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Dear Abby: Should I entertain my childhood friend or my ex-husband?

DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced from my ex-husband, “Cliff,” for a year and a half. My nearly adult children live with me. They rarely see their dad. Our divorce was relatively painless, but the custody battle was prolonged, and most of my savings were drained in the process. Cliff pays child support, but I’m still struggling financially to raise two growing teenagers, and I’m worried about them going off to college.

A few months ago, I reconnected with a childhood friend I’ll call “Rob.” We have rediscovered our friendship and see each other often. He recently expressed interest in a romantic relationship. Abby, I’m still in love with my ex-husband! It wasn’t my choice to separate, and although Rob is very sweet, I don’t feel comfortable moving on so quickly. However, he has a high-paying job, and when we occasionally go out to dinner, he always pays the bill. I’m afraid I won’t be able to afford my kids’ college without his financial support.

I’m torn between my love for my children and my continued love for my ex-husband. Should I pursue this relationship even though I don’t feel the same? — ANGUISHED IN ALBUQUERQUE

DEAR ANGUISHED: Tell Rob you are still not over your divorce, and while you like him very much and enjoy his company, you are not ready for a romantic relationship. It is the truth, and he deserves that. As to the fact that you think you still love the husband who wanted the divorce, it’s time to accept that the marriage is history. Once you do that, you may find a future with Rob more to your liking.

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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Who was Alabama’s best HS baseball player in 2025? Vote now

AL.com is looking for your choice for the best high school baseball player in Alabama for the just concluded 2025 season.

The AL.com high school staff – with input from coaches around the state – has selected 8 finalists to choose from in an NCAA Tournament-like bracket.

Voting for the Round 1 matchups is now open and will conclude Saturday. The players receiving the most votes advance to next week’s semifinals.

Earlier this academic year, AL.com readers selected Tuscaloosa Academy QB Preston Lancaster (football player of the year), Huntsville basketball guard Brayden Rivers (boys basketball player of the year) and Central-Phenix City standout Jabria Lindsey (girls basketball player of the year).

Each received a trophy for winning their respective brackets.

A contest to pinpoint the fans’ choice for softball player of the Year also is ongoing.

Check out the credentials for each of our eight baseball finalists below and vote in each of the quarterfinal matchups.

1. Steele Hall, SS, Hewitt-Trussville (Sr.)

The Tennessee commit had the Huskies at the top of the 7A rankings throughout the season. He hit .484 with 8 homers, 46 runs scored and 35 RBIs. He has been named the 7A Player of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. He is the MaxPreps Alabama Player of the Year.

2. Eric Hines, OF, American Christian (Sr.)

An Alabama commit, Hines led ACA to the state title. The Class 5A Player and Hitter of the Year hit 20 home runs, drove in 58 runs, scored 66 runs and hit .438. He also stole 25 of 27 bases. He is the Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year.

3. Aiden Poe, P/SS, Vincent (Sr.)

Poe led his Vincent team to the Class 2A state title and was named Player of the Year in that class. He hit .450 with 10 doubles, 35 RBIs and 23 stolen bases. On the mound, he was 11-1 with a 1.28 ERA and 124 strikeouts. The Air Force commitment also was the overall Bryant-Jordan Scholarship winner.

4. Aiden Hughes, P/OF, Chelsea (Sr.)

A Coastal Alabama South signee, Hughes led the Hornets to the Class 6A championship series. He went 8-0 on the mound with a 1.18 ERA and 83 strikeouts. At the plate, he hit .442 with 22 RBIs and 34 runs scored. He was the Class 6A Player of the Year.

5. Garrett Reid, P/SS, Deshler (Jr.)

Reid, the 4A Player of the Year, led Deshler to the school’s first state baseball title. He hit .344 with 13 doubles and 28 RBIs. On the mound, he was 8-2 with 96 strikeouts and a 0.78 ERA.

6. Tanner Hermesch, P/IF, Bob Jones (Sr.)

Hermesch was named Class 7A Pitcher of the Year. The right-hander went 12-1 for coach Jared Smith’s team with a 1.14 ERA. He struck out 126 batters in 85.2 innings of work in leading the Patriots to the state semifinals. He is committed to Shelton State.

7. Mason McCraine, P/OF, Glenwood (Sr.)

The Auburn commit led Glenwood to the Class 3A state title. He was named Player and Hitter of the Year in his classification by the ASWA. He hit .469 with 14 homers, 60 RBIs and 63 runs scored for the Gators. On the mound, he was 5-0 with a 0.33 ERA in just 5 starts.

8. Rock Gearhart, OF, Fairhope (Sr.)

The Class 7A Hitter of the Year is committed to Coastal Alabama South. Gearhart hit .375 with 10 homers, 12 doubles and 39 RBIs. He led the Pirates to the state semifinals.

Editor’s note: Some statistics received before teams played their final playoff games.

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Diego Pavia responds to Ryan Williams’ Vanderbilt comments

Diego Pavia didn’t wait very long to react to Ryan Williams’ strong words about the next Alabama-Vanderbilt game.

Pavia an Instagram reel tohis story Tuesday night that had Gucci Mane’s “Made It (Outro)” playing in the background. Highlighted among the lyrics was, “They actin like they tough but don’t want no confrontation.”

The Vanderbilt quarterback included a 100 emoji and a smoke emoji.

Williams told Jon Gruden that Alabama would “kill an ant with a sledgehammer” when describing how the Tide is preparing for Vanderbilt this upcoming season.

Pavia, of course, accounted for two scores and more than 300 total yards to lead the Commodores to an upset win over Alabama last year 40-35. Williams, on the other hand, caught a touchdown pass and ran for another in the loss.

“Going into this game, we don’t call them revenge games, we’re going to kill an ant with a sledgehammer this year,” Williams said. “Every game we fell short last year, we definitely got red eyes going into them (this year).”

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.

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How many former SEC players are eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame?

They’ve been piling up since 1934, and now there are 472 of them — SEC players who have met the first eligibility standard for the College Football Hall of Fame but haven’t been enshrined.

The National Football Foundation released the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 on Monday. The ballot included 13 former SEC stars. There are 217 other standouts from the conference who were eligible for consideration.

To be considered for the College Football Hall of Fame today, a player must have been a first-team All-American selection by one of the organizations that the NCAA uses to compile its annual consensus All-American team. Currently, those organizations are the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Walter Camp Football Foundation. But the selectors used by the NCAA have varied over the years.

