Ex-Alabama football star rips current state of program: 'Everybody’s worried about f---ing TikTok'

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A.J. McCarron warned Alabama Crimson Tide fans about the state of college football and how it will impact the program amid a roller-coaster season.

Alabama fell to No. 15 in the latest AP Top 25 poll following a seven-point loss to Tennessee last week. The team will take on No. 21 Missouri this weekend.

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Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron, #10, warming up before the start of their game against the Auburn Tigers at Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Nov. 24, 2012. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports)

McCarron, who won a national championship at Alabama under Nick Saban, said on the "McCready & Siskey" podcast that things were not the same at the school and explained name, image and likeness (NIL) had a lot to do with it.

"Everybody’s worried about f---ing TikTok and having a reel and being on highlights for their personal self and personal gain, and how much money they can get from NIL. We just didn’t have that s--- back then. It was a team sport. You came together as a team because you had one common goal, because you knew that’s how you were going to make your money, was by winning.

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Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, #4, avoids a Tennessee defender during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

"Winning attracts people to that program, it attracts scouts, it attracts GMs, it attracts ownership to allow yourself that opportunity to go make yourself a lot of money and change your