🔥 ALABAMA vs. GEORGIA: IS THE CRIMSON TIDE THE TARGET?
- No. 6 Alabama (5-0) welcomes No. 2 Georgia (5-0) to Tuscaloosa for one of the biggest games of the 2026 college football season! Kalen DeBoer’s Crimson Tide and Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs are preparing for a massive SEC showdown with national championship and College Football Playoff implications.
- But has Alabama become the team with the biggest target on its back? With quarterback Keelon Russell leading the Tide offense and Gunner Stockton commanding the Bulldogs, which program has the advantage? Is Georgia coming to Tuscaloosa with something to prove, or is Alabama ready to make another statement?
💰 WEEK 2 OF THE RIGHTEOUS JIM STONE LOCKS!
- The Righteous Jim Stone Locks return for another week of college football predictions! Which games stand out, where is the value, and which picks deserve your attention heading into Saturday’s action?
🐯 LSU vs. KENTUCKY: LANE KIFFIN’S FAKE QUOTE CONTROVERSY!
- Has LSU resorted to manufactured bulletin-board material to motivate its football team? A quote attributed to Kentucky quarterback Kenny Minchey appeared on a video board inside LSU’s football facility, suggesting the Wildcats’ offense was ready to dominate the Tigers’ defense.
- There’s just one problem: Minchey never said it!
- Kentucky head coach Will Stein has addressed the controversy as Lane Kiffin’s LSU Tigers prepare to travel to Lexington. Is this harmless motivational gamesmanship, or has LSU taken things too far? We break down the controversy and preview this SEC matchup.
SEC legends
NFL update
Our NFL power rankings
Dylan Stewart returning for South Carolina?
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