That accounts for the 472 former SEC players who are potential College Football Hall of Famers. After Auburn linebacker Gregg Carr, Tennessee defensive tackle John Henderson and Ole Miss offensive tackle Terrence Metcalf were chosen for the Class of 2025, 107 former SEC players are in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Players aren’t considered for the College Football Hall of Fame until 10 seasons have passed since they played. They also aren’t considered while they are active professional players. The SEC has 112 players who meet the All-American standard but aren’t eligible yet because their final season came in 2015 or later and/or they’re still playing professional football.

Players also aren’t considered if their college careers ended more than 50 years ago, so any player who finished playing before 1976 isn’t eligible for the 2025 ballot. The SEC has 130 non-Hall of Fame players who meet the All-American standard but are outside the 50-year window.

Those players still can be considered for the College Football Hall of Fame, but their qualifications are examined by the Football Bowl Subdivision Honors Review Committee, bypassing the ballot.

Here’s a list of the SEC players who were first-team All-Americans for NCAA consensus selectors during the eligibility window for the Class of 2026. The All-Americans are presented by year of selection and with the players designated as unanimous, consensus or non-consensus selections. The players already enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame are listed in bold.

1976: Kentucky offensive tackle Warren Bryant, non-consensus; Georgia guard Joel Parrish, consensus; Tennessee wide receiver Larry Seivers, consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Mike Wilson, non-consensus

1977: LSU running back Charles Alexander, consensus; Florida wide receiver Wes Chandler, non-consensus; Alabama wide receiver Ozzie Newsome, consensus; Kentucky defensive end Art Still, unanimous

1978: LSU running back Charles Alexander, consensus; Alabama defensive tackle Marty Lyons, consensus

1979: Alabama offensive tackle Jim Bunch, consensus; Tennessee defensive back Roland James, consensus; Ole Miss punter Jim Miller, consensus

1980: Alabama defensive end E.J. Junior, unanimous; Florida linebacker David Little, consensus; Georgia kicker Rex Robinson, non-consensus; Georgia running back Herschel Walker, unanimous; Georgia defensive back Scott Woerner, non-consensus

1981: Mississippi State defensive tackle Glen Collins, non-consensus; Mississippi State linebacker Johnie Cooks, non-consensus; Florida defensive end David Galloway, non-consensus; Georgia running back Herschel Walker, unanimous; Alabama defensive back Tommy Wilcox, consensus

1982: Vanderbilt punter Jim Arnold, unanimous; Alabama defensive back Jeremiah Castille, non-consensus; Tennessee kick returner Willie Gault, non-consensus; Georgia defensive back Terry Hoage, consensus; Florida linebacker Wilber Marshall, consensus; Alabama defensive tackle Mike Pitts, consensus; Georgia running back Herschel Walker, unanimous

1983: Tennessee punter Jim Colquitt, non-consensus; Georgia defensive end Freddie Gilbert, non-consensus; Georgia defensive back Terry Hoage, consensus; Auburn running back Bo Jackson, consensus; Florida linebacker Wilber Marshall, consensus; Tennessee defensive tackle Reggie White, unanimous

1984: Vanderbilt punter Ricky Anderson, unanimous; Florida offensive tackle Lomas Brown, consensus; Georgia kicker Kevin Butler, consensus; Auburn linebacker Gregg Carr, consensus; Tennessee guard Bill Mayo, consensus; Ole Miss defensive end Freddie Joe Nunn, non-consensus; Georgia defensive back Jeff Sanchez, consensus; LSU guard Lance Smith, non-consensus

1985: Georgia center Peter Anderson, consensus; Alabama linebacker Cornelius Bennett, non-consensus; LSU linebacker Michael Brooks, non-consensus; Auburn punter Lewis Colbert, non-consensus; Auburn running back Bo Jackson, unanimous; Tennessee wide receiver Tim McGee, consensus; Ole Miss punter Bill Smith, non-consensus; Florida guard Jeff Zimmerman, non-consensus

1986: Alabama linebacker Cornelius Bennett; unanimous; LSU wide receiver Wendell Davis, non-consensus; Auburn running back Brent Fullwood, unanimous; Georgia defensive back John Little, non-consensus; Ole Miss punter Bill Smith, non-consensus; Auburn center Ben Tamburello, unanimous; Florida guard Jeff Zimmerman, non-consensus

1987: LSU center Nacho Albergamo, unanimous; Auburn linebacker Aundray Bruce, consensus; Auburn linebacker Kurt Crain, non-consensus; LSU wide receiver Wendell Davis, consensus; Vanderbilt linebacker Chris Gaines, non-consensus; Alabama running back Bobby Humphrey: non-consensus; Auburn defensive tackle Tracy Rocker, consensus; Auburn offensive tackle Stacy Searels, non-consensus; Florida defensive back Jarvis Williams, non-consensus

1988: Tennessee linebacker Keith DeLong, non-consensus; Florida defensive back Louis Oliver, consensus; Auburn defensive tackle Tracy Rocker, unanimous; Georgia tight end Troy Sadowski, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Derrick Thomas, unanimous; Ole Miss tight end Wesley Walls, non-consensus; Georgia running back Tim Worley, consensus

1989: Auburn guard Ed King, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Keith McCants, unanimous; Florida running back Emmitt Smith, unanimous; Tennessee guard Eric Still, unanimous

1990: Tennessee offensive tackle Antone Davis, unanimous; Alabama kicker Philip Doyle, unanimous; Auburn guard Ed King, unanimous; Florida defensive end Huey Richardson, non-consensus; Auburn defensive tackle David Rocker, consensus; Florida defensive back Will White, non-consensus

1991: Tennessee defensive back Dale Carter, consensus; Florida defensive lineman Brad Culpepper, consensus; Tennessee wide receiver Carl Pickens, non-consensus; Alabama defensive lineman Robert Stewart, non-consensus

1992: Alabama defensive lineman John Copeland, consensus; Alabama defensive lineman Eric Curry, consensus; Georgia running back Garrison Hearst, unanimous; Ole Miss guard Everett Lindsay, consensus

1993: Tennessee kicker John Becksvoort, non-consensus; Auburn punter Terry Daniel, consensus; Florida kicker Judd Davis, non-consensus; Auburn offensive tackle Wayne Gandy, consensus; Alabama defensive back Antonio Langham, unanimous; Alabama all-purpose/kick returner David Palmer, consensus; Alabama kicker Michael Proctor, non-consensus; Florida running back Errict Rhett, non-consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Bernard Williams, non-consensus

