Bama in the News

December 8 - 14, 2009

• Important message for Tide Pride Members! • RollTide.com
If you are inquiring about the BCS National Championship email confirmation sent on December 8, please note this email was sent in error

• Alabama Places Nine on Coaches All-SEC Football Team • RollTide.com
The 2009 Southeastern Conference Champion Alabama football team placed nine players on the 2009 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches' Football Team, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. 

• UA places eight players on coaches' All-SEC team • Tuscaloosa News
BIRMINGHAM | The University of Alabama placed eight players on the first team on the 2009 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches’ Football Team released Tuesday, including unanimous selections Mark Ingram at running back and Rolando McClain at linebacker.

• Alabama on the cover of latest Sports Illustrated ... again • Tuscaloosa News
In this week's issue of Sports Illustrated, which hits stands tomorrow, the Alabama Crimson Tide grace the cover after their impressive SEC Championship victory against the defending National Champions, Florida Gators.

• Walter Kirkwood: Educating the Alabama Crimson Tide About the Texas Longhorns • Bleacher Report
If ever there was a movie-script season for Alabama, so far, this has been it. Winning the SEC championship, and taking down the mighty Gators and Tim Tebow was easily the second biggest victory of my adult life...

• Chris Low: Wrapping up the SEC regular season • Crimson Confidential
Once again, we were reminded this season that SEC championships aren’t won on paper.

• Will's Blog - Watching a closer at work • Crimson Confidential
There is one thing that Alabama Coach (Nick) Saban is infamous for in the world of recruiting. 

• The Awards Are Rolling In • Bama Sports Report
The trophy room in the Mal Moore building is going to have get a little bigger.

• Recruiting 2010:
DE Adrian Hubbard commits.

• Kirby Smart Wins Broyles Award • RollTide.com
Alabama defensive coordinator and secondary coach Kirby Smart is the recipient of the 2009 Frank Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the top assistant coach in college football.

• Rolando McClain wins 2009 Butkus Award • RollTide.com
Alabama junior All-American linebacker Rolando McClain is the recipient of the 2009 Dick Butkus Award, presented annually to the nation's best collegiate linebacker. 

• Rolando McClain wins the Butkus Award • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Rolando McClain won the Dick Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker Tuesday when the former Chicago Bears great made a surprise visit to Tuscaloosa with trophy in hand.

• Andrew Bone: Tide lands Peach State defensive end • Tuscaloosa News
Hubbard chose the Tide over numerous scholarship offers including Georgia, Florida State, South Carolina, Clemson, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Maryland and North Carolina State.

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Rolando McClain wins Butkus Award 

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12/08 - Mike Johnson

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12/08 - Javier Arenas 

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Rolando McClain 

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Dick Butkus 

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• Cecil Hurt Blog and Columns • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Dec. 8th Cecil Hurt Show Dec. 8th Cecil Hurt Show
Dec. 8th Cecil and Rachel talk about Texas, Heisman, and reflect on the SEC Championship game last week. 

• Rachel Baribeau Blog • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Interview: Desmond Howard Interview: Desmond Howard
Rachel Baribeau speaks with Desmond Howard before the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. 

• Web Warehouse • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
12/8: Heisman predictions 12/8: Heisman predictions
An early look at who's projected to win the Heisman in what looks to be a very tight race.

• SEC Championship Game Notes • SEC Sports
Alabama won its 22nd Southeastern Conference championship, its first since 1999. Alabama has won more league championships than any other league school. 

• Alabama Football Media Quotes • SEC Sports
Alabama Coach Nick Saban, Greg Mcelroy, Javier Arenas Media Quotes 

• Gentry Estes: Tide's Kirby Smart wins Broyles Award as nation's top assistant coach • The Press Register
Alabama's defensive coordinator was honored as a luncheon today in Arkansas.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Smart on Broyles Award: 'It's an honor to win this one' • The Birmingham News
Tide defensive coordinator talks about how much the seniors have contributed to a dominating defense.

• Mike Herndon: Eight Alabama players make first team on coaches' All-SEC squad • The Press Register
Unanimous selections Mark Ingram and Rolando McClain led a total of eight first-team selections from Alabama on the SEC coaches' all-conference team, released Tuesday. Alabama and Florida tied with nine selections in all, with Florida placing six on the first team -- including Tim Tebow as a unanimous choice at quarterback. Alabama's other first-teamers were offensive lineman Mike Johnson,...

• Paul Gattis: How will SEC fare in its 10 (10!) bowl games? • The Huntsville Times
Can the SEC maintain its phenomenal bowl success?

• Gentry Estes: UA's Kirby Smart: 'We're not looking to go anywhere.' • The Press Register
Alabama's defensive coordinator responds to speculation about interest from Georgia during at today's function honoring him as the Broyles Award winner.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Alabama players take eight spots on coaches' first-team All-SEC squad • The Birmingham News
Running back Mark Ingram and linebacker Rolando McClain are among three unanimous selections. Javier Arenas makes the first team twice: as a DB and return specialist. 

• Mark McCarter: Ed Dyas, Woodrow Lowe honored by Hall • The Huntsville Times
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Former Auburn fullback Ed Dyas and former Alabama linebacker Woodrow Lowe are among the new members to the College Football Hall of Fame. Their selection was announced last spring. On Tuesday morning, they were part of a press conference in New York City that precedes the official induction ceremonies tonight at the Waldorf-Astoria. Here are their...

• Gentry Estes: Alabama's McClain: 'We have the biggest game of our life out there' • The Press Register
Alabama coach Nick Saban wasn't dunked with water or anything else after Saturday's SEC championship game. Why not?

• Don Kausler Jr.: Frank Broyles Award goes to Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart • The Birmingham News
He's the first Alabama coach to receive the award that goes to the nation's top assistant coach.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Ingram projected in front of Heisman voting (so far) according to Web site that tracks votings • The Birmingham News
Stiffarmtrophy.com tries to verify as many of the 926 votes as possible and has picked the winner correctly seven times in seven years.

• Gentry Estes: Alabama lands another Sports Illustrated cover • The Press Register
Soon after tailback Mark Ingram was featured, Tide tight end Colin Peek is featured on the cover of the latest issue.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Norcross, Ga., defensive end Adrian Hubbard commits to Alabama • The Birmingham News
Four-star prospect picks Crimson Tide over Florida State and South Carolina.

• Gentry Estes: Georgia prep defensive end Adrian Hubbard: 'I am coming to Alabama' • The Press Register
The Crimson Tide reportedly lands a verbal pledge from a 6-foot-7 edge rusher out of the Atlanta area.

• Gentry Estes: UA dismisses classes Jan. 6-8 for BCS national title game • The Press Register
UA will break for three days in early January while the Crimson Tide football team competes for a national title.

• AJC College Sports Recruiting • AJC
For Adrian Hubbard, his commitment to Alabama on Tuesday had little to do with the Crimson Tide’s resounding defeat of Florida Saturday or the 22nd SEC Championship or the impending shot at a 13th national title.

• 2009 CFN All-Freshman Team • College Football News
Who were the best new players in college football this season? It was the year of the running back, with three who had to make the first-team, but it was Pitt's Dion Lewis who was the Offensive Freshman of the Year. Check out the 2009 CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman Team.

• Everything You Need To Know About The 2009-2010 Bowl Season • Bleacher Report
Oh bowl season. The pageantry. The bickering fan bases. One more opportunity to potentially see Tim Tebow cry. What more could you ask for?

• McClain a "surprised" winner of Butkus Award • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
On Monday night, Rolando McClain was wondering about his chances at winning the Butkas Award as the nation's top linebacker. He posed the question to UA associate athletic director for football media relations Jeff Purinton. "He didn't give me a good chance of winning," McClain said.

• Bama lands the 'Big Nasty' • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Near the end of his official visit to Alabama this morning, Norcross, GA linebacker/defensive end Adrian 'Big Nasty' Hubbard sat down in Nick Saban's office for a parting conversation with the Tide's head coach. Saban asked if Hubbard had any questions. Hubbard didn't waste any time getting to the point. "He asked Coach Saban if they still wanted him at Alabama," says Hubbard's father, Jerome Hubbard. "Coach Saban said that they did. Adrian just said, 'OK. Then I'm coming.'" 

• McClain Named Butkus Winner • 'BamaMag
Dick Butkus said the voting was close for the winner of the award that is named for him. Could it be that the courageous act of Alabama’s nominee put him over the top? There was Terrence Cody about to soak his head football coach when the Super Hero stepped in to save the day.

• Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Week Preview • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Some of the nation's best are getting together for the annual Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Classic.

• ScoutTV: Brent Calloway • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Tide commitment in action from the Super 6.

• Roll Tide: Adrian Hubbard commits • 'BamaMag
Tide lands Peach State prospect.

• Tide lands rising defensive end • BamaOnLine
The Alabama commitment class of 2010 grew by one on Monday as one of the top rising defensive ends in the country gave his verbal pledge to Alabama coach Nick Saban.

• McClain wins Butkus Award • BamaOnLine
Alabama junior linebacker Rolando McClain was completely surprised when Dick Butkus visited him on the Capstone to give him the linebacker of the year trophy Tuesday morning. 

• Notebook: Smart wins Broyles Award • BamaOnLine
Alabama's classes have been cancelled for the national championship, McClain stopped both the Gators and Gatorade, and the Tide turns its attention to Texas. 

• VIDEO: McClain, Butkus, Johnson and Arenas • BamaOnLine
With fellow permanent captains Javier Arenas and Mike Johnson looking on, Rolando McClain was honored by Dick Butkus as the nation's top college linebacker.

• VIDEO: McClain wins Butkus Award • BamaOnLine
VIDEO: McClain wins Butkus Award

• Butkus makes surprise appearance to present McClain LB award • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Rolando McClain, known as the coach on the field for the mighty Alabama defense, rarely gets confused.

• BREAKING - Tide lands commitment • Crimson Confidential
Senior Recruiting Analyst Will Matthews received word earlier that Alabama picked up a huge commitment from an ESPN 150 standout prospect. 

• Rick McMahan: Why USC Trojans Fans Will Be Rooting for the Alabama Crimson Tide • Bleacher Report
Ah, the life of a Trojans fan when your team has fallen flat on its face after years of excellence.

• Jonathan Fravel: SEC Championship Review: A Complete Game • Bleacher Report
The University of Alabama football team put together a complete game effort against the University of Florida Gators for the conference championship on Saturday night.

• McClain wins the Butkus Award • Tuscaloosa News
According to both Chase Goodbread's and Tommy Deas's Twitter updates, Rolando McLain has apparently won the Butkus Award for nation's top linebacker.

• Don Kausler Jr.: It's official: Butkus Award goes to Tide's McClain • The Birmingham News
Middle linebacker now has won two awards that go to the nation's top linebacker.

• Doug Segrest: Bobby Bowden on the BCS game and the change money has brought to football • The Birmingham News
Bowden thought Florida was the nation's best team until the Gators were swamped by Bama.

• Don Kausler Jr.: McClain apparently has won the Butkus Award • The Birmingham News
It's unofficial, but Dick Butkus is in Tuscaloosa.

• TideSportsExtra Features • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Scenes from Atlanta Part II Scenes from Atlanta Part II
We checked out a rowdy SEC kickoff party at Hudson Grille and talked with some fans in Atlanta.

• Video Blog • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
SEC Championship celebration SEC Championship celebration
It was an exhilerating moment for the Crimson Tide after defeating Florida for the SEC crown.

