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Report: Tide Recruit Transferring Causes Controversy
Posted by: | CommentsDefensive lineman Darius Paige has transferred from Washington High in Pensacola to Foley High School. Why is this story you ask? Well his former assistant high school coach is accusing the one of the Tide’s assistant coaches of encouraged Paige to transfer for academic reasons. Washington High assistant coach George Schellang accused Alabama assistant coach […]
Notes From The Nick Saban Press Conference
Posted by: | CommentsAfter the Tide’s first workout in pads yesterday, Coach Nick Saban addressed the media. Here are just a few tidbits from his news conference. After Tuesday’s practice the coach said he was “pleased” but not “satisfied” with his team yet. As far as the players go, Saban singled out quarterback AJ McCarron and offensive lineman […]
Nussmeier Looks To Make Mark As Tide’s New OC
Posted by: | CommentsAfter last season’s national championship victory over LSU, former Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain left for Colorado State. After four successful seasons as offensive coordinator with two national championships under his belt, the question for many Crimson Tide fans was who could replace him? Nick Saban didn’t waste any time in hiring Doug Nussmeier formally […]
Boston Herald Does Story On Hightower
Posted by: | CommentsThe Boston Herald, which covers the New England Patriots, did a nice feature story on former Crimson Tide outside linebacker Dont’a Hightower. The story discusses Hightower’s beginnings at Marshall County High School in Lewisburg, Tennessee, to him playing football for the Tide and being drafted by the Patriots. It also discusses Hightower’s injury during the […]
Smart Pleased So Far With Young Cornerbacks
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the main questions marks coming into this season is who will replace cornerbacks Dre Kirkpatrick, DeQuan Menzie and Phelon Jones. While the Tide defensive backfield does return senior Robert Lester and sophomore Vinnie Sunseri who played a lot at the end of last season, the Tide still has few holes to fill. But […]
Ex-Tide Wide Out Carter Dismissed From FAU Practice
Posted by: | CommentsEx-Crimson Tide wideout Duron Carter who recently left the UA campus to join Florida Atlantic, got kicked out of practice by FAU coaches for lack of effort. Apparently according to reports, Carter’s wide receiver’s coach told the kid to come back when you are ready to make the effort; it must have gotten through to […]
Eddie Lacy Back For Fall Practice
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the things that must have pleased Nick Saban yesterday was to see the return of running back Eddie Lacy who sat out spring practice because of injuries. Saban said Lacy did everything he needed to do to get back to the practice field. “He doesn’t have any issues or problems,” said Saban. “He […]
Tide Starts The Season Ranked No. 2
Posted by: | CommentsThe USA Today top 25 Preseason College Football Coaches Poll came out the other day and to no one’s surprise the top two teams are from the SEC. LSU took the No. 1 spot in the country, while the defending national champions claimed the No. 2 spot. Although the Tide is ranked No. 2 in […]
Fall Practice Begins For The Tide
Posted by: | CommentsThe Alabama Crimson Tide hit the practice field for the first time this fall yesterday. Coach Nick Saban seemed to be pleased with is his team. “It was great to get started today,” he said. “I was really pleased with the team chemistry and attitude of this group of players that we have. We had […]
Derrick Thomas Nominated For College Football Hall Of Fame
Posted by: | CommentsThe late Derrick Thomas who was one of the best linebackers in Alabama football history, is finally up for nomination for the College Football Hall of Fame. As a starting linebacker for the Crimson Tide, Thomas set a college football record with 27 sacks in one season (he had 52 for his career) and to […]