1994: Florida defensive end Kevin Carter, consensus; Florida wide receiver Jack Jackson, unanimous; Alabama kicker Michael Proctor, non-consensus; Auburn defensive back Brian Robinson, consensus; Auburn wide receiver Frank Sanders, non-consensus; Auburn defensive back Chris Shelling, non-consensus; Georgia quarterback Eric Zeier, non-consensus

1995: Florida offensive lineman Jason Odom, unanimous; Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel, non-consensus

1996: Florida wide receiver Reidel Anthony, non-consensus; LSU all-purpose/kick returner Kevin Faulk, non-consensus; Florida wide receiver Ike Hilliard, consensus; Alabama defensive back Kevin Jackson, unanimous; LSU tight end Danny LaFleur, non-consensus; Vanderbilt punter Bill Marrinangle, non-consensus; Alabama defensive lineman Michael Myers, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Dwayne Rudd, non-consensus; Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel, consensus

1997: Vanderbilt linebacker Jamie Duncan, non-consensus; LSU offensive lineman Alan Faneca, consensus; Florida wide receiver Jacquez Green, consensus; LSU punter Chad Kessler, consensus; Tennessee linebacker Leonard Little, non-consensus; Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning, consensus; Auburn offensive lineman Victor Riley, non-consensus; Auburn linebacker Takeo Spikes, non-consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Matt Stinchcomb, non-consensus; Florida defensive back Fred Weary, consensus

1998: Georgia cornerback Champ Bailey, consensus; Arkansas guard Brandon Burlsworth, non-consensus; Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch, consensus; Florida linebacker Jevon Kearse, non-consensus; LSU center Todd McClure, non-consensus; LSU defensive tackle Anthony McFarland, non-consensus; Florida linebacker Mike Peterson, non-consensus; Ole Miss tight end Rufus Smith, consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Matt Stinchcomb, consensus; Tennessee linebacker Al Wilson, consensus

1999: Alabama running back Shaun Alexander, non-consensus; Florida defensive end Alex Brown, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Cosey Coleman, consensus; Tennessee safety Deon Grant, consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Chris Samuels, unanimous; Mississippi State linebacker Barrin Simpson, non-consensus; Tennessee linebacker Raynoch Thompson, non-consensus; Kentucky tight end James Whalen, consensus

2000: South Carolina cornerback Sheldon Brown, non-consensus; Tennessee defensive tackle John Henderson, consensus; Georgia defensive tackle Richard Seymour, non-consensus; Florida cornerback Lito Sheppard, non-consensus

2001: Florida defensive end Alex Brown, consensus; Florida linebacker Andra Davis, non-consensus; Auburn kicker David Duval, consensus; South Carolina linebacker Kalimba Edwards, non-consensus; Florida wide receiver Jabar Gaffney, unanimous; Florida quarterback Rex Grossman, consensus; Tennessee defensive tackle John Henderson, consensus; Ole Miss offensive tackle Terrence Metcalf, consensus; Florida offensive tackle Mike Pearson, consensus; Arkansas linebacker Jermaine Petty, non-consensus; LSU wide receiver Josh Reed, consensus; Mississippi State cornerback Fred Smoot, consensus; Tennessee running back Travis Stephens, non-consensus

2002: Kentucky all-purpose/kick returner Derek Abney, consensus; Arkansas offensive tackle Shawn Andrews, consensus; Georgia linebacker Boss Bailey, non-consensus; LSU linebacker Bradie James, non-consensus; Georgia defensive end David Pollack, consensus; Georgia offensive lineman Jon Stinchcomb, non-consensus

2003: Kentucky all-purpose/return specialist Derek Abney, non-consensus; Arkansas offensive tackle Shawn Andrews, unanimous; Tennessee punter Dustin Colquitt, consensus; Auburn linebacker Karlos Dansby, non-consensus; Georgia safety Sean Jones, non-consensus; LSU defensive tackle Chad Lavalais, consensus; LSU guard Stephen Peterman, non-consensus; Georgia defensive end David Pollack, non-consensus; Florida cornerback Keiwan Ratliff, consensus; Florida guard Shannon Snell, non-consensus; LSU cornerback Corey Webster, non-consensus

2004: Tennessee linebacker Kevin Burnett, non-consensus; Georgia defensive back Thomas Davis, consensus; Tennessee defensive lineman Jesse Mahelona, non-consensus; Tennessee offensive lineman Michael Munoz, consensus; Georgia defensive end Davis Pollack, consensus; Auburn defensive back Carlos Rogers, consensus; LSU defensive lineman Marcus Spears, consensus; LSU cornerback Corey Webster, non-consensus; LSU center Ben Wilkerson, consensus; Auburn running back Carnell “Cadillac” Williams, non-consensus

2005: Georgia defensive back Greg Blue, consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Max Jean-Gilles, consensus; Tennessee wide receiver Robert Meachem, non-consensus; Auburn offensive tackle Marcus McNeill, consensus; Alabama linebacker DeMeco Ryans, unanimous; South Carolina defensive back Ko Simpson, non-consensus

2006: LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, non-consensus; LSU defensive back LaRon Landry, consensus; Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, unanimous; Florida defensive back Reggie Nelson, consensus; Tennessee offensive lineman Arron Sears, non-consensus; Ole Miss linebacker Patrick Willis, consensus

2007: LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, unanimous; Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin, non-consensus; Arkansas all-purpose/return specialist Felix Jones, non-consensus; Tennessee kicker Daniel Lincoln, non-consensus; Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs, consensus; Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, unanimous; LSU safety Craig Steltz, consensus; Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, consensus

2008: Tennessee safety Eric Berry, unanimous; Alabama center Antoine Caldwell, consensus; Alabama defensive tackle Terrence Cody, consensus; Florida all-purpose/return specialist Percy Harvin, non-consensus; Florida all-purpose/return specialist Brandon James, consensus; LSU guard Herman Johnson, non-consensus; Alabama safety Rashad Johnson, non-consensus; Vanderbilt cornerback D.J. Moore, non-consensus; Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno, non-consensus; Ole Miss offensive tackle Michael Oher, unanimous; Ole Miss defensive tackle Peria Jerry, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith, unanimous; Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes, unanimous