• Chase Goodbread: Good Tidings • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Sunseri, FSU not in contact Sunseri, FSU not in contact
If Sal Sunseri is a possibility for the defensive coordinator opening at FSU, the interest remains one-sided for now.

• Bama in the NBA December 7th Stats:
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• Bama in the NFL Week 13 Stats:
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• Mark Ingram Among Five Finalists for 2009 Heisman Trophy • RollTide.com
Alabama sophomore running back Mark Ingram is one of five finalists for the 2009 Heisman Trophy, it was announced Monday evening on ESPN's SportsCenter. 

• Richardson shines in first year at Alabama • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Trent Richardson got some good advice when he began summer workouts with the University of Alabama football team.

• No word on Sunseri to FSU • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | If Sal Sunseri is a possibility for the defensive coordinator opening at Florida State University, the interest remains one-sided for now.

• Sunseri, FSU not in contact • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | If Sal Sunseri is a possibility for the defensive coordinator opening at Florida State University, the interest remains one-sided for now.

• Ingram, Tebow among Heisman Trophy finalists • Tuscaloosa News
NEW YORK | Tim Tebow added another Heisman first to his long list of accomplishments just by being selected a finalist for this year’s trophy.

• Tide dominates AP All-SEC football team • Tuscaloosa News
ATLANTA | After an undefeated romp through the season, No. 1 Alabama kept right on rolling when the honors were handed out on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team Monday.

• Kevin Scarbinsky: BCS title match with Texas is no David vs. Goliath • The Birmingham News
Where’s Tommy Trott when you need him?

• Paul Finebaum: Thank-you list lengthy for champs • The Press Register
In the aftermath of Alabama's most magnificent night in 17 years, Nick Saban could not have been more gracious. The man who deserves to be the national coach of the year thanked everyone associated with the Crimson Tide football team — from the seniors down to the water boy. And in perhaps the biggest upset of the season, he even thanked the media. 

• Alabama puts seven on AP All-SEC first team • Tuscaloosa News
Fresh off a 32-13 beating of Florida in the SEC championship game, seven Alabama players were first-team selections on the Associated Press' All-SEC team released Monday, including unanimous selections Mark Ingram, Rolando McClain and Terrence Cody.

• Alabama's Mark Ingram headed to NYC for Heisman ceremony • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA - With pundits scrambling to track votes and issue projections, there's only one certainty right now about Alabama tailback Mark Ingram's place in the 2009 Heisman Trophy extravaganza. 

• Committed and uncommitted prospects have another shot to impress recruiters • Tuscaloosa News
Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State and Southern Miss are well represented with commitments among the 74 players in Mobile this week for the Alabama-Mississippi High School All-Star Classic, but it's the wealth of uncommitted players in the game that give it added appeal.

• Four All-SEC picks are Classic alums • Tuscaloosa News
Four Alabama-Mississippi High School All-Star Classic alums were first-team selections on the Associated Press All-SEC team released Monday. Running back Anthony Dixon of Mississippi State and offensive lineman John Jerry of Ole Miss represented Mississippi in the 2006 and 2005 Classics, respectively, while Auburn defensive end Antonio Coleman played for the Alabama squad 2005 Classic and Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain, the SEC's defensive player of the year, represented Alabama in the summer 2007 game.

• Sports Soundoff • Tuscaloosa News
Tebow caller was off base -- The caller who made fun of Tim Tebow is way off base. College football needs more people like Tebow, with his Christian values and attitude. He is a fine competitor. He plays with emotion and he plays with heart. To make fun of someone's reaction after they lose is being a bad sport.

• Tide freshmen up to challenge • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama's unbeaten record, SEC championship and climb to the BCS national title game may have surprised some people.

• Mark McCarter: You want that playoff system? Think again • The Huntsville Times
Just wondering if there are fewer advocates in these parts for a college football playoff system than there might have been a couple of weeks ago. 

• Heisman hopes high for Ingram • The Huntsville Times
Alabama tailback earns invite to New York as award finalist

• Nice start for this group • The Huntsville Times
Alabama freshmen enjoying success early in their collegiate careers

• Alabama dominates All-SEC selections • Montgomery Advertiser
ATLANTA -- After an undefeated romp through the season, No. 1 Alabama kept right on rolling when the honors were handed out on the Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team Monday. 

• Ingram, Tebow among Heisman finalists • Montgomery Advertiser
NEW YORK -- Tim Tebow became the first player to be invited to the Heisman Trophy presentation ceremony three times when the Florida quarterback -- along with Colt McCoy, Mark Ingram, Toby Gerhart and Ndamukong Suh -- was named a finalist Monday for college football's most prestigious player of the year award.

• ALABAMA ADVISORY BOARD: Naysayers eating crow with Alabama's rise • Montgomery Advertiser
Update, there's a shortage of crow across the country. If any of you naysayers didn't get your share, look me up, I have some great recipes. This past week, you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting someone saying Alabama was going down.

• AP ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM • Montgomery Advertiser
The 2009 Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference football team released Monday, with player's position, name, school, height, weight and class (u-unanimous selection):
FIRST TEAM
Offense

• Path to Pasadena longest for Tide's '05 signees • Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama players will take a couple of weeks off from football to concentrate on fall semester exams before beginning preparations for Texas in the BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, Calif.

• New York, New York • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
Mark Ingram is one step closer to taking a seat above any other individual who has played football at Alabama. As expected, the Crimson Tide sophomore running back was among the five finalists for …

• Alabama’s McClain adds to his trophy case • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
The stream of awards didn’t slow down for Rolando McClain on Monday. A day after piling up honors at the team …

• College Football Notebook • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
Coaches poll USA Today has released how each individual voted in the final regular-season coaches poll Tuesday, and none of the five who failed to vote Alabama No. 1 are from the …

• Ingram, Tide reap postseason honors • Dothan Eagle
Mark Ingram is a Heisman Trophy finalist and the Associated Press’ SEC Offensive Player of the Year on a day of accolades for the Alabama football program. Crimson Tide teammate Rolando McClain is the league’s Defensive Player of the Year...

• 2009 Heisman Finalists Breakdown • College Football News
The five finalists for the 2009 Heisman Trophy have been announced, and while a few deserving names were left out, there's big-time star power, two great running backs, and a pure defensive player with a real, live shot at pulling out the win. Pete Fiutak breaks down and analyzes the five and predicts the winner. 

• 34 Things You Need To Know About The Bowls • College Football News
Some of Sunday's freshly-minted bowl matchups won't generate excitement or interest, but for the ones that do, here's a heaping platter of football thoughts to feast on as you create your bowl viewing schedule and map out picks for your confidence pool.

• Tony Barnhart: An early look at the five BCS games • AJC
Let’s take an early glance at the five BCS games. We’re not going to pick then until later. it’s a long time before they play and much can change. I will give you an early thought of where I’m leaning:

• Baby Tate: College Football Playoff for the 2009 Season • Bleacher Report
A long time ago yours truly submitted a college football playoff system to the editor of a nationally published weekly sports magazine. In the breakdown, we incorporated all of the conference champions and the best of the independent schools...

• BCS Playoffs: No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes • Bleacher Report
It's time to settle the debate right here and right now.

• Top junior LB names three early favorites • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
"I love their style of defense," he says of the Tide. "Alabama plays a really aggressive style on defense. I like their linebackers and how the use them in a 3-4 defense..."

• West Coast junior reeling in offers • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Being the top target of an elite senior quarterback prospect will get a receiver noticed quickly. It's certainly worked for Kasen Williams, the prime target for blue-chip quarterback Jake Heaps of Skyline HS in Sammamish, Washington. Williams is a standout receiver for the class of 2011. 

• Saban meets with Fulton • BamaOnLine  (Subscribers Only)
On Monday, Tide coach Nick Saban began what is expected to be a whirlwind recruiting tour of Alabama's top remaining 2010 targets. First up - Manning Rivals100 star John Fulton.

• Too close for comfort • BamaOnLine
Mark Ingram's bid to win Alabama's first Heisman Trophy could come down to a very tight vote between him Toby Gerhart, Colt McCoy and Ndamukong Suh. 

• Erik Stinnett: Ingram, Gerhart deserve 1-2 Heisman finish • Crimson Confidential
Alabama is Pasadena-bound. Mark Ingram, however, has a little stopover in New York to make before that.

• The BSR's Blogger Heisman Ballot • Bama Sports Report
The folks at our Bloguin brothers the Blue Workhorse have asked us to submit a ballot for the Sports Blog Heisman trophy... and we're glad to oblige. When talking about postseason awards, the Heisman is clearly the grandaddy of all the awards. And, it's the one that has eluded Alabama throughout its storied history. Alabama's highest finish in Heisman balloting was in 1993, when David Palmer finished third. Alabama and Tennessee are the only schools in the top 10 in all time victories to never recieve the trophy.

• SEC Championship Commemorative Ball • RollTide.com
New to the Crimson Collection and just in time for the holidays, the Alabama Athletics Department has released an SEC Championship football commemorating Alabama's 32-13 win over Florida

• Saban, McClain, Arenas Earn SEC Awards • RollTide.com
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, junior linebacker Rolando McClain and senior return specialist Javer Arenas won three of the Southeastern Conference's major individual football awards, the ...

• Barrett Jones Named Freshman All-American • RollTide.com
Alabama freshman right guard Barrett Jones was named to the 2009 Phil Steele and CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-American Teams on Wednesday. 

• Tide gathers more honors • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Just a day after receiving the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker, the honors continued to roll in for University of Alabama junior Rolando McClain. The Decatur native was named the Southeastern Conference's Defensive Player of the Year, joining coach Nick Saban as the SEC's Coach of the Year, and Javier Arenas as the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year.

• Chase Goodbread: Good Tidings • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
McClain’s postgame actions say it all McClain’s postgame actions say it all
Rolando McClain showed Saturday why his leadership may be the strongest on a team full of leaders. 

• Video Blog • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Dec. 9 TSE Roundtable Dec. 9 TSE Roundtable
SEC Championship game, Heisman talk, and Lane Kiffin is at it again at Tennessee. All that on the latest TSE Roundtable.

• Web Warehouse • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
12/9: Five Tide players on ESPN.com’s All-SEC team 12/9: Five Tide players on ESPN.com’s All-SEC team
Here's Chris Low's ESPN article naming ESPN.com's All-SEC team which includes five Crimson Tide players. 

• Gentry Estes: Video: 'Let's go be champions, boys' • The Press Register
Catch part of Nick Saban's pregame speech and watch quarterback Greg McElroy send teammates onto the field in a stirring highlight video from UA.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Tide's Barrett Jones named a freshman All-American • The Birmingham News
Redshirt freshman from Memphis has started all 13 games this season.

• Mike Herndon: McClain, Arenas, Tebow earn coaches' SEC player of the year honors, Saban named coach of the year • The Press Register
Nick Saban was named the SEC's coach of the year, Alabama's Rolando McClain and Javier Arenas were tabbed the defensive and special teams players of the year, respectively, and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow earned offensive player of the year honors, the league announced Wednesday. Tebow, who led the conference in completion percentage (65.2) and was second in passing efficiency...

• Gentry Estes: SEC coaches honor Alabama with three individual awards • The Press Register
The Crimson Tide lands the SEC coach of the year, defensive player of the year and special teams player of the year, per a vote of the league's coaches

• Don Kausler Jr.: SEC coaches say McClain, Arenas and Saban are the best • The Birmingham News
Florida's Tim Tebow named league's offensive player of the year.

