Let's have a blast on a Friday edition of "The Joe Gaither Show on BamaCentral" as Mason Woods joins us to talk about Alabama basketball's trip to Kentucky, the problems with the college football playoff's calendar and the NFL divisional playoff round games happening this weekend.

Ranked teams are on the Saturday college basketball schedule for 14 games, including the Alabama Crimson Tide playing the Kentucky Wildcats.How to watch all the action in college basketball today

The midway point of college basketball's regular season has passed, and some of the sport's top squads are establishing themselves in an elevated tier of dominance. In particular, the top squads in the ACC and Big 12 are simply dismantling the opposition in head-turning fashion.

The Tigers are set to host No. 6 Tennessee in one of the premier matchups of the college basketball season thus far. The contest could very well be a showdown between top five opponents by tip off, considering No.

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The No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats will try to take down another top team when they host the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide in a massive SEC showdown on

See how freshman Joyce Edwards took over in the fourth quarter to help South Carolina women's basketball beat Alabama on the road for SEC win No. 5.

Alabama is losing its top two tight ends this season C.J. Dippre and Robbie Ouzts. Dippre, a former transfer from Maryland, finished his career with 65 catches for 782 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. Ouzts played all four seasons at Alabama where he hauled in 16 passes for 192 yards and three receiving touchdowns.

Alabama basketball entered Tuesday’s matchup with Ole Miss flying high off a road SEC win at Texas A&M. When the night at Coleman Coliseum ended, the Crimson Tide had lost 74-64, and what is allegedly one of the top teams in college basketball had some serious questions.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday night

Sports College Basketball writer Isaac Trotter gives a preview of this weekend's Top-10 matchup in the SEC between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Kentucky Wildcats.