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The Alabama men's basketball team is 3-4 in their last seven games and are struggling early in SEC play. Injuries have played a big role, but the Crimson Tide have shown little consistency game to game, and they need to show major improvement if they hope to compete for a title in March. How can Nate Oats turn things around with the clock ticking? Columnist Kevin Scarbinsky joins Beat Everyone to diagnose Alabama's biggest problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time since 2023, former Alabama player Charles Bediako wore his uniform and played in Coleman Coliseum, despite playing professional basketball, after a judge in Tuscaloosa issued a temporary restraining order allowing Bediako to compete in NCAA play. The move has caused a ripple effect in college sports. What precedent could this set for other athletes who want to return to college after testing the professional waters? What advantage could these cases give Alabama and other schools over their competitors? And what does the future hold for college athletics? AL.com's Nick Kelly breaks it down, plus offseason moves by Kalen DeBoer and Alabama football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The college football offseason is officially underway. What ripple effect will Indiana's national championship win have for Alabama as they try to build a team that can win a title in 2026? How do we grade the Crimson Tide's transfer portal performance so far? And has the rest of college football lost faith in Alabama as a contender to win it all? Beat Everyone's Ben Flanagan and Matt Scalici answer these questions and react to the new ESPN Nick Saban documentary news and ask if the legendary coach was throwing any shade at former running back Damien Harris this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chuck Klosterman's new book FOOTBALL releases January 20th. Named a most anticipated book of 2026 by NPR, it covers the NFL, college, TV, video games, gambling, Colin Kaepernick, CTE, Jim Thorpe, and how football has shaped American life. The New York Times bestselling author joins AL.com's Ben Flanagan and Matt Wake to talk about his football obsession, plus why he's fascinated with Alabama and Nick Saban. Chuck Klosterman's books include Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto; But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past, and The Nineties. You've read his work in Esquire, ESPN, New York Times Magazine, and you've heard him on The Bill Simmons Podcast. He is self-proclaimed football psychotic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between transfer portal twists and turns and NIL realities, Alabama football had a tough week. They've lost several star players to rival schools, and commitments have come and gone during a wild window. AL.com's Nick Kelly breaks down the challenges Kalen DeBoer is already facing this offseason and how he plans to fix it in time for the Crimson Tide to compete for a championship in 2026. Plus, Ty Simpson to the NFL might not be a done deal after all. Nick reports on the decision Simpson faces, with several major programs offering him top dollar to stay in college fotball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ty Simpson is going pro, so there's an opening for Alabama's QB1. Will it be Austin Mack or Keelon Russell? Kalen DeBoer has a huge decision to make this offseason. Clint Lamb of Cover Crimson breaks this down and looks at how DeBoer and his staff will build a roster than can compete for a championship in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just when we thought Kalen DeBoer had started to finally win over his doubters, Alabama puts up a historically bad effort against Indiana in the Rose Bowl and many fans are right back to asking some tough questions about the state of the program. AL.com beat writer Nick Kelly addresses the latest changes to Alabama's roster and how it could impact the 2026 season. Later, Kevin Scarbinsky joins us to put the Rose Bowl defeat in perspective and discuss what it means for DeBoer's future in Tuscaloosa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama and Indiana will meet in the granddaddy of them all, the Rose Bowl, on New Year's Day in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal. After a huge opening round win over Oklahoma, does Kalen DeBoer have Ty Simpson and the Crimson Tide ready for the top-ranked Hoosiers, led by Curt Cignetti and Heisman-winner Fernando Mendoza? AL.com reporters Nick Kelly and Matt Stahl are in Pasadena to break down the SEC vs. B1G showdown to kick off 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary Alabama football coach Gene Stallings joins Beat Everyone! The national championship-winning Crimson Tide icon shares advice to the Bama team before they face Indiana in the Rose Bowl this week. Stallings also reflects on what he learned from Paul "Bear" Bryant and shares his thoughts on Nick Saban, Kalen DeBoer and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can't know which college football team Santa Claus roots for but his uniform does bear a striking resemblance to the Crimson Tide's...Beat Everyone is here to give our picks for Santa's Naughty and Nice Lists in the world of Alabama Football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama scores a HUGE win over Oklahoma in the opening round of the College Football Playoff, crawling out of a 17-point hole and getting swagger back ahead of a Rose Bowl matchup with top-ranked Indiana. What does the road victory in Norman mean for Kalen DeBoer moving forward? Does this Crimson Tide team have a national title run in them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron was named the new head coach of the Birmingham Stallions. The 3-time national champion and All-American talks about why he's ready to coach at this stage of his life and career, how to build a winning culture and what he learned from the GOAT, Nick Saban. AJ also shares some advice for Crimson Tide QB Ty Simpson ahead of the College Football Playoff, and he shares his favorite plays and games from his incredible career at Bama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary Alabama quarterback and Crimson Tide Sports Network color analyst Tyler Watts breaks down Alabama's opening College Football Playoff showdown with Oklahoma. What does Ty Simpson need to do to find his midseason form again? What problems will Brent Venables and the Sooner defense give the Crimson Tide offense? Beat Everyone is proud to be supported by Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, home to the Alabama Crimson Tide team doctors and a global leader in sports medicine, research, and injury prevention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kalen DeBoer announced he will remain Alabama's head coach. That should remove any distractions for him and the Crimson Tide ahead of their rematch with Oklahoma in the opening round of the College Football Playoff. Tom Green of 247Sports shares how the Sooners and their fans feel about playing Bama again, what advantages they have after beating them once, and how their offense is still vulnerable in the most important game of the year. Ben Flanagan and Matt Scalici analyze DeBoer's public statement about staying in Tuscaloosa. Brought to you by Andrews Sports Medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The college football coaching carousel never stops spinning. With the Michigan job suddenly open, Kalen DeBoer is a name everyone keeps mentioning as a top candidate. Would he really leave Tuscaloosa for Ann Arbor? Why is he a candidate for every big job when he has one of the best in the country at Alabama? AL.com's Nick Kelly tells us the latest. Also, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author John Archibald joins to reflect on the self-loathing period of Crimson Tide fandom, asking if his favorite team even deserves a spot in the College Football Playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices