The Latest Breaking News from Alabama

Plus, Rory McIlroy starts hot.

This week’s drama down South just displays that successful coaches will always be backed, no matter what they say.

DALLAS — A major problem of realignment is the loss of old rivalries and the time it takes to build new ones, as Texas A&M has found since bolting the Big 12, though its tradition with Texas presumably resumes once the Longhorns join the SEC in a year or three.

They must be scripting this stuff, right?

What hath NIL wrought? Only the SEC’s goofiest impromptu offseason news conference since Steve Spurrier stepped forward on a July afternoon in 2015 to label an Atlanta newspaper weasel the “enemy.” As amusing as that was – even to yours truly, Mr. Weasel – it pales in comparison with current…

The Alabama coach clarified that his comments came from concern about NIL in general.

The Alabama coach: "There’s nothing illegal about doing this. It’s the system. That’s the issue I have."

While speaking at an event in Birmingham, Alabama, Crimson Tide coach Saban said some schools, including Texas A&M, were spending “tons of money to get players.”

The rant from the Texas A&M coach was sparked by Nick Saban, but the emotion behind the response has been building for months.

The Aggies’ athletic director has his own pointed reaction to what’s transpired in the SEC.

Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher went scorched earth responding to comments from Alabama's Nick Saban over recruiting and NIL changes