Beat Everyone: An AL.com Alabama Football Podcast

The Film Guy Brooks Austin is back on Beat Everyone! He breaks down Alabama's new starting quarterback Keelon Russell and why the QB1 is such a special talent. Did Kalen DeBoer fix Alabama's offensive line and run game during the offseason? How many wins does Brooks think Alabama will have in 2026, and will they make the College Football Playoff? All that and more. Do you really know ball? PLUS, a word from 2003 Bama Fan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary Alabama wide receiver Kevin Norwood joins Ben Flanagan on Beat Everyone to look back on his career, which many consider one of the most clutch in Crimson Tide history. Kevin reacts to Kalen DeBoer naming Keelon Russell the starting quarterback, and he looks back on his career including his unique recruitment to Alabama, getting in and out of the dog house with Nick Saban, teaming up with AJ McCarron and the rest of the 2009 recruiting class, winning three national titles, going off against LSU, and his most underrated teammate ever. All that and MUCH more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama is ranked 13th in the Associated Press preseason top 25 rankings. Is that too low, too high, or just right? AL.com's Nick Kelly joins Ben Flanagan to react. Then they list the 10 most important players in the Crimson Tide roster for Bama to compete for a national championship in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN legend Rece Davis, host of "College GameDay" and the network's new show "Official Visit with Rece Davis," joins Ben Flanagan to talk about why there is belief in Kalen DeBoer's third season, what it's like working with Nick Saban, and what he's learned from the best college football coaches in the country. Davis shares which celebrity guest pickers left him starstruck, which stadium he loves the most, why he had to wave off Coach Saban during a "GameDay" segment, and the wild things he saw as an RA at the University of Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fall camp is underway, and we've got BIG questions! What happens if Alabama goes 9-3 this season? Do they make the playoff? Do fans freak out? Will the Crimson Tide get their swagger back in 2026? What does it mean if Kalen DeBoer picks Austin Mack over Keelon Russell for the QB job? Jake Crain of On3 and the Crain & Cone podcast answers these questions and more about the upcoming Bama season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kalen DeBoer is one of the best coaches in college football. His numbers tell the story. So why do people, including some Alabama fans, continue to doubt him as the leader of the Crimson Tide? Kyle Henderson (of Bama Football on YouTube with Kyle Henderson) joins Ben Flanagan to talk about the narrative around DeBoer entering his third season, the ongoing Bama QB battle, new players fans will know very soon, his biggest question mark for 2026 (it'll surprise you), and more. Plus, Kyle pick's the greatest Alabama quarterback of all time in a game of knockout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are people losing faith in Alabama? The media predicted the Crimson Tide to finish sixth in the SEC in 2026. This is not normal in Tuscaloosa. "Beat Everyone" host Ben Flanagan reacts to those projections, while AL.com's Nick Kelly has three more outstanding interviews from SEC Media Days in Tampa. ESPN and SEC Network analyst Jordan Rodgers, ESPN and SEC Network host Peter Burns, and veteran journalist and longtime chronicler of the Crimson Tide Kirk McNair talk about the perception of the Crimson Tide entering this season and share stories every Bama fan will want to hear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beat Everyone is in Tampa for SEC Media Days 2026. AL.com Alabama beat reporter and podcast correspondent Nick Kelly is back with three VERY special guests, all of them Crimson Tide legends! ESPN and SEC Network analyst Roman Harper, current Alabama defensive back Zabien Brown, and CBS Sports analyst Damien Harris all sit down with Nick to talk all things Bama, including thoughts on the 2026 season and stories from their playing days in crimson and white. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Alabama Day at SEC Media Days in Tampa. Head coach Kalen DeBoer hit the podium to talk all things Crimson Tide. Beat Everyone correspondent Nick Kelly sat down with Bama stars Ryan Coleman-Williams and Bray Hubbard to look ahead to the 2026 season. Plus, Josh Pate joins Nick to talk the Tide's outlook this year, the quarterback battle, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's SEC Media Days 2026, and "Beat Everyone" is in Tampa! AL.com Alabama beat reporter and pod correspondent Nick Kelly is on the scene gathering intel and talking to the best in the college football media business about the Crimson Tide's upcoming season. Nick talks to Brooks Austin ("The Film Guy"), On3's Andy Staples, and ESPN's Dari Nowkhah about Kalen DeBoer, the quarterback battle, Bama's offensive line, and MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The best college football program that prides itself in dishing out joyless murderball can't be...soft...can it? AL.com columnist Joe Goodman joins Ben Flanagan to break down the national perception of Kalen DeBoer's team heading into the 2026 season. Is anyone confident they can compete to win a national championship? Plus, some thoughts on Nate Oats' future in Tuscaloosa, and we ask: Who is the Alabama football of the 2026 World Cup? