Alabama football’s wide receiver group lost another name for 2025. Jaren Hamilton will enter the transfer portal, he shared on social media Wednesday. Hamilton was one of five scholarship players available at wideout for the Crimson Tide during Tuesday’s ReliaQuest Bowl loss to Michigan. He preserved his redshirt throughout the 2024 season.

Kalen DeBoer had faced a locker room like the one he saw at the ReliaQuest Bowl Tuesday before. He saw it after Alabama football's road loss to Vanderbilt, its road loss to Tennessee and its road loss to Oklahoma.

Alabama football went out with a whimper in the first season without Nick Saban manning the sidelines. Kalen DeBoer and the new-look Crimson Tide suffered a disappointing 19-13 defeat at the hands of Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman celebrates a touchdown scored during the first round of the College Football Playoff between Notre Dame and Indiana at Notre Dame Stadium on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in South Bend. MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The last day of the year is reserved for college football. And that's what we have Tuesday. Five major matchups are on tap, including a playoff game

The College Football Playoff quarterfinals are kicking into high gear on New Year’s Day Wednesday, a day normally marked by bowl games and the Rose Parade. The first game to kickoff will be the Peach Bowl featuring Arizona State versus Texas in Atlanta.