**Alabama Morning Briefing** • **Alabama Football** — Lotzeir Brooks shuts down sophomore slump talk, confident heading into 2025 • **Alabama Football** — Four Crimson Tide players land on The Athletic's elite "Freaks List" • **Alabama Football** — OC Ryan Grubb reveals exactly what he's evaluating in the ongoing QB competition • **Alabama Football** — Former national champion earns massive contract extension with his NFL team • **Alabama Basketball** — Coleman Coliseum set for upgrades before the upcoming season tips off • **Alabama Basketball** — Trial opens with new details surrounding NYT report on former Tide player **Watch:** The QB race is the story — Grubb's criteria will tell you everything about Alabama's 2025 offense. The lineup's set. Drop in.