Occasionally, the World Series ends on a Saturday night. See the typical sports coverage below. Sorry about the poor image quality, but I had to scan two photocopies of a microfilm to get this picture. It is real. By the way, in March, during those years when a local university makes NCAA Basketball Tournament, basketball coverage can compete with football spring training coverage.
Baseball is a popular sport in Alabama.
It's just that college football is a way of life. College football is the only truly important sport.