Labaron Philon, a former four-star recruit and one-time Kansas commit, has emerged as a breakout star at Alabama this year.

While Alabama loses out on winning the SEC regular season title, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament is still in sight. But they've got a lot more company than they had a few days ago.

NFL free agency begins on March 10. One former Alabama player has earned a new contract prior to the start of free agency. On Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks re-signed Jarran Reed on a three-year deal worth up to $25 million.

Alabama and Auburn face off as top-10 opponents for the second time this season. The Tigers won the first meeting, 94-85, but come into Saturday on the heels of an upset loss to Texas A&M earlier in the week. Alabama has dropped four of its last six games, a stretch that began with the Feb. 15 loss to Auburn.

The Kansas Jayhawks suffered another setback on Saturday, falling 78-73 to Texas Tech at home in a hard-fought contest. Despite rallying from an early deficit, Bill Self’s squad couldn’t close the gap late,