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Ultimate NFL ironmen include a rookie from Alabama
Rookie JC Latham played as many snaps at his position as he could for the Tennessee Titans during the 2024 NFL season.
After the Titans chose Latham from Alabama with the seventh pick in the NFL Draft on April 25, he played every offensive snap at left tackle for Tennessee – 1,094 across 17 games.
Latham was among the nine NFL players who did not miss any offensive snaps during the 2024 regular season.
None of the defensive players from Alabama high schools and colleges was on the field for all his team’s defensive snaps during the regular season. Only two players in the league accomplished that.
But former Spain Park High School standout Michael Jackson played more defensive snaps than all but one player in the NFL during the 2024 regular season – 1,205 at cornerback for the Carolina Panthers.
Three other players with Alabama football roots played almost all the snaps they could. Bradley Bozeman (Handley, Alabama), who played every snap at center for Carolina in 2023, played 1,057 of the Los Angeles Chargers’ 1,067 offensive snaps in 2024.
Playing more than 99 percent of their teams’ defensive snaps in 2024 were Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama), who played 1,083 defensive snaps and missed nine, and New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams (Wenonah), who played 1,138 defensive snaps and missed 10.
Jackson was on the field more than any other NFL player from an Alabama high school and college during the 2024 regular season. In addition to his defensive work, Jackson had 103 special-teams plays for 1,308 total plays in 2024.
Eleven players from Alabama high schools and colleges had at least 1,000 offensive or defensive snaps in the 2024 regular season:
- Carolina Panthers cornerback Michael Jackson (Spain Park): 1,205 defensive snaps
- New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams (Wenonah): 1,138 defensive snaps
- Tennessee Titans offensive tackle JC Latham (Alabama): 1,094 offensive snaps
- Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (Pinson Valley, Auburn): 1,088 offensive snaps
- Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama): 1,083 defensive snaps
- Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney (Alabama): 1,067 defensive snaps
- New York Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood (Auburn): 1,065 defensive snaps
- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (Alabama): 1,061 offensive snaps
- Los Angeles Chargers center Bradley Bozeman (Handley, Alabama): 1,057 offensive snaps
- Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt (Park Crossing): 1,039 defensive snaps
- Houston Texans offensive lineman Tytus Howard (Monroe County, Alabama State): 1,018 offensive snaps
During the regular season, 82 players were on the field for at least 300 special-teams plays. Four of them were from Alabama high schools and colleges:
- Denver Broncos cornerback Tremon Smith (Saks): 387
- Miami Dolphins cornerback Siran Neal (Eufaula, Jacksonville State): 372
- Arizona Cardinals linebacker Owen Pappoe (Auburn): 332
- Washington Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama): 317
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.
Read MoreRomantic dinner recipes for Valentine’s Day at home
If you really want to get your sweetie something that they will remember this Valentine’s Day, forget jewelry or any of those other expensive gifts to show your devotion.
If you really want to demonstrate the depth of your love, try giving something truly costly and hard to fine. Imagine the look of sheer joy on your loved one’s face when you gift them with a dozen eggs.
Read MoreArchibald: What it feels like to be wrong about America
This is an opinion column.
I was naive, gullible. I had it all wrong.
I was brainwashed in America.
It took recent events to make me see the error of my ways. And a writer named Paul – no last name given – who told me to “Wake up!”
Which is different, I take it, from being woke.
“Alabama is a conservative state….so how about reporting conservative news?” he said. At first I was taken aback by his way of using a series of dots of varying lengths to separate sentences. I thought it a code. But I came to see it was all a pep talk.
“Trump won because the people you work for lost their people…they came over to thr (sic) “Right” side…All you need to do is print he (sic) facts, not what you think, but the real facts….The Nation is no longerthe (sic) laugh of the world….you survive through strength,not (sic) being the problem…C’mon fellow, you can do it…”
I wanted to say he had me all wrong, that I value the Constitution and the rule of law. I hate corruption and love my country and its loftiest ideals: equality, a land of opportunity, a refuge for huddled masses. Is that not conservative?
But I realized I’d been hoodwinked. Not by Paul, but by my past, It started in preschool.
Remember that guy who wrote how he learned everything he needed to know in kindergarten? What a schmuck.
In kindergarten you learn to share and play fair, to say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody (and to take naps in the afternoon). You go into time out if you hit people or call them names.
I can’t believe America bought that book. But it came out in a softer time: The Reagan era.
I can’t just blame kindergarten. I was brainwashed on Sundays, too.
In the days after (and before) America was great, Sunday school teachers made us sing songs about Jesus, and how he loves “all the children of the world.” Even Canadians and Mexicans.
They told us to love our neighbors, even if we didn’t particularly like them. They told us we were all God’s children. Which made me think I had too many brothers and sisters.
They told us God loved everybody. So I started thinking of God as love and love as God. But I know better now.
I know now that all that is metaphor, except for the Bible, which is literal and not metaphor, except for a few parts like when Jesus said it’s easier for a camel to trot through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go to heaven. That made me laugh when I was a kid. Because a camel can’t fit through a needle.
I understand now that the do-not-lie-steal-kill-commit-adultery-honor-the-Sabbath parts of the Ten Commandments are more like Suggestions. They have invisible asterisks that allow us to break them when convenient.
The Alabama Legislature is considering a bill that would require all public schools to display the 10 Commandments, along with their proper historical context. Context must mean they’ll put the asterisks on there.
Those guys are always thinking about God. And of women. They allowed 10 minutes of discussion yesterday before passing a bill that finally defines what a woman is.
They should spend another 10 minutes defining a man, because that had me confused, too.
I was told character makes the man, and that manhood is the defeat of childhood narcissism, but that seems silly now. I was told it was less than manly to carry a weapon to a fight. I was told real men (or women for that matter) fight for those who can’t fight for themselves. I was told they punch up instead of down.
I’m the schmuck, now.
I just wish I had gone through the re-education earlier. I might have become ambassador to Greenland.
I could have been on the right side.
John Archibald is a two-time Pulitzer winner for AL.com.
Read MoreAlabama may get a break from rain today, but severe weather expected again Saturday
Rain was moving out of Alabama on Thursday morning, and forecasters turned their attention to the next potential severe event on Saturday.
Strong to severe storms rolled through the state overnight and were exiting the southeast corner of the state early Thursday morning.
There were multiple tornado warnings issued on Wednesday night for areas in south Alabama. Numerous areas in north and central Alabama also experienced flooding.
Here is an early look at storm reports from Wednesday:
There was at least one tornado report from Alabama on Wednesday, but the National Weather Service still has to do a storm survey to confirm a tornado touched down.SPC
The weather service got reports of water in a house in Cullman County, and lightning reportedly struck a house in Coffee County.
The weather service in Mobile said it will look at storm reports this morning and see where storm surveys are needed to see if tornadoes touched down.
One city had record rainfall on Wednesday. The weather service in Birmingham said Anniston got 2.82 inches of rain on Wednesday, breaking the record of 1.78 inches from 1966.
Alabama will get a chance to dry out today and on Friday before the next weather system arrives on Saturday. It, too, will bring a chance for severe weather to the state.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a Level 3 out of 5 (enhanced) risk for severe weather for part of west and central Alabama for Saturday. A Level 3 risk means numerous severe storms will be possible, as well as a strong tornado.
Nearly all of the rest of Alabama will have a Level 2 risk, which means that scattered severe storms will be possible.
Coastal areas of Baldwin County and the southeast corner of the state will have a Level 1 risk, which means that isolated severe storms will be possible.
The weather service is expecting storms to affect the state on Saturday starting during the afternoon or evening, and they will likely last into the overnight hours.
The strongest storms could generate damaging wind gusts capable of knocking down trees and power lines. There could also be a few tornadoes, including a strong one (EF-2+) in the Level 3 risk area.
More heavy rain will also be possible. This forecast from the National Weather Service is for rain from Thursday through Sunday morning:
More rain is expected in Alabama, mainly from Saturday into early Sunday.NWS
Some areas could get an additional 2 inches before the weekend storm system moves out.
