The Tuscaloosa fall afternoon was idyllic for a football game and ... In the past, it was alleged that Alabama would self-report the distribution of cigars to players as a low-level NCAA violation.

"Well, smoking cigars in the stadium on -- just walking in off the bus? That's not that. To me, that just shows the entire mentality. That's symbolic of the mentality of the Alabama football team ...

This has been a tradition for decades in this SEC college football ... back in the 1950s. Alabama's lead athletic trainer at the time Jim Goostree, would hand out victory cigars to his players ...

With the exception of 1943 because of World War II, the football teams at Tennessee ... The victory cigar is something that has existed in the Alabama-Tennessee rivalry since 1961, when Alabama ...

Ramon Foster strolled into a cigar ... streak against Alabama lingers. “Not beating Alabama took a toll on me,” said Bituli, who is creating a sports-based app focused on football fundamentals.

Typically, cigars are a celebratory activity, so it's odd to see one before the game even starts. The college football world simply couldn't believe it. Some think Alabama might be overlooking ...

As it pertains to the SEC standings, Saturday's Alabama-Tennessee football game was unquestionably ... important for the Crimson Tide. All that cigar smoke wafts with a message in every possible ...

mailed four boxes of cigars to Tennessee football on Tuesday in advance of its matchup with Alabama to pitch in on the potential postgame puffs. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

It's the Third Saturday of October and you know what that means: It's the Alabama-Tennessee football game ... staff entering the building with a cigar sticking out of his mouth.

Regardless of who wins Saturday's meeting between Alabama ... football history. According to a 2020 feature by ESPN's Alex Scarborough, Goostree would pack a couple boxes of Tampa Nugget cigars ...