Ben Jones and Cecil Hurt begin a new series of podcasts looking back at the coaches at Alabama between the Paul W. "Bear" Bryant era and the Nick Saban era. In the first podcast, they discuss the state of the program in the final years under Bryant after Alabama won the 1979 national championship. They discuss the best players of that time period, Alabama's competition in the SEC and around the nation and what the perception was when Bryant retired.

Pat dives into the prospects this year for Florida men's basketball and interviews SEC Network's Peter Burns on the league's tournament chances.

Embracing life on the bubble

The TideSports staff goes around the horn to discuss the latest news for several Alabama sports. Cecil Hurt and Ben Jones begin by discussing football's home-and-home with West Virginia as well as the weekend win over Vanderbilt for men's basketball. Terrin Waack joins to discuss gymnastics. Cody Estremera joins to discuss women's basketball and baseball.

Texas Tech coach Chris Beard and sophomore guard Jarrett Culver speak to the media following the No. 14 Red Raiders 91-62 home win over No. 12 Kansas on Saturday

Kansas coach Bill Self speaks to the media following the No. 12 Jayhawks 91-62 road loss to the No. 14 Red Raiders on Saturday

Travis Reier is senior analyst for Bama Online on the 247Sports network and also hosts Southern Fried Sports on 102.9 FM in Tuscaloosa. He joins Ben Jones to talk about his history as a recruiting analyst and what it was like to take an official visit to Hawaii with his daughter, who now plays basketball for the Rainbow Wahine. He is also asked about the maddest Nick Saban ever got at him.

Join Providence Journal basketball writers Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch as they look back at a strong Providence victory over St. John's; a brutal URI loss at VCU and ahead to this week's action. Also, Brown hosts Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend, while Bryant welcomes in Mount St. Mary's.

University of Georgia podcast from the Athens Banner-Herald

The Tribune's Daniel Jones and Cameron Teague Robinson take a moment to reflect on the dichotomy of the Missouri men's basketball season: the struggles at forward and the growth at guard. Danny jumps on #TeamAdidas after Zion Williamson's Nike blowout. Cam reviews SEC predictions from the preseason. They also look at where the Missouri women could be seeded for the NCAA Tournament and the best and worst landing spots for Drew Lock after hearing Mel Kiper's thoughts from Tuesday.