A Roswell couple killed in Alabama this week were both retired lawyers who were remembered for successful careers and deep connections to metro Atlanta.

Seven five-stars for the 2026 recruiting class have been offered by Alabama, including power forwards Miikka Muurinen and Tyran Stokes, guards Caleb Holt, Brandon McCoy Jr. and Jordan Smith, along with small forwards Christian Collins and Caleb Gaskins. Alabama and Georgia will tip off at 3 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2.

Former Alabama offensive lineman Emil Ekiyor Jr. is joining the Georgia Tech coaching staff as a quality control coach for the offensive line. He will join former Alabama offensive line coach Brent Key’s coaching staff on The Flats.

Alabama men’s tennis started its 2025 season on the right note Saturday, defeating Georgia Tech and Alabama State at home to begin the season 2-0. Georgia Tech The Crimson Tide’s first match was at 11 a.

Other programs, desperate to get back to prominence, have chipped away at Alabama and Georgia’s talent advantage. How will they respond?

Trevor Etienne, Arian Smith, Dan Jackson, Smael Mondon and Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins are the former Bulldogs on the roster along with former Georgia Tech player Jackson Hawes.

Georgia has played a game in Mercedes-Benz every year since the stadium opened in 2017. Most of those games were SEC championships, but the Bulldogs also played Alabama in the 2017-2018 national championship, Oregon in 2022 and Clemson in 2024 at Mercedes-Benz for the Bulldogs’ season opener.

Georgia football secured a massive recruiting win over Alabama and even national champion Ohio State on Thursday.

There were a lot of big time recruits on campus for the first junior day for the Yellow Jackets this past weekend. I caught up with one here in the Peach State

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.

From mounting pressure to coaching changes and roster shakeup, these college football teams cannot be ignored next season.

No. 1 Auburn (18-1) at LSU. Next: at No. 23 Mississippi, Saturday. No. 2 Duke (18-2) did not play. Next: vs. North Carolina, Saturday. No. 3 Iowa St. (17-3) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas St., Saturday. No. 4 Alabama (17-3) at No. 14 Mississippi St. Next: vs. Georgia, Saturday. No. 5 Florida (18-2) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Tennessee, Saturday.