Mike Rodak

On a potentially historic day on Capitol Hill - when an all-encompassing college sports bill could advance out of committee - two Democrats are reintroducing a bill that does permit what many within the industry crave: collective bargaining with athletes yhoo.it/4mcnS0R

Attorneys have resolved a dispute over how the College Sports Commission handles NIL collectives, sources tell @YahooSports, revising its approach to treat them like other businesses - a major move that paves the way for continued collective operations bit.ly/4kVo5od

BREAKING: Hawaii native Tayden Kaawa has committed to Alabama over BYU! 6-foot-5 quarterback added an offer from the Crimson Tide on June 11 & took an official visit June 20-22 weekend. Second QB in the class. 20th commitment for Kalen DeBoer & Co. 🐘 bit.ly/4l0B0pz

Ranking position groups in the SEC: Alabama is top-5 in a lot of areas, but not all 247sports.com/college/alabam…

Tayden Kaawa is expected to come off the board on Tuesday. Can Alabama add another piece to the 2026 class? The 6-foot-5 quarterback took an official visit during the June 20-22 weekend. Notes, quotes + official prediction posted on @Bama_247 ➡️ bit.ly/46YWyi6

Alabama LB Deontae Lawson said Kalen DeBoer is a "players coach" who is "a great fit for the new era of college football." Said Lawson last week of Tide in '25: "The connection is probably the best since I've been here, to be honest." 247sports.com/college/alabam…

Good points from @JTalty: Are media days outdated? How to fix college football's 'talking season' amid present-day fatigue cbssports.com/college-footba…

Joyless murderball 2.0

Overall, 11 different teams received media votes to win the SEC this year. At quick glance, that appears to be the most since at least 2001 and likely the most ever. SEC CHAMPION Texas 96 Georgia 44 Alabama 29 LSU 20 South Carolina 5 Oklahoma 3 Vanderbilt 2 Florida 2…

SEC releases 2025 preseason football poll: Where was Alabama picked to finish? 247sports.com/college/alabam…

Two Alabama players named to All-SEC preseason first team 247sports.com/college/alabam…

Alabama was picked to finish third in the SEC in the preseason media poll.

Alabama's Aiden Sherrell should be on every breakout list in America. 🎧 bit.ly/4lmjETP (Apple) 🎧 bit.ly/443aDt9 (Spotify)

The NCAA argued in a DeKalb County, Alabama court filing this week that Jeremy Pruitt’s $100M lawsuit should be dismissed because Alabama doesn’t have jurisdiction. Pruitt on Thursday subpoenaed Phillip Fulmer, the University of Tennessee and others to testify in October.

Nick Saban's daughter Kristen on Thursday afternoon posted to her Instagram story that her father is "not coming back to coaching, hate to break it to you." 247sports.com/college/alabam…

SEC media days intel: breaking down Alabama's pass rush, QBs, o-line and more 247sports.com/college/alabam…

The SEC's official preseason media football poll will be released Friday, but 247 Sports' preseason poll is out Thursday. Here's where Alabama was picked: 247sports.com/college/alabam…

I liked a lot of what Kadyn Proctor had to say at SEC media days. But looking and sounding the part has never really been the issue. Even he knows he still has to go out and prove he can be the franchise OT everyone expects him to be. 247sports.com/college/alabam…

College leaders are in active negotiations with House attorneys over a major piece of the settlement: whether to permit traditional NIL collective deals. A decision may reshape enforcement and lead to a “softer cap,” Greg Sankey tells @YahooSports. yhoo.it/3TLH8WT

.@AlabamaFTBL HC @KalenDeBoer is raving about sophomore WR @Ryanwms1's work ethic this offseason "He stayed when everyone else went home. He just wants to work." Look 👀 for Williams to build on his 8 TD - 865 yard freshman campaign in 2025