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Germie Bernard scored two touchdowns in the final 2 1/2 minutes, and No. 4 Alabama rallied to beat South Carolina 29-22 on Saturday for its seventh straight win. Ty Simpson threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns and DeShawn Jones returned an interception 18 yards for a score for the Crimson Tide (7-1, 5-0 Southeastern Conference). LaNorris Sellers threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 67 yards and another score for South Carolina (3-5, 1-5), but had a costly fumble late which led to the winning TD. The Tide trailed 22-14 late in the fourth quarter, but drove 79 yards on 14 plays with Simpson finding Bernard for a 4-yard touchdown pass in the left corner of the end zone with 2:16 to play.

Simpson then connected with Josh Cuevas, who caught a TD pass earlier in the game, for the 2-point conversion to tie the game. On the ensuing drive, linebacker Deontae Lawson stripped Sellers, giving Simpson and the offense the ball at the South Carolina 38. On a third-and-10 play, Bernard took a direct snap and raced around right end and stayed inbounds for a 25-yard touchdown with 34 seconds left. Alabama took a 7-3 lead in the second quarter after Sellers' pass in the flat bounced off the hands of running back Rahsul Faison and into the arms of Jones, who raced down the left sideline for a score. Mistakes haunted the Gamecocks in the first half. Along with the mishandled catch by Faison, a holding penalty negated a 15-yard TD run by Sellers. Another holding call ended a potential touchdown drive and the Gamecocks also missed a field goal. Despite the errors, South Carolina only trailed 14-6 at halftime. The Gamecocks scored the next 16 points. Nyck Harbor got behind the defense and hauled in a 54-yard touchdown strike. Sellers then used a series of runs to get South Carolina into Alabama territory and William Joyce connected on a 47-yard field goal to give the Gamecocks a 15-14 lead late in the third quarter. The Gamecocks gained full momentum when they recovered a punt that hit off an Alabama player at the Tide 30. Sellers cashed in a few plays later when he raced around left end for a 10-yard touchdown to give South Carolina a 22-14 lead with 10 minutes left. - Alabama/AP College Football

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WR Germie Bernard, Alabama
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10/21/25 - Zabien Brown, So/2028, Alabama, 6-0, 192 (DS#3 CB) + More +

WEEK 8 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zabien Brown, DB, Alabama,...Put together one of his best games to date in the Crimson Tide's 37-20 victory over No. 11 Tennessee...Totaled 57 coverage snaps and allowed just 16 yards across six targets on the night...Tied for the team-high total and set a new career-best mark for tackles with seven stops...Added a pick-six of 99 yards on the Vols' final drive of the first half, flipping the momentum in favor of the Tide instantly heading into halftime...The interception return ranked as the second-longest pick-six in program history and helped Brown account for the third-most interception return yards in Alabama single-game history...The pick was also the Tide's first for a score since 2023. - SEC Football

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CB Zabien Brown, Alabama
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10/21/25 - Yhonzae Pierre, rSo/2028, Alabama, 6-3, 248 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

WEEK 8 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Yhonzae Pierre, LB, Alabama,...Helped the Crimson Tide to its fourth consecutive top-25 victory in the 37-20 win over No. 11 Tennessee...Played a key role in limiting UT to only 20 points and 410 yards, well-below their season averages entering Saturday's contest...Matched his career-best total with six tackles, including a team-high tying five solo stops...Registered a career-high three sacks (-31 yards), part of the Tide's four on the evening...Recorded his three sacks against a Volunteer offensive line unit that had only allowed four total sacks over six games entering the Third Saturday in October...Pierre's three sacks were the most by a Tide defender in a game since the 2021 season. - SEC Football

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OLB Yhonzae Pierre, Alabama
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10/19/25 - Zabien Brown, So/2028, Alabama, 6-0, 192 (DS#3 CB) + More +

Zabien Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the first half and No. 6 Alabama rolled to a 37-20 victory over No. 11 Tennessee in the rivalry known as the "Third Saturday in October." Brown's pick gave the Tide a 23-7 lead and was all Alabama's defense needed while turning in its best performance of the season. The Tide (6-1, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) held the nation's highest-scoring offense to 410 yards, well below its 529-yard average. "I saw open field and just started running," Brown said. "Looked at the time. If I get tackled, then the time goes out. I had to find a way to get into the end zone. It feels great to go out there and perform." Ty Simpson completed 19 of 29 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns without an interception.

He led two TD drives of 90-plus yards as the Crimson Tide won their sixth consecutive game, including four in a row against ranked opponents. Alabama became the only team in SEC history to beat four straight ranked opponents with no open dates. Joey Aguilar completed 28 of 44 passes for 268 yards, with a touchdown and an interception for Tennessee (5-2, 2-2). DeSean Bishop ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns. "We just got to be us," Bishop said. "You look at our two losses, a lot of chances, a lot of self-inflicted wounds. We're hurting ourselves. We're making these games a lot harder than they should be. In this league, the margins are very small." Tennessee had a chance to seize momentum in the third quarter following a touchdown and then forcing Simpson to fumble near midfield. But Alabama's defense forced a three-and-out, and a 99-yard touchdown drive iced the game. Alabama's final touchdown, a 4-yard run by Daniel Hill with 5:49 remaining, ignited cigar smoke from every direction inside Byrant-Denny Stadium - a tradition for the victors in this rivalry. Simpson also lit one up as he left the field. Alabama prevented back Tennessee from winning consecutive games in the series for the first time since 2003-04. Alabama has won 17 of 19 in the rivalry. "The biggest thing for our guys is how committed to the process they are," DeBoer said. "You can see it. You can hear it. Pads are popping every day in practice. They have an edge to them still and haven't lost it." - Alabama/AP College Football

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CB Zabien Brown, Alabama
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10/16/25 - Ty Simpson, rJr/2027, Alabama, 6-2, 208 (DS#2 QB) + More +

MIDSEASON AP SEC TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, who threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Vanderbilt, was the landslide winner. Simpson leads the SEC with 16 touchdown passes and has thrown only one interception while completing 70.9% of his attempts. Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia also received a vote. - AP College Football

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QB Ty Simpson, Alabama
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10/16/25 - Ty Simpson, rJr/2027, Alabama, 6-2, 208 (DS#2 QB) + More +

Alabama's Ty Simpson edged out Indiana's Fernando Mendoza for first-team quarterback on The Associated Press midseason All-America team released Wednesday. Ohio State and Texas A&M led all teams with three players each on the top unit. Nine players from the Big Ten and seven from the Southeastern Conference are on the first team, as determined by a panel of media members who vote each week in the AP Top 25 college football poll. Seven players who were on the AP preseason All-America first team also were voted to the midseason first team. Seven other preseason first-team picks are on the second team.

Since he struggled in Alabama's season-opening loss at Florida State, Simpson has completed 76% of his passes for 285 yards per game, 14 touchdowns and one interception as the Crimson Tide have won five straight. He has Pro Football Focus' fourth-highest grade among passers with more than 200 attempts. Simpson received one more vote than Mendoza, who has helped lead unbeaten Indiana to the program's highest ranking, at No. 3, and has thrown for 17 TDs against two interceptions. Texas Tech holds down two of the three first-team linebacker spots with Jacob Rodriguez and national sacks co-leader David Bailey. Alabama, Miami and Southern California also had two players on the first team. - AP College Football

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QB Ty Simpson, Alabama
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10/13/25 - Ty Simpson, rJr/2027, Alabama, 6-2, 208 (DS#2 QB) + More +

WEEK 7 SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama,...Led Alabama to a third consecutive top-25 win as the Tide downed 14th-ranked Missouri, 27-24...Finished 23-of-31 for 200 yards and three scores through the air...Connected with nine different targets in the game...Completed three passes on fourth down to help UA finish a perfect 3-of-3, including the Tide's final touchdown late in the fourth quarter that would prove the difference...Added 10 rushes, including a team-long 20-yard run. - SEC Football

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QB Ty Simpson, Alabama
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10/11/25 - Ty Simpson, rJr/2027, Alabama, 6-2, 208 (DS#2 QB) + More +

