Kevin Connell covers University of Alabama athletics for Tide991.com. He previously covered Crimson Tide football and baseball for The Crimson White and women's basketball for The Tuscaloosa News. Kevin also covers local high school football, including work as a sideline reporter for Tide 99.1's radio broadcasts of Tuscaloosa County High School football games during the team's 2015 season. Kevin graduated magna cum laude from The University of Alabama with a B.A. in journalism (sports news & information concentration) and communication studies in December 2015.
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WATCH: Alabama Celebrate SEC Championship Win Over Florida
ATLANTA – Alabama won its 25th Southeastern Conference title on Saturday, and it made sure to celebrate it, too.
Immediately following its 29-15 victory over Florida in the Georgia Dome, Crimson Tide players rushed both the field – and even the stands – to take in the victory, which likely secured its place in the College Football Playoff for the second straight season...
Derrick Henry Breaks Herschel Walker’s SEC Single-Season Rushing Record
ATLANTA – Thirty-four years later, the record has fallen.
In the second half of Saturday’s SEC Championship Game against Florida, Derrick Henry surpassed Herschel Walker’s SEC single-season rushing record of 1,891 yards set in 1981...
WATCH: Former Hillcrest Star Keith Holcombe Blocks Punt For Safety in SEC Championship Game
ATLANTA -- Alabama struggled offensively early, but it still found its way on the scoreboard first.
With 9:05 left in the first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 2-0 lead when redshirt freshman linebacker and former Hillcrest star Keith Holcombe blocked a punt that went out of the back of the end zone for a safety...
Derrick Henry Has Record-Breaking Performance in Win Over Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. -- A win wasn't the only reward for Derrick Henry in Saturday's Iron Bowl victory over Auburn.
Behind a career-best performance, Derrick Henry broke numerous records, most notably Trent Richardson’s school records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in a single season during the Crimson Tide’s 29-13 win on the Plains...
WATCH: Cam Newton Snaps at Heckling Fan Before Iron Bowl
AUBURN, Ala. -- Cam Newton doesn't want to hear your accusations that he took money in college.
The Former Auburn quarterback and current Carolina Panthers star was quick to fire back at a fan, presumably an Alabama one, who made mention of it as Newton walked around outside Jordan-Hare Stadium before kickoff the 80th edition of the Iron Bowl on Saturday...
WATCH: Nick Saban Postgame Press Conference After Win Over Charleston Southern
Alabama coach Nick Saban said there are two ways a team can come out to play in a game like Saturday’s against Charleston Southern. The Crimson Tide played the preferable one in its 56-6 win.
“I was really pleased with the way our guys came out today,” coach Nick Saban said during his postgame press conference...
Cyrus Jones Sets School Record With 2 Punt Return TDs in Same Game [VIDEOS]
Before last week, Alabama hadn’t returned a punt for a touchdown since 2013. On Saturday, it scored twice in one game, thanks to Cyrus Jones.
Jones, who broke open the Crimson Tide’s scoring last week at Mississippi State with a 69-yard return for a touchdown, had two more punt-return scores in Saturday’s 56-6 victory over FCS-level Charleston Southern...
Derrick Henry Ties Trent Richardson School Record
Add another record to Derrick Henry’s resume.
On his 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against Charleston Southern on Saturday, the junior running back scored his 21st rushing touchdown this season, tying the single-season school record set by Trent Richardson in 2011...
Nick Saban Looks Ahead Toward Upcoming Senior Day [VIDEO]
Like any college football coach, Nick Saban has met with a countless number of prospective recruits over the years, but that doesn’t mean he easily forgets those interactions.
In fact, at least with some of the current seniors he wooed over to sign with Alabama years ago, those meetings are still fresh in his mind...
WATCH: Ex-Mississippi State Player Returns From Active Duty, Surprises Family
Mississippi State didn't beat Alabama on Saturday, but it may have had the game's best moment.
During a TV timeout in the first half of Saturday's game at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, former Mississippi State linebacker Tim Bailey ran out onto the field to the surprise of his family...