Thursday Football Scores | Fatal Tuscaloosa County Crash | Stillman Introduces New Football Coach

TGIF, T-Town! Get all caught up with us before you get on to your weekend.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• Man killed in Tuscaloosa County crash.
• Alabama baseball exhibition games.
• Thursday high school football scores.

First, a look at today's weather: Warmer, with some clouds and chance for rain in the evening. High: 90| Low: 72 🌥

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to Tuscaloosa City Schools 21st CCLC Program Director Lindsey Blevins and Southview Elementary 21st Century Community Learning Center Site Coordinator Nakami L. Townsell for being selected as part of the inaugural Alabama Expanded Learning Alliance XL Leadership Academy cohort. (More)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. West Alabama High School Football Matchups: Friday, Oct. 2, 2026: Here's a look at some of the final scores from games that were moved up to Thursday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Teddy Keaton Returns To Stillman College To Lead Revival Of Football Program: Stillman announced Thursday that alumnus Teddy Keaton has been named athletic director and head football coach as the college prepares to bring Tiger football back for the 2027-28 academic year. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Alabama Baseball Sets Pair Of Fall Exhibition Games For October: Alabama baseball on Thursday announced it will take the field twice this month as the Crimson Tide announced a pair of fall exhibition games, including one at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Helena Man Killed In Tuscaloosa County Crash: A Helena man was killed Wednesday night in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 82 east of Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Power Outage Closes Shelton State's Fredd Campus Thursday: The Fredd Campus was closed Thursday and classes canceled due to a power outage. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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-RP