• Demopolis junior is "blowing up" • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
When evaluating a prospect, one thing the Alabama staff looks for is how the player performs in big games. The Tide staff wants players who play their best in big games. Perhaps nobody in the state of Alabama does that better than junior running back Demarcus James of Demopolis. In the playoffs this season, the 5-10, 201-pound James carried the Tigers to the class 5A state championship.

• Woodrow Lowe Into Hall Of Fame • 'BamaMag
Former Tide linebacker is inducted at Waldorf-Astoria in New York

• Scout.com Experts Pick the Heisman • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Scout.com football experts break down the finalists for the Heisman Trophy.

• Candidacy speaks to Tide's tradeMark • BamaOnLine
I'm not here to make Mark Ingram's case for the Heisman Trophy. In fact, I can't honestly say he's the best player on his own team. But, really, isn't that what makes this Alabama team special? There's an Ingram at just about every position.

• Bama players spending week working out, taking exams • Crimson Confidential
Herein lies the hard part for Alabama.

• Florida From The Couch • Bama Sports Report
After Alabama stopped Florida on third down, I was making a T with my hands and screaming "timeout" with 2:01 left in the first half. Instead, Alabama let Florida run the clock down 40 seconds before kicking a field goal, and then ran the clock out on the first half with dive plays, giving Florida the chance to get the ball to start the second half and then drive down the field to take the lead.

• Solid upbringing helping Mark Ingram handle Heisman Trophy hype • Flint Journal
This one never made any of Mark Ingram’s football highlight reels.

• Allan Taylor: Crimson Tide turns $38 million profit, making Saban's lucrative contract look like a bargain • The Huntsville Times
Think giving Nick Saban $32 million over eight years was a gamble back in 2007? Not when Alabama athletics netted $38 million last year alone.

• C.J. Mosley welcomes in-home visitor • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
C.J. Mosley, Scout.com four-star outside linebacker from Theodore, Ala., is the top uncommitted prospect in the state. He is competing this week in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic and will also play in the U.S. Army All-American game. Mosley has an official visit scheduled in January and received a visitor from a coach Tuesday evening. 

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• Cecil Hurt: This move caught McClain by surprise • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
If you were an NFL running back in the late 1960s and you didn’t know Dick Butkus was on his way, you were probably headed for a concussion or worse.

• TideSportsExtra Features • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Scenes from Atlanta Part III Scenes from Atlanta Part III
We continue our jaunt around Atlanta, running into fans of all kinds. Even unique ones from Alaska. 

• Gentry Estes: Seven Tide football players set to receive degrees Saturday • The Press Register
Seven scholarship members of Alabama's football team will receive undergraduate degrees Saturday, according to UA.

• Paul Gattis: Report: NCAA conducting 'wide-ranging' investigation into Tennessee football • The Huntsville Times
Kiffin's aggressive recruiting approach may have been too aggressive. 

• Don Kausler Jr.: Web site shows Tide's Ingram ahead in a tight Heisman race with Stanford's Gerhart • The Birmingham News
StiffArmTrophy.com has tracked down 208 of the 926 votes so far.

• Don Kausler Jr.: California dreamin': Tickets to BCS title game going quickly • The Birmingham News
Alabama received orders for 5,400 tickets beyond what it could fulfill

• NCAA coming to N. Gwinnett to talk to Vols’ commitment • AJC
North Gwinnett coach Bob Sphire confirmed that NCAA investigators will be at his school on Thursday to interview senior offensive lineman JaWuan James and his parents about possible recruiting violations committed by Tennessee and hinted that the inquiry may be focusing on the Vols’ use of social media in recruiting.

• Tony Barnhart: Alabama DC Smart is the next hot assistant • AJC
New York—I was here Tuesday on business and had a chance to attend some functions around the annual College Football Hall of Fame dinner. Just about everybody in the college football world is here to celebrate the end of the season. Here are some tidbits and buzz that might interest you:

• TI TV • WVUA-TV
See it on WVUATV.com, the home of Tider Insider TV.

• Tuesday Alabama Notebook • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
The first day of practice for the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Classic got off to a rainy start with the teams choosing to go indoors for the morning session. For Team Alabama, the first day was all about learning assignments from a new coaching staff and showcasing their skills against the best in their state. 

• Tide visits rising DL • BamaOnLine  (Subscribers Only)
Although the Alabama recruiting class of 2010 appears to be close to full, the Tide coaching staff is reshuffling the deck of available targets and a big-time defensive tackle out of Detroit has emerged as a possibility.

• Two clear leaders for James Stone • Crimson Confidential
Under Armour All-America offensive lineman James Stone has narrowed his list from six schools down to four, and his coach says there are two clear leaders.

• Video: McClain receives Butkus award as nation's top LB • Crimson Confidential
Check out the video of Dick Butkus' surprise visit to Tuscaloosa Tuesday to present Rolando McClain with the Butkus award, given to the nation's best linebacker. 

• Start picking: CrimsonConfidential.com College Bowl Mania under way • Crimson Confidential
So you feel fairly confident Alabama can finish off a dream season by knocking off Texas in the...

• Bama in the NBA December 8th Stats:
See how former players performed.

• Nico Johnson filling a big void • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | The first glimpse many Alabama football fans got of Nico Johnson was the head-turning performance he displayed in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl for high school seniors in January.

• Bama’s Rolando McClain wins Butkus Award • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Like his head coach, Rolando McClain likes his routines.

• UA's Smart honored as nation's top assistant • Tuscaloosa News
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. | University of Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart won the Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach Tuesday.

• Georgia defensive player commits to Alabama • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSSA | The University of Alabama landed another football commitment Tuesday for the 2010 class when Adrian Hubbard — from Norcross, Ga. — chose the Crimson Tide over numerous scholarship offers, including Georgia, Florida State, South Carolina, Clemson, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Maryland and North Carolina State.

• Andrew Bone Recruiting Report • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
All-Stars in Mobile All-Stars in Mobile
The Alabama-Mississippi All-Star week has kicked off in Mobile with practice starting Tuesday. The Alabama team spent the morning session in-doors due to rainy weather, but hit the field in the afternoon. Several of Alabama’s future players are participants. 

• ALABAMA NOTEBOOK: Tide's Smart takes home Broyles Award • The Press Register
TUSCALOOSA - Postseason honors for Alabama's top-ranked football team aren't limited to players this year. 

• ALL-STAR CLASSIC NOTEBOOK: Mosley misses bowling event to meet with Saban • The Press Register
Theodore linebacker C.J. Mosley did not participate in Tuesday night's scheduled players' activity for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic at Florida Lanes, but it wasn't because he can't pick up a 7-10 split.

• COACHES ALL-SEC TEAM: Ingram, McClain top squad • The Press Register
Unanimous selections Mark Ingram and Rolando McClain led a total of eight first-team selections from Alabama on the SEC coaches' all-conference team released Tuesday. 

• McClain wins Butkus Award • The Press Register
TUSCALOOSA - Suitably dressed and on time as instructed, Alabama star middle linebacker Rolando McClain reported to the football complex Tuesday morning for what he'd been told was a media session for the BCS national championship game.

• The shape of things to come: Tide and Tigers fans can get early look at future defenders • The Press Register
Want a sneak peek at the University of Alabama's future defensive backfield? Or Auburn's linebackers? 

• Alabama notes • The Huntsville Times
Kirby Smart earns Broyles Award 

• Butkus Award winner McClain meets the master • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- For once, Alabama's defensive captain was confounded by a coach's call.

• Photos • Montgomery Advertiser
Rolando McClain in action

• Defensive coordinator Smart chosen nation's top assistant • Montgomery Advertiser
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart won the Broyles Award on Tuesday as the nation's top assistant coach.

• COACHES ALL-SEC TEAM • Montgomery Advertiser
The 2009 Coaches All-Southeastern Conference football team released Tuesday, with player's position, name, school, height, weight and class:

• 8 Tide first-teamers on coaches' squad • Montgomery Advertiser
SEC champion Alabama had a league-high eight first-team representatives on the 2009 All-SEC Coaches' Football Team, the league office announced Tuesday.

• Saban earns Stagg Coaching Award • Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama head coach Nick Saban has been named winner of the 2009 Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award by the United States Sports Academy.

• Dyas, Lowe inducted into College Football Hall of Fame • Montgomery Advertiser
NEW YORK -- Former Auburn football All-American Dr. Ed Dyas and former Alabama All-American Woodrow Lowe were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday at the National Football Foundation Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astroria in New York.

• Making Decatur proud • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
Adcock, Netherton say McClain’s athleticism, passion unequaled 

• Tide’s McClain joins greats • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
Rolando McClain was just having a chat with Alabama coach Nick Saban on Tuesday morning when another presence entered the office. Then, in a move not common for the former Decatur High …

• College Football Notebook • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
Now that Nick Saban and his coaching staff can shift their focus back to recruiting briefly, the Tide picked up another commitment Tuesday. Adrian Hubbard, a 6-foot-7 defensive end from …

• Alabama’s Kirby Smart earns Frank Broyles Award • Dothan Eagle
Individual awards continue to come in to college football’s top-ranked team.

• Jonathan Fravel: Alabama Assistant Kirby Smart Named the Broyle's Award Recipient • Bleacher Report
The Nations No. 1 team now has the nations top assistant coach in 2009.

• Drew Gatewood: Heisman Trophy, BCS Title, and Elephants, Oh My!: What a Year for the Tide • Bleacher Report
Mark Ingram and his Crimson Tide teammates have themselves poised to finish what could be one of the most historical seasons for a team already rich in history. After dominating the reigning BCS Champion Florida Gators last weekend to win a record 22nd SEC Championship, The tide will try to win National Title 13 against the Texas Longhorns.

• Elite junior RB eyeing five schools • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Although the Tide appears set at the running back position for the next few seasons, it will continue to recruit top talent at the position. A big-time junior Alabama has its sights set on is Isaiah Crowell of Carver HS in Columbus, Georgia. 

• Alabama All-Star: Corey Grant • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Featured Tide commitment from Mobile.

• Tide Leads SEC Coaches' Team • 'BamaMag 
Alabama placed a league-best eight men on the first team All-Southeastern Conference football team as selected by the coaches. Bama had two of the league's three unanimous selections.

• Tide offers huge junior OT • BamaOnLine  (Subscribers Only)
At 6-foot-7, 298 pounds, Har-ber (Springdale, Ark.) offensive tackle Brey Cook is among the biggest prospects for the class of 2011. This week, he received big news from Alabama. 

• Ala.-Miss. All-Star Tuesday Hot 11 • BamaOnLine  (Subscribers Only)
Inclement weather made its way into Mobile on Tuesday, forcing the coaching staffs for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic to alter plans on the first day of practices. Tide commit Demarcus Miliner was one ... 

• Bama fans voice concerns regarding title game • Crimson Confidential
It's early still, but Bama fans are already noticing some red flags regarding the Crimson Tide and the BCS national championship game against Texas.

• Tide players on All-SEC squad: Barron, McElroy should have been included • Crimson Confidential
As one would expect after an SEC-championship winning season, Alabama was well-represented on ESPN.com's All-SEC team. 

• Crimson Tide Trio Earn Freshman All-SEC Honors • RollTide.com
Alabama freshmen Barrett Jones, Trent Richardson and Nico Johnson were named to the 2009 Freshman All-Southeastern Football Team, the league office announced Thursday afternoon. 

