An Alabama legend has died. William "Bill" Battle served as Alabama athletic director from 2013-2017 and played football for the Crimson Tide from 1960-1962. He was 82.

Bill Battle, a former football coach at Tennessee, has died. The University of Alabama, where he played football and later would serve as athletic director, made the announcement Thursday. He was 82.

Former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban believes the Crimson Tide are a long shot to make the playoff this year.

Now that he's no longer coaching the team, Nick Saban is apparently done lobbying on Alabama's behalf. The retired head coach said Wednesday on The Pat

Nick Saban does not feel the College Football Playoff system is perfect. On "The Pat McAfee Show" Wednesday, the former Alabama football coach called for a system closer to basketball where teams are compared on various metrics including who teams beat,