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Texas A&M hiring Alabama WR coach Holmon Wiggins

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January 3, 2024

Texas A&M hiring Alabama WR coach Holmon Wiggins

Alabama wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins is set to become the co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach at Texas A&M, according to multiple reports Tuesday.

Wiggins has been with the Crimson Tide since 2019 and has coached five first-round picks, including 2020 Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith. He’s the second Alabama assistant to depart from this staff, joining outside linebackers coach/special teams coordinator Coleman Hutzler who is joining Mississippi State as defensive coordinator.

Wiggins’ departure was the second move out of the wide receiver room on Tuesday after sophomore Shazz Preston entered the NCAA transfer portal with three years of eligibility remaining. In four recruiting classes under Wiggins (2020-2023), Alabama signed 13 wide receivers but has lost nine to the transfer portal.

Where Wiggins shined, particularly this year, was recruiting. According to 247Sports, Wiggins is the No. 2 recruiter nationally — his 2024 class as a primary recruiter included QB Julian Sayin and WR Ryan Williams, among others. Overall, Wiggins was the primary recruiter for nine players across five positions in seven different states.

The job opening will be attractive nationally, given Alabama’s wide receiver pedigree and the returning talent in 2024. Leading wide receiver Jermaine Burton is graduating but behind him Alabama will return its next five leading pass catchers highlighted by Isaiah Bond and Kobe Prentice.

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Former Alabama OL starter transferring to SEC rival

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January 7, 2026

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Former Alabama OL starter transferring to SEC rival

Alabama football will see one of its ex-starters next season. Wilkin Formby is joining Texas A&M out of the transfer portal, after three seasons with the Crimson Tide.

Formby shared the news to his Instagram account on Wednesday. He opted to enter the transfer portal after the 2025 season came to an end with a 38-3 loss to Indiana in the Rose Bowl.

The Tuscaloosa native and Northridge product played both guard and tackle this past season. Coaches praised his versatility.

“Wilkin obviously has the athleticism to to play inside, and the size,” offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb said in September. “So I think there’s a couple things that happen for Wilkin in there, his natural pad-level because he’s got his hand in the dirt, and he’s got a good base and wide frame, so he’d done a really nice job in there. So we keep working on that and expand. As long as he can stay right-handed, playing on the right side, I think the transition for him is easy.”

Formby started out the year at right tackle, where he had previously played. He eventually moved over to guard, after Michael Carroll emerged as a viable tackle option.

The departure of Formby is part of a larger renovation of the Crimson Tide’s offensive line, which has now lost every starter besides Carroll. Kadyn Proctor and Parker Brailsford opted to leave early for the NFL Draft, while Geno VanDeMark, Kam Dewberry and Jaeden Roberts are out of eligibility.

Alabama is also losing several reserve linemen to the portal. Arkel Anugwom is entering, joining Olaus Alinen (who committed to Kentucky), Joseph Ionata and Micah DeBose.

UA has made one offensive line pickup from the portal. Former Michigan center Kaden Strayhorn is joining the Tide.

Alabama will face Formby in Tuscaloosa this season. Texas A&M visits Bryant-Denny Stadium on Oct. 24.

Undergraduate players can opt to enter the transfer portal through Jan. 16.

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Prediction, odds for Alabama vs. Vanderbilt in Top 15 SEC showdown

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January 7, 2026

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Prediction, odds for Alabama vs. Vanderbilt in Top 15 SEC showdown

After an impressive home win over Kentucky this past Saturday afternoon, the SEC road opener has now arrived for the Alabama Crimson Tide, which is a trip to Nashville to face the unbeaten Vanderbilt Commodores on Wednesday night.

Two teams ranked in the Top 15 nationally in the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, Alabama and Vanderbilt have emerged as two of the SEC’s top teams this season, and are also both currently among the top scoring teams in all of college basketball.

Both of Alabama and Vanderbilt are also loaded with talent as well, headlined by a talented group of guards such as Labaron Philon Jr. and Aden Holloway for the Crimson Tide, as well as the Commodores duo of Duke Miles and Tyler Tanner.

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One of college basketball’s top matchups of the week, following are the latest odds for the SEC showdown between Alabama and Vanderbilt in Nashville.

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Tuesday, Jan. 6:

Money Line: Alabama (plus-145), Vanderbilt (minus-180)
Spread: Vanderbilt by 4 1/2
Over/Under: 178 1/2

Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Vanderbilt Commodores prediction, pick:

Memorial Gymnasium can be a difficult place to play for a road team at times, and it will likely be challenging for the Crimson Tide on Wednesday night, especially with the undefeated Commodores on the opposite end of the floor. A matchup in which Alabama has won four-straight dating back to 2023, as well as the last five in Nashville, I’ll go with Alabama to hand Vanderbilt their first loss Wednesday night in a high-scoring contest. Prediction: Alabama 88, Vanderbilt 82

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A Top 25 showdown, Alabama and Vanderbilt are set to meet Wednesday, Jan. 7, from inside Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee. The game is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET live on ESPN2.

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Alabama offensive lineman transferring to Georgia Tech

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1 day ago

January 6, 2026

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Joseph Ionata, who spent two years with the Tide, will be joining former teammate Jaylen Mbakwe.

Georgia Tech fans celebrate during the second half against Syracuse on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2025)

A second former member of the Alabama Crimson Tide is transferring to Georgia Tech.

Offensive lineman Joseph Ionata intends to play for the Yellow Jackets, according to On3. Ionata spent two years with the Tide and would be joining former Alabama defensive back and wide receiver Jaylen Mbakwe.

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Chad Bishop is a Georgia Tech sports reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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