The weekend storm system will move out on Sunday, and cooler temperatures are expected next week, according to the weather service.
Read MoreBeloved Alabama BBQ restauant makes USA Today list
Lannie’s Bar-B-Q Spot, a Selma institution and one of the oldest barbecue restaurants in Alabama, has been named one of USA Today’s 2025 Restaurants of the Year.
The USA Today list includes 45 restaurants in 27 states — from white-tablecloth restaurants to taco stands and burger joints.
Lannie’s is the only Alabama restaurant on the list, which was compiled by food writers across the USA Today Network.
The USA Today writers chose “restaurants that surprise and delight them, ones that they return to again and again, ones they like to recommend to out-of-towners.”
About Lannie’s, the Montgomery Advertiser’s Marty Roney wrote for USA Today:
For five generations, Lannie’s Bar-B-Q Spot has served customers just across Minter Avenue from where it all started 80 years ago.
Along the way it has weathered storms, both natural and political, and is ready to face the coming decades in a brand-new building. The operators are not the only generational component in this formula of smoked pork and fried fish; burgers and fries. Customers, too, have been coming here for generations.
The fiery red, vinegar-based sauce is just as engrained in the history here as the dark prairie soil that gives the Black Belt region its name.
Lannie’s Bar-B-Q Spot is best known for its pulled pork sandwich, which is doused with a fiery, housemade barbecue sauce and served between two slices of white bread.(Photo by Art Meripol; used with permission)
A part of Selma’s history
The Lannie’s story goes back to 1944, when founders Lannie and Will Travis started barbecuing hogs in a cinder-block pit next to their Minter Avenue home.
Last summer, a year after tearing down their old building, the grandchildren of the founders reopened the family business in a new, larger space that will continue the Lannie’s tradition for years to come.
RELATED: Historic Alabama barbecue restaurant reopening in new building
Tucked away in a historically Black neighborhood in eastern Selma, the family-owned barbecue joint has always been a place where everyone felt welcome, Lula Hatcher, who ran the restaurant after her mother and stepfather died, told AL.com in a 2018 interview.
Even during the turbulent 1960s, when Selma was on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement, Lannie’s was a calm in the storm, she said.
“They wanted the barbecue, so they came and got it,” Ms. Hatcher said. “They were welcome, anybody that came. They were comfortable.”
In 2015, voters in the Alabama Tourism Department’s online Alabama Barbecue Battle chose Lannie’s Bar-B-Q Spot as the winner in the “Legends” category, and that same year, Lannie’s also was one of the inaugural inductees into the state tourism agency’s Alabama Barbecue Hall of Fame.
Also, AL.com featured Lannie’s on its Alabama Barbecue Bucket List in 2021 and, earlier this year, included it among the 12 Alabama restaurants to put on your 2025 calendar.
The Lannie’s menu includes pork plates, ribs, wings, catfish and cheeseburgers, but it is best known for its pulled-pork sandwich, which is doused with a house-made barbecue sauce and topped with crispy barks of pork skin when available.
Lannie’s Bar-B-Q Spot is at 2115 Minter Ave. in Selma, Ala. The phone number is 334-874-4478. For more information, go here.
Read MoreJD Crowe: Elon Musk promotes Trump to ‘Toddler’
This is an opinion cartoon with a dose of satire.
A White House press conference turned into a battle for attention between President Musk’s 4-year-old son and a befuddled elderly guy trying to nap in the Oval Office.
It was cute for a while, especially when one of the participants crawled all over Musk, sat on his shoulders, played with his ears and pretended to sleep. The little dude then dismounted and presented a freshly-picked booger to the old frowny guy.
The old guy took the peace offering in good faith, thinking it was a teeny-tiny Big Mac with extra cheese. But where was the teeny-tiny Diet Coke? Fries? Ketchup?
Things sadly took a turn.
