Tennessee had to pass. And Alabama football defensive back Zabien Brown knew that. Here's the story behind his 99-yard pick-six TD.

The verdict: Fiction. Honestly, Illinois’ resume isn’t far too different from that of Notre Dame, which is being widely viewed as a Playoff team. USC is the best win for each of them. And their losses are against top-10 teams — No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana for the Illini, and No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 9 Miami for the Fighting Irish.

Former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy was on the call this past Saturday night for Bama's 37-20 win over the Tennessee Vols in Tuscaloosa. Numerous Vols fans were surprised McElroy was allowed to call the game after he said last week that he's "not the biggest fan" of Tennessee

Tennessee running back DeSean Bishop scores on a one-yard touchdown run with 10:51 remaining in the game. Alabama leads the Vols, 30-20. Rico Scott scores a touchdown on an 11-yard reception from quarterback Ty Simpson.

The Georgia Bulldogs lose another elite recruit with three-star defensive lineman Corey Howard flipping from Georgia to Alabama

It’s still early for Alabama football’s 2027 recruiting class. However, the Crimson Tide’s group got one person smaller on Monday. Alexander Ward, a four-star athlete, decommitted from Alabama. He shared the news to social media in conjunction with Hayes Fawcett of On3.

Ty Simpson and Alabama visit LaNorris Sellers and South Carolina in Week 9. Here's who ESPN is sending to Columbia to call Saturday's game on TV.

South of Lexington, quarterback Diego Pavia added to his Heisman Trophy campaign by knocking off the LSU Tigers for the first time since 1990. Pavia's contributions on the field and as a leader in the locker room have secured the Commodores its first top-10 ranking in the AP Top 25 since 1947.