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama is a worldwide brand. Everybody watches the Crimson Tide on Saturdays, so it doesn't take much for Bama to go viral online and create iconic memes and moments fans will never forget. New York-based sports anchor and PIX11 News host Simone Eli had one of the most unforgettable moments in a postgame interview with former Alabama cornerback Tony Brown, who Mac Jones called his "craziest teammate." Eli tells the story behind the incredible video and ranks the most viral moments in Alabama history on "Beat Everyone." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Alabama football recruiting really a disaster, or is this a false alarm? The Crimson Tide are either ranked low or not at all on major services tracking which programs are attracting the best high school talent in the country, causing concern for fans and dripping some blood in the water for trolls. Matt Scalici joins Ben Flanagan to break down where Kalen DeBoer and Bama actually stand on the recruiting front and how fans should feel several months away from the early signing period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is your hottest Alabama football take? AL.com's Matt Stahl joins Ben Flanagan to share a few. We talk quarterbacks, trap games and lists that should offend any Alabama football fan. The Tide faithful thrive on being disrespected, and a new report could mean Bama's lost its edge. With SEC Media Days right around the corner, Ben and Matt break down what lies ahead for Kalen DeBoer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Saban is going to save college football. And with the federal government's help. Tat's a sure bet, right? Nick Saban testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee this week about college sports in an ongoing effort to protect competition and support student athletes. The former Alabama coach has become the face of this college athletics reform. He said the bill creates competitive balance, parity, and an opportunity to have a framework to build a fair-play system. Is he right? And is Saban the messenger college sports need for something to change? AL.com reporter and columnist Michael Casagrande joins "Beat Everyone" to break it all down! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Beat Everyone hits the transfer portal, we're taking a hard look at Pate State. We welcome the one and only Josh Pate to discuss Alabama's national championship prospects in 2026, plus the future of college football. What has he learned from Kalen DeBoer and just about every other high-profile head coach in the sport from his recent sitdown interviews? Are dynasties a thing of the past? Was the BCS the best way to determine a champion? Is Alabama one of the few programs who can compete for a title every year? Why is a 24-team College Football Playoff such a bad idea? Pate talks about all this and MORE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the biggest Beat Everyone draft yet, the ULTIMATE Alabama Football Draft. For fans, what is the ultimate Alabama football experience. What is representative of your feeling, your memory, what you'd tell and show aliens if they flew down and asked you what is Alabama football? Ben Flanagan, Matt Scalici and special guest Cruz Oxenreider pick the best games, coaches, players, plays, traditions, and more. Play along, and tell us what we got wrong in the comments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How comfortable is Kalen DeBoer as the Alabama head coach now that he's in year three of leading the program? Where does the fan base stand on the job he's done so far, now that he signed a new extension? And what's at stake for DeBoer with sky-high expectations in his third season? AL.com Alabama reporter Nick Kelly weighs in. Plus, Nick reacts to Lane Kiffin's viral comments from the Vanity Fair article and picks the greatest Alabama football play of all time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kalen DeBoer is in year three as the Crimson Tide head coach, and he wants to win it all. He joins Beat Everyone to talk about the upcoming season in Tuscaloosa, why he loves about Keelon Russell and Austin Mack, Ty Simpson at the NFL Draft, his new contract extension, and how the loss to Indiana will fuel Bama in 2026. Plus, his favorite game he's coached at Alabama so far, the fastest guy on the team, what he loves about the South, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One down, seven more SEC teams to go for Alabama. Next on the list are the surging Vanderbilt Commodores led by the brash and confident Diego Pavia at quarterback. Can Alabama get revenge for last year's shocking loss? Former Alabama All-American Mike Johnson joins us to break down the game and talk about what Alabama's doing right on offense, plus what they need to do a better job of if they want to take things to the next level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices