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 Alabama, Clemson Interviews From Saturday’s Media Day [VIDEOS]
PHOENIX -- For two hours, the media had its pick of the litter.
Ahead of Monday night's College Football Playoff National Championship, both Alabama and Clemson players and coaches met with reporters inside the Phoenix Convention Center for their media day Saturday...
Alabama Practice Report: Tide Goes Through Last Full Practice of Season [VIDEOS]
TEMPE, Ariz. – Alabama went through its final full practice before Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship on Saturday.
The Crimson Tide took the buses down from its hotel in nearby Scottsdale to practice inside the Dickey Dome, Arizona State’s indoor practice facility...
Nick Saban Confirms Chip Kelly Visited with Alabama Coaching Staff
PHOENIX – Former Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly visited the Alabama coaching staff in Tuscaloosa last week, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban confirmed Saturday.
“Well, Chip Kelly is a good friend of myself and a lot of coaches on our staff, and he just happened to be in the area and he stopped by and visited with us for a little bit,” Saban said during Alabama’s media day, “and not really anyth
WATCH: Ryan Fowler Recaps First Full Day at National Championship
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Alabama had a busy day Friday, and it only gets busier from here.
So that means work picks up for the media, too, ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship between the Crimson Tide and Clemson on Monday night...
Joe Namath Helped Inspire Randall Cunningham to Play Quarterback
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Naturally, athletes tend to look up to the players that came before them.
For former UNLV quarterback Randall Cunningham, one of those players was Joe Namath.
Not long after he was selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn Friday, Cunningham mentioned the former Alabama signal caller as a quarterback who inspired him to play
Marcus Spears: Nick Saban is ‘Best Coach Ever’ [VIDEO]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Some are already asking if another Nick Saban national championship moves him ahead of Bear Bryant as the greatest college football coach ever.
Marcus Spears already has his answer, days before Alabama plays in its fourth national championship in seven seasons and the fifth overall for Saban Monday night against Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship...
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Bobby Humphrey Not Elected into 2016 College Football Hall of Fame Class
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Former Alabama running back Bobby Humphrey will have to wait at least another year before induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Humphrey was on the ballot for Friday’s National Football Foundation announcement at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn but not among the 14 players selected...
WATCH: Kirby Smart’s Final Press Conference in Tuscaloosa
Kirby Smart’s time at Alabama is almost at an end.
But ultimately, he didn’t leave town before meeting with the media at least one more time.
The longtime Crimson Tide defensive coordinator made a rare media appearance as a part of the team’s on-campus media day Wednesday to preview Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship against Clemson...
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HYPE VIDEO: Alabama Meets Star Wars
In a few ways, Alabama and "Star Wars" are quite similar.
Both have reached near-unprecedented heights in their fields.
Both have large, boisterous fan bases.
And both only recently had a renaissance of sorts.
So it only makes sense then that a YouTube user, presumably a fan of both the college football team and movie franchise, creates a video putting the two together, right...
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Derrick Henry Becomes First 2,000-Yard Rusher in SEC History, 19th in FBS History
Even after winning the Heisman Trophy, Derrick Henry hasn’t finished adding to his resume.
During Saturday’s 38-0 College Football Playoff semifinals win over Michigan State, the Alabama junior running back became the first SEC player to reach the 2,000-yard mark rushing in a single season and just the 19th all-time in FBS history...