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The Tides That Bind: Inside Alabama Football Docuseries Set to Debut February 19th

FOX Nation chronicled the journey of the 2024 Alabama season, the first season of the Crimson Tide not led by former Head Coach Nick Saban.

It was announced that the series will debut February 19th, contains six episodes, and includes interviews with some notable Crimson Tide names, like HC Kalen DeBoer, DB Malachi Moore, WR Ryan Williams, and QB Jalen Milroe, among others.

Former Alabama CB and two-time national champion Caleb Castille is an Executive Producer on the project.

The six-part series opens with the big win over Georgia, followed by the devastating loss to Vanderbilt, with the next episode focusing on the defensive staff’s bounce back from that loss. The next episodes are then about tough matchups against Tennessee and Missouri, with the 5th episode covering the LSU matchup and CFP implications, with the final episode showing the brutal loss to Oklahoma before the season finale Iron Bowl victory against Auburn.

USC AD Jen Cohen Backs HC Lincoln Riley

USC AD Jen Cohen recently publicly backed Head Coach Lincoln Riley in an interview with the Los Angeles Times’ Ryan Kartje, sharing that “Lincoln has the experience, right? He’s built and led championship teams before. And so, my focus with him is just investing and giving him – and not just him, but his entire coaching staff, his support staff that he has around him – every resource possible to get to the next level.”

This includes some big acquisitions in the player personnel department, as USC went and poached Notre Dame GM with Chad Bowden with a $1M+ salary, as well as former Wisconsin GM Max Stienecker to be its Executive Director of Player Personnel.

“This industry is changing so much, so rapidly, that we’re always in conversations and evaluating everything that we need. What resources do we need? What pieces do we need to put in place to be successful? So, it’s not an end-of-the-year conversation. It’s ongoing. I’m pleased with the progress we’ve made since the end of the season and in the offseason. I think he’s done an excellent job of putting together a great coaching staff. We worked really hard to keep a number of talented coaches and to retain them. Consistency is so important, so I’m really pleased with that.”

Consensus 4-Star CB Jaelen Waters Decommits from Florida

4-Star CB Jaelen Waters decommitted from Florida yesterday after committing to the Gators back on June 15th.

Waters already has decommitted from Florida State, as well, and now Miami is hot on the trail trying to pick up Waters’ commitment.

Waters spoke with On3’s Chad Simmons back in January that Miami was right there with the Gators: “Florida and Miami are two home schools for me because I live in Florida. They’re always pushing for me. It is Miami, the coaches want me there and it is always great to be around the people at Miami.”

Waters ranks as high as 87th nationally (Rivals), but ranks 122nd nationally and 11th at the CB position according to the On3 industry composite.

Consensus 4-Star TE Mack Sutter Names Top 5 Schools

Consensus 4-star TE Mack Sutter named his top 5 schools yesterday, and he shared that list with On3’s Hayes Fawcett.

The Illinois product has shared that his Top 5 is Alabama, Illinois, Ohio State, Ole Miss, and Penn State.

Sutter has locked in official visits to Illinois (April 11), Ole Miss (April 25), then Ohio State (May 30), Penn State (June 6), and Alabama (June 20).

Illinois is currently trending in the right direction according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.

Sutter ranks as high as 93rd nationally (247), but the On3 industry composite ranks him 111th nationally and 6th at the TE position.

4-Star ATH Tyriq Green on His Top 8 Schools

4-star ATH Tyriq Green is currently sitting at 52 offers, but he has narrowed it down to 8 programs: Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Ohio State, Tennessee, and USC.

Green has been to each of these schools for at least one visit.

“Visits now will be important to me. Spending more time with coaches, being around the program and things like that will be what I look for. I have talked to Georgia, Ohio State, and Miami about official visits. I have the dates that they are bringing recruits in for visits. Now I am waiting to get all the different dates before I decide on where I am going. When I commit, I want to get it done in July or early August before the season. How I see myself being developed there will be big in my decision. Who can help me get to the next level is what I am looking for. Having a strong relationship with the coaches is another thing important to me.”

Green ranks 169th nationally and 8th at the ATH position designation according to the On3 industry composite rankings.

