For the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, the last 25 years has seen depressing lows, but also amazing highs. Most of those years under the leadership of Nick Saban, perhaps the greatest coach of the last quarter-century.

Alabama football put in work on the recruiting trail in June. Coming into the month with five members of the class, the Crimson Tide landed 15 commitments, eight of which came in the final nine days of the month. As of June 30, Alabama has the No. 8 recruiting class nationally per 247Sports' composite rankings.

Alabama football is red hot on the recruiting trail after landing another major commitment during a pivotal stretch for the 2026 cycle. Gainesville (Georgia) five-star linebacker Xavier Griffin became the latest blue-chip prospect to join the Crimson Tide's growing class on Sunday,