Well, Alabama thought it solved the latter of that duo when Hollywood Smothers committed to the Crimson Tide earlier this week. The onus then turned to the WR position when Isaiah Horton decided to transfer. Now, just days later, Alabama has lost its top option at the WR position, and Smothers isn't coming to Alabama after all.

Louisiana-Monroe offensive lineman Que McBroom has officially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal with the Ole Miss Rebels emerging as a potential landing spot. T

Then, Steve Sarkisian’s football team scored two major transfer portal victories, earning former Auburn wideout Cam Coleman’s commitment after he had visited Tuscaloosa. Running back Hollywood Smothers, who had committed to Alabama from NC State earlier in the portal cycle, then flipped to Texas.

Alabama football’s sophomore linebacker, Cayden Jones will be returning to the Crimson Tide in 2026, according to Yea Alabama. Jones signed with Alabama as a four-star recruit in the 2024 recruiting class.

North Alabama transfer Adam Watford has joined Alabama, bringing proven punting skills to the Crimson Tide's 2026 special teams unit.

Kiffin and Co. are hosting the talented offensive lineman on Thursday, Tigers in need of help in the trenches.

To Alabama defensive lineman Tim Keenan III, it comes down to the Crimson Tide's body of work: the top-25 victories, two of which came on the road; the SEC schedule Alabama had to navigate; the toughness Alabama has shown enough to show that the Crimson Tide "is supposed to be in the playoffs."

And just like that, OU’s College Football Playoff run is over. After building a big lead early, the Sooners fell apart in a 34-24 loss to Alabama, ending their season in a crushing way.

The Alabama Crimson Tide has less than a week to before the winter transfer portal closes. So far, the Tide has seen plenty of departures, but there have been a couple of big additions along the way with Devan Thompkins and Hollywood Smothers.