Beat Everyone: An AL.com Alabama Football Podcast

Boo! It's bye week. Alabama gets to rest before heading to one of the scariest stadiums in the SEC: Tiger Stadium aka Death Valley in Baton Rouge. Kalen DeBoer faces off against Lane Kiffin for the first time. Is it personal for the former Bama OC? Is this the biggest game of DeBoer's Crimson Tide career? Alabama is depleted, but will getting key players back from injury help them against LSU? And now that head coaching jobs are starting to open, will DeBoer's name return to the top of those search lists? AL.com and SEC Shorts' Matt Scalici joins Ben Flanagan to ward of the evil spirits as Alabama creeps closer to the College Football Playoff with absolutely no wiggle room. Brought to you by Meta. Meta is investing over $1.5 billion in Montgomery. We don't just build here. We invest here. meta.com/BuildingMontgomery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things didn't go as planned in Knoxville. Tennessee's defense dominated Alabama in a 26-10 beatdown in Neyland Stadium. Keelon Russell and the offense looked lost. The defense did all it could but got pushed around in the second half. So, what happened? Former Alabama linebacker and captain Christian Miller joins Ben Flanagan to break down Alabama's second straight loss and Ryan Grubb's offensive gameplan, understand what went wrong, and look ahead to this week's home game against Texas A&M. Does Alabama still have a shot at the College Football Playoff? And what about former Alabama football players who are publicly critical of the program? Brought to you by Meta. Meta is investing over $1.5 billion in Montgomery. We don't just build here. We invest here. meta.com/BuildingMontgomery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama lost a heavyweight fight to Georgia. The pass interference no-call upset Kalen DeBoer and fans, but the Crimson Tide have to move on, because the SEC gauntlet continues in Knoxville this week. Cruz Oxenreider joins Ben Flanagan to revisit some key Georgia game storylines like DeBoer's coaching of Dijon Lee Jr. and what Bama needs to fix before facing Tennessee in the Third Saturday in October. Then Cruz plays our new game about all that happened in the world during Alabama's 15-game win streak against the Vols during the Nick Saban era. Plus, former Alabama football star Tyler Booker shares his favorite Alabama teammate, toughest guy to block in the NFL, and the SEC team he hates most. Brought to you by Meta. Meta is investing over $1.5 billion in Montgomery. We don't just build here. We invest here. meta.com/BuildingMontgomery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kaitlan Collins is back! The Alabama native and CNN star is a die-hard Crimson Tide fan who loves to talk about her fandom whenever she gets the chance. Collins talks about the 2026 season so far, the job Kalen DeBoer is doing in year three, what she thinks of QB Keelon Russell, and much more. And just when she thought she would sneak away from Washington D.C. to catch a Bama in person, President Donald Trump announces he will attend the Tide's game against Georgia. Collins shares her thoughts on Trump coming back to Tuscaloosa and what it's like covering him 24/7. And Kaitlan plays our new game, "DC or D.C." Also, some thoughts on the passing of former Alabama head coach Dennis Franchione, with AL.com's Creg Stephenson. Brought to you by Meta. Meta is investing over $1.5 billion in Montgomery. We don't just build here. We invest here. https://meta.com/BuildingMontgomery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Break out the red pens! A quarter of the 2026 regular season is already over. Alabama has faced and defeated four opponents, two from the SEC. So how have they looked so far? Has Keelon Russell lived up to the hype? Have the run game and offensive line improved? Is Kane Wommack's defense one of the best in the nation, as expected? AL.com's Matt Stahl joins Ben Flanagan to hand out grades for everyone, including Kalen DeBoer in his 3rd year as the Alabama head coach. Brought to you by Meta. Meta is investing over $1.5 billion in Montgomery. We don't just build here. We invest here. http://meta.com/BuildingMontgomery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices