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Who is Tommy Tuberville?

Tommy Tuberville is a Republican U.S. senator from Alabama and a former high-school and college football player and coach. Tuberville played on both the football and golf teams at Southern State College (now Southern Arkansas University) in Magnolia, Arkansas, and graduated in 1976 with a degree in physical education. He went on to coach football at multiple universities, including the University of Mississippi and Auburn University in Alabama. In 2017 Tuberville became a college football analyst for ESPN. He has served in the Senate since 2021. In 2026 he was elected governor of Alabama.