John Mitchell

Your favorite mediocre writer.

Catch my bylines at Bama Hammer and Ball Durham

[John Mitchell @jlmitchell93]

Tier 1

[Emilee Smarr @emilee_smarr]

Amari Allen has shared his new ink to Instagram… including his Alabama jersey, a Script A and Coleman Coliseum.

@tuscaloosanews

[John Mitchell @jlmitchell93]

Malik Tillman has been sooooo good tonight.

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BALL NEVER LIES

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No way that's a red card in my expert opinion (just started watching soccer)

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BALOGUN YOU BEAUTIFUL SOUL

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Grit and Grind BYKE

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Just in: The Detroit Pistons are trading C/F Isaiah Stewart to the Memphis Grizzlies for three future second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. Pistons clear Stewart's salary and pick up assets while Grizzlies acquire a 25-year-old as a rugged frontcourt piece.

[John Mitchell @jlmitchell93]

Oregon spends all that money and has landed all that talent and yet they didn't have a Natty to let Stepp hold on his visit.

[Hayes Fawcett @Hayesfawcett3]

NEWS: Elite 2027 CB Hayden Stepp is down to Alabama, Cal, and Oregon, he tells me for @Rivals

The 6’3 190 CB will announce his commitment July 1st during the Rivals Summer Signing Day Show

https://t.co/pRH23BEyXB

[John Mitchell @jlmitchell93]

Sources tell me Michigan's top target is Jack May, an intern for the Miami Heat and son of now former head coach Dusty May.

Michigan will look to follow the Nepo Baby path Auburn followed to great success by winning the NIT

[John Mitchell @jlmitchell93]

The Mikhail Torrance news is such a bummer, man. He was a really good player, and everyone who knew him would tell you he was an even better dude.

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BALOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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De’Aaron Fox

Hell you doing man

[John Mitchell @jlmitchell93]

Alabama got the only judge in America who wouldn't play ball for the local team with Bediako lmao

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

QB Brendan Sorsby has been granted his injunction against the NCAA.

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https://t.co/ksBkW1nlom

[Steven Godfrey @38Godfrey]

How’s Tuscaloosa

[John Mitchell @jlmitchell93]

I just had the audacity to give my 2 year old her purple cup instead of the pink one.

I'm afraid my next performance review won't be a good one.

[BamaHammer @Bama_Hammer]

Brooke Wells went 0-for-8 in the Supers, but to open the WCWS she delivered in the clutch to help Alabama beat UCLA.

What changed?

It started with a card from Patrick Murphy:

https://t.co/XDlr1KDVtj

[John Mitchell @jlmitchell93]

Shouldn't be forgotten how big of a role Tommy Lloyd coaching Caleb Holt on the U18 Team USA team a year ago played in Holt ultimately choosing Arizona.

Big seed-planting opportunity for Oats.

[Theodore Fernandez @TheoFernandez__]

2027 five stars Darius Wabbington, Malachi Jordan, and Adan Diggs (who just reclassified from 2028) all hold offers from Alabama and will now be coached by Nate Oats on the U18 roster. Big recruiting opportunity.

2026 Alabama commit Tarris Bouie was one of the final cuts.

[John Mitchell @jlmitchell93]

Always somebody on here who has to #wellactually an incredible moment.

Nobody gives a shit that it was a bad shot.

[Jim Park🏀🌌 @Sheridanblog]

With 19 seconds on the shot clock, this is actually an atrocious shot selection by Wemby with everything on the line.

People don't realize shots from this range is mostly ineffective unless you are Steph Curry. The defense reacts to Curry from out there because they know he can keep doing it.

If you can move the defense because it's scared of you shooting a 35-footer, then the possibilities become endless, but as long as the defense doesn't react with any regularity - it never has and never will for anyone not named Curry - this is just a bold and a highly questionable shot.

Imagine the criticism if Wemby missed this shot. That said, it was incredible shot-making and ridiculously clutch, so hats off to Wemby for the conversion. Shockingly good.