Stephen M. Smith

Stephen Smith is a 2015 graduate of the University of Alabama. He is a senior writer and reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. He has covered Alabama football for 15 years and his knowledge and coverage of the Crimson Tide's program have made him among the most respected journalist in his field. Smith has been featured on ESPN and several other marquee outlets as an analyst.

Stories By Stephen M. Smith

Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Derrick Henry: Carrying the load

He entered the University of Alabama as a myth, but junior running back Derrick Henry will have the backfield to himself...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Meet Seth Franks, Alabama’s walk-on at quarterback

Alabama isn’t lacking depth at quarterback, but head coach Nick Saban decided to extend a young signal caller the opportunity to...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Alabama Football, Top 10 plays from the 2014 season

Alabama’s head coach Nick Saban wants to move forward, but there is nothing wrong with reliving the excitement from last season....

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Alabama’s secondary: Year one under Mel Tucker

Alabama’s defensive backs coach Mel Tucker is no stranger to working with head coach Nick Saban. Tucker’s coaching career started in...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Alabama Football–Four running backs possibly starting in the NFL

Two running backs, Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon, were selected in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. 2012 was...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Alabama Football: Top 5 toughest teams in 2015

Alabama football will open the 2015 season with the fourth toughest schedule in the nation, according to college football writer Phil...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Blake Sims, The maturation of an Alabama quarterback

Success isn’t given or guaranteed. It’s accomplished through hard work, focus, determination and heart. Former Alabama quarterback Blake Sims has been...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Alabama in the NFL Draft: Rounds 2 through 7

Wide receiver Amari Cooper was Alabama’s lone player selected in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, but rounds two...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Amari Cooper: Silver and Black Time

Former Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper is officially a member of the Oakland Raiders. Oakland was torn between Cooper, receiver Kevin...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Cyrus Jones, Arrested for Domestic Violence

Domestic violence has struck once more against Alabama football, and it comes at the hands of one its impact players, senior...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Alabama’s offensive line: Year three under Mario Cristobal

Alabama’s offensive line coach Mario Cristobal enters his third season on Nick Saban’s staff. He got the men in the trenches...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

A city and its team-Remembering April 2011

The facts of life consists of many things both good and bad. Hope is sometimes predicated on an object that we...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Ronnie Harrison, Alabama’s next star safety

Alabama has generated success at strong safety under head coach Nick Saban in recent seasons. Rashad Johnson laid the foundation in...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Calvin Ridley, Shawn Burgess-Becker: A new wave of talent

Alabama’s head coach Nick Saban is a solid recruiter. He and his staff are known for snatching the best players out...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Braxton Miller: High Risk or High Reward?

The Paul Finebaum Show is usually filled with football chatter, good humor and Finebaum trying to keep his callers from going...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Cyrus Jones, The Return

Alabama’s senior cornerback Cyrus Jones looks to hold a primary role in the secondary, after not participating this spring because of...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Alabama in the NFL Draft: Where will these players land?

Former Alabama players Blake Sims, Amari Cooper, Jalston Fowler and Landon Collins arrived in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday to be enshrined into...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

STEPHEN’S REPORT: A-Day Grades

Alabama’s spring game and 14th practice overall is in the books. A crowd of 65,175 fans filed into Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Alabama’s 2015 A-Day roster released

Saturday’s weather forecast predicts a 60 percent chance of rain, but it won’t hinder Alabama’s head coach Nick Saban from having...

By Stephen M. Smith
Alabama Football News
/ 10 years ago

Game manager or All-American? Needs at quarterback

One of the more stable marriages in college football has been Alabama’s head coach Nick Saban and player development. As he...

By Stephen M. Smith