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It will be the teams’ 10th and 11th meetings overall, and just their first since the 2010 BCS national championship game. Alabama will travel to Austin in 2022, with Texas making the trip to Tuscaloosa the following year. The Longhorns hold a 7-1-1 all-time advantage over the Crimson Tide. MORE: 5 college football predictions before Bama-ND series “We are pleased and happy to be able to add an opponent the caliber of the University of Texas to our nonconference schedule,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said in a statement....

All Alabama and Florida State have to do is win out, and both are in Pasadena playing for it all. At this point Florida State has the best shot, with games remaining against Syracuse, Idaho, at Florida and the ACC Championship Game. Alabama, meanwhile, has this remaining: at Mississippi State, FCS Chattanooga, at Auburn, SEC Championship Game. These two teams have clearly separated from the rest of the pack, and those behind need some significant upsets — like that hasn’t happened before — to get into the championship game....

Months after winning the national championship, Alabama has given raises to several assistant football coaches. According to AL.com, the amended contracts with the raises were approved by the UA Board of Trustees Compensation Committee on Tuesday. MORE: Ranking college football’s coaches | Charges dropped against Robinson, Jones Outside linebackers coach and now co-defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi and running backs/special teams coach Burton Burns were among those with the largest increases....

Not quite specifying “coach speak” or just trying to hype up his team, it caught the attention of college football fans, especially those in the South and others who follow teams trying to get into the College Football Playoff (CFP). Then again, it could be a political move for Saban, who needs his team to not only win against its in-state rival on Saturday, but needs some dominoes to fall so the Crimson Tide can make another playoff run....

The Alabama House Health Committee listened to arguments on both sides of the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Republican State Senator Shay Shelnutt of Trussville, passed in the State Senate 23 to 4 on March 2, and would be the first of its kind to become law in the country. “Children aren’t mature enough to make these decisions on surgeries and drugs.” Shelnutt said to the Associated Press....

Julian Jones, who played defensive end and tight end at Hazel Green High School in northern Alabama, was the son of former Alabama A&M (Huntsville, Ala.) coach Anthony Jones. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2014 The Madison County School system released a statement, according to AL.com: “We are deeply saddened by Julian’s death and know that he will be missed by the lives he touched, the Hazel Green High School family, and the Trojan Football Team....

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, mulling a decision to return to Tuscaloosa or declare for the 2020 NFL draft, announced on Twitter that he’d make his decision on Monday. MORE: Injury update, return date, latest updates on Tagovailoa Affecting Tagovailoa’s decision, of course, is the season-ending hip injury he suffered in Alabama’s Nov. 16 game against Mississippi State. Tagovailoa suffered a dislocated hip — a high-impact injury more often seen in car crashes — and posterior wall fracture....

Most of the damage was done by Mikal Bridges who caught fire at the start of the second half. Bridges, who finished with 23 points, got under the skin of Alabama star Collin Sexton late in the second half. NCAA TOURNAMENT: Virginia’s Ty Jerome shakes head at reporter’s question about UMBC upset Sexton had just scored a basket, and on his way back he could clearly be seen calling Bridges a “b—....

Following death threats throughout the pandemic and growing anti-mask sentiment across the state, Harris has had to take the extraordinary safety measure at some public appearances, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. Last week, Ivey extended the state’s mask mandate to December 11. “Individuals will be required to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people,” the governor’s office stated on November 5....

“What I don’t want to do is just stay forever, forever and forever and ride the program down where I’m not creating value. I would never want to do that, and I think I’m a long ways from doing that,” he was quoted as saying. Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin, who famously worked as an assistant to Saban in Tuscaloosa, concurs on the latter part. “It can be a record-type thing....

Let’s repeat: Alabama’s strength and conditioning coach made headlines. MORE: Henry newest Heisman winner | Four Bama players on SN All-American first team The news was basic — Scott Cochran turned down Georgia coach Kirby Smart’s offer, opting to stay in Tuscaloosa with Nick Saban — but it became much bigger when you see just how much he’s getting paid at Alabama. According to AL.com, Cochran made $420,000 in 2015, more than two of Alabama’s on-field assistants and 10 FBS head coaches....

Vigneault took issue with some postgame comments from the Bruins that Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist embellished when he took a knee to the head from Bruins forward Brad Marchand. Marchand got a penalty for goalie interference, but the crowd wanted an embellishment call on Lundqvist. MORE: Outdoor game jerseys, from worst to best | Best draft class for every NHL team “I mean, he must have gotten hit with a cement block the way he went down,” Marchand said after the game, via NESN....

An accuser named Jane Doe #3 in the documents claimed to have been trafficked to Dershowitz, an emeritus Harvard Law School professor. The documents describe Dershowitz as “a close friend of Epstein’s” and claim Jane Doe #3 was forced by the financier, who was found dead in a New York jail cell while awaiting trial, to have sexual relations with Dershowitz. Jane Doe #3 is said to have been kept as a “sex slave” for Epstein....

Thicke, best known for playing Dr. Jason Seaver on the 1980s sitcom “Growing Pains,” was an avid hockey fan. He was good friends with Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky and was instrumental in helping the Kings acquire Gretzky from the Oilers in 1988. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016 Thicke even knew Gretzky’s wife, actress Janet Jones, before Gretzky did. Thicke was master of ceremonies at their wedding. Thicke had friends all over the NHL....

As ninth-generation console gamers are having a blast with Alan Wake Remastered, some Nintendo Switch owners feel left out. The game didn’t release on the Nintendo platform, leaving many fans in the dark. However, a recent ESRB rating update for Alan Wake Remastered included Nintendo Switch, giving some players hope. RELATED: Alan Wake 2 Will Be in Third-Person Nintendo Switch players can rejoice as the developers of Alan Wake Remastered have announced that the game will arrive on the platform this fall....

The Chilean’s magic helped guide the Gunners to fifth place last season and they are perhaps fortunate in a sense that the forward is so determined on joining Manchester City next summer that he’s unlikely to leave the club in January. Arsenal were underwhelming against West Brom on New Year’s Eve, but they looked to have snatched all three points late on as Sanchez saw his deflected free-kick whistle in the net via James McClean....

Ahead of the Chennai Open, the teen said it had been “a dream” to make the finals against Stan Wawrinka, and after his three-set victory over Britain’s Aljaz Bedene, Coric has in fact fulfilled that dream. World No. 4 Wawrinka won the second Grand Slam of his career at the 2015 French Open, in the process denying Novak Djokovic an opportunity for a Calendar Slam. His young rival, meanwhile, beat a top-10 player for the second time in his career last year, and in strong fashion....

The European Union has urged airlines to avoid using the airspace over Russia’s ally Belarus following Sunday’s forced landing of a plane to arrest journalist Roman Pratasevich. Austrian Airlines thus tried to avoid Belarusian airspace for Flight OS601 from Vienna to Moscow, but its proposed route change was refused by Russia, and Austrian Airlines canceled the flight. “The Russian reaction is absolutely incomprehensible to us,” Austria’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on the matter, according to Reuters....

The announcement was made by the airline’s union, Reuters reported, and the period of double pay will last through January 4. At a time when the industry has experienced some 8,000 flight cancellations, the move could put Spirit in a position to secure a stable level of staffing as other airlines deal with worker shortages. “All flight attendants, regardless of how you have obtained your pairing, will be receiving 200% pay for any pairing that touches Dec....