News across Greater Tuscaloosa
Russell, Scott power No. 7 Alabama football in blowout of No. 16 Mississippi State
Quarterback Keelon Russell threw for three touchdowns, and wide receiver Rico Scott recorded a career day as No. 7 Alabama football blew by No. 16 Mississippi State 56-23 on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium. Scott caught four passes for 56 yards and two touchdowns, including two…
Trump to attend next week’s Alabama vs. Georgia game
President Donald Trump will return to Tuscaloosa on Oct. 10 for the Alabama football game against Georgia, he said at a Mobile campaign rally in Mobile Friday night. This will be the president’s third appearance in Tuscaloosa in three years, following his attendance at the 2024…
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Opinion | It’s time to end the protein craze
When I went shopping last week, I saw something that many of us have grown more and more used to over the past few months: protein-enhanced products that don’t seem to have any right to the label. Protein chips, protein cereal, protein popcorn and even protein ice cream. Out of…
Opinion | Stop making excuses for unhealthy habits
So much of college culture, especially at a big SEC school, is tied up in unhealthy habits. Not just minorly detrimental habits like limited sleep and stress, but more serious ones such as alcohol and substance abuse. We live in an environment that not only does not encourage…
Opinion | Debating away the stereotype of Trump’s America, one meal at a time
When I sat down for dinner on the first night of my homestay in France, dinner debate began immediately. Chats about the upcoming French presidential election, midterms in the United States and energy prices all hit the table early. Not unexpectedly, my host mom posed the…
Saturday Slate: Picking Alabama-Mississippi State and other Week 5 matchups
No. 7 Alabama football made quick work of South Carolina last week but will encounter its first ranked test of 2026 as it travels to Starkville, Mississippi, in the first of three Top 25 opponents in a row. Here’s who I am riding with in Week 5, as the Crimson Tide looks for its…
Aden Holloway’s possession of marijuana charge dismissed
Alabama men’s basketball guard Aden Holloway cleared another legal hurdle in his bid to return to the court. The senior’s possession of marijuana charge was dismissed Sept. 17 after he completed the Tuscaloosa County District Attorney’s second-chance drug program, AL.com reported…
Recapping the history of the Battle for Highway 82 rivalry
The Alabama Crimson Tide will head to Starkville, Mississippi, to take on a Mississippi State team with a surging offense under star quarterback Kamario Taylor. An introduction to the rivalry itself Mississippi State’s campus is located exactly 86.1 miles away from The University…
Setting the stage for Keelon Russell vs. Kamario Taylor
October 1, 2016, gave us one of the best regular-season quarterback matchups in college football history between No. 3 Louisville’s future Heisman Trophy and multi-time NFL MVP winner Lamar Jackson and No. 5 Clemson’s future top-10 pick and Heisman finalist Deshaun Watson. The…