Michigan’s players were already enrolled in classes for the spring semester. Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Alabama football news and projections as the 2024 college football season approaches. Missouri finished the 2023 season with a Cotton Bowl win over the Ohio State Buckeyes, which may have not been the most exciting, but the Tigers got the job done. As Coach Drinkwitz and his team enter the 2024 season, they look to build upon an impressive 11-2 record from last season. If you are shocked upon reading this, then it may be time to read up on Missouri football – you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Having home-field advantage may actually be a factor in this game if the Crimson Tide struggle against this well-rounded Missouri roster.
Nick Saban developed a sometimes unbelievable amount of talent during his legendary Alabama career and will continue to see some of his former players trickle into the NFL over the next couple of years. As it stands, his Crimson Tide program accounts for by far the most professional players of any school. From Derrick Henry to Tua Tagovailoa and Minkah Fitzpatrick to Josh Jacobs, a wide swath of the league’s biggest names played its college ball under Saban’s tutelage in Tuscaloosa. The SEC and Big Ten are the only two "power conferences" left where football is concerned, and this settlement is only going to widen the gap between those two leagues and everyone else.
In Week 2, Alabama will host the University of South Florida Bulls for the final matchup of the two programs’ home-and-home series. In 2023, Alabama survived an ugly game that featured a benched Jalen Milroe, a torrential downpour that caused a weather delay and a surprisingly tough USF team that showed up to play. This offseason, the Bulls revamped its roster and got significantly better. USF knows it can defy the odds and take down Alabama and the team may have some added desire to know that they would be upsetting the Tide in Bryant-Denny Stadium. If you are a fan of Alabama football and feel 100% confident about this game, I would do a little bit more research on this season’s upcoming USF team. There is still a question of whether athletes should be deemed employees of their schools, something Baker and other college sports leaders are fighting against.
The Tide coaching staff didn’t just suffer losses from the transfer portal, a handful of immediate starters for the program transferred in, as well as some young, talented players who could contribute in the next few seasons. Following the news that legendary head coach Nick Saban would be retiring as the leader of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, several players decided it was time to move on from Tuscaloosa—one of the notable being offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor. Alabama Crimson Tide football is under new leadership, as Kalen DeBoer takes over as the program’s head coach following the retirement of legendary coach Nick Saban. One of the biggest concerns regarding DeBoer was his recruiting abilities. Those have since been alleviated to a certain degree after the impressive offseason he’s had on the recruiting trail and the transfer portal.
With unanimous adoption of the House settlement yesterday, Livescore goaloo college football essentially died in favor of a semi-professional model. Saban retired this offseason as arguably the greatest coach in college football history. Staff hires and questions about his age factored into his decision, he told Paul Finebaum this month.
Alabama had the chance to respond and tie the game after Tennessee's three-run fifth inning. Bailey Dowling followed it up with a ball crushed off the left field wall, but it bounced so hard that Giles was thrown out at third for the first out of the inning. Lauren Esman followed it up with another single up the middle to put runners on the corners with one out for Alabama's eight and nine-hole hitters.
Now, all that’s left for him to do is reassure Alabama fans that the team will pick up right where it left off under Saban by making the College Football Playoffs and be in contention to compete for a national championship. "Our clients are the bedrock of the NCAA's multibillion-dollar business and finally can be compensated in an equitable and just manner for their extraordinary athletic talents." Andy Staples of On3 recently revealed his latest college football Top-25 rankings following the conclusion of the spring transfer portal. While there are a lot of drastic changes going on in Tuscaloosa, Staples isn’t convinced that it is going to lead to the program’s downfall. He has DeBoer and Alabama ranked No. 3, behind only No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs and No. 1 Ohio State.
One player at UB initially entered the transfer portal after Lembo’s hire, and seven more entered at the end of April, with the conclusion of spring practices. Alnutt wasn’t the only Group of Five program administrator in that boat. On the other side of the country, Konya faced the same task when Spartans coach Brent Brennan left for Arizona to replace Wildcats coach Jedd Fisch, who became Washington’s new coach Jan. 14.