2009: Alabama defensive back Javier Arenas, consensus; Tennessee safety Eric Berry, unanimous; Georgia punter Drew Butler, unanimous; Alabama defensive tackle Terrence Cody, consensus; Florida cornerback Joe Haden, unanimous; Florida tight end Aaron Hernandez, non-consensus; Alabama running back Mark Ingram, unanimous; Alabama guard Mike Johnson, consensus; Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain, unanimous; South Carolina linebacker Eric Norwood, non-consensus; Florida center Maurkice Pouncey, consensus; Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes, consensus; Alabama kicker Leigh Tiffin, non-consensus

2010: Alabama safety Mark Barron, non-consensus; Kentucky all-purpose/return specialist Randall Cobb, non-consensus; Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley, consensus; Florida punter Chas Henry, consensus; Georgia linebacker Justin Houston, non-consensus; LSU kicker John Jasper, consensus; South Carolina wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, non-consensus; Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, consensus; LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson, unanimous; Auburn offensive tackle Lee Ziemba, consensus

2011: Arkansas all-purpose/return specialist Joe Adams, consensus; Alabama safety Mark Barron, unanimous; LSU guard Will Blackwell, non-consensus; Georgia tight end Orson Charles, non-consensus; LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne, unanimous; Alabama linebacker Dont’a Hightower, consensus; South Carolina defensive end Melvin Ingram, consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Barrett Jones, unanimous; Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, consensus; Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, non-consensus; LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, consensus; Alabama cornerback DeQuan Menzie, non-consensus; LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery, non-consensus; Georgia safety Bacarri Rambo, non-consensus; Alabama running back Trent Richardson, unanimous; Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw, non-consensus; LSU punter Brad Wing, non-consensus

2012: Mississippi State defensive back Johnthan Banks, non-consensus; South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney unanimous; Florida defensive back Matt Elam, non-consensus; Florida defensive end Sharrif Floyd, non-consensus; Texas A&M offensive tackle Luke Joeckel, unanimous; Alabama center Barrett Jones, consensus; Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, unanimous; Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, consensus; Texas A&M offensive tackle Jake Matthews, non-consensus; Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner, unanimous; Texas A&M defensive lineman Damontre Moore, consensus; Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley, consensus; LSU defensive back Eric Reid, consensus; Florida kicker Caleb Sturgis, non-consensus; Alabama guard Chance Warmack, unanimous

2013: LSU all-purpose/return specialist Odell Beckham Jr., non-consensus; Alabama safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, consensus; South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, non-consensus; Auburn all-purpose/return specialist Chris Davis, non-consensus; Texas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans, consensus; Texas A&M punter Drew Kaser, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio, consensus; Auburn running back Tre Mason, non-consensus; Texas A&M offensive tackle Jake Matthews, unanimous; Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley, unanimous; Ole Miss safety Codey Prewitt, non-consensus; South Carolina defensive lineman Kelcy Quarles, non-consensus; Missouri defensive end Michael Sam, unanimous

2014: Alabama safety Landon Collins, unanimous; Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper, unanimous; Alabama linebacker Trey DePriest, non-consensus; Auburn center Reese Dismukes, consensus; Ole Miss cornerback Senquez Golson, unanimous; Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III, non-consensus; Alabama guard Arie Kouandjio, non-consensus; South Carolina offensive lineman A.J. McCann, non-consensus; Mississippi State linebacker Benardrick McKinney, non-consensus; Texas A&M offensive tackle Cedric Ogbuehi, non-consensus; Missouri defensive lineman Shane Ray, consensus; Alabama punter JK Scott, non-consensus

The SEC players who qualified for College Football Hall of Fame consideration but are beyond the eligibility window include:

1933: Tennessee halfback Beattie Feathers, consensus

1934: Alabama halfback Dixie Howell, consensus; Alabama end Don Hutson, consensus; Alabama tackle Bill Lee, consensus

1935: Alabama quarterback Riley Smith, consensus; LSU end Gaynell Tinsley, consensus

1936: Ole Miss tackle Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, non-consensus; LSU end Gaynell Tinsley, unanimous; Alabama guard Art “Tarzan” White, non-consensus

1937: Vanderbilt center Carl Hinkle, non-consensus; Alabama fullback Joe Kilgrow, non-consensus; Ole Miss tackle Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, non-consensus; Alabama guard Leroy Monsky, consensus

1938: Tennessee quarterback George Cafego, non-consensus; Ole Miss halfback Parker Hall, consensus; Tennessee guard Bob Suffridge, non-consensus; Tennessee end Bowden Wyatt, consensus

1939: Tennessee quarterback George Cafego, consensus; Alabama center Cary Cox, non-consensus; LSU end Ken Kavanaugh, consensus; Tulane tackle Harley McCollum, consensus; Tennessee guard Ed Molinski, consensus; Tennessee guard Bob Suffridge, consensus

1940: Mississippi State end Buddy Elrod, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Ed Molinski, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Bob Suffridge, unanimous

1941: Tulane tackle Ernie Blandin, consensus; Georgia Tech guard Harvey Hardy, consensus; Alabama end Holt Rast, consensus; Georgia halfback Frank Sinkwich, consensus

1942: Alabama center Joe Domnanovich, consensus; Auburn halfback Monk Gafford, non-consensus; Kentucky tackle Clyde Johnson, non-consensus; Georgia halfback Frank Sinkwich, unanimous; Alabama tackle Don Whitmire, non-consensus

1943: Georgia Tech guard John Steber, non-consensus

1944: Georgia Tech end Phil Tinsley, consensus; Auburn center Caleb “Tex” Warrington, non-consensus

1945: Georgia Tech tackle Mike Castronis, non-consensus; Alabama quarterback Harry Gilmer, non-consensus; Alabama center Vaughn Mancha, consensus

1946: Georgia Tech center Paul Duke, consensus; Tennessee tackle Dick Huffman, consensus; Georgia halfback Charley Trippi, unanimous

1947: Ole Miss quarterback Charlie Conerly, non-consensus; Georgia Tech tackle Bob Davis, consensus; Ole Miss end Barney Poole, non-consensus

1948: Georgia Tech end George Broadnax, non-consensus; Georgia Tech guard Bill Healy, non-consensus; Tulane tackle Paul Lea, non-consensus; Ole Miss end Barney Poole, non-consensus; Georgia back John Rauch, non-consensus

