Bill Battle couldn’t remember what he said. He couldn’t even remember what Bear Bryant told him. On a most satisfying October ...

The 1962 season — and the beginning of Joe Namath’s varsity Alabama career — began with a game against the Georgia Bulldogs. The youthful Dawgs would be relying on a sophomore-heavy lineup, which ...

HOUSTON, August 12, 2025 — For the first time, gamers and fans of the celebrated EA SPORTS College Football can compete for the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award — part of a new relationship ...

Former Tennessee football head coach Phillip Fulmer was selected as the 2026 recipient of the Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Heart Association. Fulmer led the Vols to ...

BIRMINGHAM — Tee up the argument for the greatest NFL coach of all-time, if there is one, and I'll listen. Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls, the most ever, in 29 years as an NFL head coach. Is that ...

As we approach Mother's Day, which falls on Sunday, May 10, 2026, here's a look back at a story about the holiday's connection to legendary Alabama football coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant that The ...

Florida State head coach Mike Norvell has been named the Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards National Coach of the Week for his team's 31-17 victory over Alabama at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday. The full ...

In honor of Paul W. "Bear" Bryant's birthday on Sept. 11, 2025, here is a story by then-Tuscaloosa News sports writer Aaron Suttles that originally published on Sept. 11, 2013, which would have been ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 7, 2026 — Eight active college football coaches make up the American Heart Association’s 2025 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award finalist list. The award, now in its 40 th year, ...

Ever wanted to own one of Paul “Bear” Bryant’s legendary houndstooth fedoras? How about Willie Mays’ autographed underwear? Today might be your lucky day. Those two “personal items” are among more ...