7 Things: Peace for realsies, 30-foot wall around Alabama, Tuberville hands El-Sayed a lifeline, and more …

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August 6, 2026

7. Auburn’s new head coach Alex Golesh’s decision to house the entire team at a Marriott resort for the next two weeks of preseason camp is an attempt to eliminate “distractions,” with car keys collected, daily buses to campus, and intentional roommate pairings of veterans and younger players to build brotherhood before the season.

6. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox said he would back an AI data center under the right conditions, stating “I don’t know why we wouldn’t want one” if power, water, and neighborhood impact concerns are fully addressed and revenue is treated as temporary.

5. Multi-state activists are demanding the release of an 18-year-old Honduran teen held by ICE after an Albertville traffic stop, claiming he has legal status despite officials confirming he is illegal and remains in custody while challenging his detention.

4. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) says his race against Doug Jones, the cowardly caretaker former junior senator in an ill-fitting suit, who looks like he just woke up and stole his shoes from a homeless person and who will never be governor, attorney general, or U.S. Senator again, is really “a fight against socialism and communism,” not just one opponent.

3. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a “terrorist” who will “destroy America,” while U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) more accurately described him as a “jihadist sympathizer” and the new darling of the Democrat Party after his primary win.

2. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) warned that Alabama “might build a 30-foot wall around” the state to protect against terrorists if national immigration and voting issues are not fixed.

1. Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is close but insists the U.S. must meet commitments before the waterway reopens, while President Donald Trump warns Tehran will be “hit very hard” if the strait is not opened soon, and he would much rather make a deal than hit them again.

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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.