It could have been worse. It’s not like children with cancer are now hopeless or dying because of NIH cuts … or millions of people around the world will suffer because … or all the J6 criminals have been pardoned and are on the loose … or that the Supreme Court has sold their souls … or that the Treasury has been illegally broken into by an unelected South African guy who spent millions to elect a wanna-be tyrant who now has access to all our social security numbers and bank information that has been compromised by his band of techie wanna-be power mongers … or because we’re tired of watching this daily democracy death march towards an authoritarian oligarchy … all while the richest man in the world continues to get richer with every decision he makes as an unelected part-time ‘special employee’ of the government.
Related: JD Crowe: Elon Musk is Trump’s ‘special government’ wrecking ball
Whatever.
In the end, it all turned out well. President Musk fired his 4-year-old son and promoted befuddled, cranky, old nappy guy – Donald J. Trump – to the vacated Toddler position.
“Toddler is a high energy job that requires full attention to distractions, emotional outbursts and tantrums,” said Musk. “Mr. Trump shouldn’t have fallen for that booger trick the former Toddler tried to pull, but we have every confidence he will grow into the position. Oh, look – a transgender squirrel in a space suit! The future must be destroyed … be right back!”
Good, happy times from here on out, no doubt.
Check out more cartoons and stuff by JD Crowe
JD Crowe is the cartoonist for AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix. Give him a holler at [email protected].
Read More9 Alabama day trips perfect for couples
This is an updated version of an articled published in 2017.
Looking to take a day trip with your special someone, but not sure where to go or what to do?
Whether you and your partner are interested in seeing somewhere new, spending time outdoors, getting in some live entertainment or just relaxing, there’s lots of places in Alabama that are perfect for couples.
Of course, the length of your trip will depend on where you live, we’ve included trip ideas from all over the state so you’ll have plenty of options no matter where you’re starting from.
Here’s a look at nine Alabama day trips perfect for couples.
A table of wines Maraella Vineyards and Winery at the first Alabama Wine Festival on October 16, 2021. (Shauna Stuart for AL.com)
Sip your way along the North Alabama Wine Trail
Whether you prefer red or white, the six wineries along the North Alabama Wine Trail, from Maraella Vineyards and Winery in Hokes Bluff to Wills Creek Winery in Atalla and more, have a glass (or two) waiting for you and your special someone. Enjoy a tasting together while taking in each winery’s inviting atmosphere and scenic locations. The trail also hosts specials throughout the year, like chocolate pairings in February, pink sweets in October and more.
Read more: Wine Spectator says these Alabama restaurants are the best for a glass with dinner
The Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic at Point Mallard Park in Decatur is a bucket list event. (AL.com file photo/Sarah Cole)
Take flight at the Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic
If you and your partner are looking for a one-of-a-kind date, head to the Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic in Decatur, which takes place on Memorial Day weekend each year. While the event includes plenty to see and do — live music, food vendors, a car show and more — the main event is seeing dozens of vibrantly colorful hot air balloons take to the sky. Who knows, maybe you’ll even be able to take your relationship to new heights by catching a free tethered ride, which are often offered by the balloon’s pilots.
The Grand Hotel Marriott in Point Clear Alabama (image provided by PCH Hotels & Resorts).Art Meripol
Have a spa day at The Grand Hotel
The Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa in Point Clear is a favorite among couples looking to unwind together in a space that is as luxurious as it is comforting. After all, what better date is there than a couples’ massage and relaxing in the hotel spa facilities, including a steam room and sauna, before having dinner at the hotel’s Southern Roots restaurant, offering a farm-to-table experience, followed by an evening stroll along the water?
Read more: Historic Alabama hotel picked as one of the South’s best
DeSoto Falls and DeSoto State Park. One of 15 places to see autumn foliage in Alabama. (Joe Songer | [email protected]). Joe Songer | [email protected]Joe Songer | [email protected]
See the sights in Mentone
There’s just something about the quaint mountain town of Mentone. From having an always memorable meal at the popular Wildflower Cafe to seeing the views — whether you find them at Brow Park, DeSoto Falls or any of Mentone’s many other scenic spots — to browsing the local goods at Mentone Market and Moon Lake Village, the idyllic town perched atop Lookout Mountain offers plenty of ways to spend a day.
