Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

Kliff Kingsbury’s record at Texas Tech makes him an odd choice to get NFL head coaching interviews. But if you dig deeper, it makes sense.

Everything Nick Saban does is purposeful. And the message was clear: If Alabama is going to win its sixth title under Saban, the Tide must be better.

Under the sheen of making college football more democratic, the playoff has instead wound up in throes of oligarchy. And it’s kind of a drag.

While critics rail against the possibility of SEC conspiracies in their favor, Alabama doesn’t worry too much about perception. They just do their job.

Alabama players, coaches insisted they respected Oklahoma’s defense ahead of Orange Bowl, but the reality is the Sooners struggle to stop opponents.

Mike Locksley after he was hired by Maryland became the latest assistant coach under Nick Saban to have a successful rehabilitation of their career.

Being patient and waiting your turn is no longer the culture of the quarterback position. Now, highly-rated recruits expect to play right away.

Quarterback Justin Fields, a former five-star recruit, has initiated the transfer process from Georgia. What does it mean and what’s next?

Justin Fields will transfer from Georgia after playing one season behind Jake Fromm. The five-star quarterback recruit was a backup this season.

Alabama’s decision to use former Maryland coach D.J. Durkin in a consulting role is a bad one for Nick Saban.