Category: Heavy on Alabama

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Alabama’s 2026 college football season gets underway on Saturday, but it won’t be with a marquee matchup.The Crimson Tide are hosting the East Carolina Pirates in what’s known as a “buy game.”It’s a common feature of early college football seasons. A big program pays a smaller one to come to their stadium, and usually it’s […] The post What Is Alabama Paying East Carolina? Why Crimson Tide Give Millions for ‘Buy Games’ appeared first on HEAVY.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Alabama Crimson Tide could be without one of its most intriguing young running backs when the 2026 season officially gets underway Saturday morning.Five-star freshman running back EJ Crowell is now considered a game-time decision for Alabama’s season opener against East Carolina, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. Alabama running back EJ Crowell is a game-time […] The post Alabama Football Injury Update: EJ Crowell a Game-Time Decision vs. East Carolina appeared first on HEAVY.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Alabama Crimson Tide could be without one of its most intriguing young running backs when the 2026 season officially gets underway Saturday morning.Five-star freshman running back EJ Crowell is now considered a game-time decision for Alabama’s season opener against East Carolina, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. Alabama running back EJ Crowell is a game-time […] The post Alabama Football Injury Update: EJ Crowell a Game-Time Decision vs. East Carolina appeared first on HEAVY.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Alabama Crimson Tide will officially open the 2026 football season Saturday morning, but the action inside Bryant-Denny Stadium will extend far beyond the field.As Kalen DeBoer and Alabama prepare to welcome East Carolina for an 11 a.m. CT kickoff, the Crimson Tide will also welcome a talented group of recruits and commitments to Tuscaloosa […] The post Alabama Football Set for Massive Recruiting Weekend During East Carolina Game appeared first on HEAVY.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Alabama football is officially in game week, and the Crimson Tide has revealed the three players who will lead the team into the 2026 season. With Alabama set to open the season against East Carolina on Saturday, the Crimson Tide has announced its 2026 team captains, with wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams and defensive backs Zabien […] The post Alabama Football Announces 2026 Team Captains Ahead of East Carolina Opener appeared first on HEAVY.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The long wait is finally over. The Alabama Crimson Tide will open the 2026 season Saturday when East Carolina comes to Tuscaloosa for the first game of the Kalen DeBoer era’s third season. Alabama enters the matchup as a heavy favorite, but the season opener will provide the Crimson Tide with its first opportunity to […] The post 3 Bold Predictions for Alabama vs. East Carolina appeared first on HEAVY.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Alabama enters another season under Kalen DeBoer facing a pointed criticism about how much the program’s identity has changed. The post Alabama Called Out for ‘Morphing Into a Pac-12 Team’ Under Kalen DeBoer appeared first on HEAVY.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Alabama football is counting on several young defensive players to take significant steps forward in 2026, and defensive coordinator Kane Wommack believes two players in particular are trending in the right direction.As the Crimson Tide prepares for its season opener against East Carolina, Wommack highlighted Ivan Taylor and Xavier Griffin as young defenders who could […] The post Alabama Defensive Coordinator Kane Wommack Names Two Young Defenders Ready to Make an Impact appeared first on HEAVY

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Alabama football may have received encouraging news about one of its most anticipated freshmen just days before the Crimson Tide opens the 2026 season. Five-star running back EJ Crowell has been working his way back from an ankle injury that kept him out of both of Alabama’s preseason scrimmages. Now, the Crimson Tide appears increasingly optimistic that […] The post Alabama RB EJ Crowell Gets Major Injury Update Ahead of Season Opener appeared first on HEAVY.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Alabama opens the 2026 season against East Carolina, and while the Crimson Tide will understandably enter the matchup as the heavy favorite, the Pirates aren’t a program Alabama can afford to overlook. East Carolina has quietly become one of the more interesting Group of Six programs heading into the season, boasting an impressive head coach, […] The post Alabama Football Fans Must Know These 3 Facts About East Carolina Ahead of Week 1 Matchup appeared first on HEAVY.