Tessitore and Palmer are a familiar presence on Alabama games, particularly with the SEC's media rights deal with ESPN/ABC that went into effect in 2024. The Tessitore/Palmer duo is typically the networks' No. 3 broadcast crew behind top team Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit, and Sean McDonough/Greg McElroy.

Ty Simpson, Ryan Williams and No. 8 Alabama face unranked Florida State in the 2025 season opener. ESPN gives its odds for coach Kalen DeBoer's team.

ESPN's Reece Davis is backing the Alabama Crimson Tide to win the SEC this season and believes quarterback Ty Simpson will play a major role in the triumph.

ESPN's SP+ gives its projection for the Week 1 matchup between Alabama and host Florida State in the first game in Tallahassee in the series.

Alabama's ranking in ESPN's computer model's Top 25 ahead of the 2025 college football season is rightfully getting roasted on social media. ESPN's computer model, the Football Power Index, updated its Top 25 rankings heading into Week 1.

ESPN updated its FPI rankings on Sunday, grading each FBS program in the country based on computer-generated analytics. In these rankings, Alabama ranked firmly among the nation’s best. Alabama is ranked No. 3 in the country in the Week 1 power index, landing behind only the No. 1 Texas Longhorns and No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs.

ESPN recently gave Alabama football wide receiver Ryan Williams an impressive ranking in their top 100 players list.

The Crimson Tide will hold its second 2025 preseason camp scrimmage on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama will open the season on the road, with an Aug. 30 trip to Tallahassee, to face Florida State. UA was ranked No. 8 in both the AP media and coaches preseason top 25 polls.

Former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback and ESPN college football commentator Greg McElroy disagrees with his alma mater's ranking in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll. Alabama was ranked No. 8 in the preseason Coaches Poll on Monday,

ESPN personality and the host of First Take, Stephen A. Smith is not on the Kalen DeBoer train at Alabama. Smith has been loud and open about his love for Alabama football in the past.