• Kevin Scarbinsky: No plans to show Heisman announcement live in Coleman Coliseum • The Birmingham News
Video will be aired at halftime of Purdue vs. Alabama if Mark Ingram wins.

• Kevin Scarbinsky: Stallings doesn't think my Heisman vote is crazy • The Birmingham News
Tide legend calls Ingram and McClain best offensive and defensive players in America.

• Jon Solomon: Birmingham News sports podcast: Postseason football edition • The Birmingham News
Heisman Trophy talk, BCS National Championship ponderings and should Auburn be in New Year's Day bowl?

• Alabama All-Star: Demarcus Milliner • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Interview from Mobile, Ala.

• Tide Basketball Faces Tough Test • 'BamaMag
Anyone checking out the Alabama men’s basketball season prior to the start of the season would have realized that the biggest non-conference home game for the Crimson Tide would be Purdue. That game is this Saturday and it’s even bigger than expected.

• Jalston Fowler eager to enroll • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Tide commitment ready for Tuscaloosa.

• VIDEO: Grant, Knox preview Boilermakers • BamaOnLine
With No. 5 Purdue set to visit Coleman Coliseum Saturday night, Alabama men's basketball coach Anthony Grant took time Thursday to preview the Crimson Tide's matchup with the Boilermakers. 

• Saban and Co. set practice and departure schedule • Tuscaloosa News
The practice and departure times have been set for the Alabama Crimson Tide in preparation for the BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena on January 7, 2010, against the Texas Longhorns.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Tide sets practice schedule for Jan. 7 title game; preparation on the field begins Dec. 19 • The Birmingham News
Crimson Tide will fly to California on Jan. 1 for the game in Pasadena against second-ranked Texas. 

• Don Kausler Jr.: Tide's Barrett Jones, Trent Richardson and Nico Johnson named to Freshman All-SEC team • The Birmingham News
Jones is one of four unanimous selections by the SEC coaches.

• Cavalcade, Part 2 - USC's Lousy Finish • College Football News
From USC's lousy season flying under the radar, to the myth of Tim Tebow, to Tiger's morality, here are the 10 things to be grouchy about this week.

• Coach Saban Named Finalist for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year • RollTide.com
Now in its fourth year of heralding college football coaches who demonstrate sportsmanship, integrity and responsibility on and off the field, Liberty Mutual Insurance today named Alabama head foot... 

• TideSports Photos: • Tuscaloosa News
SCRAPBOOK: Your Pictures 2

• Race to the Heisman: A game-by-game look at Mark Ingram's season • Tuscaloosa News
Alabama's Mark Ingram is one of five finalists heading to New York this weekend vying for the coveted Heisman Trophy. TideSports.com takes a look back at Ingram performance this season in a Crimson Tide uniform.

• Saban finalist for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Liberty Mutual Insurance has named University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban one of 10 finalists for the 2009 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award for the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) category.

• Gentry Estes: Saban a finalist for two (and counting) national coach of the year awards • The Press Register
Alabama's head coach is a finalist for two national awards, both of which he won last year.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Ingram increases his Heisman lead, according to latest StiffArmTrophy.com update • The Birmingham News
Alabama running back now leads in the hard count of points with 242 of 926 votes accounted for. 

• Franklin Crittenden: How Nick Saban Lifted the NCAA's Curse and Cast Out Alabama's Demons • Bleacher Report
It is a little-known fact that Alabama coach Nick Saban has the power to remove curses and cast out demons.

• 2011 QB impressed with Tide • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Suwannee (GA) North Gwinnett High School has been one of the top football talent producers in the state of Georgia in recent years. Now one of its top underclassmen is seeing plenty of attention from SEC schools and has some good things to say about the Crimson Tide...

• Erik Stinnett: Bama nothing special? A closer look reveals otherwise • Crimson Confidential
Dear Mr. Lucksinger,
I beg to differ. 

• Ross Lucksinger: Texas writer: Bama nothing special • Crimson Confidential
Are there problems on this Texas Longhorn team? Absolutely. Is this a consistently dominant team? No, sir. But does Texas need to be a dominant team to win its fifth national championship? 

• Video Blog • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Player Cam: Greg McElroy Player Cam: Greg McElroy
The cameras turned towards Greg McElroy's performance in the SEC Championship Game.

• Don Kausler Jr.: On possible verge of receiving Heisman, Ingram continues to praise his teammates • The Birmingham News
"It would be a team honor," says the sophomore running back who is one of five finalists for the 75-year-old award that no Alabama player has won.

• Gentry Estes: News and notes: With a close Heisman race projected, Tide players hopeful for Mark Ingram • The Press Register
For Ingram to become Alabama's first winner in program history, he'll likely after to win one of the closest Heisman races of all time.

• Don Kausler Jr.: How's Ingram doing? Here's the latest from StiffArmTrophy.com ... • The Birmingham News
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy seems to be falling out of Heisman contention.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Winless against Longhorns, Tide focused on making history, not studying it • The Birmingham News
0-7-1 record against Texas doesn't concern Alabama captains who are only focused on Colt McCoy & Co.

• Top Heisman Non-Winners, Mistakes, & More • College Football News
The greatest players to never win the Heisman, the biggest voting mistakes, and the greatest Heisman races.

• Saban, Willis visit Spanish Fort; watch tape of top junior OL • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
On Tuesday, Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Tide assistant James Willis were in south Alabama visiting high schools. One stop was at Spanish Fort HS, home of Reese Dismukes, one of the state's top offensive linemen for the class of 2011.

• Alabama Wednesday Notebook • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Team Alabama hit two different practice fields Wednesday in two different cities. The team is gearing up for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic with several players beginning to separate themselves from the pack. 

• Alabama All-Star: Nick Perry • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Nick Perry, four-star safety from Prattville, Ala., is still in great football shape after playing last Friday night in the state title against Hoover. Prattville lost the Class 6A state championship, but Perry is happy about his future. 

• Underdog Texas fine with being the 'hated' • Crimson Confidential
The Texas Longhorns are headed to the national championship amid a flurry of questions and doubts after closing out the year with a pair of less-than-dominant victories. Because of this, for the next few weeks the Horns will hear over and over again why they're going to lose.

• Bama in the NBA December 9th Stats:
See how former players performed.

• Coach Nick Saban Named Finalist for Eddie Robinson Award • RollTide.com
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban is one of seven finalists for the 2009 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, the Football Writers Association of America announced Wednesday. 

• Freshman cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick ready to step up next season • Tuscaloosa News
What will Texas Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy be facing when he matches up against the University of Alabama’s defensive secondary in the national championship game?

• SEC honors Saban, McClain, Arenas with individual awards • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Just a day after receiving the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker, the honors continued to roll in for University of Alabama junior Rolando McClain. The Decatur native was named the Southeastern Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, joining coach Nick Saban as the SEC’s Coach of the Year, and Javier Arenas as the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year.

• As Saban’s Tide soars, so do profits • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama won its bet on Nick Saban.

• Texas’ Brown gets $5 million deal • Tuscaloosa News
AUSTIN, Texas | Texas coach Mack Brown is a $5 million man, not just this season, but for the life of his contract.

• Saban finalist for Eddie Robinson Award • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is one of seven finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, the Football Writers Association of America announced Wednesday.

• Tennessee confirms NCAA probe into booster group • Tuscaloosa News
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. | University of Tennessee officials say they are “cooperating fully” with the NCAA in its investigation into some of the school’s football recruiting practices.

• Ray Melick: Maybe Lane Kiffin has it all figured out • The Birmingham News
Here's what I can't figure out about Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin:

• As Tide rolls, so does money • The Press Register
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama coach Nick Saban made a cool $125,000 by beating Florida on Saturday, and the next one would be worth more.

• The need for speed • The Press Register
Who is the fastest player in this week's Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic?

• Sports Soundoff • The Press Register
Auburn is dreaming -- To the "AU has been there, done that," I don't know what this person is talking about. For 13 years, Alabama basically stunk. Auburn should've dominated the SEC West. How many national championship games did they even play in during those 13 years? Zero. They couldn't do it when we were down. They're dreaming if they think they're going to do it now. 

• Theodore's Mosley meets with Saban • The Press Register
While his teammates in this week's Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic bowled for strikes at Florida Lanes Tuesday night, Theodore linebacker C.J. Mosley was getting a picture of what his future might look like should he choose to sign with top-ranked Alabama.

• UA lineman excited for RB Ingram • The Press Register
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama left guard Mike Johnson figures he'll be sitting on a couch somewhere watching when the Heisman Trophy is awarded Saturday night. 

• Teammates sharing Heisman anxiety • The Huntsville Times
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama left guard Mike Johnson figures he'll be sitting on a couch somewhere watching when the Heisman Trophy is awarded Saturday night. 

• Don Kausler Jr.: Nebraska's Suh beats out Tide's Cody, two others for Lombardi Award • The Birmingham News
Trophy goes to the nation's top lineman (offense or defense).

• It's a wide-open run for the Heisman • Montgomery Advertiser
The Heisman Trophy will be awarded Saturday by New York's Downtown Athletic Club. If the ballots of USA Today staffers on the voting panel are an indication, this year's winner might be difficult to call in advance. None of the seven voters had identical ballots.

• Want tickets to Tide game? • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
For Alabama fans hoping to make the pilgrimage to California for the BCS National Championship Game, there is good news 

• College Football Notebook • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
The awards and honors continued rolling into the Alabama football program Wednesday. 

• Alabama’s Nick Saban a finalist for Eddie Robinson Award • Dothan Eagle
Alabama coach Nick Saban is one of seven finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, which he won last season and in 2003.

• Tony Barnhart: Some advice to high school recruits: Tell the truth about Tennessee • AJC
Nobody asked me but:

• Alabama Fans Claim 12 National Championships, Reality Claims Otherwise • Bleacher Report
God, better known as "Nick Saban" to many of those clad in Crimson, wouldn't approve of such a sin.

• John Boller: Alabama Suspends Classes for Title Game in Pasadena • Bleacher Report
On January 7, 2010, the Alabama Crimson Tide will play for the National Championship for the first time in nearly two decades.

• Junior safety is one of Georgia's best • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
The 2011 class in Georgia is shaping up to be another excellent group. One of the state's best is Tyler Hunter, a 6-0, 205-pound safety prospect from Lowndes HS in Valdosta. 

• Mosley talks Saban visit • BamaOnLine  (Subscribers Only)
Alabama coach Nick Saban is heavy on the recruiting trail, attempting to put the finishing touches on the class of 2010. To that end, Saban paid a visit to Theodore linebacker C.J. Mosley on Tuesday evening and the Rivals100 member had positive reviews of the meeting.

• Sunseri influence a big reason why Tide now prepping for Pasadena • Crimson Confidential
There’s an underlying, underpublicized reason Alabama is headed to Pasadena this season instead of headed back to New Orleans. 

• Arie Kouandjio talks recruiting • Crimson Confidential
Offensive lineman Arie Kouandjio from DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, Maryland, has been one of the most sought after lineman prospects on the east coast. 

• Gentry Estes: Report: Alabama's Jim McElwain has interviewed for San Jose State job • The Press Register
Alabama's offensive coordinator has interviewed for the vacant San Jose State head coaching job, according to a report by the Bay Area NBC Affiliate station.

• Gentry Estes: Coaching carousel update: FSU finds its new defensive coordinator at another UA • The Press Register
Alabama keeps all its assistants for now, as Florida State's Jimbo Fisher hires Arizona's Mark Stoops to be his new defensive chief.

