TUSCALOOSA — Turns out Nick Saban's offseason will involve far more turnover than anyone — even himself — could've expected.

TUSCALOOSA — During a recent team meeting, Nate Oats put forth a question for his first-year Alabama squad.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams told Quenton Jackson and the Aggies at Monday’s practice that he’d get the starting nod against Alabama.

TUSCALOOSA — A self-admitted numbers guy, even Nate Oats lost track of all the ways Herbert Jones helped Alabama in Saturday’s 88-82 upset of then-No. 25 LSU — including his career-best 17 rebounds.

TUSCALOOSA — Kira Lewis Jr. scored 27 points, Jaden Shackelford had 26 and Alabama held off a big comeback attempt by No. 25 LSU for an 88-82 victory on Saturday.

TUSCALOOSA — Less than two weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a fractured left wrist, Alabama junior wing Herb Jones was back on the court as the team battles for its NCAA tournament life.

AUBURN — Not one person crammed inside an all-orange Auburn Arena on Wednesday night thought they would be here again. Not after their No. 11-ranked Tigers scored the game's first 16 points to open up a commanding lead. Not with revenge for an earlier loss against rival Alabama on the mind.

AUBURN — Austin Wiley had 18 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and five blocked shots and No. 11 Auburn beat rival Alabama 95-91 Wednesday night in the Tigers' latest foray into overtime.

AUBURN — The Auburn Tigers were down eight points against LSU with 86 seconds left when J'Von McCormick started sinking 3-pointers.

TUSCALOOSA — It may not have been Alabama’s best signing class ever, especially given it failed to top the national recruiting rankings for the second time in the last three years, but that doesn’t mean the Crimson Tide’s 2020 recruiting class is lacking in immediate impact players.

ATHENS, Ga. — Kira Lewis Jr. scored a career-high 37 points, including two free throws in overtime to give Alabama a lead that would stand, and the Crimson Tide beat Georgia 105-102 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak.

TUSCALOOSA — National Signing Day isn’t what it used to be, and Alabama head coach Nick Saban appears to have garnered a certain disdain for that fact, even if he’s adjusted to it.

TUSCALOOSA — It all comes down to Wednesday.