1949: Kentucky guard Bob Gain, non-consensus

1950: Vanderbilt end Bucky Curtis, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Ted Daffer, non-consensus; Kentucky tackle Bob Gain, consensus; Kentucky quarterback Babe Parilli, consensus; Tulane back Eddie Price, non-consensus; Alabama defensive back Ed Salem, non-consensus

1951: Georgia Tech guard Ray Beck, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Ted Daffer, non-consensus; Tennessee halfback Hank Lauricella, unanimous; Kentucky center Doug Moseley, non-consensus; Kentucky quarterback Babe Parilli, consensus; Tennessee tackle Pug Pearman, non-consensus; LSU center George Tarasovic, non-consensus; Georgia Tech tackle Lamar Wheat, non-consensus

1952: Tennessee tackle Doug Atkins, non-consensus; Georgia Tech center Pete Brown, non-consensus; Ole Miss tackle Kline Gilbert, non-consensus; Georgia Tech back Leon Hardeman, non-consensus; Florida tackle Charlie LaPradd, non-consensus; Georgia Tech end Buck Martin, non-consensus; Kentucky end Steve Mellinger, non-consensus; Tennessee guard John Michels, consensus; Georgia Tech tackle Hall Miller, consensus; Georgia Tech back Bobby Morehead, non-consensus

1953: Georgia end John Carson, non-consensus; Kentucky guard Ray Correll, non-consensus; Mississippi State center Hal Easterwood, non-consensus; Kentucky end Steve Mellinger, non-consensus; Ole Miss guard Crawford Mims, consensus; Georgia Tech center Larry Morris, consensus; Mississippi State quarterback Jackie Parker, non-consensus

1954: Ole Miss tackle Rex Boggan, non-consensus; Tennessee tackle Darris McCord, non-consensus

1955: Auburn fullback Joe Childress, non-consensus; Auburn tackle Frank D’Agostino, non-consensus; Mississippi State halfback Art Davis, non-consensus; LSU tackle Sid Fournet, consensus; Tulane guard Tony Sardisco, non-consensus; Kentucky end Howard Schnellenberger, non-consensus; Mississippi State guard Scott Suber, non-consensus

1956: Florida guard John Barrow, non-consensus; Tennessee end Buddy Cruze, non-consensus; Tennessee back Johnny Majors, unanimous; Kentucky tackle Lou Michaels, consensus; Georgia Tech center Don Stephenson, non-consensus

1957: Tennessee guard Bill Johnson, non-consensus; Kentucky tackle Lou Michaels, consensus; Auburn end Jim Phillips, unanimous; Ole Miss guard Jackie Simpson, non-consensus; Georgia Tech center Don Stephenson, non-consensus; LSU back Jim Taylor, non-consensus

1958: Auburn center Jackie Burkett, non-consensus; LSU halfback Billy Cannon, unanimous; Vanderbilt guard George Deiderich, consensus; LSU center Max Fugler, non-consensus; Florida tackle Vel Heckman, non-consensus; Auburn guard Zeke Smith, consensus

1959: Georgia Tech center Maxie Baughan, consensus; LSU halfback Billy Cannon, unanimous; Georgia guard Pat Dye, non-consensus; Ole Miss fullback Charlie Flowers, unanimous; Auburn tackle Ken Rice, non-consensus; Auburn guard Zeke Smith, non-consensus; Ole Miss guard Marvin Terrell, non-consensus

1960: Auburn fullback Ed Dyas, non-consensus; Ole Miss quarterback Jake Gibbs, unanimous; Auburn tackle Ken Rice, consensus

1961: Ole Miss fullback Billy Ray Adams, non-consensus; Alabama tackle Billy Neighbors, unanimous; LSU guard Roy Winston, unanimous

1962: Ole Miss tackle Jim Dunaway, consensus; Ole Miss quarterback Glynn Griffing, non-consensus; Alabama center Lee Roy Jordan, unanimous; Georgia Tech guard Rufus Guthrie, non-consensus; LSU tackle Fred Miller, non-consensus; LSU halfback Jerry Stovall, unanimous

1963: Tennessee guard Steve DeLong, non-consensus; Ole Miss center Kenny Dill, non-consensus; Georgia Tech quarterback Billy Lothridge, non-consensus; Georgia Tech end Billy Martin, non-consensus; Auburn back Jimmy Sidle, non-consensus; Kentucky guard Herschel Turner, non-consensus

1964: Ole Miss defensive end Allen Brown, non-consensus; Tennessee middle guard Steve DeLong, non-consensus; Florida running back Larry Dupree, non-consensus; Auburn defensive back Tucker Frederickson, consensus; Alabama guard Wayne Freeman, non-consensus; Alabama defensive tackle Dan Kearley, non-consensus; LSU defensive tackle Remi Prudhomme, non-consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Jim Wilson, non-consensus

1965: Kentucky tackle Sam Ball, consensus; Florida defensive back Bruce Bennett, non-consensus; Florida end Charles Casey, non-consensus; Alabama center Paul Crane, consensus; Tennessee linebacker Frank Emanuel, consensus; Florida defensive end Lynn Matthews, non-consensus; Georgia defensive tackle George Patton, non-consensus; Florida quarterback Steve Spurrier, non-consensus; Auburn defensive tackle Jack Thornton, non-consensus

1966: Georgia guard Edgar Chandler, non-consensus; Tennessee tight end Austin Denney, non-consensus; Alabama tackle Cecil Dowdy, unanimous; Alabama defensive tack Bobby Johns, non-consensus; Tennessee linebacker Paul Naumoff, consensus; Georgia defensive tackle George Patton, non-consensus; Alabama end Ray Perkins, consensus; Florida quarterback Steve Spurrier, unanimous

1967: Georgia tackle Edgar Chandler, consensus; Tennessee defensive back Al Dorsey, non-consensus; LSU defensive end John Garlington, non-consensus; Alabama end Dennis Homan, consensus; Alabama defensive back Bobby Johns, consensus; Tennessee center Bob Johnson, unanimous; Mississippi State linebacker D.D. Lewis, non-consensus

1968: Auburn defensive tackle David Campbell, non-consensus; Florida guard Guy Dennis, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Mike Hall, non-consensus; Vanderbilt linebacker Chip Healy, non-consensus; Tennessee linebacker Steve Kiner, consensus; Tennessee guard Charles Rosenfelder, unanimous; Georgia defensive tackle Bill Stanfill, consensus; Georgia defensive back Jake Scott, consensus