• Home Depot ESPNU Awards • SEC Sports
SEC has five award winners and 10 first-team All-Americans in College Football Awards Ceremony Thursday night 

• Bibb County duo drawing attention • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
In recent years, Bibb County head coach Mike Battles has had his share of outstanding prospects, including center Ben Jones (Georgia), running back Zac Stacy (Vanderbilt) and this year's star, running back Quail Rutledge. According to Coach Battles, he will have two more excellent prospects in 2011. 

• The Warm 11 • Crimson Country Club (Members Only)
BOL has this great feature this week called the “Hot Eleven” (they have been doing this for awhile) in which the analysts on hand rate the top eleven performers they saw at each practice session. It is very information and very good and I highly recommend reading them. I have met Barton Simmons and Barry Every—not to mention Shane, of course—and they are very bright football guys. Most importantly, they are unbiased. They could give a crap less about Alabama or Auburn or Florida or Louisiana Tech. Its those type of opinions which carry the most value. Anyway, for those of you not living in Mobile, let me assure you, it is cold as a witches’ set of underdrawers down here today. I can’t bring myself to call anything ‘hot’. So based on the two Alabama practices I viewed this week, I present to you, my Warm Eleven, the best eleven kids I saw this week, based on nothing predetermined. This would be my ranking of the top eleven college prospects on that Alabama All Star team had I known nothing about them prior to watching the two practices. 

• 30 Student-Athletets to Receive Their Degree on Saturday • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama will have 30 student-athletes receive their degree on Saturday, Dec. 12, when UA holds its winter commencement at 9 a.m. at Coleman Coliseum.

• Men's Basketball to Face No. 5 Purdue on ESPN2 • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama men's basketball team will face another early season challenge on Saturday when it hosts No. 5 Purdue on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum. The game, broadcast on ESPN2, is sch... 

• Former Alabama coach hired by Memphis • Tuscaloosa News
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former University of Alabama head coach Mike DuBose has been hired by the University of Memphis as a defensive line coach under new head coach Larry Porter.

• Cecil Hurt: Don’t consider the Longhorns as an underdog • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
I understand why the University of Alabama football team will be favored in the BCS Championship Game on Jan. 7. 

• Chase Goodbread: Good Tidings • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Thursday thoughts from Alabama-Mississippi All-Star practices Thursday thoughts from Alabama-Mississippi All-Star practices
MOBILE - Random thoughts from Mobile as four future UA football players prepare for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game.

• Video Blog • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
TSE Exclusive: Phil Savage TSE Exclusive: Phil Savage
Rachel Baribeau sits down with radio analyst Phil Savage to discuss his career in recruiting, the NFL, and now broadcasting. 

• TideSportsExtra Features • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Heisman Watch: Ingram 2009 game-by-game performances Heisman Watch: Ingram 2009 game-by-game performances
A look at Mark Ingram's efforts throughout the season entering the Heisman Trophy selection.

• Web Warehouse • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
12/11: Breaking down the Heisman candidates 12/11: Breaking down the Heisman candidates
Here's an excerpt and link to Pat Forde, Ivan Maisel and Mark Schlabach's ESPN article in which they break-down the Heisman candidates.

• Walter Camp All-America Team • SEC Sports
The Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team Has Been Announced. The SEC Has 14 First and Second Team All-Americans, Led by Alabama With 6 Total.

• Franklin Crittenden: Alabama's Big Uglies Are the Real Reason for the Crimson Tide's Success • Bleacher Report
Who are Alabama's "Big Uglies?"

• Ticket (and other) BCS Information • 'BamaMag
’BAMA Magazine had the opportunity to visit with three Rose Bowl/BCS National Championship Game officials during the month of November. Although most trends originate on the West coast and travel to all corners of the United States, the California contingent was baptized to the fervent frenzied atmosphere present at a Southeastern Conference football game in Tuscaloosa.

• "It's a play that's almost become legendary." • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Coach Spotlight: Tide commitment Nick Perry

• Ala. All-Stars: Friday Notebook • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Solomon Patton talks of Gator coaching changes.

• Respected website has Ingram winning Heisman • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
For the first time in a very long time, tomorrow's Heisman Trophy presentation ceremony in New York will matter to Alabama fans. 

• CBS News to air interview with Ingram's incarcerated father • Crimson Confidential
CBS News will air an interview with Mark Ingram's incarcerated father, Mark Ingram Sr., tonight. 

• Bama in the NFL Week 14 Stats:
See how former players performed.

• Cody, Johnson, Ingram and McClain Named First-Team All-American • RollTide.com
The Crimson Tide's first-team All-Americans include senior nose guard Terrence Cody, sophomore running back Mark Ingram, senior left guard Mike Johnson and junior linebacker Rolando McClain. Alaba... 

• Gymnastics Ranked Third in Preseason Coaches' Poll • RollTide.com
The Crimson Tide's first-team All-Americans include senior nose guard Terrence Cody, sophomore runnin
The defending Southeastern Conference Champion Alabama Gymnastics team is third in the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches preseason coaches' top-25 poll. 

• Johnson, offensive line, want to keep Tide rolling • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | As the final minutes of last Saturday’s Southeastern Conference Championship Game turned to seconds, senior left guard Mike Johnson had no idea how much time was left.

• Saturday is Mark Ingram Day in Flint, Mich. • Tuscaloosa News
Saturday is officially Mark Ingram Day in Flint, Mich.

• Six Alabama players earn spot on Walter Camp All-American team • Tuscaloosa News
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. | The Walter Camp Foundation named six University of Alabama players to its 120th Walter Camp All-American team, the organization announced Thursday. The SEC champions had four first-team selections and two second-team honorees.

• Crimson Tide returns to practice Dec. 19 • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | The top-ranked University of Alabama football team will start the new year in California in preparation for the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.

• McCoy leads big awards night for Big 12 • Tuscaloosa News
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. | Texas quarterback Colt McCoy capped a big Thursday night for the Big 12 Conference, winning the Maxwell Award honoring the nation’s best all-around player.

• TideSports Photos: • Tuscaloosa News
Bama Scrapbook: Mark Ingram

• Kevin Scarbinsky: I like Alabama 2009 over 1992; Stallings refuses to choose • The Birmingham News
I can do it. You can do it, too.

• Business as usual for Tide • The Press Register
TUSCALOOSA - On Monday evening, Alabama senior left guard Mike Johnson looked at his girlfriend and asked her what time it was.

• Foes turn into teammates at Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic • The Press Register
Maudrecas Humphrey is reminded of his legacy every time he sees Alabama play at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

• Sports Soundoff • The Press Register
Friday, December 11, 2009 

• Philip Shirley: Behind Enemy Lines: Why Mark Ingram for Heisman Isn't Crazy • al.com
First, let's clarify something. Theoretically, the Heisman Trophy is NOT awarded to the best player in college football. That would be the Maxwell Award. Here's what it really is, from the foundation's own words: "The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Winners epitomize great ability...

• 'Bama enjoys big payoff on $32 million bet on Saban • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- The University of Alabama won its bet on Nick Saban. In fact, the gamble -- a $32 million, eight-year deal that made Saban the highest paid college coach -- paid off better than anyone might have hoped.

• 3 Tiders, 1 Tiger on SEC freshman team • Montgomery Advertiser
BIRMINGHAM -- Alabama running back Trent Richardson, offensive lineman Barrett Jones and linebacker Nico Johnson were named Thursday to the 2009 Freshman All-SEC team along with Auburn safety Daren Bates.

• Tide RB Richardson grows into backup role • Montgomery Advertiser
Trent Richardson was basking in the spotlight. He had just rushed for 80 yards on 11 carries in the SEC Championship Game against his home state's top university, helping the Crimson Tide earn a berth in the BCS National Championship Game.

• College Football Notebook • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
All-SEC freshman Alabama didn’t lean on its freshman class this season as much as it had in the previous two seasons, but three were honored Thursday for their efforts. Running back Trent …

• Andalusia star earns SEC honor • Dothan Eagle
Inside linebacker Nico Johnson of Andalusia is one of three University of Alabama players named to the All-SEC Freshman Team.

• 2009 Ranking of the Bowls (with early picks) • College Football News
What are the bowls you can't miss (like the Armed Forces Bowl thanks to Case Keenum) and which matchups might be just ho-hum? With three reasons to watch every bowl, three relatively under-the-radar stars to watch, and an early pick for each game, here are the rankings of all the 2009-2010 bowl games.

• The 2009 Award Winners & History • College Football News
All the winners of the 2009 college football awards

• Tony Barnhart: Thanks for a great season! • AJC
Wow! It seems like a lifetime ago that Oregon’s LeGarrette Blount threw the right cross to Boise State’s Byron Hout. That’s how our 2009 college football season got started. Here we are, three months later. So where are we now?

• Rolando McClain for Heisman?: Voter Kevin Scarbinsky Can't Be Taken Seriously • Bleacher Report
A funny thing happened in Birmingham, Alabama recently. Sportswriter Kevin Scarbinsky filled out his Heisman ballot. Why Scarbinsky was ever given a ballot is a matter of great debate, but he was nevertheless endowed with a vote...

• Coaches Association Wants Privacy, Let the Agenda Voting Commence • Bleacher Report
The AFCA has announced they will no longer make public the final ballots for the USA Today Coaches Poll beginning in 2010.

• Alfy Hill talks about the Tide • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
How fired up is Alfy Hill about Alabama? So excited that the 6-4½, 245-pound, blue-chp linebacker/defensive end from West Brunswick HS in Shallotte, NC traveled to Atlanta last Saturday to watch his future team in the SEC Championship game. 

• Freshman quoteboard • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Following Alabama's 32-13 defeat of Florida in the SEC championship game, BOL caught up with four key players for the future.

• Ohio LB thrilled with UA offer • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Alabama's 13-0 season thus far in 2009 has caught the attention of young prospects all over the country. One of the nation's best 2011 linebackers resides in Ohio and has Alabama in his top group of schools.

• Shannon Brown talks Tide, Vols, and Bulldogs • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Shannon Brown is poised to be one of the top linebackers in the nation for 2011. He holds offers from Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, East Carolina, and yesterday was offered by Clemson. 

• McElroy more poised, confident than McCoy? • Crimson Confidential
Mike Blackwell of ESPN affiliate InsideTexas.com got better vibes watching Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy at work last Saturday than he did watching Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, a Heisman Trophy finalist. 

• Will's Recruiting War Room - How crucial is it for Alabama to land John Fulton? • Crimson Confidential
So how crucial is it for Alabama to land John Fulton? To answer in short, it is incredibly...

• CC Recruiting Roundup - December, 10th, 2009 • Crimson Confidential
Coach Saban and his staff have been out on the road this week sealing the deal with some...

• Mark Ingram Wins Heisman Trophy • RollTide.com
Sophomore running back Mark Ingram etched his named into Crimson Tide lore tonight by becoming the first Alabama player to win the Heisman Trophy. 

• Mark Ingram makes Alabama history with Heisman • Tuscaloosa News
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Ingram completed the trophy case at Alabama, delivering the first Heisman to a school that boasts one of the richest histories in college football.

• Kevin Scarbinsky: Heisman reaction from Coleman: Big cheers all around • The Birmingham News
Basketball crowd thrilled for winner Mark Ingram.

• Gentry Estes: Alabama's Mark Ingram wins the 2009 Heisman Trophy • The Press Register
Ingram makes history in New York, becoming the first Heisman winner ever for Alabama's football program.

