25+ min ago (291+ words) Dear Annie: I feel foolish even writing this, but I cannot tell if I am overreacting or if I have a real problem on my hands. Last week, we went out for dinner to celebrate her birthday. I spent more time watching her type than I did talking to her. When I finally said, "I feel like I'm third-wheeling with your phone," she brushed it off and said she was "multitasking." I tried to let it go, but it stung. I had planned a whole evening for her, and she barely looked up. Here is the part that really bothers me. When I mentioned it again a few days later, she told me I was "too sensitive" and should "just relax." Annie, I am all for relaxing, but it is hard to feel close to someone who seems more interested…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (807+ words) Just kept asking it all night in that vertigo vortex they call Jordan-Hare Stadium. Eyes crossed. Cold sweats. That was a truly awful Iron Bowl by any objective measure that somebody technically had to win. A game that wasn't pretty and had a worse personality -- proof that close scores aren't always indicative of high quality. Alabama 27, Auburn 20 was the final score. A sixth straight win over the in-state rival -- three ugly ones in a row in this former house of horrors. That can't be totally lost in all this. But seriously, what was that? And what will Georgia do next week with this husk of an offense that steamrolled these Bulldogs in Athens back in September? A lot's changed since then. The Crimson Tide offense scraped the sea floor Saturday, only to survive with a mirror opposite of a bizarre…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago (285+ words) Kalen DeBoer could barely stomach the idea that Alabama football might get left out of the playoff because of a potential poor performance in the SEC championship game. Alabama has been ranked 10th in the CFP rankings in recent weeks. That's just on the right side of the cutline before teams start losing places to autobids. The Crimson Tide locked up a spot in the SEC championship game on Saturday. UA beat Auburn in 27-20 thriller at Jordan-Hare Stadium, meaning it will play Georgia in Atlanta. After the win, DeBoer was asked if he thought the victory should lock up a spot in the CFP. DeBoer recalled the Tide's response to its season-opening loss at lowly Florida State. "So they stayed the course. They kept playing and kept getting better. And so again, there's still things we can get better at. So…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago (292+ words) Alabama beat Auburn with a fourth-down touchdown pass on the Plains again this year, but this time it didn't require the same level of heroics. The Crimson Tide didn't need a 31-yard pass on fourth down this time around. It only needed two yards for the first down and six yards for the score. Then on fourth-and-2 on the Auburn 6-yard line with 3:52 left, Ty Simpson found Isaiah Horton in the end zone for the game-winning score. As a result, No. 10 Alabama beat Auburn 27-20 on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. At the time of the decision to go for it on fourth down, a field goal would have given the Crimson Tide the lead. But Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer decided to put the ball in the hands of his offense. "I figured it was 29 yards shorter than the last time we…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago (126+ words) Below is the complete college football conference championship game schedule (all times Central): " Troy (8-4) at James Madison (11-1), 6 p.m., ESPN Kennesaw State (9-3) at Jacksonville State (8-4), 6 p.m., CBS Sports Network North Texas (11-1) at Tulane (10-2), 7 p.m., ABC Texas Tech (11-1) vs. BYU (11-1), 11 a.m., ABC Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Miami, Ohio (7-5), 11 a.m., ESPN Prairie View A&M (9-3) at Jackson State (9-2), 1 p.m., ESPN2 Georgia (11-1) vs. Alabama (10-2), 3 p.m., ABC Virginia (10-2) vs. Duke (7-5), 7 p.m., ABC Ohio State (12-0) vs. Indiana (12-0), 7 p.m., Fox...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago (273+ words) Kalen DeBoer remains undefeated in the Iron Bowl, and Alabama is headed to the SEC Championship Game. The No. 10 Crimson Tide defeated Auburn 27-20 on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Crimson Tide finishes the regular season 10-2. It marks the sixth consecutive Iron Bowl victory for Alabama. DeBoer addressed reporters after the win. -- "Couldn't be more proud of these guys," DeBoer said. -- "The takeaways and taking care of the football ourselves was huge." -- "Tonight is just a small piece of what this team is all about." -- "It's still not perfect." -- DeBoer said "the character of this team really never waivered" since Week 1 of the season. -- DeBoer on Isaiah Horton vs. Auburn: "I told Isaiah a long time ago, when we got into the SEC games, this is where the offense, the ball will find him in big moments." -- DeBoer on Jam Miller's…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago (532+ words) The haunting that Nick Saban swears inhabits Jordan-Hare Stadium didn't manage to ruin Alabama football's season on Saturday. The Crimson Tide took down Auburn 27-20, notching its 10th win of the 2025 season and finishing the regular season 10-2, 7-1 in SEC play. The win was enough to clinch a trip to Atlanta. Alabama will play in the SEC championship game next Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Crimson Tide will face a familiar foe in the game. Kirby Smart's Georgia team punched its ticket on Friday. The Bulldogs locked in their spot due to Texas A&M faltering against Texas. The Aggies would have clinched their trip to Atlanta with a win but missed out due to tiebreakers after a loss in Austin. After Georgia beat Georgia Tech on Friday, Smart was asked whether it was actually good for the Bulldogs to play in the…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago (488+ words) The 90th Iron Bowl matchup did not disappoint inside the raucous Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday night. Alabama walked away with 27-20 victory over Auburn football and extended its series record to 52-37-1 over the Tigers. Auburn will finish the 2025 season with a 5-7 overall record and just one SEC victory. Alabama clinches a spot in next week's SEC championship and will matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs. The Tigers will shift its focus on a busy offseason led by hiring their next head coach. Here are three takeaways from Auburn's Iron Bowl matchup against Alabama: The Tigers went into the halftime break with just six points, as Auburn failed to score a touchdown in the first two quarters of the game. Auburn punted on four of its first five drives and failed to convert on a fourth down attempt on its first play of the second…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago (319+ words) Alabama football will be short a player for the rest of the Iron Bowl. With 5:54 remaining in the second quarter, Crimson Tide defensive back Cam Calhoun was ejected against Auburn. UA led Auburn 17-0 at the time of the ejection. Calhoun had not registered a stat in the game before his ejection. Calhoun rushed into a play and led with his head during a hit on Auburn quarterback Ashton Daniels. The play was not initially called as a penalty, but after a brief replay, referees decided the play was indeed targeting, and ejected Calhoun. As the ejection happened in the first half, Calhoun will not have to sit out the first half of the Crimson Tide's next game with a suspension. The Tigers got on the board at the end of the drive that featured the targeting penalty, kicking a field…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago (552+ words) For the third straight year, South Alabama had no answers for Texas State's powerful offense. Brad Jackson ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more as the Bobcats pummeled the Jaguars 49-26 at UFCU Stadium in San Marcos, Texas, on Saturday. The loss ends South Alabama's season at 4-8, 3-5 in Sun Belt Conference play. Texas State (6-6, 3-5) led 21-7 at halftime and 42-7 early in the fourth before South Alabama scored twice against the Bobcats' second-teamers. The Jaguars were down three defensive starters due to injury and at least one transfer portal departure, and gave up a season-high in points along with 544 yards and 26 first downs. South Alabama scored four touchdowns, but just one in the first three quarters. Kentrel Bullock's 1-yard run with 1:38 left in the first quarter pulled the Jaguars within 10-7, but Texas State ran away with the game in the second…...