Alabama saw a major change roughly two years ago, when Nick Saban announced his retirement and the Crimson Tide hired Kalen DeBoer to replace him. During the first year of DeBoer's tenure, it appeared that Alabama's run as a premier program might be over.

Early Signing Day is actually just Signing Day for the best high school football prospects. All 28 seniors in Best in Bama, AL.com’s rankings of the best prospects in the state regardless of classification or graduating class, have officially made their college decisions.

Alabama football has lost a wide receiver in the 2026 recruiting class. Owen Cabell, a three star wide receiver out of Nashville, Tennessee, ended his commitment to the Crimson Tide on early signing day and flipped his commitment to and signed with Vanderbilt.

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs suffered a big loss on the recruiting front with top quarterback Jared Curtis revealing his decision.