Beat Everyone: An AL.com Alabama Football Podcast

Just when we thought Kalen DeBoer had started to finally win over his doubters, Alabama puts up a historically bad effort against Indiana in the Rose Bowl and many fans are right back to asking some tough questions about the state of the program. AL.com beat writer Nick Kelly addresses the latest changes to Alabama's roster and how it could impact the 2026 season. Later, Kevin Scarbinsky joins us...

Alabama and Indiana will meet in the granddaddy of them all, the Rose Bowl, on New Year's Day in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal. After a huge opening round win over Oklahoma, does Kalen DeBoer have Ty Simpson and the Crimson Tide ready for the top-ranked Hoosiers, led by Curt Cignetti and Heisman-winner Fernando Mendoza? AL.com reporters Nick Kelly and Matt Stahl are in Pasadena to brea...

Legendary Alabama football coach Gene Stallings joins Beat Everyone! The national championship-winning Crimson Tide icon shares advice to the Bama team before they face Indiana in the Rose Bowl this week. Stallings also reflects on what he learned from Paul "Bear" Bryant and shares his thoughts on Nick Saban, Kalen DeBoer and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

We can't know which college football team Santa Claus roots for but his uniform does bear a striking resemblance to the Crimson Tide's...Beat Everyone is here to give our picks for Santa's Naughty and Nice Lists in the world of Alabama Football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama scores a HUGE win over Oklahoma in the opening round of the College Football Playoff, crawling out of a 17-point hole and getting swagger back ahead of a Rose Bowl matchup with top-ranked Indiana. What does the road victory in Norman mean for Kalen DeBoer moving forward? Does this Crimson Tide team have a national title run in them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Legendary Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron was named the new head coach of the Birmingham Stallions. The 3-time national champion and All-American talks about why he's ready to coach at this stage of his life and career, how to build a winning culture and what he learned from the GOAT, Nick Saban. AJ also shares some advice for Crimson Tide QB Ty Simpson ahead of the College Football Playoff, and h...

Legendary Alabama quarterback and Crimson Tide Sports Network color analyst Tyler Watts breaks down Alabama's opening College Football Playoff showdown with Oklahoma. What does Ty Simpson need to do to find his midseason form again? What problems will Brent Venables and the Sooner defense give the Crimson Tide offense? Beat Everyone is proud to be supported by Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedi...

Kalen DeBoer announced he will remain Alabama's head coach. That should remove any distractions for him and the Crimson Tide ahead of their rematch with Oklahoma in the opening round of the College Football Playoff. Tom Green of 247Sports shares how the Sooners and their fans feel about playing Bama again, what advantages they have after beating them once, and how their offense is still vulnerable...

The college football coaching carousel never stops spinning. With the Michigan job suddenly open, Kalen DeBoer is a name everyone keeps mentioning as a top candidate. Would he really leave Tuscaloosa for Ann Arbor? Why is he a candidate for every big job when he has one of the best in the country at Alabama? AL.com's Nick Kelly tells us the latest. Also, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author...

Paul Finebaum returns to Beat Everyone to sift through the rubble of the College Football Playoff announcements and tell us just how crucial Alabama's playoff game against Oklahoma is for Kalen DeBoer's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the playoffs, Alabama. Can Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide figure out how to win again after scraping their way into the College Football Playoffs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The College Football Playoff rankings have Alabama at No. 9 after the Iron Bowl, and many are speculating that means the Crimson Tide are IN no matter what happens this weekend in the SEC Championship Game. But is it that simple? Matt Stahl joins us to break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brooks Austin from The Film Guy Network joins Beat Everyone again to break down the latest SEC Championship meeting between the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs and tells us why Alabama fans have every right to feel VERY confident heading into this matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama legend Rashaan Evans only lost one Iron Bowl during his career at Alabama but it's a game he says changed the way he and his teammates approached football. Evans gives us the inside view of the sport's greatest rivalry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kalen DeBoer is 1-0 in the Iron Bowl so far in his career but there's little that can prepare a coach for the intensity of a rivalry game in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Are DeBoer and his team ready for what's coming on Saturday? Bama fan and content creator Cruz Oxenreider joins Beat Everyone to break down the 2025 Iron Bowl and discuss what happens next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee has Alabama ranked 10th after last weekend's loss to Oklahoma and while there are plenty of arguments to be made both for and against the Crimson Tide, the committee seems to be making all the wrong ones. Matt and Ben dive into the committee's rankings and why they think the committee has it all wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

A tough loss to Oklahoma leaves no margin for error for Alabama in 2025. If they finish the regular season strong, the Crimson Tide can still play for the SEC Championship Game and a College Football Playoff spot. But it's a nightmare scenario with a must-win inside Jordan-Hare in two weeks. AL.com's Nick Kelly talks about how will DeBoer, Ty Simpson and Bama must respond after the Sooners handed...

Nobody knows SEC ball like Cole Cubelic and he's joining Beat Everyone this week to break down Alabama's massive showdown with Oklahoma this weekend. Plus, Cole puts on his coach's hat to teach us a little Football 101. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson breaks down the Crimson Tide after a huge win over LSU. The Bama legend talks about how the Tide can fix their subpar run game, why Ty Simpson's deep ball will be OK, and how they'll stop Oklahoma where it matters most. Wilson also shares his favorite Iron Bowl memories, plus what he learned from Nick Saban. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

ESPN's Peter Burns joins us to break down Alabama vs. LSU and talk about the wild coaching turnover cycle in the SEC. Later, Matt Stahl joins the show to discuss whether Bama vs. LSU still has juice as a major national rivalry in college football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quarter of the SEC has now fired their coaches with a month left to play in the regular season, including two of Alabama's upcoming opponents. Is this a good thing for the Crimson Tide or could it lead to uncertainty when prepping for these games? USA Today College Sports Wire's Tyler Nettuno joins the show to break down the chaos happening at LSU and Auburn and what it means for Alabama and the...

Columnist Kevin Scarbinsky breaks down the college football coaching carousel and all the ways it impacts Kalen DeBoer and Alabama, why the Iron Bowl is bigger than ever, and why the playoff is right in front of the Tide again. He predicts Ty Simpson's Heisman chances and reveals his biggest questions for Alabama for the rest of the 2025 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Alabama is taking its traditional Halloween bye week and we're taking the opportunity to dig into our deepest fears as Alabama fans! How did Alabama escape disaster at South Carolina? What scares Bama fans the most? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brooks Austin, a.k.a. The Film Guy, returns to Beat Everyone to help break down Alabama's film and he likes what he sees! Find out why Austin says Alabama is championship-caliber in every phase of the game - except one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama has just wrapped up one of the most brutal four-game stretches in college football, but there's still more road ahead. Matt Scalici and Michael Casagrande break down Alabama's remaining opponents and discuss where the potential pitfalls and opportunties may lie. Plus, they take look at some of the potential matchups Alabama could see if they make it to the SEC Championship Game. Learn more...