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Even though Deontae Lawson started in 11 games and was the anchor of the Crimson Tide defense in 2023, he entered the 2024 season as a changed man. Lawson switched to the No. 0, and according to the Alabama coaching staff he's even better than he was before. “Deontae is a great young man,” Bama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack said about Lawson who recorded 67 tackles in 2023. “He carries himself with a great presence. He handles things from a professional level. You can tell he’s operating with another level in his mind but I thought when he got on the field I saw a different version of Deontae Lawson — one that I’m excited to go on the field with.” He's also developed into more of a vocal leader, per teammate Malachi Moore. "He was always a leader last year, but I was telling him, you just need to voice your opinion a little bit more and let people know how you feel about certain things," Moore said. "He’s taking it in stride and taking on the responsibility of being that leader and that linebacker for our defense.”

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama’s linebacking corps had arguably its best game of the season on Saturday against LSU. All three senior linebackers —

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Alabama DC likes what he's seen from trio of senior inside linebackers

After a week off it's time for almost undoubtedly the biggest test of the Sooners season. After last year's shocking win over Alabama the Sooners

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Under the Hood: Alabama

No. 4 Alabama won a slugfest of a game against LSU at home on Saturday night, beating the Tigers 20-9 for its eighth win in a row.  Here, we hand out

Alabama DB Bray Hubbard and LB Deontae Lawson vs. LSU (David Leong / Imagn Images)

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Game Balls: No. 4 Alabama 20, LSU 9

Alabama football’s Deontae Lawson was announced as a semifinalist for the 2025 Dick Butkus Award, the Butkus Foundation announced Tuesday

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Alabama has reached its second and final bye week in the 2025 season, holding a 7-1 (5-0 SEC) record in the midst of a 7-game winning streak that

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Ranking the top 10 Alabama players at the second bye week

Alabama didn’t make it easy in Columbia, but the Crimson Tide found a way to win, again. What looked like a potential upset midway through the fourth

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Grades and takeaways: Alabama finds its grit in late-game comeback win against South Carolina

No. 4 Alabama picked up another road win on Saturday, going into Williams-Brice Stadium and narrowly escaping South Carolina 29-22 after a

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Game Balls: No. 4 Alabama 29, South Carolina 22

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- It was late in the fourth quarter in Williams-Brice Stadium and the nervous energy was palpable. After its first long scoring drive

Alabama LB Deontae Lawson vs. South Carolina (Courtesy UA Athletics)

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Alabama defensive captains make game-changing play in comeback effort

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The weakest area of Alabama's defense during its 24-21 win over Georgia this past weekend was its inability to contain the

Alabama LB Deontae Lawson vs. Georgia (UA Athletics)

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Alabama defensive captain talks needed improvements in perimeter run defense

ATHENS, Ga. – A month ago, Alabama was college football’s proverbial punching bag coming off an uninspiring two-touchdown loss to Florida State in

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Alabama did the punching this time, while ending Georgia's home winning streak

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Reinforcements are on the way for the Alabama defense this week in the form of defensive lineman Tim Keenan, who's set to make

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Alabama captain talks impact of Tim Keenan's return from injury

Alabama has reached its first bye week of the 2025 season, holding a 2-1 record after losing to Florida State in the opener and winning two straight

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Ranking Alabama's top 10 players at the first bye week

After the Crimson Tide's 31-17 loss to Florida State on Saturday, college football fans are questioning the culture within Alabama's football

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AJ McCarron calls out Deontae Lawson, Ryan Williams for lack of effort

Having spent a day with Alabama's coaches and players last week, it's evident that everyone at the Capstone is over talking about last season, a

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Alabama looking to recapture the 'standard' despite injuries

Ahead of last year's College Football Playoff, SeatGeek signed a group of college football players to NIL deals offering custom discount codes. The

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SeatGeek signs multiple college football stars to NIL deals ahead of Week 1

Alabama announced its team captains for the 2025 football season on Thursday.  After the Crimson Tide’s 18th practice of the preseason, the four

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Alabama Football announces four team captains for 2025 season

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Just 10 days out from Alabama football's season opener against Florida State, the Crimson Tide has two important pieces on its

Alabama DL James Smith (Gary Cosby Jr. / USA TODAY) and LB Deontae Lawson (UA Athletics)

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Kane Wommack provides update on two recovering Alabama defenders

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Nine months removed from suffering a devastating season-ending knee injury against Oklahoma, Deontae Lawson is back and better than ever while

Deontae Lawson injury update: Kane Wommack reveals latest on Alabama LB's recovery

Redshirt senior linebacker Deontae Lawson is heading into his fifth and final season at Alabama (second under head coach Kalen DeBoer). Lawson, who

Deontae Lawson reflects on his journey at Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Fifth-year Alabama linebacker Deontae Lawson is continuing to make strong progress as he works his way back from an ACL injury

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Deontae Lawson update: How recovering Alabama LB is progressing midway through fall camp

The Mike Lombardi Award announced its preseason watch list on Tuesday morning, continuing two weeks of reveals, and Alabama was represented with four

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Four Alabama players named to Lombardi Award preseason watch list

Alabama LB Deontae Lawson has taken steps forward over each of his four seasons in Tuscaloosa. Now, entering year five and his final one of

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The Chuck Bednarik Award announced its preseason watch list on Monday, wrapping up two weeks of reveals, and Alabama was represented with two of its

Alabama's Keenan, Lawson named to Bednarik Award watch list

The college football season is approaching, and anticipation is rising for what should be an awesome couple of months. Ahead of all of the action,