In 2025, once the ball is spotted, if a player goes down with an injury, that will cost his team a timeout. If the team doesn’t have a timeout left, then the team will be issued a five-yard delay-of-game penalty. SEC coordinator of officials John McDaid discussed the new rule Tuesday at SEC Media Days in Atlanta.

The latter was on display last month when Boston College/UCF quarterback transfer to FSU, Tommy Castellanos, told Pete Nakos of On3, "I dreamed of playing against Alabama. They don’t have Nick Saban to save them. I just don’t see them stopping me."

Here is a look at five storylines in particular to monitor as Alabama takes center stage at 2025 SEC football media days this upcoming Wednesday.

The biggest threat to Alabama this upcoming season is, wait for it, Alabama, so says college football analyst Josh Pate. Pate, the CBS Sports analyst, joined the “Beat Everyone” podcast at SEC Media Days this week in Atlanta and is high on the Crimson Tide.

Alabama State football received three games to air on ESPN platforms, highlighted by the Amazon Magic City Classic in Birmingham, Alabama.

College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: ... Now, we wait. Alabama has done everything in its power to garner a playoff selection after grabbing the No. 11 ranking this week.

Kirby Smart didn’t get to leave his press conference at SEC Media Days without a question about one of college football’s premier matchups in 2025. The final question of his time at the main stage Tuesday,

The airline says they will be adding three new flights into Shuttlesworth-International for Alabama home games. United says the flights will be roundtrip direct service for the following Crimson Tide games: In addition to the three Alabama games, United is also added 21 additional flights to their 2025 college football flight schedule.