No. 8 Alabama scraped out a 27-24 victory over No. 14 Missouri, sealing the deal with a fourth-quarter interception from Dijon Lee Jr. with 37 seconds left. It's Alabama's third straight SEC win, sending the Crimson Tide to 5-1 on the season and emerging as a true contender. - AP College Football

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QB Ty Simpson, Alabama
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10/11/25 - Ty Simpson, rJr/2027, Alabama, 6-2, 208 (DS#2 QB) + More +

Ty Simpson threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns, including the clincher on fourth down to Daniel Hill with 3:16 to go, and eighth-ranked Alabama held off No. 14 Missouri 27-24 on Saturday to give the Crimson Tide their fifth consecutive win. Jam Miller added 85 yards rushing before leaving with an injury in the fourth quarter, and Kevin Riley and Isaiah Horton also had TD catches for Alabama (5-1, 3-0 SEC), which has won seven straight over Missouri dating to Sept. 8, 1975. Beau Pribula tried to rally the Tigers (5-1, 1-1) late, hitting Donovan Olugbode for a touchdown with 1:39 to go. And after Alabama pounced on the onside kick, Missouri was able to force a quick punt, getting the ball back with 1:17 left and no timeouts. Pribula connected with Olugbode again on fourth down to get close to midfield, but he followed with a pair of incompletions, then overshot his intended target and was picked off by Alabama defensive back Dijon Lee Jr. to put the game away. The loss ended the Tigers’ 15-game home winning streak, the second-longest nationally.

Pribula finished with 167 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions, and he also was the Tigers’ most effective runner with 61 yards and another score. The nation’s top rusher, Ahmad Hardy, was held to just 52 yards. Missouri got off to a good start, seemingly stunning Alabama on its opening drive. It took just six plays to march 78 yards, and Pribula threw a nifty lob to tight end Brett Norfleet down the sideline for a 26-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead. Yet the Crimson Tide not only regained their composure, they regained control. Simpson was nearly perfect on an answering touchdown drive. And after Alabama forced a three-and-out, the junior QB drove the Crimson Tide downfield again, zipping a pass to Horton on third-and-long for a 16-yard touchdown pass and a 14-7 lead. After each team added a field goal before halftime, Missouri took advantage of Simpson’s fumble - his only big mistake - on the first play of the second half. Pribula juked his way into the end zone three plays later to tie the game 17-all. Alabama took over and, after Simpson converted on fourth-and-8 with a throw to freshman Lotzeir Brooks, the SEC’s top passer found Hill in the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the Missouri 2 with just over 3 minutes remaining. - AP College Football

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QB Ty Simpson, Alabama
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10/11/25 - Derek Meadows, Fr/2029, Alabama, 6-4, 212 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Alabama wide receiver Derek Meadows appeared to be knocked unconscious by a violent hit from Missouri safety Marvin Burks Jr. on Saturday, resulting in a scary situation in the first quarter at Memorial Stadium. Meadows had leaped to catch a pass from Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson when Burks, ranging to his left, delivered a big shoulder-to-shoulder blow. Meadows hit the turf and lay motionless, his right arm bent at an awkward angle, as several members of the Crimson Tide coaching staff rushed from the sideline to surround him.

Quiet fell over the stadium, and it took several minutes before they sat Meadows up, and several more before they helped him walk off the field. Burks was flagged for targeting on the play, and the penalty was upheld after the officials reviewed it. Meadows, a freshman from Las Vegas, has yet to catch a pass in a game this season. Meanwhile, Alabama running back Jam Miller also left the game early in the fourth quarter after taking a hard hit near the sideline. He walked to the locker room with the help of trainers. The game between the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide and No. 14 Missouri marks the first in Columbia between two AP top-15 teams since Sept. 29, 1979, when the Tigers lost to Texas. Alabama has not lost to Missouri since 1975. - AP College Football

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WR Derek Meadows, Alabama
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10/08/25 - Justin Jefferson, rSr/2026, Alabama, 6-1, 227 (DS#13 ILB) + More +

