Alan Cole
@alan-cole.bsky.social
Freelance writer. AP and a few other places. Used to cover South Carolina athletics, among other things. Be kind to others. Take care of your people.
Tired: Nick Saban would come out of retirement to coach LSU.
Wired:
Wired:
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Tired: Nick Saban would come out of retirement to coach LSU.
Wired:
Wired:
When you have a win over an ACC Championship Game participant
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
When you have a win over an ACC Championship Game participant
I think if Miami was so vastly superior to everyone else in the ACC it wouldn't have ended up in a five-way tie for second place.
November 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I think if Miami was so vastly superior to everyone else in the ACC it wouldn't have ended up in a five-way tie for second place.
Maybe it’s changed since my last time there but we were doing it with down markers and pylons a couple years ago.
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Maybe it’s changed since my last time there but we were doing it with down markers and pylons a couple years ago.
*southern dad voice*
big game tonight
big game tonight
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
*southern dad voice*
big game tonight
big game tonight
Not exactly sure what they're still doing in Statesboro, Chad Lunsford had a comfortably better record than Clay Helton does and still got a quicker hook.
November 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Not exactly sure what they're still doing in Statesboro, Chad Lunsford had a comfortably better record than Clay Helton does and still got a quicker hook.
Pat McAfee furiously protesting the scoreboard operators to remove this reminder of a 13-9 game involving Pittsburgh.
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Pat McAfee furiously protesting the scoreboard operators to remove this reminder of a 13-9 game involving Pittsburgh.
"That's what college football is all about Charlie Brown"
October 19, 2025 at 6:17 AM
"That's what college football is all about Charlie Brown"
Georgia hangs on for a 43-35 win with a late fourth down stop
October 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Georgia hangs on for a 43-35 win with a late fourth down stop
Betwixt the shrubberies for the AP today
October 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Betwixt the shrubberies for the AP today
Giving credit to the one Phillies fan I am close with for having zero inkling of hope whatsoever, that was the most predictable 9th inning in baseball this season.
October 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Giving credit to the one Phillies fan I am close with for having zero inkling of hope whatsoever, that was the most predictable 9th inning in baseball this season.
Unironically can't wait to read @andegraham.bsky.social's full breakdown of this beauty later.
October 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Unironically can't wait to read @andegraham.bsky.social's full breakdown of this beauty later.
Submitting this as a contender for the funniest chyron in college football history. The score, time, down and distance, the records, all of it is poetry.
October 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Submitting this as a contender for the funniest chyron in college football history. The score, time, down and distance, the records, all of it is poetry.
Can’t decide if “selling fireworks at the high school football game” is the best or worst idea anyone has ever had.
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Can’t decide if “selling fireworks at the high school football game” is the best or worst idea anyone has ever had.
The Cowboys have played two home games this year with a total of 72 fourth quarter points and nine fourth quarter lead changes.
September 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The Cowboys have played two home games this year with a total of 72 fourth quarter points and nine fourth quarter lead changes.
Hell of a baseball sky at the yard tonight
September 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hell of a baseball sky at the yard tonight
The Braves are on an eight-game winning streak overall, but they are also on a five-game losing streak when I’m covering them, so something has to give tonight.
Many are calling it the September 22nd World Series.
Many are calling it the September 22nd World Series.
September 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Braves are on an eight-game winning streak overall, but they are also on a five-game losing streak when I’m covering them, so something has to give tonight.
Many are calling it the September 22nd World Series.
Many are calling it the September 22nd World Series.