Read more: 5 reasons we love magical Mentone, Alabama, ‘the town time forgot’
Charming downtown Eufaula is home to a variety of shops and restaurants.Amber Sutton
Take in the small-town charm of Eufaula
Speaking of Alabama’s small towns serving up all kinds of charm, Eufaula is another day trip destination that offers a little bit of everything. You can tour a historic home or two — or several if you plan your visit around the annual Eufaula Pilgrimage — then browse the local shops, like its popular Superior Pecans. Grab lunch downtown before going for a scenic stroll along Lake Eufaula on the scenic Yoholo Micco Rail Trail.
Read more: How Superior Pecans became a Eufaula destination
It’s not for nothing that Dauphin Island bills itself as the “Sunset Capital of Alabama.”Sharon Steinmann/AL.com
Relax on the beach
This one might feel like a given, but you really can’t overstate how nice a day trip to the beach is, especially when you visit one along Alabama’s coast. Of course, different beaches have different vibes. If you’re looking for plenty of things to do and lots of restaurants with beach-y cocktails on the menu, head to Gulf Shores or Orange Beach. If you prefer seclusion and the only noise to be the sounds of the waves hitting the sand, Fort Morgan and Dauphin Island are the way to go.
Read more: 5 great places to see Alabama’s beautiful Gulf Coast sunsets
The Alabama Theatre, a 2,500-seat venue in Birmingham, is a historic gem downtown. (Mary Colurso | [email protected])
Catch a show at a historic theater
For a casual night with someone special, take a day trip to Birmingham to catch a show of your choosing at the historic Alabama Theatre. Built in 1927 by Paramount Studios, the gorgeous theatre now hosts live music, comedy acts, movie screenings and more, so what you see while you’re there is up to you. Also, check out the line-up at the nearby Lyric Theatre, another historic theater in the Magic City, to see if one of their upcoming performances is of more interest to you.
Read more: 15 great places for a last-minute date in Alabama
Mums hang at an entry way to the Rose Garden at Bellingrath Gardens & Home in Theodore, Alabama.(Al.com file photo/Kate Mercer)
Have a picnic at Bellingrath Gardens
The 65-acre garden and grand historic estate home in Theodore that make up Bellingrath are a sight to see, and we recommend seeing it with someone special. The gardens, which were ranked as the seventh most beautiful in the country, have thousands of exquisite plants and flowers on display, offering blooms and beauty every day of the year. During your visit, you can roam the grounds freely or by taking a guided tour.
Read more: Historic Alabama gardens named among top 10 most beautiful in America
The overlook at Mt. Cheaha is breathtaking.Dennis Pillion
Take in the view at Mt. Cheaha
If you and your special someone enjoy spending time together surrounded by the state’s natural beauty, a visit to see the view from Mt. Cheaha could be an ideal way to spend a day. After all, it’s Alabama’s highest natural point and Cheaha State Park, where it is accessible, offers plenty of hiking and biking trails to explore. You can even rent a glamping tent, which comes with a king bed and plenty of comforts from home, and spend the night.
Read more: 10 scenic Alabama hiking trails to explore
Read MoreCountry music star engaged to former NFL quarterback
Lainey Wilson and boyfriend Devlin Hodges are getting married.
The country music star posted the news on social media Wednesday evening.
Appropriately, the ring box was shaped like a tiny cowboy hat.
“4x4xU forever,” Wilson posted.
Hodges, a former quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Rams, retired from football in 2022.
In the post, a picture showed the couple holding hands, then there was a close-up of the scene of the couple lying in front of the door, surrounded by candles and roses.
The couple also shared a kiss and another of Hodges holding a small cowboy hat while Wilson put her ring on display.
Wilson also shared a short clip of herself walking down the stairs and saying “boo” as she held up her hand in front of the camera.
Wilson and Hodges have been dating since 2021 and made their red-carpet debut at the ACM Awards in 2023.
In an interview with Billboard last year, Wilson said Hodges has been a steadfast supporter of her, both onstage and off.