WEEK 6 SEC C0-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Justin Jefferson, LB, Alabama,...Led the Alabama defense with 14 total tackles against No. 16/17 Vanderbilt...Registered a team-best nine solo stops and five assisted tackles...More than tripled the next-closest tackler on the team...Added one sack (-11 yards) and a forced fumble on the day...His sack came on 1st-and-10 of Vandy's final drive to put the Commodores behind the sticks and lead to an eventual turnover on downs in that sequence, ending any comeback hopes...Jefferson's forced fumble on Diego Pavia came at the UA 13 as Vanderbilt was threatening to take a two-score lead early in the first quarter...The turnover led to an eventual touchdown on the Tide's very next drive...Played a key role on an Alabama defensive unit that limited Vanderbilt to 333 yards of offense and only 14 points, well-below their season averages of 494.4 ypg and 49.0 ppg, respectively. - SEC Football

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ILB Justin Jefferson, Alabama
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10/08/25 - Parker Brailsford, rJr/2027, Alabama, 6-2, 290 (DS#1 C) + More +

WEEK 6 SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Parker Brailsford, C, Alabama,...Directed Alabama's offensive line unit in the Crimson Tide's 30-14 win over No. 16/17 Vanderbilt...Played all 69 snaps at center...Graded out at an 88 percent by the UA coaching staff...Did not allow a sack, pressure or quarterback hit on the afternoon..Registered a team-high 11 knockdown blocks against the Commodores...Helped Alabama rack up 486 total yards, including 146 on the ground against the SEC's third-ranked run defense. - SEC Football

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C Parker Brailsford, Alabama
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09/30/25 - Qua Russaw, rSo/2028, Alabama, 6-2, 243 (DS#2 OLB) + More +

No. 10 Alabama will be without starting outside linebacker Qua Russaw for "an extended period" with a broken foot, coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday. The sophomore suffered the injury early in a 24-21 win at Georgia on Saturday and was scheduled for surgery this week. He played just eight snaps against the Bulldogs, according to Pro Football Focus. "He won't be out for the season, but it will be an extended period of time," DeBoer said.

Compounding injury issues at the position, senior linebacker Jah-Marien Latham has been ruled out for the remainder of the season. Latham, who was in his sixth and final year of college eligibility, suffered a neck injury in practice last week. It's unclear if he will pursue a medical redshirt, DeBoer said. "Jah-Marien will recover fully," DeBoer said. "That's the main thing in the big picture of everything. But unfortunately won't be back this season." The expectation now is that sophomore Yhonzae Pierre will start at home against 16th-ranked Vanderbilt on Saturday. He has been a productive rotational player through four games, ranking second on the team in tackles for loss and recording four tackles against Georgia. - AP College Football

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OLB Qua Russaw, Alabama
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09/29/25 - Ty Simpson, rJr/2027, Alabama, 6-2, 208 (DS#2 QB) + More +

WEEK 5 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama,..Accounted for three total touchdowns in the Crimson Tide's 24-21 win at then-No. 5 Georgia...Finished 24-of-38 passing for 276 yards and two touchdowns through the air...Spread the ball across eight different pass-catchers on the night and averaged 11.5 yards per completion...Added four rushes for 12 yards and a score with his legs...Converted a pair of key first downs while adding a two-yard rushing touchdown across his four carries...Helped UA finish with 397 yards of total offense and 25 first downs against one the nation's top defenses...Played a key role in the Crimson Tide converting 13-of-19 third downs on the night, the most against UGA by any team in the last 30 seasons. - SEC Football

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QB Ty Simpson, Alabama
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09/29/25 - Kadyn Proctor, Jr/2027, Alabama, 6-6, 366 (DS#1 OT) + More +

WEEK 5 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Kadyn Proctor, LT, Alabama,...Played every snap at left tackle against the fifth-ranked Bulldogs...Graded out at a team-high 89 percent by the Crimson Tide coaching staff...Did not allow a pressure or a sack on the night...Helped keep Ty Simpson upright as the Tide offensive line did not allow a sack against the vaunted Georgia defense...Added one reception/rush for an 11-yard gain and an Alabama first down, barreling over multiple Bulldog defenders along the way...His catch set up the Crimson Tide's final touchdown which would eventually prove the difference in the game. - SEC Football

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OT Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
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