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Alabama escapes the Texas heat because Bryce Young's too cool for school
The mike was hot and so was Nick Saban, hotter than the torched Texas turf as he advanced to midfield. Before he could meet, greet and...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Sep 11, 2022


The 12-team College Football Playoff can't get here soon enough
Are you an Alabama fan fuming because Texas wanted to seat the Million Dollar Band eight miles high? Are you a Texas fan still melting...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Sep 11, 2022


Talkin' ball with Coach Bill Clark
So what is two-time National Coach of the Year Bill Clark doing on the weekends now that he's recuperating from spinal fusion surgery and...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Sep 6, 2022


Did Auburn catch lightning in a quarterback battle?
Lightning was detected in the vicinity of Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday evening. The weatherman confirmed it late in the third quarter....

Kevin Scarbinsky
Sep 4, 2022


College football is here and, as always, this state is here for it
Go ahead. Admit it. Your heart's beating a little faster this week, isn't it? It's not the heat or the humidity. It's the energy of...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Sep 2, 2022


The fire this time on the Plains isn't just Auburn being Auburn
It is the easiest narrative in college football. Whenever something goes awry in the house that Pat Dye built, when the football program...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Sep 2, 2022


A strange day and a warm UAB embrace for Bill Clark
Bill Clark was not expecting that. The formal halftime tribute? Yes, he knew that was coming. He'd agreed to it, as uncomfortable as it...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Sep 2, 2022


Every SEC school should be a #EverythingSchool
Nobody does rivalries like the Southeastern Conference, starting with the spray paint on the Sistine Chapel of the genre, the Iron Bowl....

Kevin Scarbinsky
Aug 30, 2022


That word means exactly what Nick Saban thinks it means
Nick Saban has a way with words. It's one of his many talents, and I, for one, have always been here for it. His linguistic skill set,...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Aug 30, 2022


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,...

Kevin Scarbinsky
Aug 6, 2022


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 31, 2022


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 24, 2022


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, 2022


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 17, 2022


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 16, 2022


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
Jul 3, 2022


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, 2022


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, 2022


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 26, 2022


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
Jun 25, 2022
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