1969: Florida end Carlos Alvarez, consensus; Vanderbilt tackle Bob Asher, non-consensus; LSU linebacker George Bevan, non-consensus; Ole Miss defensive back Glenn Cannon, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Chip Kell, consensus; Tennessee linebacker Steve Kiner, unanimous; Auburn defensive back Buddy McClinton, consensus

1970: LSU linebacker Mike Anderson, consensus; LSU defensive back Tommy Casanova, consensus; Tennessee guard Chip Kell, unanimous; Tennessee linebacker Jackie Walker, non-consensus; Auburn defensive back Larry Willingham, consensus; Florida defensive end Jack Youngblood, non-consensus

1971: Auburn receiver Terry Beasley, unanimous; LSU defensive back Tommy Casanova, consensus; LSU defensive tackle Ron Estay, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle John Hannah, non-consensus; Tennessee defensive back Bobby Majors, unanimous; Alabama running back Johnny Musso, consensus; Georgia guard Royce Smith, unanimous; Auburn quarterback Pat Sullivan, unanimous; Tennessee linebacker Jackie Walker, non-consensus

1972: LSU linebacker Warren Capone, non-consensus; Tennessee defensive back Conrad Graham, non-consensus; Alabama guard John Hannah, unanimous; LSU quarterback Bert Jones, consensus; Alabama center Jim Krapf, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker John Mitchell, non-consensus; Tennessee linebacker Jamie Rotella, non-consensus; Tennessee kicker Ricky Townsend, non-consensus

1973: Alabama offensive tackle Buddy Brown, consensus; LSU linebacker Warren Capone, non-consensus; Ole Miss defensive back Harry Harrison, non-consensus; LSU guard Tyler Lafauci, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Woodrow Lowe, non-consensus; Tennessee kicker Ricky Townsend, non-consensus; Alabama receiver Wayne Wheeler, non-consensus

1974: Auburn linebacker Ken Bernich, consensus; Alabama defensive end Leroy Cook, consensus; Alabama center Sylvester Croom, non-consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Craig Hertwig, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Woodrow Lowe, consensus; Mississippi State defensive end Jimmy Webb, consensus; LSU defensive back Mike Williams, non-consensus

1975: Alabama defensive end Leroy Cook, unanimous; Florida linebacker Sammy Green, consensus; Georgia guard Randy Johnson, consensus; consensus; Alabama linebacker Woodrow Lowe, non-consensus; Tennessee wide receiver Larry Seivers, consensus

The SEC players who have qualified for College Football Hall of Fame consideration but have not reached the eligibility window include:

2015: Tennessee all-purpose/return specialist Evan Berry, consensus; LSU running back Leonard Fournette, consensus; Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett, non-consensus; Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III, consensus; Alabama running back Derrick Henry, unanimous; Arkansas tight end Hunter Henry, unanimous; Alabama center Ryan Kelly, consensus; Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland, unanimous; Alabama defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson, consensus; Tennessee all-purpose/return specialist Cameron Sutton, non-consensus

2016: Alabama defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, unanimous; Tennessee defensive lineman Derek Barnett, consensus; Vanderbilt linebacker Zach Cunningham, unanimous; Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram, non-consensus; Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick, consensus; Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster, unanimous; Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett, unanimous; Alabama cornerback Marlon Humphrey, non-consensus; Auburn defensive end Carl Lawson, non-consensus; LSU offensive lineman Ethan Pocic, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Cam Robinson, unanimous; LSU cornerback Tre’Davious White, consensus

2017: Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans, non-consensus; Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick, unanimous; Auburn guard Braden Smith, non-consensus; Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith, unanimous

2018: Kentucky outside linebacker Josh Allen, unanimous; Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker, consensus; LSU safety Grant Delpit, unanimous; Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, consensus; Texas A&M punter Braden Mann, unanimous; Alabama center Ross Pierschbacher, non-consensus; South Carolina all-purpose/return specialist Deebo Samuel, non-consensus; Kentucky guard Bunchy Stallings, non-consensus; Texas A&M tight end Jace Sternberger, consensus; Mississippi State defensive end Montez Sweat, non-consensus; Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, consensus; Alabama safety Deionte Thompson, consensus; LSU linebacker Devin White, consensus; LSU cornerback Greedy Williams, unanimous; Alabama offensive tackle Jonah Williams, unanimous; Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, unanimous

2019: Georgia kicker Rodrigo Blankenship, non-consensus; Kentucky all-purpose/return specialist Lynn Bowden Jr., consensus; Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown, unanimous; LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, unanimous; LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, unanimous; LSU safety Grant Delpit, consensus; Kentucky punter Max Duffy, unanimous; Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, non-consensus; South Carolina defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood, non-consensus; Georgia defensive back J.R. Reed, consensus; LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Andrew Thomas, unanimous; Alabama all-purpose/return specialist Jaylen Waddle, non-consensus

2020: Alabama center Landon Dickerson, unanimous; Texas A&M guard Kenyon Green, consensus; Alabama running back Najee Harris, unanimous; Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood, unanimous; Ole Miss wide receiver Elijah Moore, consensus; Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses, non-consensus; Florida tight end Kyle Pitts, unanimous; Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith, unanimous; LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., non-consensus; Alabama cornerback Patrick Surtain II, unanimous

2021: Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr., unanimous; Georgia safety Lewis Cine, non-consensus; Mississippi State offensive tackle Charles Cross, non-consensus; Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Davis, unanimous; Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean, unanimous; Texas A&M guard Kenyon Green, consensus; Kentucky offensive tackle Darian Kinnard, consensus; Texas A&M defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal, consensus; Auburn cornerback Roger McCreary, non-consensus; Missouri kicker Harrison Mevis, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Evan Neal, consensus; Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams, non-consensus; Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, consensus

2022: Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr., unanimous; Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, non-consensus; Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, unanimous; Georgia linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson, non-consensus; Mississippi State cornerback Emmanuel Forbes, consensus; Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt, unanimous; Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders, non-consensus; Georgia safety Christopher Smith Jr., unanimous; Florida guard O’Cyrus Torrence, consensus

2023: Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold, non-consensus; Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, unanimous; Kentucky return specialist Barion Brown, non-consensus; Texas A&M linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, consensus; LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, consensus; Alabama cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry, non-consensus; LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers, unanimous; Missouri running back Cody Schrader, consensus; Georgia safety Malaki Starks, consensus; Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner, consensus

2024: Texas offensive tackle Kelvin Banks, unanimous; Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron, consensus; LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell, consensus; South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori, non-consensus; South Carolina defensive end Kyle Kennard, consensus; Tennessee center Cooper Mays, non-consensus; Ole Miss defensive tackle Walter Nolen; Georgia guard Tate Ratledge, non-consensus; Florida center Jake Slaughter, non-consensus; Georgia safety Malaki Starks, non-consensus; Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman, consensus; Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker, non-consensus

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X @AMarkG1.

