Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack has extensive ties to Nix, as Wommack’s father, Dave Wommack, overlapped with Nix during their time at Southern Miss. Wommack told reporters before the Iron Bowl that he was glad Nix finally had the opportunity to call plays.

Alabama lost to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game 28-7 on Saturday, Dec. 6, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, handing the Crimson Tide its first loss in a conference title game since 2008.

As for this season, Alabama will face Oklahoma on Friday, December 19 (7 p.m. CT, ABC/ESPN) in Norman, Oklahoma in the first round of the 12-team playoff. If the Crimson Tide wins that game, it will advance to the Rose Bowl to face No. 1 seed Indiana.

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs finally knocked off Alabama for the SEC championship, winning 28-7. Georgia likely will get a top-four seed and a bye in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Alabama will await its suddenly tenuous fate as the field is announced tomorrow afternoon.

Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart picked up his first win against Alabama in the SEC championship game, as he was 0-4 against the Crimson Tide for an SEC title in his career. Smart also improved to 2-7 against Alabama, with his last win coming in the 2022 CFP national championship game.

Georgia (12-1, No. 3 CFP), had been 0-4 against Alabama in the SEC title game and 1-7 against the Crimson Tide under coach Kirby Smart.

Announced by the SEC on Wednesday, Alabama Crimson Tide offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor has been named the co-recipient of the 2025 Jacobs Blocking Trophy.

Leading the way for the Tide on the All-SEC first team is offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor, who was also named as a co-recipient of the SEC’s top blocker award Wednesday. Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson was also named to the Second Team All-SEC.

Future SEC players Zion Crumpton, CD Morgan, Corey Barber and EJ Crowell all had touchdowns as Alabama raced to a 40-10 victory at M.M. Roberts Stadium on the campus of Southern Mississippi.