Alabama's future QB delivered a record-tying seven TD passes, showcasing electrifying arm talent and poise en route to a state championship berth.

As OU readies for a battle royale at Alabama, the Sooners do so with a bad, bad man at quarterback. We're seeing just how much of a gamer John Mateer is.

In Millard South‘s dominating 62-21 thumping of Omaha Westside on Friday night in a Nebraska high school football playoff game, four-star quarterback Jett Thomalla (Alabama commit) had himself a record tying kind of night.

Braden Smith scored 29 points, including 21 in the second half, and No. 2 Purdue beat eighth-ranked Alabama 87-80 on Thursday night in the first matchup of top-10 teams this season.

Purdue got what it was expecting in its trip to Alabama, a foe it had met in two previous seasons. Although maybe Fletcher Loyer didn't expect the extent of physicality.

With no Mark Sears to run point for Alabama this season, unlike in the last two iterations of Alabama-Purdue, those duties have fallen to Philon. Boilermakers head coach Matt Painter praised him postgame, but he attributed an appreciable portion of his team's success to limiting Wrightsell, who had fewer points than total shots.

Former Alabama All-American Justin Thomas won’t play in the Skins Game on Black Friday or be on the course when the PGA Tour begins its 2026 season in January after having surgery on Thursday. Thomas announced on social media on Friday that he had a microdiscectomy and did not provide a timetable for his return to golf.

Van Buren transferred to LSU over the offseason and has appeared in three games in 2025, most recently coming in for starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier at Alabama Nov. 8. The Tigers lost to the Crimson Tide, 20-9. He managed 53 yards of offense in 21 minutes of play, going 5 of 11 for 52 yards passing and ran six times for 1 yard.