• Don Kausler Jr.: It's Ingram, it's history, it's a first Heisman Trophy winner for Crimson Tide • The Birmingham News
Sophomore running back ends the Crimson Tide's run of 75 years without a winner of college football's most prestigious individual prize.

• HEISMAN! Ingram Brings It Home • 'BamaMag
Alabama sophomore Mark Ingram was announced Saturday night as winner of the Heisman Trophy, given to the nation’s finest college football player. He is the first Crimson Tide player to win the award. 

• Ingram wins Heisman • BamaOnLine
Sophomore running back Mark Ingram won Alabama's first Heisman Trophy in the closest voting in the award's 75-year history. He edged Toby Gerhart by just 28 points.

• Bama in the NBA December 11th Stats:
See how former players performed.

• Mark Ingram at the 75th Annual Heisman Trophy Weekend • RollTide.com
Alabama running back Mark Ingram is in New York this weekend for the 75th annual Heisman Trophy Dinner.

• 30 Student-Athletes Receive Their Degree on Saturday • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama will have 30 student-athletes receive their degree on Saturday, Dec. 12, when UA holds its winter commencement at 9 a.m. at Coleman Coliseum. 

• For me, Ingram is the obvious choice • Tuscaloosa News
Will Mark Ingram make history today?

• Heisman vote could be closest in history • Tuscaloosa News
NEW YORK | With one brilliant display of brute force, Ndamukong Suh altered the Heisman Trophy race like no other player this season.

• McElwain interviews with San Jose State • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | University of Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain has interviewed for the head coaching vacancy at San Jose State, according to the Bay Area NBC television affiliate in California, along with Stanford offensive coordinator David Shaw.

• Knox searching for role in Grant’s system • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Justin Knox didn’t score a basket from the field in the University of Alabama basketball team’s last game, going 0-for-3 from the floor off the bench against Louisiana-Monroe.

• Former Alabama coach hired by Memphis • Tuscaloosa News
MEMPHIS, Tenn. | Former University of Alabama head coach Mike DuBose has been hired by the University of Memphis as a defensive line coach under new head coach Larry Porter.

• Cecil Hurt: It should be Ingram on the podium tonight • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
It should be Ingram on the podium unless the rules have suddenly changed -- and in this election, that is entirely possible.

• Chase Goodbread: Good Tidings • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
FROM MOBILE: Rules change prevents exposure for athletes FROM MOBILE: Rules change prevents exposure for athletes
Wallace Gilberry’s Alabama-Mississippi All-Star success story, at least under a newly-revised rule, may be the last of its kind.

• College prospects to get national exposure today • The Press Register
The fans in the Ladd-Peebles Stadium stands won't be the only ones with their eyes on today's Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic. For the first time, a national television audience will be watching the game, which starts at 12:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on the Versus cable network.

• McElwain talking to Spartans? • The Press Register
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain has spoken to San Jose State about its vacant head coaching job, according to a report by the NBC Bay Area televi sion station.

• Classic a recruiting tool for Jaguars • The Press Register
Seventy-four of the best college football prospects in Alabama and Mississippi are in Mobile, ready to compete in today's Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic. 

• FIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH IN ALL-STAR CLASSIC • The Press Register
Five Alabama and Mississippi players to watch in today's Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic: 

• Purdue gauge for Tide • The Press Register
TUSCALOOSA - It's apparent on the outside and the inside.

• Sports Soundoff • The Press Register
McElroy MVP for Alabama -- I could see Alabama making the national championship game without Mark Ingram, but I can't see them getting there without Greg McElroy. There are plenty of running backs, but only one quarterback. 

• High school All-Star Classic goes national • The Huntsville Times
Players to get more exposure with today's live cable broadcast 

• Report: McElwain speaks with San Jose State • The Huntsville Times
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain has spoken to San Jose State about its vacant head coaching job, according to a report by the NBC Bay Area television station.

• Tide prepares for top-10 test • The Huntsville Times
TUSCALOOSA - It's apparent on the outside and the inside. 

• Chase Robertson: Notre Dame No Longer in Bama's Class • al.com
On December 28th, 2006 Alabama played Oklahoma State in the Independence Bowl. A few days before Athletic Director Mal Moore had terminated head coach Mike Shula after a subpar season. The Tide had lost its last four out of five games to Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State, and Auburn. It gave the Tigers five straight wins, tying for the longest...

• Ingram rides Heisman wave: Tailback hopes to be Tide's first winner • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- A year ago, Mark Ingram was a freshman backup showing considerable power and potential and a knack for reaching the end zone. 

• Alabama players to earn diplomas • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- Javier Arenas owns the Southeastern Conference record for touchdowns via punt return and needs just 29 yards to set the NCAA record for career punt return yardage.

• COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Tide faces stiff challenge in fifth-ranked Purdue • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- Anthony Grant has been preaching patience and progress as the Crimson Tide try to adapt to the new playing style of the first-year coach.

• COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW: PURDUE AT ALABAMA • Montgomery Advertiser
Here is a preview of today's Purdue-Alabama basketball game.

• Ingram seen as Heisman favorite • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
It was a setup perfectly orchestrated. First, Mark Ingram missed spring …

• No. 5 Purdue (8-0) at Alabama (6-2) • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
Tipoff: Saturday at 8 p.m. at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa. TV/radio: ESPN2 will televise the game. AM-730, AM-770, FM-93.9 and FM-92.5 will have radio coverage. Alabama lineup: G Anthony … 

• Alabama basketball takes on No. 5 Purdue • Dothan Eagle
Alabama’s basketball team has been tested in its pre-SEC schedule so far, but tonight’s game more resembles an exam.

• Heisman Finalists: How They'll Finish • Bleacher Report
The 2009 Heisman Trophy Finalists are in: After a thrilling season featuring upsets upon upsets, record-breaking performances, and the mild Tsunami that hit Florida last week in the SEC Championship, ...

• Spanish Fort junior OL lands Tide offer • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
When it comes to getting scholarship offers, one can't get a better start than Spanish Fort junior offensive lineman Reese Dismukes. On Saturday morning, the 6-3, 275-pound Dismukes picked up his first official offer and it came from the nation's top team. 

• Why Ingram May Win Heisman • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Years ago I was one of the voters on the Heisman Trophy. Almost every sportswriter and sportscaster who wants to be a voter can wangle a way to get a ballot. I opted out because I knew I wasn't really paying a lot of attention to players other than those at Alabama and on teams playing against the Crimson Tide. I didn't think I could do the job justice.

• Christopher Walsh: Heisman Times They Are A-Changin • BamaOnLine
Friday may have been the last day Alabama running back Mark Ingram isn't known as a Heisman Trophy winner. The sophomore is considered the favorite to win this year's honor.

• Tide set to host No. 5 Purdue • BamaOnLine
Things have looked bright for the Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team in its first season under Anthony Grant and with Saturday's game against No. 5 Purdue comes an opportunity for the Tide to take that excitement to ... 

• Breaking down Ingram, other Heisman finalists • Crimson Confidential
The 2009 Heisman class has it all: a former winner in Tim Tebow, a former candidate in Colt McCoy, the nation's best defensive player in Ndamukong Suh, a national-title-contending running back in Mark Ingram and a running back who put Stanford football back on the map in Toby Gerhart.

• Tide still holding onto highly regarded Sunseri • Crimson Confidential
Alabama fans -- not to mention Nick Saban -- can maybe breathe a little easier today. 

• Next ‘Blindside’ story might run through Tuscaloosa • Crimson Confidential
Bama may soon have its own ‘Blindside’ story. 

• PODCAST - Recruiting talk with Matt Prehm and Will Matthews • Crimson Confidential  (Subscribers Only)
Recruiting Analysts Matt Prehm and Will Matthews talk new developing stories in national recruiting. One topic on the table for...

• Bama in the NFL Week 14 Stats:
See how former players performed.

•  Ingram to appear on 'Letterman,' 'Good Morning America' shows • Tuscaloosa News
Mark Ingram's Heisman Trophy journey in New York City is far from over.

• Web Warehouse • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
12/13: Heisman voters got this one right 12/13: Heisman voters got this one right
Here's Chris Low's ESPN article pertaining to the recent Heisman balloting. He talks about how deserving Mark Ingram is of the award and how its luster remains untarnished.

• Gentry Estes: Mark Ingram's Heisman victory in pictures • The Press Register
Relive last night's announcement with photos from the Associated Press and Reuters.

• Gentry Estes: Who'd have thought it would have been Mark Ingram? • The Press Register
Ingram's historic Heisman victory was made more special because of the surprise element and the perfect timing for Alabama's team, writes beat writer Gentry Estes.

• Mark Ingram's Heisman win: Reaction from around the nation • The Press Register
Alabama running back Mark Ingram won the Heisman Trophy Saturday, becoming the first Crimson Tide player to receive the award. A sample of the coverage from around the country: Kevin Armstrong, The New York Times: Alabama tailback Mark Ingram joined Crimson Tide Coach Nick Saban's team two years ago as expectations were beginning to rise. Fans wanted a 13th...

• From New York City jail, Mark Ingram Sr. urges son to learn from his mistakes • The Press Register
Mark Ingram Sr. hopes his son will learn from his football success and not from a series of post-career decisions that could put him in prison for 10 years, reports CBS. The former wide receiver, who helped the New York Giants win Super Bowl XXV in 1991, is currently awaiting sentencing on bank fraud and money laundering charges. He...

• Jonathan Fravel: Awards Rolling In Following Alabama's Undefeated Season • Bleacher Report
Following the undefeated regular season and the strong finish as SEC champions, the individual awards are flowing in to individually recognize the Crimson Tide players and coaches.

• Ingram, Saban Discuss Heisman • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Mark Ingram, Alabama's All-America running back, became the school’s first Heisman Memorial Trophy recipient Saturday evening at the Nokia Theatre Times Square in downtown Manhattan. Honored as the 75th winner, he becomes the third consecutive sophomore to garner the bronzed statue immortalizing his name in Crimson Tide history. 

• Erik Stinnett: Preseason predictions makes Ingram’s Heisman even sweeter • Crimson Confidential
The most interesting part of Saturday’s historic night? 

• Women's Basketball Heads to the Sunshine State to take on UCF • RollTide.com
The women's basketball team (5-4) will look to make it two wins in a row when it travels to Orlando to take on the UCF Golden Knights (2-3) on Monday, Dec. 14. (CST). 

• Mark Ingram's hometown paper: Heisman caps whirlwind weekend for Ingram family • The Press Register
Art and Barbara Johnson felt like crying, but they knew they had to hold it together. Shonda Ingram already had tears streaming down her face after her son, Mark Ingram Jr., was named the Heisman Trophy winner Saturday night in New York. And when Mark himself struggled to get through his emotional acceptance speech, his grandparents came to the...

• Don Kausler Jr.: Does Heisman make Ingram the best player in Alabama football history? • The Birmingham News
Let the great debate begin. Is Ingram even the best player on his team?

• Don Kausler Jr.: Ingram's historic achievement big news in his hometown • The Birmingham News
Flint, Mich., newspaper polls its readers on whether city should throw a parade in honor of the Heisman Trophy winner.

• Sallee Blog: 2009 SEC Superlatives • College Football News
CFN SEC Blogger Barrett Sallee gives his take on the best and worst games, coaches and moments in the SEC in 2009.

