Kevin Scarbinsky
New UAB coach Trent Dilfer can work a room; can he do the job?
So you're telling me that UAB hired Trent Dilfer to be its head football coach, introduced him at a press conference and Dilfer, who was...
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Kevin Scarbinsky
- 2 days ago
Who are you, Hugh Freeze? Gus 2.0 or the real Saban slayer?
Is this really going to work? Is Hugh Freeze the football equivalent of Gus Malzahn 2.0? Or is he a more recruiting savvy facsimile who...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 27
Trolled by Kiffin, rolled by the Tide: AU's nightmare isn't over yet
When you've walked in the desert as long as Auburn football has, it's easy to mistake a mirage for an oasis and dismiss an oasis as a...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 25
Did the new Auburn being Auburn factor in the old Kiffin being Kiffin?
Lane Kiffin has never lost an Iron Bowl. Seems like a good time to mention that fun fact since, barring an upset bigger than an Auburn...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 25
Cadillac has given Auburn's next man up a special act to follow
Now that you mention it, you're probably right about all of it. Carnell Williams almost certainly celebrated his last win as the Auburn...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 17
Happy for Gus Malzahn as he gets his bus in gear at UCF
We've been over this before. Ole Miss fans don't want to hear it, but it bears repeating as we wait for two more weekends of crazy from...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 15
Talkin' ball with Coach Bill Clark: Not many places are that special
We do it every week. Two-time national coach of the year Bill Clark shares his insight on what's happening now in college football. Week...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 15
Go crazy and ride with Cadillac? Auburn wouldn't do that, would it?
This isn't the column I planned to pen, not from beginning to end, but Auburn, even in disarray, has a habit of providing a story as...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 15
It's not easy being Auburn, but don't tell John Cohen
THAT is how you flip the script, stare down the elephant in the room and turn a negative into a positively memorable introduction to your...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 8
Talkin' ball with Coach Bill Clark: Could we see him back on the sideline next year?
We do it every week. Two-time national coach of the year Bill Clark shares his insight on what's happening now in college football. Week...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 6
What now for the Saban dynasty at Alabama?
Bryce Young deserves better. Even after playing one of the lesser overall games of his splendiferous Alabama career, he went to the...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Nov 6
Auburn's new president means business when it comes to football
Dr. Christopher B. Roberts is different. That's what they said from the start. The unsolicited testimonials began even before he took...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Oct 30
Auburn loses again but hiring John Cohen as AD would be a victory
There may be hope for Auburn yet. Not on the football field, where this helpless season and the hopeless tenure of an overmatched coach...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Oct 27
Nothing like telling Bo stories when you were along for the ride
Of course I got the book. It's all about Bo Jackson. Greatest athlete I've ever seen, heard, talked to, defended against an uninformed...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Oct 26
Talkin' ball with Coach Bill Clark: Really good and really calm
What is Bill Clark doing on the weekends now that he's rehabbing after back surgery and not coaching football for the first time since...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Oct 23
State of the Tide dynasty: Far from dead but Death Valley will check its pulse
The conversation is always the same. Us: You have got to be, without doubt, the worst pirate we've ever heard of. Mike Leach: But you...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Oct 22
Talkin' ball with Coach Bill Clark: The ones that drive you crazy
What is Bill Clark doing on the weekends now that he's rehabbing after back surgery and not coaching football for the first time since...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Oct 22
When an epic Third Saturday in October turns ugly, we all lose
It didn't start Saturday evening in Knoxville, but the phenomenon may have reached its peak and hit bottom that night. Alabama loses a...
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Oct 16
It meant everything to Tennessee, but what about Alabama?
It was fun while it lasted, and it lasted longer than anyone imagined when it started 15 years ago with an inspired onside kick....
Kevin Scarbinsky
- Oct 14
If not now Tennessee, when?
Football time in Tennessee. Third Saturday in October. Leaves changing. The colors red and orange blending and clashing. It's coming...