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Alabama Supreme Court candidate says ‘anti-family’ IVF ruling was ‘wildly out of touch’

AshLeigh Meyer Dunham, an attorney who specializes in helping families who are seeking services for infertility, is running for the Alabama Supreme Court.

Dunham is owner of Magic City Fertility Law.

She is also a referee in Jefferson County Family Court. Court referees conduct hearings and make recommendations to a judge.

Dunham and her husband are the parents of a daughter born through in vitro fertilization.

She is running in the Democratic primary for the Supreme Court seat held by Associate Justice Greg Shaw.

In a news release announcing her candidacy, Dunham talked about the court’s ruling last year that temporarily stopped IVF services in the state.

“I’ve spent my entire legal career standing with Alabama families—and now I’m all in,” said Dunham. “Our Supreme Court needs justices who understand the real challenges families face.

“The court has made some anti-family rulings that are wildly out of touch with the people of Alabama.”

In February 2024, the court ruled that for purposes of Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, frozen embryos held in storage by IVF clinics had the legal status of unborn children.

Clinics put IVF services on hold because of the legal liability from the ruling.

IVF doctors and patients converged on the Alabama State House and rallied for legislation to give clinics the legal protection they said they needed to reopen.

Lawmakers quickly passed a bill intended to provide the clinics immunity, and most services resumed. The bill did not address the court ruling that frozen embryos were unborn children.

Shaw concurred in the decision and wrote a special opinion. Seven of the nine justices concurred in the result, one concurred in part and dissented in part, and one dissented.

Shaw was elected to the court in 2008 and reelected in 2014 and 2020.

Dunham and her husband struggled with infertility for years. After two rounds of unsuccessful IVF, their doctor suggested a larger clinic outside the state. That resulted in the birth of their daughter.

Dunham said the experience motivated her desire to fight for access and legal protections to fertility services in Alabama.

“No family should have to leave their home state to pursue the dream of parenthood,” Dunham said. “I know what it means to desperately want a child, to fight for that chance, and to finally hold that miracle in your arms.

“That empathy drives my career, my faith and my life, and it’s why I’m stepping up now.”

Dunham is a Huntsville native who graduated from the University of Alabama and the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. She has been a lawyer for 15 years.

At Magic City Fertility Law, she helps couples navigate the legal complexities of assisted reproduction, her campaign said.

Dunham becomes the second candidate in next year’s elections to raise the Supreme Court’s IVF ruling as an issue.

Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey, who is running for attorney general, said she expects the ruling to be an issue in her race against former Supreme Court Associate Justice Jay Mitchell, who wrote the court’s main opinion in the case.

Mitchell, in his court opinion, acknowledged the potential impact of the ruling on IVF providers because of the liability concerns. But he said the court was bound by the law, not the consequences.

The ruling came in lawsuits filed by three couples whose frozen embryos were accidentally destroyed at the Center for Reproductive Medicine in Mobile.

A trial court dismissed the lawsuits, saying the embryos did not meet the definition of children under the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act.

But the Supreme Court decision overturned that, ruling that under Alabama case law and under the state Constitution, the embryos were considered children.

The primary will be May 19, 2026.

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Miss Manners: I’m too tired to support my neighbor’s political campaign

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After well over a year of enduring political campaigning, we are quite fatigued from it all. The results were quite disappointing to us.

Then our dear neighbor announced they were mounting a campaign to run for a state district office and requested our substantial financial and fundraising support.

While understanding the need for a yearslong strategic process to achieve this goal, we have concerns. Physically and financially, we are not in a place to participate. But even if we were able, we do not feel this individual has the skill, knowledge or ability to adequately represent our district. In fact, they have never run for, much less been elected to, any office at any time. There also exist aspects of their past which would become political fodder in the hands of any opponent’s negative campaign.

This is an individual we socialize with frequently. How do we politely communicate to such a strong-willed, but unskilled, individual that we and many others feel they are simply not right for the job?

When the announcement was made, we seriously thought they were joking due to the perceived inability to attain, much less perform in, such an important government capacity.

GENTLE READER: Gentle readers often ask Miss Manners how to respond to questions put to them for which there does not appear to be any polite answer.

But you were not asked the question you wish to answer, namely, how to tell the person they are unqualified. You were asked if you would support them for state office.

The answer to that question is that you wish them well, but you are too fatigued after enduring a year of political campaigning. Assuming you are not a political consultant by profession, that is a question you are fully qualified to answer.

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to dearmissmanners@gmail.com, or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

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Changing rules on vape sales: Down in Alabama

Legal agreement on vape sales

An agreement between the state and plaintiffs in a lawsuit reached an agreement that will already tweak Alabama’s new vape-sale regulations, reports AL.com’s Heather Gann.

The law says that convenience stores are allowed to sell 34 specific tobacco and menthol-flavored e-cigarette products that have been approved by the FDA. Other flavors could be sold only in vape shops that admit only customers who are at least 21 years old.

Supporters of the restrictions said they were intended to make the products less available to younger people.

The Petroleum and Convenience Marketers of Alabama filed a lawsuit claiming the law is unconstitutional because the 21-and-over retailers restriction is preempted by federal law.

The agreement reached allows the convenient stores and non-age-restricted establishments to sell the 34 approved products plus those on the FDA’s “pending” list and the state’s “Electronic Nicotine Delivery System ENDS Directory.”

Air-dropped contraband

The business of sneaking contraband into prisons has always been crafty.

Yes, there were actual cases of hacksaws, files and ammunition snuck in through hollowed-out bread or even baked into cakes.

There has been body-cavity smuggling of items.

(You can keep those cigarettes, thanks.)

And now, it’s drone drop-offs.

AL.com’s Carol Robinson reports that a man and a woman from Huntsville have been arrested and accused of using a drone to drop off two backpacks full of drugs at Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio. They’re now in the Barbour County Jail.

