Lane Kiffin and Co. will be swinging for the fences in the Transfer Portal, already named along top landing spots for No. 1 prospect.

Alabama football’s initial availability report for the Rose Bowl shows the Crimson Tide has gotten healthier. The only players listed as out for the Tide’s upcoming matchup against Indiana are Jah-Marien Latham, Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. and Jeremiah Beaman.

He is one of a handful of Alabama players who are confirmed to play in the 2026 Panini Senior Bowl in Mobile along with wide receiver Germie Bernard, tight end Josh Cuevas, running back Jam Miller, linebackers Deontae Lawson and Justin Jefferson, and defensive lineman Tim Keenan III.

"With Mendoza winning the Heisman, that doesn't happen by accident," Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said about Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

Semifinal voting is open now and will run through Sunday morning. Voting for the final begins Monday, Jan. 5. The winner receives the coveted AL.com Player of the Year trophy. Tuscaloosa Academy’s Preston Lancaster was the inaugural winner in 2024.

Indiana receiver Omar Cooper is expected to be fully available against Alabama in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl, sources told ESPN.

The Crimson Tide's starting safeties, one of whom played for Michigan in the 2024 Rose Bowl, have combined for five interceptions this season.

Happy Monday, everyone. Alabama fans should be terrified this week, with only three days left before watching the poor Crimson Tide face off against unbeaten, Big Ten champion, top ranked and unbeatable Indiana. The game is likely to be played in wet conditions.