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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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...
WATCH: Nick Saban Goes on Profanity-Laced Rant About Respecting FCS Opponents
Do you remember when Alabama played Georgia Southern?
Nick Saban does, and the memories aren't fond.
Alabama hosts Charleston Southern, of the FCS, this Saturday in its final home game of 2015, which, seemingly in Saban's mind, offered the perfect opportunity to recall the Crimson Tide's less-than-remarkable performance against its former FCS opponent...
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...
Kenyan Drake Fractures Arm in Mississippi State Win
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Alabama running back Kenyan Drake sustained a fractured arm during the Crimson Tide's 31-6 win over Mississippi State and is expected to miss three weeks, coach Nick Saban said during his postgame press conference Saturday...
WATCH: Nick Saban Postgame Press Conference After Win Over Mississippi State
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Alabama coach Nick Saban was mostly smiles after the Crimson Tide's 31-6 win over Mississippi State on Saturday.
For the eighth straight time in the series, Alabama beat the Bulldogs and, at least in the most recent edition, it was another dominant road performance for the Crimson Tide...
No. 2 Alabama Manhandles No. 17 Mississippi State
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Alabama's 100th all-time meeting against Mississippi State ended the way the majority of them have gone over the years:
With a win.
Despite a slow start, the Crimson Tide beat the Bulldogs for the eighth straight time in a 31-6 win Saturday...
WATCH: Alabama Fans Sing ‘Rammer Jammer,’ Celebrate Following Mississippi State Win
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Home or away, it doesn't make much of a difference.
And for what it's worth, it drowned out any remaining noise coming from cowbells.
Immediately after beating Mississippi State, 31-6, on the road at Davis Wade Stadium Saturday, Alabama's Million Dollar Band started up "Rammer Jammer" with the Crimson Tide fans who made the short trip singing along in celebration...
WATCH: Calvin Ridley Break Defender’s Ankles on 60-Yard Score
STARKVILLE,. Miss. -- Even though he's a freshman, it's hardly surprising.
Not long after Cyrus Jones' punt return touchdown gave Alabama a 7-0 lead Saturday against Mississippi State, wide receiver Calvin Ridley added it to it, showing off his own speed and moves in the process...