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08-07-2025
- Entertainment
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EA Sports College Football 26 reveals best teams: Where do Alabama Crimson Tide rank?
Here's one you may not have seen coming. The Alabama Crimson Tide will be the best team to play with when EA Sports' College Football 26 is released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S gaming consoles in July. The video game franchise, now in its second year after its extremely successful relaunch last summer, unveiled its individual team ratings on Friday as more details about this year's game trickle in closer to its release date. Advertisement Alabama topped the list at No. 1. The Crimson Tide's 89 overall rating edged the Texas Longhorns at No. 2, defending national champion Ohio State at No. 3, Penn State at No. 4, and Notre Dame at No. 5. The four schools behind Alabama -- plus Nos. 6-8 Georgia, Clemson, and Texas A&M -- all have an 88 overall rating. Alabama has the top overall defense in College Football 26 with a 96 rating, while its offense is No. 7 overall with an 89 rating. RELATED: College Football 26 'Toughest Places to Play' revealed Last year's rankings saw Georgia as the top team to play with in College Football 25, while Alabama was ranked No. 4. The Crimson Tide also had the No. 4 overall defense with Ohio State at No. 1. Alabama's offense was ranked No. 3 behind Georgia at No. 1 and Oregon at No. 2. Advertisement Here's a full look at the top 25 overall teams and offensive/defensive units in College Football 26. EA Sports' College Football 26 overall team ratings Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Zabien Brown (2) and linebacker Que Robinson (34) celebrate after an interception against the Georgia Bulldogs in the fourth quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Will McLelland-Imagn Images Rank Team Rating 1. Alabama 89 2. Texas 88 3. Ohio State 88 4. Penn State 88 5. Notre Dame 88 6. Georgia 88 7. Clemson 88 8. Texas A&M 88 9. Oregon 86 10. LSU 86 11. Miami 86 12. Florida 86 13. Texas Tech 86 14. Arizona State 85 15. Michigan 85 16. Ole Miss 85 17. Oklahoma 85 18. Indiana 85 19. SMU 84 20. Tennessee 84 21. Missouri 84 22. Auburn 84 23. Duke 84 24. South Carolina 82 25. Illinois 82 EA Sports College Football 26 best offenses Dec 21, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) takes the field before the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Clemson Tigers in the CFP National Playoff First Round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Rank Team Rating 1. Texas 91 2. Penn State 91 3. Ohio State 91 4. Arizona State 91 5. Clemson 89 6. LSU 89 7. Alabama 89 8. Notre Dame 89 9. Florida 89 10. Miami 89 11. Indiana 89 12. Texas A&M 89 13. Georgia 87 14. Oklahoma 87 15. SMU 87 16. BYU 87 17. Baylor 87 18. Texas Tech 87 19. Oregon 85 20. Ole Miss 85 21. USC 85 22. Boise State 85 23. Iowa State 85 24. Nebraska 85 25. South Carolina 85 EA Sports College Football 26 best defense Nov 30, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Tim Keenan III (96) hits Auburn Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne (1) for a loss during the second half at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama won 28-14. Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Rank Team Rating 1. Alabama 96 2. Texas 94 3. Penn State 94 4. Georgia 92 5. Ohio State 92 6. Michigan 92 7. Oregon 92 8. LSU 92 9. Texas Tech 92 10. Clemson 90 11. Notre Dame 90 12. Texas A&M 90 13. Tennessee 88 14. Indiana 88 15. Miami 88 16. Duke 88 17. Oklahoma 88 18. Illinois 86 19. Kansas State 86 20. Ole Miss 86 21. Pitt 86 22. South Carolina 84 23. Arizona State 84 24. Iowa 84 25. Florida 84 Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama Crimson Tide news, notes and opinions. This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Alabama, Texas, Ohio State are best teams in College Football 26
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24-04-2025
- Sport
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Who started California-to-Alabama football pipeline? What Zabien Brown said
Looking back, Zabien Brown feels his first Alabama football season was a good start to his collegiate career. But it's nothing to linger on thinking about. As a true freshman, Brown had three interceptions, two pass deflections and two fumble recoveries, playing 660 snaps as a starting Alabama corner. But Brown is too busy looking forward, aiming to continue growing, to continue building. Advertisement It's the mentality Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California helped cultivate, a mentality this Crimson Tide team knows well. "Competition level," Brown said on how Mater Dei helped prepare him for Alabama. "Every position, each position got a lot of good guys, a lot of unique guys. Got a lot of different qualities in their game. Makes it real competitive." That California-to-Alabama pipeline is one the Crimson Tide know well. Alabama has 12 California players on its spring roster: Brown, cornerback Domani Jackson, cornerback Dijon Lee Jr., quarterback Austin Mack, linebacker Fatutoa Henry, wide receiver MJ Chirgwin, punter Alex Asparuhov, linebacker Abduall Sanders Jr., linebacker Grant Johnson, offensive lineman Jackson Lloyd, kicker Reid Schuback and tight end Josh Cuevas. Another two are on the way this summer in tight end Kaleb Edwards and cornerback Chuck McDonald. Brown, Jackson, Sanders and, eventually, McDonald all hail from Mater Dei. It's a program, Brown said, that made him want to come to Alabama in the first place. Advertisement "I wanted to come here because of how it reminded me of Mater Dei," Brown said. "I just wanted to be the best. This is where you come to do that." Brown can point to the one player he said started that California-to-Crimson Tide pipeline: Bryce Young, the Mater Dei graduate, who was the No. 2 player overall and the No. 1 prospect out of California in the 2020 recruiting class. "Just seeing what he did, always looking up to him and seeing his posters in the hallway, in the building at Mater Dei," Brown said. "That was just who started it for me and who I looked up to." Brown sees evidence of Young's impact each day. Brown said Lee is "a lot stronger (and) faster" and is "out there doing a great job. Brown said McDonald "got a lot ahead of him." Advertisement Brown also doesn't expect that California-to-Alabama pipeline to end anytime soon. "I think seeing guys come from the West Coast out here and have success, it's definitely eye-opening to other guys out West," Brown said. Alabama will end its spring practice schedule at noon April 12 at Bryant-Denny Stadium with its annual A Day spring game. Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@ or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter. This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Who started California-to-Alabama football pipeline? What Zabien Brown said
