gay reports that Simpson’s base salary at Alabama was $400,000 and doubled to $800,000 with incentives.
Simpson is expected to participate in the 2026 Senior Bowl in Mobile, per Gay.
He completed 305 of 473 passes for 3,567 yards with 30 total touchdowns and five interceptions in 2025.
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