• Rick McMahan: How a Trojan Fan's Support Of The Crimson Tide Paid Off For Mark Ingram • Bleacher Report
Embracing my new self appointed role as west coast ambassador of all things Crimson Tide, I thought it would be appropriate to comment on last nights recipient of the Heisman trophy, Alabama's own Mark Ingram...

• Basketball Provides Excitement, Too • 'BamaMag
A nearly full house at Coleman Coliseum Saturday night was buzzing about football, specifically Alabama tailback Mark Ingram winning the Heisman Trophy. But the Crimson Tide men’s basketball team gave the Bama faithful something to be excited about, too.

• Alabama prospects react to Ingram winning the Heisman • Crimson Confidential
For Mark Ingram it was a night he will never forget. 

• Mark Schlabach: Ingram overcome with emotion after winning Heisman • Crimson Confidential
NEW YORK -- After winning the closest Heisman Trophy race in the 75-year history of the award on Saturday night, Alabama running back Mark Ingram walked to the dais at Nokia Theatre in Times Square and was overcome with emotion. 

• Alabama's Ingram wins Heisman in award's closest vote • CBS Sports
NEW YORK -- Mark Ingram dabbed his eyes, took a deep breath and tried to steady himself. All set, he accepted the Heisman that completes Alabama's trophy case. 

• Dennis Dodd: Ingram's gritty style lands Heisman hardware • CBS Sports
NEW YORK -- They used to call guys like him a hoss.

• Men's Basketball:
.Saturday Night: Purdue 73, Alabama 65

• Bama in the NBA December 12th Stats:
See how former players performed.

• Men's Basketball Falls to No. 5 Purdue, 73-65 • RollTide.com
The Alabama Crimson Tide dropped a tough 73-65 decision to the No. 5 ranked Purdue Boilermakers Saturday at Coleman Coliseum. 

• Historic Heisman: Ingram first to win trophy for the Tide • Tuscaloosa News
NEW YORK | It was only fitting that Mark Ingram won the 2009 Heisman Trophy in the closest race ever.

• Tide blows lead, game to Purdue • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama basketball team led No. 5 Purdue by as many as 16 points in the second half Saturday, but in the end the Crimson Tide never had a shot. 

• Tide gymnastics team ranked third in preseason poll • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama gymnastics team’s strong finish in the 2009 NCAA Nationals helped earn the Gym Tide a No. 3 ranking in the 2010 preseason Coaches Poll.

• Andrew Bone: Alabama All-Stars secure victory • Tuscaloosa News
The weather outside was frightful, as in a horrible day to showcase your state and talent in rainy, cold and a foggy day from Mobile. The Alabama All-Stars prevailed against the Mississippi All-Stars 21-13.

• Cecil Hurt: Ingram’s Heisman defines team concept • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
This wasn't a case of an individual rolling up great statistics on a team that didn't win a championship. Ingram won, not by transcending the team concept, but by defining it. 

• Kevin Scarbinsky: Mark Ingram gives Alabama fans reason to care -- and cheer • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA -- The biggest myth in Alabama football history used to be Forrest Gump.

• Hummel, Purdue overcome Ingram's Heisman win, big Alabama second-half lead • The Press Register
TUSCALOOSA - Purdue fans flocked through the cold into Coleman Coliseum on Saturday night to watch a basketball game and wound up involved in a football celebration of historic implications.

• Sports Soundoff • The Press Register
Bowl brings in bucks -- Regarding the Sound Off about the GMAC Bowl: My partners and I own two businesses in Mobile, and the GMAC Bowl has always been a financial windfall for us, and I'm sure for many others. We love it, and I appreciate the thousands who visit Mobile that week. I can't imagine what it would be like for us financially without the bowl.

• No. 5 Purdue denies Alabama's upset bid • The Huntsville Times
Tide fails to score a field goal in the last 8:47 in 73-75 loss in Tuscaloosa 

• Don Kausler Jr.: 'This is as good as it gets, anywhere,' Tide AD Mal Moore says of Ingram's Heisman award • The Birmingham News
"The offense that we run was set to him. He handled it and handled it well. ... There's no question he's a great player."

• Don Kausler Jr.: 'The legacy of Alabama football certainly has a void filled,' Saban says of Ingram's Heisman • The Birmingham News
Alabama coach talks about the recruiting edge a Heisman Trophy can give a program.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram gets choked up after he hears his name called • The Birmingham News
"When he called my name, I was excited," Tide running back says. "Then I saw my mom crying. It made me break down, too."

• 2009 Heisman Trophy vote totals • The Associated Press
Ingram is top vote-getter in 4 of 6 regions.

• PHOTO GALLERY: Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram of Alabama • The Press Register
Alabama running back Mark Ingram has won the 2009 Heisman Trophy, beating out Stanford running back Toby Gerhart, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, Nebraska defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. • Complete Heisman coverage • View the complete photo gallery 

• Jess Nicholas: Ingram’s win another new trick for an old-school program • TideFans.com
Some say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. In 2009, Alabama is proving that old supposition to be false.

• Ingram Wins Heisman Trophy • SEC Sports
Alabama's Mark Ingram Claims the 2009 Heisman Trophy. 

• Crimson Tide's Ingram wins Heisman • Montgomery Advertiser
NEW YORK -- Mark Ingram completed the trophy case at Alabama, delivering the first Heisman to a school that boasts one of the richest histories in college football.

• Tide on Heisman high after Ingram's victory • Montgomery Advertiser
In the closest balloting ever, the Alabama football program picked up its first Heisman Trophy as sophomore running back Mark Ingram won the 75th annual event at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square on Saturday night.

• Josh Moon: Heisman voters get it right • Montgomery Advertiser
There will be many Heis man Trophy arguments over the next few days.

• COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Boilermakers turn up heat, turn back Tide • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- The bigger they are, the harder it is to get them to fall.

• ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI ALL-STAR CLASSIC: • Montgomery Advertiser
Nick Perry, Demarcus Milliner have fun as Alabama wins again
MOBILE -- University of Alabama recruits Nick Perry and Demarcus Milliner didn't have many chances to show Crimson Tide fans their talents during the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic on Saturday afternoon.

• OL Caldwell gets first start for Texans • Montgomery Advertiser
After several weeks of alternating at the position, Antoine Caldwell will get his first taste of NFL action as a starter today.

• HE-IS-the-MAN • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
NEW YORK — Tim Tebow had a hunch, and Mark Ingram the nerves. Sensing the Alabama sophomore was about to make history, the Florida quarterback, who won the Heisman Trophy two years earlier, …

• Pasadena is a costly paradise for Bama fans • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
When does Pasadena, Calif., rival Hawaii in travel package sales? The answer: When The University of Alabama is playing The University of Texas for the national championship Jan. 7. The game is …

• Tide’s Ingram wins Heisman • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
NEW YORK — Mark Ingram, welcome to your new reality. His spot in Alabama history already solidified, he is now the founding member of a one-man club. He is now Alabama football’s first … 

• Want Iron Bowl tickets? Join state government • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
MONTGOMERY — When the biggest in-state football rivals meet each year for the Iron Bowl, 442 people connected with state government are in the stands with free tickets. Auburn … 

• The 2010 Top Heisman Contenders • College Football News
Mark Ingram is so 2009. Most of the top players are going to leave early win an NFL rookie salary cap looming, but the 2010 Heisman race should be more interesting (if Ingram doesn't run away with it). Here's an early look at the top 20 contenders along with those who should be in the race, but won't be. 

• Mark Ingram Wins The Heisman • College Football News
In the closest Heisman race ever, Mark Ingram became the third sophomore in a row to win and the first in Alabama's great history. He came up big in some of the biggest games of the season, and because he helped lead his team to the national title game, he gets the Heisman by just 28 points over Stanford's Toby Gerhart.

• Instant Analysis - Ingram's Heisman Win • College Football News
Ingram won the Heisman, but now it might be time to earn it.

• Heisman History ... 2000 to 2009 • College Football News
Heisman History, Finishes and Voting ... 2000 to 2008

• Larry Burton: At A University Built On Team, Mark Ingram Wins Alabama's First Heisman • Bleacher Report
I am on vacation this week in Puerto Rico getting ready to board a cruise ship for a week, and I missed Mark Ingram's acceptance. I got a lot of email about it however, and I'm sure I can see it all later...

• Walter Kirkwood: Ingram's Heisman Hard to Believe For Alabama Fans • Bleacher Report
I first became aware of the Heisman trophy because of Bo Jackson. My high school had faced Bo Jackson three times and after the third loss my coach smiled as he crossed the field to shake hands. The McAdory High School coach asked “Why are you smiling?” My coach answered, “Because that guy is graduating”. 

• Tyler Stimson: Mark Ingram Wins The Heisman, But Was Ndamukong Suh More Deserving? • Bleacher Report
Well, there we have it. After fears from many fans that Colt McCoy may back into the Heisman trophy, the Crimson Tide have their first Heisman winner.

• Jonathan Fravel: Mark Ingram Is Our 2009 Heisman Champion • Bleacher Report
Mark Ingram is not a flash in the pan. He is a two year Letterman for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

• Heisman notebook: Suh helped key Ingram's win  • BamaOnLine
Sophomore running back Mark Ingram may want to send Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh a thank-you note for helping him win Alabama's first Heisman Trophy. 

• Ingram brings Bama first Heisman Trophy (video included) • Crimson Confidential
History was made Saturday night in New York. 

• Women's Basketball:
Alabama 64, Central Florida 62

• Women's Basketball Edges UCF, 64-62 • RollTide.com
Women's basketball picked up its first road win of the 2009 season with a 64-62 victory against UCF on Monday night in the UCF Arena. With the win, the Crimson Tide improves to 6-4 on the season, w... 

• One UA signee to enroll, another on hold • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | After a wait of nearly two years, Brandon Lewis is bound for the University of Alabama. The wait for his teammate Devonta Bolton, however, will apparently continue.

• TideSports Photos: • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Alabama Mississippi All-Star Preview
For full interviews and highlights from the Alabama Mississippi All-Star Classic, see tidesportsextra.com.

• Gentry Estes: JUCO prospect Brandon Lewis set to re-sign with Alabama for spring drills • The Press Register
Defensive lineman Brandon Lewis is expected back with Alabama's team, while his junior college teammate and fellow former UA signee Devonta Bolton is unlikely to enroll for spring semester.

• Coming Tuesday: Paul Finebaum on Auburn's past year • The Press Register
It's been a year since Auburn plucked head coach Gene Chizik out of Iowa State. The Tigers finished the year with a 7-5 record, a near-upset in the Iron Bowl and a New Year's Day bowl game. Has the team left the turmoil of 2008 behind? In Tuesday's column, Paul Finebaum looks over Auburn's year and asks if they've...

• Brian Nelson: A Fan's Rebuttal: Official BCS Editorial in the Washington Times • Bleacher Report
Despite overwhelming unpopularity, the BCS is fighting back.

• College Football's Santa's Lists • Bleacher Report
Tis the season to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what you want for Christmas.

• Memphis DT possibly emerging for Tide • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
"Alabama was here to evaluate him today...," his head coach says. "It was their first time to see him [on tape]. He liked his size. He said that he's taking his tape to Coach Saban and to their defensive staff to watch." 

• Perry represents AL in All-Star Classic • BamaOnLine  (Subscribers Only)
Tide safety commit Nick Perry was part of a star-studded Alabama secondary in the AL-MS All-Star Classic last week. In this premium video feature, Perry talks about his experience as well as his future at Alabama. 