Consensus 4-Star and #1 Ranked RB Savion Hiter Sets 4 Official Visits

The top ranked RB according to both 247 and On3, Savion Hiter, is scheduled to visit Ohio State (May 30), Georgia (June 6), Michigan (June 13), and Tennessee (June 20).

Hiter and his family will also be returning to Tennessee the weekend of April 5, as well as visiting Ohio State in the spring.

His mother Aishia spoke with On3, sharing, “I would say from his standpoint and our standpoint [Michigan has] set the bar really high. From the beginning with them, the whole staff has been involved. They’ve been very consistent. We’ve built a great relationship with not only Coach Tony Alford, but the Head Coach, Sherrone Moore, as well.”

On Georgia, Ms. Hiter shared, “Georgia is definitely a close contender. They also do a lot of the same things as well.” About Tennessee: “Tennessee, they’ve done a really good job as well. I would say from his top Michigan and Georgia are neck and neck. All the programs in his top, if he lands with any of those programs, I’d feel confident as a parent to say he’s in good hands.”

Hiter ranks 21st nationally and 1st at the RB position according to the On3 industry composite, ranking anywhere from 20th (On3) to 38th (Rivals) nationally.

4-Star LB Nick Abrams Sets First Two Official Visits

4-star LB Nick Abrams has set his first two visits for the Spring: Georgia (March 15) and Alabama (March 18).

High on his list also ranks Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State, Texas A&M, Duke, Oregon, Vanderbilt, and USC.

What Abrams said on Georgia: “Over the years, Georgia has built not only one of the best programs in the nation but one of the greatest defenses. A defense where linebackers thrive in. They put guys in the league and that’s something you can’t ignore. I would be foolish not to visit and see more of what Coach Schumann is talking about.”

About Alabama: “Alabama has shown me that I’m a priority to them from the jump. Having Coach DeBoer and Coach Morrell come see me in person really opened my eyes to how much they like me as a prospect. So, it was a no-brainer wanting to get down there and see what Alabama has to offer. Also, it’s Alabama. They put guys in the league consistently. It’s hard not to gravitate towards that.”

Consensus 4-Star QB Peyton Falzone Sets Official Visit to Iowa

Consensus 4-star QB Peyton Falzone has officially scheduled an OV to see Iowa the weekend of April 4th.

Falzone visited Iowa for the first time in December and was offered by the OC and HC in January.

Falzone also has an OV set a couple weeks later to Utah, as well as some plans he is in the process of making to “visit West Virginia and some other schools.”

About Iowa, Falzone said, “I really like Coach Lester’s ideas about how he wants to run the offense. They value having a dual-threat quarterback who can change the game both passing and running the ball. Iowa is also a very respected program and Coach Ferentz is a fantastic coach and person!”

The On3 industry composite rankings puts Falzone 199th nationally and 16th at the QB position.

Consensus 4-Star RB Ezavier Crowell Locks in 3 More Official Visits to SEC Programs

Consensus 4-star RB Ezavier Crowell has locked in 3 more OVs to SEC programs, with a plan of hopefully adding a 4th soon.

Crowell is now set to visit Georgia (May 30), Auburn (June 13), and Alabama (June 20). The weekend of June 6th is still open, and one he is looking to fill with another OV.

Crowell previously was the #1 RB in the Class of 2027 before reclassifying to the Class of 2026, where the On3 industry composite currently ranks him 86th nationally and 8th at the RB position.

4-Star QB Oscar Rios Adds Another Big 12 Visit to the Schedule

4-Star QB Oscar Rios just shared yesterday that he was planning OVs to Utah and Colorado in June, but another Big 12 program has earned an OV from Rios: Arizona.

Yesterday, Rios shared that he will now be visiting Arizona on June 13th, so his June now includes Utah (June 6), Arizona (June 13), and Colorado (June 20). He will also be visiting Oklahoma State (April 25).

Rios ranks 191st nationally and 15th at the QB position according to the On3 industry composite.

Other Commitments/Decommitments

2025 3-Star (87) WR Caden Butler commits to Columbia