Kevin Connell covers University of Alabama athletics for Tide991.com. He previously covered Crimson Tide football and baseball for The Crimson White and women's basketball for The Tuscaloosa News. Kevin also covers local high school football, including work as a sideline reporter for Tide 99.1's radio broadcasts of Tuscaloosa County High School football games during the team's 2015 season. Kevin graduated magna cum laude from The University of Alabama with a B.A. in journalism (sports news & information concentration) and communication studies in December 2015.
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WATCH: Videos from Inside Alabama’s White House Visit
WASHINGTON – Many watched the live stream video of it as it happened. Others went back and caught the uploaded video after the fact.
But most didn’t see what it looked like from the prospective of one inside the White House on Wednesday...
Alabama Visits White House for Fourth Time in Seven Years
WASHINGTON – After the players settled into place and the warm greetings passed, President Barack Obama paused for a brief moment before turning to his right and addressing the elephant in the room bluntly:
“My first question is, Coach, what took you so long...
Shaun Alexander Happy to See Derrick Henry Break His Career Rushing Yards Record
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Of all the former Alabama players in Monday night’s postgame locker room, Shaun Alexander may have been the proudest of all.
The Crimson Tide, of course, had just won another national championship – its fourth in seven seasons and its 16th claimed overall – but it was the current player who stood only a few feet away that seemed to get the best out of the former star running back
Nick Saban Was Already Watching Film On Plane Ride Back to Alabama
Nick Saban’s “Process” has little room for rest.
Hours after winning another national championship, Saban was already reviewing film of Alabama’s 45-40 win over Clemson during the team’s flight back to Birmingham Tuesday morning...
President Obama Congratulates Nick Saban After Alabama’s Latest National Title
Nick Saban should be used to it by now.
Two days after winning the College Football Playoff National Championship, President Barack Obama called Saban’s office at the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility on Wednesday to congratulate him and the Alabama football team on their victory over Clemson...
Nick Saban Not Focused on Retirement After Winning 5th National Title
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A fourth national championship in seven years hasn’t got Nick Saban thinking about life after football.
After guiding Alabama to a 45-40 victory over Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship, Saban was asked about retirement the following morning Tuesday...
Georgia Announces Hiring of Mel Tucker as New Defensive Coordinator
Mere hours after Alabama won the College Football Playoff National Championship Monday night, Georgia made it official.
Mel Tucker, who spent this past season as the Crimson Tide’s defensive backs coach, was formally announced as the Bulldogs’ next defensive coordinator on new head coach Kirby Smart’s staff...
WATCH: Alabama Postgame Interviews from Monday’s National Championship
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Sometimes, players don't like to talk to the media. When that's the case, they usually let that be known.
But after your team wins a national championship, it's hard to imagine any player that wouldn't enjoy the spotlight, at least to some degree...
O.J. Howard, Eddie Jackson Named National Championship Game MVPs
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Alabama tight end O.J. Howard and safety Eddie Jackson were named the College Football Playoff National Championship Players of the Game for their performances in Monday night’s win over Clemson.
Howard received the Offensive MVP honors, while Jackson was the game’s Defensive MVP in the Crimson Tide’s 45-40 shootout win...
Statistically Speaking: Where Derrick Henry Ranks in Alabama, SEC Record Books
Glendale, Ariz. – If Monday night’s win was Derrick Henry’s final game at Alabama, he made sure to leave his mark before his departure.
Though Henry said after the Crimson Tide’s 45-40 victory over Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship that he hasn’t yet made a decision about next season, it’s expected that the junior running back will declare for the 2016 NFL Draft...
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