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Jordan Renaud is a prime example of a player who has answered that call. Per SI.com, both defensive coordinator Kane Wommack and fellow defensive lineman Tim Keenan III have praised Renaud's growth and physical play. Keenan, a veteran leader on the defense, specifically highlighted Renaud's maturity and physical strength.

Alabama football has no shortage of position groups that inspire confidence heading into 2025. The receivers, defensive backs and linebackers are high on the list of spots that figure to be strengths for the Crimson Tide in 2025. Top to bottom, Alabama should be good enough to compete for a conference championship, if not more.

As the Crimson Tide secondary rotated positioning drills with the inside linebackers, true freshman Dijon Lee lined up with the first-team defense with Domani Jackson on the other side. Zabien Brown, the sophomore cornerback who started next to Jackson in 2024, was seen lining up at the husky nickel back spot.

The Tennessee Vols are one of several programs that's reportedly trying to swipe a 2026 commit from the Alabama Crimson Tide. 2026 three-star defensive lineman Jerimy Finch has been committed to Alabama since late June,

Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide will roll with Ty Simpson as their starting quarterback for the 2025 season.

Ty Simpson is an anomaly. Perhaps even the biggest anomaly in the history of big-time quarterback recruiting. In this current era of college football, former five-star quarterback

The 2024 season was VanDeMark's first at Alabama, with the offensive lineman appearing in all 13 games for the Crimson Tide. VanDeMark started two games a year ago, one at left-and-right guard.

The Alabama Crimson Tide have three of the biggest "freaks" in college football this year. It comes courtesy of Bruce Feldman's "freaks" list on The Athletic.

Each time Mark Ingram touched the ball for Alabama football, he ran with a purpose. He ran for his family. He ran carrying the dreams and aspirations of his teammates and the Crimson Tide program as a whole. He ran to be the best. "I wanted to be the best ...

The Alabama Crimson Tide are aiming to secure the edges, in 2027 and beyond. Kalen DeBoer’s program has caught the attention of at least one elite player at edge rusher in Class of 2027 four-star KJ Green. “Alabama is winning it for me right now,” Green said recently. “The way they’ve recruited me and shown love — they took over that No. 1 spot.”