7. Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson declined NIL offers from $4 million (Tennessee and Ole Miss) to $6.5 million from Miami, to enter the transfer portal, and will stay in the NFL draft, noting that transferring to another school would hurt his legacy.

6. State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) introduced a bill that would ban slap fighting in Alabama, saying it is unarmed combat with severe traumatic brain injury risks.

5. Hillary Clinton is expected to defy a House Oversight Committee subpoena for a deposition on Jeffrey Epstein, risking contempt charges, just like notorious sex pest lying husband.

4. The White House defended President Donald Trump’s response to a heckler at a Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan, as appropriate, where video showed him mouthing expletives and flipping him the bird after the worker shouted insults, leading to the heckler’s suspension.

3. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) reiterated that he supports deploying the National Guard to Montgomery, calling it a “war zone” due to recent shootings, criticizing Democrats as pro-crime, while Mayor Steven Reed fundraised against Tuberville’s perceived threat.

2. Federal prosecutors have resigned over calls to investigate the group that trained Renee Good and her partner leading up to her death after she attempted to run over a police officer, meanwhile, Trump ordered funding cuts to sanctuary cities starting February 1, JD Vance blamed leaders for ongoing chaos, and ICE arrested 2,400 in Twin Cities as they continue targeting illegal immigrant criminals.

1. Governor Kay Ivey’s 10th (and last) State of the State speech was delivered, and she reported that 2025 was Alabama’s best year for capital investment at $14.6 billion, creating 9,000 jobs; she promised economic growth, education improvements, more funding for school choice, public safety, rural healthcare funding, disaster resilience, and 2% raises for teachers and state employees.

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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.