New LSU Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin has never been afraid to speak his mind, and that was the case once again when he was asked this week about the SEC adding an extra conference game to the schedule. Kiffin pointed — as he has done before — to not every conference being created equal The post Lane Kiffin speaks out against 9-game SEC schedule: ‘Not a good idea’ appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

By any measure, Alabama Republicans should be operating from a position of strength. They hold supermajorities in Montgomery, dominate statewide offices, and routinely win congressional seats by margins that would be unthinkable in most of the country. Yet instead of projecting confidence, the party’s recent actions reveal something very different: a shrinking circle of insiders The post Angelo “Doc” Mancuso op-ed: Alabama Republicans are demanding loyalty instead of earning votes appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Auburn Tigers fans may soon be getting a very significant upgrade to Jordan-Hare Stadium. The north endzone renovation project, which first came to light in 2024 and has not cleared the hurdles to get it across the finish line, is now seeking a final approval. The final approval will be voted on during the Auburn The post Auburn board of trustees to vote on $300 million Jordan-Hare upgrade project appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that Alabama’s CHOOSE Act education savings account program received a record number of applications for the 2026–27 school year. The application period closed March 31 with 29,341 applications representing 48,927 students. Of those, 18,832 were new applications covering 29,986 students, while 10,509 were renewals representing 18,941 students. “The CHOOSE The post Alabama’s CHOOSE Act sees nearly 49,000 student applications in second year appeared first on Yellowhammer News.