After sustaining a foot injury on Sunday night, Terrion Arnold vows to be ready when Detroit opens the playoffs.

The players with Alabama football roots on the rosters of the remaining playoff teams include: The Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs enter the race for Super Bowl LIX this weekend. The Chiefs in the AFC and the Lions in the NFC sat out the first round of the NFL postseason as the No. 1 seed on its side of the NFL championship tournament.

Joyce Edwards scored 21 points to lead No. 2 South Carolina past No. 19 Alabama 76-58. Chloe Kitts had 10 points and 13 rebounds, Milay Fulwiley scored 16 points and Te-Hina Paopao added 11 for the Gamecocks who have six straight wins over ranked opponents.

An injury to Lions rookie Terrion Arnold adds to Detroit's growing list of sidelined players as the NFC North showdown with the Vikings takes a concerning turn.

Aaliyah Nye hit seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 32 points as the No. 18 Alabama women bounced back from a humbling loss to beat Mississippi 84-78. The Crimson Tide was crushed 84-40 at No. 5 Texas Thursday.

The Minnesota Vikings had the opportunity to earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs in the final game on the NFL’s 2024 regular-season schedule. But the Detroit Lions defeated the Vikings 31-9 on Jan. 5.

The Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings also lost. That ensured 10 other former Alabama players — including Minkah Fitzpatrick, Najee Harris, Pat Surtain II, Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney — won’t be playing in Super Bowl LIX.

Alabama’s lone former quarterback in the NFL playoffs is Jalen Hurts, who is the starter for the No. 2 seed in the NFC, the Philadelphia Eagles. Starting in 15 games, Hurts is completing 68.7% of his passes for 2,903 yards with an 18:5 TD:INT ratio, while also having rushed for 14 more scores.

The Minnesota Vikings are suddenly on to 2025, and considerable roster changes could be coming following last week's brutal first-round exit in the NFL playoffs.Left with nothing to show for the second-best regular season record in franchise history,

Grant Nelson had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 4 Alabama beat No. 8 Kentucky 102-97 in a matchup of two of the top offensive teams in the country. Nelson was 7 for 13 from the field and 9 for 10 at the line.

The Gophers have been attacking the 2026 recruiting cycle hard over the last few weeks, offering scholarships to dozens of players across the country.

Jackson was drafted with the 108th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was a fourth-round pick by Minnesota. Jackson was the eighth pick in the fourth round, the third overall by the Vikings. He joined a rookie class consisting of quarterback J.J. McCarthy and Dallas Turner, who were both selected in the first round.