News across Tuscaloosa County
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…
Alabama Volleyball slips to 0-2 in SEC play
Alabama volleyball’s SEC record falls to 0-2 after losing in three sets to the Ole Miss Rebels in the Crimson Tide’s SEC home opener. The first set was close at the beginning, but the Rebels’ defense and attacking skills were too much for the Crimson Tide to handle, and they…
Opinion | Women in sports are more than something to look at
“Think you know sports? Prove it.” That is the challenge Sydney Sweeney delivers in Novig’s latest sports-betting advertisement. On its surface, there is nothing wrong with challenging sports fans to prove what they know. The sports world is full of debates, statistics and…
Opinion | Tired and weak: the intentional impacts of the skinniness the right pushes
In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the romanticization of ultra-skinniness and a push for highly unrealistic beauty standards surrounding thinness. This rise in skinny culture is not random. It is directly related to the politics of our country right now, and…
Kicker Conor Talty seeks redemption
After a rough 2025 season in which he was booed by his own fans in Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama kicker Conor Talty has seemingly solved the problems that were plaguing him last year. Last season, Talty struggled to make field goals, most noticeably during the Alabama-Oklahoma…
Rise of Russell: A Heisman winner in the making
Quarterback Keelon Russell finally had his big breakout game Saturday night against South Carolina. His performance showed that he could be a possible contender for the Heisman Trophy. Russell showed his potential with 400 offensive yards Saturday, 365 of which were passing and…
Alabama’s offensive line overhaul seeing promising results already
There’s a lot of risk a team takes when it puts out an offensive line that includes four new starters, two sophomores and a center from an FCS school. So far though, the returns have been promising for Alabama. Not only has Alabama rushed for more yards in its first four games…
No. 7 Alabama soccer remains undefeated in SEC play with win over Oklahoma
The No. 7 Alabama soccer team took down the No. 21 Oklahoma Sooners 3-1 in Norman Sunday. The Crimson Tide remains undefeated in SEC play. “I was really pleased with our team’s performance today,” said head coach Wes Hart. “I thought our box defending was outstanding again.” In…