Published on: 22nd March, 2010
When Alabama's budding inside linebacker star, Dont'a Hightower, blew out his knee and was declared unable to play for the rest of the 2009 season, Tide fans tore their clothes and wept. Alabama coach Nick Saban shifted outside linebacker Cory Reamer to Hightower's position and added Courtney Upshaw to the starting ...Published on: 15th March, 2010
During his tenure at Alabama, Nick Saban has managed to add a top-flight QB to each of his three recruiting classes. In 2008, Saban landed four-star, dual-threat QB Star Jackson. In 2009, it was four-star Mobile prospect A.J. McCarron. In 2010, Saban went to Virginia to land five-star Phillip Sims. ...Published on: 11th March, 2010
As the Alabama Crimson Tide open spring practice Friday, it is expected that former wide receiver Kendall Kelly will begin practicing at Safety. The move was most likely made to add competition to a shallow group of players in the defensive backfield. Kelly was a highly rated WR recruit out of ...Published on: 6th March, 2010
It is the afternoon of January 2, 2007. The Alabama football program is searching for a new coach and has been turned down by Rich Rodriguez. Tide fans are praying that the latest candidate, Miami Dolphins coach Nick Saban, will become the next coach for the Crimson Tide. The ...Published on: 3rd March, 2010
It happens in every draft class. There are players that get picked in the 5th, 6th, and even 7th round that become NFL stars, sometimes even outplaying their first round counterparts. Tom Brady was picked in the sixth round of the draft and has been extremely successful. ...Published on: 25th February, 2010
Throughout the course of the 2009 Alabama football season, the same guys got the job done over and over. Rolando McClain was a tackling machine. Terrence Cody was an undeniable force at Nose Tackle and Javier Arenas paired up with Kareem Jackson to make a pair of lockdown ...Published on: 27th August, 2009
The across-the board depth at the RB position in the SEC is incredible. On most teams you will see two, three, sometimes four RB's that have starter quality. The differences between the RB's are also very drastic, ranging from mean bruisers like Charles Scott to blazing speedsters like ...Published on: 27th August, 2009
When receiver Kevin Norwood signed the dotted line to play for the University of Alabama, he joined a blockbuster signing class including three other gifted wideouts: Louisiana speedster Kenny Bell, tall, muscular receiver Michael Bowman, and explosive route-runner Kendall Kelly. All four wideouts were given a four-star rating on a five-star ...