Stephen M. Smith

Stories By Stephen M. Smith

• 

  Alabama in the Pros

  / 8 years ago

  Atlanta Falcons drop Super Bowl 51, despite quality effort from wide receiver Julio Jones

  Frustration will rest on his face in the offseason, as a Super Bowl ring eludes Falcons’ receiver Julio Jones. Following a dominant performance...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama in the Pros

  / 8 years ago

  Former Alabama LB Dont’a Hightower earns second Super Bowl championship

  It came in dramatic fashion, but Dont’a Hightower now has two Super Bowl rings. The former Alabama linebacker came up huge...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama in the Pros

  / 8 years ago

  Report: Could ex-Tide quarterback AJ McCarron be headed to Cleveland?

  The Browns refuse to stop its quest of landing a starting quarterback and though it desires to trade for New England’s Jimmy Garoppolo, coach...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama Football News

  / 8 years ago

  Reviewing Alabama’s top-ranked 2017 class

  Head coach Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrated another recruiting championship, as it signed the top-ranked class for 2017. With...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama NFL Draft Prospects

  / 8 years ago

  ArDarius Stewart: Top five NFL Draft spots

  He hauled in Jalen Hurts’ first chunk yardage pass against University of Southern California (39 yards, touchdown) and his last desperation...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama NFL Draft Prospects

  / 8 years ago

  TE O.J. Howard: Top five NFL Draft spots

  It drives Alabama fans crazy to see how underused O.J. Howard was on offense—yet and still, the former five-star tight end...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama Football Live Updates

  / 8 years ago

  Alabama WRs coach Billy Napier to be Arizona State’s offensive coordinator

  The Pac-12 conference claims another Nick Saban assistant. After serving as wide receivers coach in since 2013, Alabama’s Billy Napier has...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama Football News

  / 8 years ago

  Pair of Tide stars earn Senior Bowl awards

  His performance this week firmly solidifies him as a top-15 draft pick. O.J. Howard stood out from his weigh-in to the...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama NFL Draft Prospects

  / 8 years ago

  Alabama offensive tackle Cam Robinson: Top five landing spots in 2017 NFL Draft

  His play at left tackle guided the University of Alabama to three straight Southeastern Conference championships and a College Football Playoff...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama Football News

  / 8 years ago

  Former Tide QB Cooper Bateman transfers to Utah; expected to join team as a walk-on

  After four years under head coach Nick Saban at Alabama, quarterback Cooper Bateman has joined forces with the Pac-12. He’s enrolled at...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Nick Saban

  / 8 years ago

  Why Super Bowl 51 has Alabama football coach Nick Saban torn

  The five-time college football national champion can’t pick sides. As a common theme, Alabama football coach Nick Saban was bombarded by...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama NFL Draft Prospects

  / 8 years ago

  Former Alabama linebacker Ryan Anderson has much to prove in Senior Bowl

  He will have the crowd’s undivided attention this weekend. After being more of an unsung hero in 2014 and 2015, Ryan...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama in the Pros

  / 8 years ago

  Dont’a Hightower wins AFC Conference title, will join three ex-Tide players in Super Bowl

  Who doesn’t love an Alabama football reunion on the grandest stage in sports? Three of the four ex-Crimson Tide standouts that...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama in the Pros

  / 8 years ago

  Julio Jones dominates Green Bay Packers, helps Falcons win NFC conference title

  The biggest name from Alabama football’s 2008 signing class is headed to Super Bowl 51. Julio Jones continues to be a...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama NFL Draft Prospects

  / 8 years ago

  Former Alabama WR Gehrig Dieter stands out in 2017 East-West Shrine Game

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– The numbers don’t look like much if you are huge on stats, but Gehrig Dieter’s performance in an offensive struggle...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama Football News

  / 8 years ago

  Recruiting update: Alabama football names 12 January enrollees for 2017 class

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– While national signing day is two weeks away, the University of Alabama announced its 12 January enrollees from its 2017...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama Football News

  / 8 years ago

  The significance of Jalen Hurts for Black Alabama football fans

  Justice. At the time, he thought it was justice. Known as the campus of “Higher Learning,” the University of Alabama was...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama Football News

  / 8 years ago

  Miller Forristall: Alabama’s next star at TE

  He was one of seven three stars signed in Alabama’s top-ranked 2016 recruiting class; however, his overall potential makes him a...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama Football News

  / 8 years ago

  Looking at Alabama wide receivers: Who falls behind Calvin Ridley in 2017?

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– One dominant season positions Calvin Ridley for the National Football League and he knows it. With ArDarius Stewart, Gehrig Dieter...

  By Stephen M. Smith
• 

  Alabama NFL Draft Prospects

  / 8 years ago

  Alabama’s Jonathan Allen, Reuben Foster decline Senior Bowl invitation

  Both are locked in as high first-round NFL Draft picks. The Senior Bowl is normally for potential draft picks that look to...

  By Stephen M. Smith