🏈ALABAMA FOOTBALL: WHAT IS THE CRIMSON TIDE’S IDENTITY?
- After back-to-back losses to Georgia and Tennessee, Kalen DeBoer’s Alabama Crimson Tide are 5-2 (3-2 SEC). Alabama managed just 201 total yards in a 26-10 loss in Knoxville.
- Is this team still a College Football Playoff contender? What needs to change for quarterback Keelon Russell, offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb and the Tide to find a winning formula?
🚨QUARTERBACK INJURIES & BACKUPS CHANGING COLLEGE FOOTBALL
- QB uncertainty is shaking up the national picture. Ohio State’s Julian Sayin is expected to miss several weeks, UCLA’s Nico Iamaleava is dealing with a serious knee injury, and backup quarterbacks are suddenly central to conference title and CFP conversations.
- Which programs are best equipped to survive a change under center?
🏆NO UNBEATEN SEC TEAMS: PARITY OR A WARNING SIGN?
- At the midpoint of the 2026 season, not one SEC football team remains undefeated. Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ole Miss are among the contenders fighting for position in a crowded conference race.
- Is SEC parity proof of the league’s depth, or could all these losses hurt its national championship and College Football Playoff outlook?
📞THE ALEXANDER SHUNNARAH HOTLINE
- Brock Huard, FOX Sports college football analyst and former NFL quarterback, joins the show to break down the biggest stories in college football.
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