• Chase Goodbread: Good Tidings • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
A Heisman-free blog item A Heisman-free blog item
Three mid-December blog points from Good Tidings (and not one of them having to do with the Heisman Trophy).

• Andrew Bone Recruiting Report • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
AL-Miss. All-Star Game, Video 1 AL-Miss. All-Star Game, Video 1
Andrew speaks with Alabama commits DeMarcus Milliner and Jarrick Williams following the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game in Mobile. 

• Video Blog • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
Dec. 14 TSE Roundtable Dec. 14 TSE Roundtable
Rachel, Chase, and Tommy break down the first-ever Alabama Heisman Trophy award winner on the latest TSE roundtable.

• Gentry Estes: Recapping the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic and the Tide's commits ... • The Press Register
Check out links of the past weekend's All-Star Game in Mobile and videos of the Crimson Tide commitments involved.

• Bryan Hollister: A Tale of Two Mark Ingrams: As One Star Rises, Another Falls • Bleacher Report
On Dec. 12, 2009, college football pundits tallied their votes and awarded the Heisman Trophy, arguably the most prestigious of all individual awards in college football, to one Mark Ingram, Jr. of the University of Alabama. He was recognized not necessarily for his game statistics, but for what he contributed to the Crimson Tide in effort, determination, and overall value while helping them earn a berth in the National Championship.

• Franklin Crittenden: Are Alabama Fans Living in the Crimson Tide's Best of Times? • Bleacher Report
In the words of Charles Dickens from the novel A Tale of Two Cities , "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

• Junior OL on Bama's radar • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Head coach Franklin Pridger of Norcross-Wesleyan can't say enough good things about his star junior offensive lineman David Andrews. The 6-3, 272-pound Andrews, a center in high school, is expected to be one of the state of Georgia's top interior offensive line prospects in the class of 2011. 

• Reflections On Ingram's Big Night • 'BamaMag
Sports conscious astronomers recently gazing through telescopes investigating The University of Alabama’s college football constellation observed one star glaringly absent from the configuration. Saturday evening in the heart of Manhattan’s Times Square and Broadway District at the Nokia Theatre, the Crimson Tide’s sophomore running back Mark Ingram rectified the omission. 

• Scout.com All-America Team • 'BamaMag
Scout.com All-America Team Announced

• CNN Video: • CNN
Closest Heisman vote ever
It was the closest vote in the history of the Heisman trophy, but in the end, Alabama's Mark Ingram ran away with it.

• ESPN Video: • ESPN
Colin Cowherd
Heisman trophy winner and Alabama RB Mark Ingram describes the emotions he was feeling when he won the award Saturday night and talks about the upcoming national title game.

• Ingram bumped from "Letterman" lineup • Tuscaloosa News
NEW YORK | Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram has been bumped from the "Late Show with David Letterman" lineup and will not appear on the show tonight.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Heisman winner Mark Ingram bumped from 'Letterman' show • The Birmingham News
Heisman winner's appearance on "Good Morning America" lasted two minutes.

• Gentry Estes: Tide's Rolando McClain being projected as a first-round draft pick • The Press Register
ESPN's analysts are forecasting Rolando McClain to be in the top half of the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. Such grades make it more likely the star linebacker won't return for his senior season at Alabama.

• Don Kausler Jr.: Tebow says Ingram's life will change: 'It'll be more of a petting zoo' • The Birmingham News
And what about the Heisman jinx? "It doesn't phase me at all," Ingram says.

• Mark Ingram and the Heisman: What's Wrong With Him Winning It? • Bleacher Report
On Saturday, Alabama sophomore running back Mark Ingram won the 2009 Heisman Trophy for college football’s “most outstanding player.” And there were many story lines from the award ceremony:

• Gene Stalling's Therapy: Why 'Bama Will Win the BCS Championship • Bleacher Report
"How you feelin?" I asked a friend of 25 years on the night before the SEC Championship Game.

• SEC Power Poll • BamaOnLine
After snapping the Florida Gators' 22-game winning streak in Atlanta, the Alabama Crimson Tide is once again the SEC's premier football program.

• Fulton showing out in Shrine Bowl practices • Crimson Confidential
Practice started Monday morning for the Shrine Bowl and ESPN 150 member John Fulton is making quite the statement.

• Podcast: Ingram talks Heisman, BCS title game • Crimson Confidential
Alabama running back and Heisman Trophy winner -- hey, it's got a nice ring to it -- Mark Ingram talks about his emotions Saturday night in New York winning the award and the Tide's upcoming national championship showdown with Texas. 

• Football Star Mark Ingram Gives Big • Good Morning America
The 2009 Heisman Trophy winner donates Warm Coats, Warm Hearts.

• ESPN Video: • ESPN
Mark Ingram Wins Heisman Trophy

• ESPN Video: • ESPN
Breaking Down The Heisman Voting

• ESPN Video: • ESPN
Mark Ingram On Winning The Heisman

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Mike And Mike
Heisman reaction

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First For Alabama

• Mark Ingram talks about emotional Heisman night • Dan Patrick Show
Alabama running back Mark Ingram joined the show to talk about winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner.

• Bama in the NBA December 13th Stats:
See how former players performed.

• Recruits shine in Miss. - Alabama All-Star game • Tuscaloosa News
MOBILE | With back-to-back signing classes ranked No. 1 in the nation, a Southeastern Conference title in his pocket and a national championship in his reach, it’s getting tougher for Nick Saban to sell the prospect of early playing time to recruits.

• Ingram to be on ‘Letterman’ • Tuscaloosa News
Crimson Tide running back Mark Ingram’s Heisman Trophy journey in New York City is far from over. 

• UA’s Tierney Jenkins is proving her worth on the court • Tuscaloosa News
The program for the Alabama Crimson Tide women’s basketball team lists her height at6-feet, undersized for her position.

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Alabama vs. Purdue

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Mark Ingram Heisman Ceremony

• Andrew Bone: Recruiting Q&A • Tuscaloosa News
Tsuwr25: Is Alabama in the running for anymore decent OL or DL? If not what is our immediate needs with the few spots remaining? Thanks

• Cecil Hurt: The moments kept coming in New York • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
The Heisman Trophy ceremony was filled with interesting and poignant moments, far more than could be captured in one quick burst of deadline writing.

• TideSportsExtra Features • TideSports Extra (Subscribers Only)
5 Things: Texas offense 5 Things: Texas offense
We will be breaking down our 5 Things feature over the course of the next few weeks even further. Here are 5 Things to watch for in the Longhorn offense. 

• Ingram won within team philosophy • The Huntsville Times
TUSCALOOSA - When Mark Ingram stood at the podium in New York, clutching the Heisman Trophy and grinning through tears of elation, it was a historic moment for Alabama's football program. 

• Rams' Darby makes best of loss • The Huntsville Times
NASHVILLE - Not much to clap about on the wrong side of a 47-7 scoreboard and the worst record in the National Football League. But in the far corner of the St. Louis Rams locker room Sunday evening, Kenneth Darby was moved to applause. 

• Ray Melick: Alabama's Ingram wins one for the little guy • The Press Register
This year, the preseason hype did not hold up.

• Gentry Estes: No one saw Mark Ingram's run for the Heisman coming • The Press Register
Six big names were picked in the preseason, and Mark Ingram wasn't one of them. Honestly, it was understandable. At the time the poster was produced, Ingram was not a returning starter.

• SEC Men's Basketball • SEC Sports
SEC Men's Basketball Results for Saturday, December 12, 2009 

• Close Heisman race reinforces some problems • Montgomery Advertiser
A historic Heisman Trophy vote made Mark Ingram the winner of the most famous bronze statue in sports by the narrowest margin in its 75-year history. It also highlighted some of the problems and quirks -- both new and old -- in choosing college football's top player.

• More postseason honors for Crimson Tide • Montgomery Advertiser
Three Alabama players earned first-team honors to the Football Writers Association of America All-America team, including 2008 honoree Terrence Cody.

• Making mom proud • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
NEW YORK — It was close to an hour after her son’s coronation, and Shonda Ingram still … 

• Style points didn’t hurt Tide in end • Decatur Daily (Subscribers Only)
What if the NFL had something like the Bowl Championship Series? What if the …

• SEC title contest clinched award • Decatur Daily
A historic Heisman Trophy vote made Mark Ingram the winner of the most famous bronze statue in sports by the narrowest margin in its 75-year history. It also highlighted some of the problems and … 

• Ingram’s hometown revels in favorite son’s Heisman win • Decatur Daily
FLINT, Mich. — Mark Ingram’s hometown celebrated the Alabama running back’s Heisman Trophy this weekend. “I think this is the No. 1 sports story possibly in the history of Genesee … 

• 2009 CFN All-Sophomore Team • College Football News
Who were the best second year players in college football this season? The skill position players also will have their say on the All-America teams, led by Heisman-winning RB Mark Ingram. Check out the 2009 CollegeFootballNews.com All-Sophomore Team. 

• 2009 CFN All-Sophomore Defensive Team • College Football News
Who were the best second year defensive players in college football this season? Check out the 2009 CollegeFootballNews.com All-Sophomore Defensive Team.

• Which Is the Top Conference in College Football? • Bleacher Report
Scheduling for Success Once again we’ve reached the part of the season that is consumed by boasting. Who has the best conference—mine or yours? We’re all biased even though we try to be objective about non-conference scheduling...

• College Football: Notes To Keep the Conversation Going This Week • Bleacher Report
People will be talking college football in the morning when you get to the office or wherever you spend your day. Here are some headlines to assist you in being an active participant in the conversation. In addition there are links where you can find more information on each topic from a variety of resources.

• Why the Rest of the Country Hates the SEC • Bleacher Report
For the past few days, I’ve been reading on different websites that this conference or that conference was better then the SEC. Though some believe the SEC is down because some of the other conferences (mainly the Big 10 and Pac-10) have had a better showing this year, it all comes down to one thing; fans love to hate the SEC.

• Tide interested in Texas junior • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
In recent years, the Tide has been able to dip into Texas and come away with some of the best prospects the talent-rich state has produced. In the 2011 class, one of that state's top players will be Nathan Hughes of Klein Oak HS in Spring, Texas.

• Georgia junior drawing early looks • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
McDonough-Ola, GA head coach John Kovzel uses two words to describe Ra'Chard Pippens. "Lockdown corner," Kovzel says when asked about his star junior. "Rarely will anyone try to throw to his side." 

• Battle In The Carolinas • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Practice begins Monday at the 75th annual

• Alabama All-Star: Jarrick Williams • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Tide commitment talked of his performance.

• Saban visits Stone • BamaOnLine  (Subscribers Only)
One of Alabama coach Nick Saban's many stops last week on the recruiting trail was to Nashville where he met with one of the Tide's remaining offensive line targets for 2010.

• UA Recruiting Notebook • BamaOnLine   (Subscribers Only)
The Alabama recruiting machine rolls on towards the Christmas holidays and beyond as Tide coaches look to secure their remaining targets for 2010 and lay the groundwork for 2011. In this UA Recruiting Notebook, get the latest on latest offers and much more. 

• Video Feature: Grant talks AL-MS All-Star game • BamaOnLine   (Subscribers Only)
One of Alabama's more electrifying 2010 commitments is Opelika running back Corey Grant. In this video feature, Grant talks about his week in Mobile for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game. 

• Bama fans talk Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic • Crimson Confidential
Wondering how some of Alabama's top commitsfor its '10 signing class, like Millbrook's DeMarcus Milliner, did in the recent Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game?