From the backpacks, authorities confiscated 686 grams of meth, 166 grams of synthetic cathinones, 150 grams of suboxone, 38 grams of fentanyl and 850 grams of marijuana (or 30 lids, for those needing the metric-to-1975 conversion.)

The library is open

A library that was built in 1928 and closed during the pandemic has reopened, reports AL.com’s Greg Garrison.

The historic East Lake Library is in Birmingham but not downtown, as most similar buildings are. It sits on Oporto-Madrid Boulevard in East Lake.

An effort was made to reopen the library in 2021, but the heating and air-conditioning system needed to be replaced. And that replacement required a custom-built unit.

The library is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Quoting

“It’s time for a governor who isn’t part of the establishment, who doesn’t wear $3,000 suits or have a Florida tan paid for by insider trading and living outside Alabama.”

Ken McFeeters, in announcing that he is running for the Republican nomination for governor, took an early shot at opponent Tommy Tuberville.

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Today’s daily horoscopes: June 4, 2025

A mindset of openness and receptivity is encouraged under Libra’s lunar watch. Go forward in confidence without demanding certainty — let curiosity lead rather than assumption or control. Walk with wonder, not expectations. Stay loose. Stay open. Trust that what comes will fit the shape you’ve made to meet it.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). If you doubt yourself, it gives an opening for others to join in. Don’t leave room for this sort of thing today. Instead, believe in your ability to figure out whatever issue comes up and you’ll attract allies.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You don’t just intellectually understand emotions — you know them through experience. You’ve held the pain, joy and longing in your body and therefore don’t need to work at empathy. You instantly recognize emotional undercurrents and offer help.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). So much of communication is transactional or combative — people listening just long enough to respond, convince or defend. Real connection and progress happen when someone is willing to set aside ego and truly hear another person’s experience.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re loyal. That’s clear in how you still flow goodwill and love to people who have hurt you. Know that you can do this from a distance and it will still count as loyalty. It may be wise and compassionate to hold a boundary now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Life won’t always be like this. You’ll feel the shift, and it’ll be slow at first, subtle, but it’ll build. There’s a day ahead where you won’t be waiting for a certain phase to be over. You’ll just be in a better place.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The person you want to be is not waiting on the other side of some big transformation. This person is already inside you. You’re becoming them with every brave moment you don’t turn away from your own truth.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You hold onto certain fears, not because they serve you but because they’ve become familiar. Don’t mistake these things for core parts of your identity. Without the worry, you’ll still be yourself, only freer.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Someone in your midst is a one-man show that you don’t need to buy tickets to this season. When you try to engage, you’ll get lectured, side-eyed and spiritually pickpocketed. Wish them well from a distance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re beset by a vague appetite. You’re looking for something, but what exactly? You’ll know it when you see it, then you’ll be swept into the escapade! You won’t give up until it’s entirely yours. Success is assured.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll gain entry into a space — social, professional, creative or otherwise — that was previously closed to you. It may not be something you earned in the traditional sense, but it comes via association and timing. Take it!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Complexities resolve once you stop wrestling with reality and accept it. There really is no other effective choice. Even if you want things to change, acceptance will be the first step.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Nuance matters. Intention surfaces the truth and is the difference between a compliment and an insult, success and dumb luck, a crime and an accident. What’s done from love will feel like love.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 4). There’s never been a better year for taking long stretches of time for yourself and holding it sacred. Relaxation turns into vibrance, vitality, creativity and back to deeply relaxing hours of restoration. Understanding these rhythms sets you up for figuring out how to make the big adventures happen. More highlights: a dream job moment, a long-lost connection revived and personal milestones that feel like rebirth. Capricorn and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 40, 7, 9 and 10.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Angelina Jolie portrayed opera legend Maria Callas in the biographical drama “Maria,” earning her nominations at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards. The Gemini superstar was born when the sun and Mercury were both in brilliant Gemini, auspiciously trined with Pluto, and her moon opposes Pluto — aspects that speak to Jolie’s intensity. Upcoming projects include the much-anticipated “Maleficent 3.”

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Alabama baseball extends head coach Rob Vaughn after 2 seasons

Alabama baseball coach Rob Vaughn drew interest from jobs around the country, but he’ll be sticking around Tuscaloosa for the 2026 season. UA extended Vaughn’s contract, the Crimson Tide’s NIL collective announced Tuesday night.

Yea Alabama did not release details as to the contract’s length, or Vaughn’s compensation. He had initially signed a five-year deal in 2023 upon arrival in Tuscaloosa, a contract that would pay him $900,000 per year.

Kendall Rogers of D1 Baseball reported that Texas A&M “took a hard look” at Vaughn. The Aggies wound up retaining coach Michael Earley instead of making a change.

Vaughn took over an Alabama team that was reeling following Brad Bohannon’s gambling scandal and firing. He joined up from Maryland, and quickly found success with the Crimson Tide.

The 2025 Alabama squad finished the year 41-18. The Crimson Tide won one game in the SEC Tournament, but went 0-2 in the NCAA Tournament’s Hattiesburg Regional to end the year.

Alabama went 33-24 in Vaughn’s first season. The Tide also made the NCAA Tournament in 2024, though, like 2025, failed to win a tournament game.

Vaughn was named the Big Ten’s coach of the year for two consecutive seasons with Maryland before moving to Alabama. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Kansas State, where he played his college baseball.

Vaughn’s contract still needs to be approved by UA’s board of trustees. The board will meet in Tuscaloosa on Thursday and Friday.

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Alabama’s Ryan Williams has strong words for SEC opponent

Ryan Williams didn’t hold back when talking about Alabama’s matchup this upcoming season with Vanderbilt.

“Going into this game, we don’t call them revenge games, we’re going to kill an ant with a sledgehammer this year,” the Crimson Tide receiver told Jon Gruden in a recent sit-down. “Every game we fell short last year, we definitely got red eyes going into them (this year).”

Alabama was the victim last season of a 40-35 upset by the Commodores and quarterback Diego Pavia.

The loss snapped 40-year win streak against Vanderbilt.

“Man, they just played a better football game than us that game,” Williams said. “We came out slow and they capitalized. They held the ball, they had their gameplan and they executed it.”

Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a pick-six and Pavia outplayed Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team.

Vanderbilt had lost all 60 games against AP top-five teams, according to SportRadar.

Williams accounted for two scores in the loss, but Pavia was too much, who finished with two scores and combined for more than 300 yards of total offense.

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.

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