Happy Friday, everyone. As you well know, the softball team took down UCLA and will now face Nebraska on Saturday. The Cornhuskers beat UCLA three out of four times they played this season, including a 7-2 victory in the Big Ten tournament final. It will be another difficult test for the Tide, but that’s the way it’s supposed to be in Oklahoma City.
Ryan Coleman-Williams continues to drive plenty of buzz this offseason.
“It’s no excuse. It’s football. You gotta battle through those things, but the hardest part is what it does to you mentally,” said Coleman-Williams, who was rarely hurt during his high school career. “That’s where I struggled the most, but you look back now, and what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. When I’m out there now running and working out, I’m like, ‘Yeah, this is what it’s supposed to feel like.’
“Physically and mentally, I’m in a lot better place. You’re going to see me whole again.”
Alabama cornerback Zabien Brown, who came in with Coleman-Williams as part of the 2024 signing class, saw enough of Coleman-Williams this spring to know that he’s going to be a problem for anybody who lines up across from him this fall.
“He never lost any speed. If anything, he’s faster and harder to get down when he gets any kind of space between you,” Brown said. “It’s like, ‘He’s there, and then he’s not.’ What you saw when he was lighting it up as a freshman is who he is. Get ready to see that version of him again this season.”
Let it be written. Ryan also spoke about how the news that he will be a father soon has changed his mindset.
Colin Gay has a bunch of questions for the 2026 football team, including several for the OL that will be charged with protecting the QB.
Can Adrian Klemm patch together a cohesive offensive line with the pieces already in place when he arrived?
Will Michael Carroll’s experience show despite moving inside to right guard?
Can Racin Delgatty make the transition from Cal Poly to Division I as seamless as Cuevas made it look?
Is Jayvin James a long-term option for Alabama at right tackle?
How much has Jackson Lloyd developed, and does he live up to the proclamation offensive coordinator Grubb made naming him as the Crimson Tide’s starting left tackle in spring?
Matt Stahl examined the depth in the secondary for the upcoming season.
Moving on to talented freshmen, Edwards comes to Tuscaloosa as a five-star prospect. The 247Sports composite rankings had him tabbed as the No. 2 safety in the 2026 recruiting class.
Edwards was Maryland’s Gatorade Player of the Year in 2025. He participated in the Under Armour All-American Game as a junior, and came away with three tackles.
At 6-foot-2, 221 pounds, Edwards is already the right size to contribute. If his talent matches expectations, he could be difficult to keep off the field.
Tom Fornelli ranks Kalen DeBoer 8th in his lest of best head coaches.
8. Kalen DeBoer, Alabama
The way Alabama’s season ended leaves a sour taste in fans’ mouths. The Tide lost to Georgia in the SEC Championship by 21 points, and then followed up a first-round road playoff win over Oklahoma with a 35-point drubbing by Indiana in the Rose Bowl. Nobody at Alabama will be happy with four-loss seasons any time soon, but DeBoer has led two different programs to the playoffs in the last three seasons. That’s not an achievement that’s easily overlooked. 2025 rank 9 (+1), High 5, Low 14
LSU’s Athletic Director had to deal with the fallout of Lane Kiffin’s claim that he couldn’t recruit at Ole Miss because of racism.
In reaction to the controversial comments made recently by his head coach, Lane Kiffin, first-year LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry told ESPN on Thursday that he has spoken with his coaches about the importance of unity within the SEC.
Ausberry, who was promoted this past November after working at the university for more than 30 years, said his message has been “worry about LSU. Everything’s about LSU.”
“It’s not about the other place you were at before, the other schools in this conference,” he said. “In the SEC we have to be one. Every other organization from NASCAR, to the NFL, NBA, they’re one. We fight each other on the fields: Saturday nights, basketball games, baseball weekends, track and field, that’s when we compete. After that, this is one. When you start breaking up and doing our own things, that hurts our conference.”
Y’all hired him, so you get the full experience.
Last, Mac Jones somehow stayed in San Francisco as a backup despite playing well to go 5-3 as a starter last season when Brock Purdy was hurt. He got a raise to $3.55 million, but look at this pile of trash that is making more.
Indianapolis Colts’ Anthony Richardson, $5.386 million
Tennessee Titans’ Mitchell Trubiskey, $5.25 million
Chicago Bears’ Tyson Bagent, $4.25 million
Carolina Panthers’ Kenny Pickett, $4 million
New York Giants’ Jameis Winston, $4 million
Las Vegas Raiders’ Aidan O’Connell, $3.674 million
Mac may need a new agent.
That’s about it for today. Have a great weekend.
Roll Tide.
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