{"podcast":{"title":"Beat Everyone: An AL.com Alabama Football Podcast","slug":"beat-everyone-an-al-com-alabama-football-podcast-6964217","podcast_index_feed_id":6964217,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/beateveryone","website_url":"https://www.al.com/alabama/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3f8d7156-37e8-11ef-ac40-cf8382103c35/image/c4def877d22f86f6f10ace29fc109a29.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Alabama Media Group","episode_count":181,"summary":"Alabama fans don’t ask for much. We just expect to win every game. Beat Everyone is focused on the people, stories and discussions that matter most to Bama. Each week, host Ben Flanagan will be joined by former players, experts and beat writers to discuss the past, present and future of Alabama Football.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-everyone-an-al-com-alabama-football-podcast-6964217"},"episode":{"title":"Charles Bediako is CHANGING college basketball. Does Alabama NEED him to win?","slug":"charles-bediako-is-changing-college-basketball-does-alabama-need-him-to-win","published_at":"2026-01-27T14:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-everyone-an-al-com-alabama-football-podcast-6964217/charles-bediako-is-changing-college-basketball-does-alabama-need-him-to-win","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-everyone-an-al-com-alabama-football-podcast-6964217","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADLM4556098843.mp3?updated=1769538952","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADLM4556098843.mp3?updated=1769538952","summary":"For the first time since 2023, former Alabama player Charles Bediako wore his uniform and played in Coleman Coliseum, despite playing professional basketball, after a judge in Tuscaloosa issued a temporary restraining order allowing Bediako to compete in NCAA play. The move has caused a ripple effect in college sports. What precedent could this set for other athletes who want to return to college after testing the professional waters? What advantage could these cases give Alabama and other schools over their competitors? And what does the future hold for college athletics? AL.com's Nick Kelly breaks it down, plus offseason moves by Kalen DeBoer and Alabama football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"For the first time since 2023, former Alabama player Charles Bediako wore his uniform and played in Coleman Coliseum, despite playing professional basketb…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1499,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beat-everyone-an-al-com-alabama-football-podcast-6964217/episodes/charles-bediako-is-changing-college-basketball-does-alabama-need-him-to-win/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-everyone-an-al-com-alabama-football-podcast-6964217/charles-bediako-is-changing-college-basketball-does-alabama-need-him-to-win.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}