On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, John Longshore tackles it without Barry McKnight, who is out to receive the Alabama Broadcaster of the Year award in North Carolina! John helms the show with Warren Sr.

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Recruiting also took center stage as the hosts dissected Alabama’s surge to No. 8 in the rankings, fueled by top commitments like five-star linebacker Xavier Griffin out of Georgia. They discussed the Crimson Tide’s successful nationwide pull, contrasting it with Georgia’s traditionally limited pipeline.

The duo also addressed how the SEC and Big Ten could soon poach top-tier players from ACC schools, and how Auburn’s 64th-place recruiting rank has fans anxious. The show closed on a local note, spotlighting Alabama high school quarterbacks Trent Seaborn and Gunner Rivers as names to watch on the national stage.