Alabama Football has added a defensive lineman to its 2026 roster in September. The Crimson Tide updated its online roster to show Josh Underwood is now part of the 2026 team. Underwood spent the 2025 season at UAB and entered the NCAA transfer portal back in January.

With the Alabama football program preparing for Week 1 of the regular season against the East Carolina Pirates on Saturday, Sept. 5, offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb would reveal a goal that the team has this upcoming year.

Keelon Russell was not the only member of Alabama football's 2025 class making his first collegiate start Saturday, Sept. 5, against East Carolina.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/alabama as Dj Vu in Tuscaloosa: Alabama Faces Another Transfer-Heavy Offense After 2025 Opener Flop.

Alabama is set to be among the SEC's top teams in 2026. Let's make some preseason picks for Alabama, including record, breakout stars, and more.

Alabama football sells plenty of football tickets. The Crimson Tide ranked No. 6 among public SEC schools during the 2025 fiscal year (which included the 2024 football season), reporting $42.7 million in football ticket revenue on its NCAA financial report.

Here are the three things that could lead Alabama football to failure in the 2026 season if the Crimson Tide has not found an answer for the issues.

Alabama football wide receiver Rico Scott left the field during the second half of the Tide's opener vs ECU after an apparent injury. What we know.