With over 21 players exiting Tuscaloosa via the transfer portal, the Kalen DeBoer era is off to a rocky start. But according to Alabama’s GM, this isn’t a crisis.

Heading into Tuesday's matchup, Alabama is expected to be without at least three players. Freshmen Davion Hannah and Collins Onyejika are both out for an indefinite period of time due to medical conditions, and graduate guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is "probably doubtful" to miss his second game in a row with a right leg injury.

Alabama football has a key piece of its defense back. Alabama safety Bray Hubbard announced through the University of Alabama's name, image and likeness collective that he would return to the Crimson Tide in 2026 for his senior season.

Game summary of the Alabama State Hornets vs. Alcorn State Braves NCAAM game, final score 81-66, from January 12, 2026 on ESPN.

With Dijon Lee and Zabien Brown also returning, Alabama will have one of the most experienced defensive backfields in the country next season. Fellow safety Keon Sabb also has one year of eligibility remaining. He could declare for the draft or come back to Alabama. If he returns as well, that will make a veteran position group even deeper.

Ernst, a 12-foot, one-thousand-pound sub-adult great white shark, has been pinged five times in the last two days just off the coast of Gulf Shores, according to the group’s site. Her most recent ping was four miles off the shore of Dauphin Island on Jan. 11.

After a huge OL rotation in the 2025 season, Alabama entered the portal to rebuild the offensive line, looking for a starter. While Kalen DeBoer and Co.

Nate Oats expressed the importance of Alabama basketball going 2-0 on the road after starting 1-2 in SEC play.