“Thankfully, I have found a man that is so happy that he’s with a lady that can do her own thing. He’s just my cheerleader. He makes it real easy and it’s fun to be able to share this part of my life…”
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.
Read MoreIt’s not just you, college hoops games are getting longer. Do Alabama, Auburn beat average?
We’ve all been there. Your college basketball team is playing a crucial conference game at 8 p.m. All day, the anticipation rises as tip-off approaches.
It’s 7:59. Time to tune in and just as you do … dagger. There are still 6 minutes and 21 seconds to play in the 6 o’clock game that’s a banger.
It could go on all night. Four-letter obscenities to four-letter networks as you scramble to find the password for the app.
This scenario feels not just common anymore. It’s the default setting.
Right?
Are college basketball games really getting longer? Have they outgrown the traditional two-hour timeslot assigned by the networks?
Well, yes.
The statistical savant of the sport, Ken Pomeroy, recently published a post on his Substack on the very topic we were already investigating. Under the heading “The game times, they are increasing,” Pomeroy laid out some of the data he’s compiled from box scores of regular-season, power-conference games that didn’t go into overtime.
In 2019-20, the average game spanned 1 hour, 59 minutes and 38 seconds.
Just under the wire.
Move ahead to this season, it’s well over.
The 2024-25 average is up to 2 hours, 4 minutes and 35 seconds.
That might not seem significant but those numbers have gone up every year in between. Five minutes total and we’re just talking averages, not outliers that will mangle a TV schedule and send living rooms into a tailspin.
And that 2:04:35 is on the low end of the spectrum when looking at both Alabama and Auburn games this season.
Through 24 Crimson Tide games, the average is close to 2 hours and 14 minutes. Isolate that to SEC games, it’s up to 2 hours and 18 minutes.
That includes one of the longest regulation games in memory — Alabama’s Jan. 11 win at Texas A&M. The 40 minutes from tipoff to the final buzzer spanned 2 hours and 52 minutes. That’s longer than the overtime win over Houston that ran 2 hours, 44 minutes.
Auburn’s games aren’t quite as long. Overall, the 24 games averaged 2 hours and 9 minutes. League games alone are 2 hours and 16 minutes.
So, two questions:
1. Why?
2. How can the networks adapt?
First, a number of factors can extend games. Alabama-Texas A&M involved a season-high 58 combined fouls. That lead to 40 free throws for the Tide and 48 for the Aggies. That slows the pace.
In fact, each of the longest games of Alabama’s season included high foul counts, which stopped the clock and led to untimed foul shots.
There’s a pattern there, too. Alabama is No. 4 in free throws attempted per game (26.7) and No. 283 in free throws allowed (21.3) per game. That adds up.
It’s a reality with the Crimson Tide’s pace of play, which, is an outlier of its own.
Alabama averages 78.3 possessions per game — the most in the nation.
The Crimson Tide isn’t draining much of that shot clock, so games will naturally run longer on the wrist watch.
Auburn is No. 154 in possessions per game with 70.8.
Then there are the official reviews where referees huddle at the monitor, talk amongst themselves, huddle, talk, repeat. While there aren’t statistics that count reviews, they’ve killed more rhythm than student sections and hip hop beats.
The closer the game, the more they review.
All of this is outside the control of the networks broadcasting the games. They certainly aren’t asking for more dead air while finger tips are enhanced for evidence of glancing blows or deliberations over the flagrancy of a foul.
They’re caught in the middle because expanding the broadcast window would have day-long impacts on Saturdays. Nobody’s tuning in to watch studio hosts kill time between games when the objective is to have no gap between handshakes and tipoffs when back-to-back games are scheduled.
There are provisions in the mega-million TV deals that allow networks to bump back tip times by a few minutes if a previous game runs long but there’s only so much wiggle room. For games on the ESPN networks, there’s sometimes the option to begin a game on ESPN News network or the ESPN app, but that’s not the seamless transition it or the viewers prefer.
But short of edicts from the NCAA or conferences to officiate games looser or scale back the reviews, the overlap will continue.
Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.
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