Kevin Scarbinsky
Will Anderson and the players will save college football
NIL. Name, Image and Likeness. Now it's legal, and it is going to ruin college football. Paying the players above board will inevitably,...
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Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jul 31
Bill Clark's life after coaching starts by giving back with CoachSafely
Today's the day for Bill Clark. It's the last official day of his incredible, indelible tenure as the UAB head football coach. Come...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jul 24
Imagine if Auburn got Smart when it had the chance
Imagine the last nine years on the Plains with Kirby Smart in charge, his aggressive recruiting attack unleashed for the Tigers and not...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jul 17
Can Bryan Harsin pull a Tuberville and thrive after AU's attempted coup?
There is only one case in modern Auburn history where key decision-makers and plenty of rank-and-file fans lost faith in the head...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jul 17
Why not Notre Dame to the SEC?
Hey, a man can dream, can't he? Especially if that man grew up in Pennsylvania, attended St. Patrick's Grade School and Nativity BVM High...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jul 16
Bill Clark's back surgery set for Monday
Bill Clark has had surgery before. He's had back surgery before, a discectomy decades ago. He's never had this back surgery, but as he...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jul 3
Dear SEC: Expand all you like but consolidate and we riot
And then the Big Ten said to the SEC, I'll see your Oklahoma and Texas and raise you USC and UCLA, and Boom! The Power Five became the...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jun 26
Mike Slive's advice may have saved my life
This column first appeared May 16, 2022 in The Lede and on al.com. Monday marks the fourth anniversary of Mike Slive's death. Hard to...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jun 26
SEC Baseball Tournament staying right where it belongs
This column first appeared May 29 in The Lede. The sun hugs your neck while the breeze blows you a kiss. The popcorn's popping and so is...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jun 26
Don't be sad Bill Clark's leaving UAB. Be glad he came and stayed
As he walks away, necessarily for his own health, painfully in every conceivable way, always remember and never forget the essential...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jun 25
UAB's Bill Clark retires for health reasons
Calling it “the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make,” Bill Clark announced his retirement as the UAB head football coach Friday...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jan 23
I spy with my laser eyes AU > UK
First things first. If you're not first, you're not Auburn. Come Monday, if the best team in the country isn't the officially official...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jan 21
Basketball's new normal: You just lost to Auburn
The best college basketball team in the country, led by the best college basketball coach in the country, will play the biggest college...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jan 12
Consider Alabama a dynasty in delay but far from decline
At the end, despite it all, Nick Saban smiled. Still flush in the emotional backwash of Georgia 33, Alabama 18, a clear shot at another...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Jan 2
One Super Sequel left for Alabama
And so the most unpredictable college football season in memory will come down to a completely predictable finale: Alabama vs. Georgia,...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Dec 5, 2021
Underdog Alabama takes a bite out of Georgia
A few thoughts on how Nick Saban and company played Kirby Smart and his unbeaten Bulldogs - and everyone else who doubted this Crimson...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 28, 2021
Until further notice, they are still Alabama
We asked, and they answered. We wondered as they wandered between invincibility and vulnerability until they discovered that victory can...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 26, 2021
No place gets Alabama's GOAT like Auburn
No way. No how. No chance. Not this time. Amirite? Alabama has Heisman hopefuls, plural, and a realistic shot at a conference and...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Oct 27, 2021
The Braves, the World Series and me
Just after midnight, and it just hit me. The Atlanta Braves played a World Series game without me … for the first time ... ever. True...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Oct 10, 2021
Jimbo boats the Saban whale
Don't get defensive, Kirby Smart. Put down the popcorn and pay attention, Lane Kiffin. Jimbo Fisher has boated your white whale. As a...