Alabama guard Labaron Philon scores a career-high 32 points as Alabama's offense lit the spark in the first half to secure a win over Mississippi State.
Tuscaloosa City Councilman Norman Crow comfortably won a Tuesday special election for a vacant seat in the Alabama House of Representatives and will trade his office in City Hall for one in Montgomery.
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has named his police chief, Brent Blankley, as the city's Executive Director of Public Safety, a newly created position which will see him assume command of the fire department and E-911 service.
Alabama sophomore defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. will return to the Crimson Tide for his third year with the program after being suspended following an arrest during Alabama's second bye week.
Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery months before Rosa Parks, has died at 86, according to the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation.
Alabama is one of five SEC teams in this week’s top-25 AP poll. The Tide dropped five spots from its previous ranking after losing both games last week.