The New York Times – Sports:
Black quarterbacks will lead both teams in Sunday’s Super Bowl. But for much of pro football history, Black players were steered away from the position because of racist assumptions.
Category: University of Alabama
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‘Born for the Storm’: How Jalen Hurts Learned to Be Unflappable
The New York Times – Sports:
His father coached Jalen Hurts to lead, but two games at Alabama — a bruising benching and a comeback — gave him the fight that has been key to his M.V.P. candidacy with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Georgia, Michigan, T.C.U., Ohio State are Playoff Semifinalists
The New York Times – Sports:
Alabama, despite lobbying by its coach, Nick Saban, was left out for the second time under the four-team playoff format. Instead, Georgia will play Ohio State and Michigan will play Texas Christian in the semifinals.
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‘Bama Rush’: The Sorority Drama Circling the University of Alabama
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Paranoia about TikTok and rumors of a secret documentary swirl around sorority rush week at the University of Alabama.
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At Least 4 Players on Alabama’s ’60s Football Teams Had CTE
The New York Times – Sports:
At least four fixtures of Alabama’s great teams of the 1960s had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., at their deaths. Researchers expect it in other players, too.
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Notre Dame’s Paul Atkinson Left Ivy League for N.C.A.A. Tournament Success
The New York Times – Sports:
Losing last year’s season to the pandemic, and other Ivy League rules, led to an exodus of talent. One of those players, Paul Atkinson, hit a game-winning shot for Notre Dame in the N.C.A.A. tournament.