Posts by Trent Baker

On Tuesday's broadcast of "Rightside Radio," U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) touted the capture and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro over the weekend following a "large-scale strike" conducted by the U.S. military on the country's capital city of Caracas.

Finebaum said on "Get Up" that Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer had undone all the good he had built up from his win over Oklahoma in the opening round of the College Football Playoff because he and his team "looked soft."

College sports are dominant in Alabama, and the state saw success across major sports in 2025. It also saw high expectations not met, leading to coaching changes.

According to Fox Sports' Joel Klatt, the Crimson Tide face a better team in Indiana, and it "would be a large upset" if they beat the Hoosiers.

Last week's 17-point comeback victory over Oklahoma by Alabama in the College Football Playoff (CFP) marked the most-watched first-round matchup in the two years of the expanded 12-team field.

During a recent interview with "Alabama's Morning News with JT," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) praised Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte's announcement that Fannie Mae’s offices would be relocating from California to Birmingham.

According to ESPN, Auburn aviation student Jack Dutton and his father, Dennis, were also confirmed to be among the seven killed, along with Biffle family friend Craig Wadsworth.

In the wake of the recent Bondi Beach, Australia, ISIS-inspired mass shooting that left 15 dead and more than 20 more injured, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) decried the rise in radical Islam across the world.

The Moody High School football program has been fined and placed on probation for "flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct" following its state football championship game earlier this month.

On Monday, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth sounded off about the Ivey administration's decision to borrow $730 million against future tax receipts to finance the West Alabama Highway project, also known as the West Alabama Corridor.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) reacted to the report of the Brown University gunman reportedly yelling something before shooting, continuing his push to put a stop to the rise of radical Islam in the United States.

New Auburn football coach Alex Golesh appreciates his Russian roots, but don't expect him to visit the land he spent the first seven years of his life.

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer's name continues to be mentioned as the one to watch for Michigan's recently opened head coaching position, and ESPN's Paul Finebaum thinks the coach should consider taking it if the Crimson Tide fall to the Oklahoma Sooners in the College Football Playoff.

The Michigan Wolverines' head football coaching position opened abruptly on Wednesday, as Sherrone Moore was fired and then later arrested.

The vaunted Michigan Wolverines football coaching job abruptly opened up on Wednesday, and Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer is among the early favorites to land the gig.

On Tuesday, retired legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Decatur native Philip Rivers hasn't played in the NFL since January 2021, but that could soon change as the 44-year-old St. Michael Catholic High School football coach has signed a deal to join the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad.

Alabama made this year's College Football Playoff after getting trounced in the SEC Championship Game this weekend, and former Notre Dame star quarterback Joe Theismann is wondering how the committee got things "so wrong."

On Friday, UAB dropped the interim head coach tag from Alex Mortensen's title, naming him the eighth head coach in program history.

The legendary Nick Saban joined with an investor group to purchase Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach this week.

ESPN's Paul Finebaum sees a scenario in which No. 10 Alabama could be left out of the College Football Playoff field, despite making the SEC Championship.

Auburn University is expected to name its next head football coach in the coming days, and Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall remains the betting favorite.

Rick Burgess is back on the radio on Tuesday after a brief absence dealing with family matters.

On Monday, UAB athletics director Mark Ingram addressed the Saturday incident in which a Blazers player allegedly stabbed two teammates at the Football Operations Center just hours before their game with USF.

Listeners of "The Rick Burgess Show" have noticed that the beloved host has been missing from the program since Thursday, prompting speculation about his unannounced absence.

Multiple people were reportedly injured in a stabbing at UAB's Football Operations Center on Saturday, including two football players.

State Rep. Rhett Marques' (R-Enterprise) campaign for Congress is getting a significant shot in the arm, as U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) will join the lawmaker for an event in Orange Beach on Friday.