This is Where the football season never ends! Bama News first, and foremost,
interesting SEC news, and salient football news:
interesting SEC news, and salient football news:
Be sure to check out all the links!No one questioned from the moment Gene Stallings was hired who was in charge of the University of Alabama football program.
VIDEO: 12/20 Coach Saban & Player-TideSportsAlabama Head Coach Nick Saban and players Williams, Lacy, McCarron and others speak to the media following practice on 12/20.
C.J. Mosley 'plays like he's Ray Lewis,' and other media day-lite highlights from Alabama players-al.comSee the best of what Damion Square, Eddie Lacy, AJ McCarron, Jesse Williams, Dee Milliner and Mosley had to say
Don't ask Nick Saban to recall the '73 Sugar Bowl (and other highlights from his press conference)-al.comSee what he had to say about filling a vacancy on his staff, C.J. Mosley, AJ McCarron and a trio of injured players.
Scarbinsky: Alabama's Jeremy Pruitt to FSU isn't personal; it's coaching business as usual-al.comCollege football is your passion, but it's the coaches' profession
Senior Bowl adds Alabama's Robert Lester, Carson Tinker, Auburn's Philip Lutzenkirchen-al.comThe Senior Bowl has three Alabama players on its roster and is waiting to hear from four more about playing in the 2013 all-star game in Mobile.
Recruiting update: Jason Smith could be good fit for Auburn spread offense; Luke Del Rio an Alabama walk-on? (video)-al.comIs the state's best quarterback prospect going to play wide receiver at Auburn? Is the SEC's top-rated quarterback signee really going to be a walk-on Alabama?
Here's what's trending: Tornado damage; World didn't end; the McRib is back-al.comSeems, for most of us, the world didn't end today, so check out all the other stuff that's trending
Notebook: No timetable for Pruitt replacement-TideSportsWhen might Alabama coach Nick Saban make the move to replace secondary coach Jeremy Pruitt? The coach was asked just that on Thursday. ...
All-American linebacker C.J. Mosley announced Thursday that he will return for his senior season next year, which is a huge coup for Alabama. His No. 1 reason? To get his diploma.
Reports of Nick Saban bolting to the NFL just won't go away-al.comLatest report says the Alabama coach already is interviewing potential assistant coach candidates who will work with him when he becomes the Cleveland Browns' head coach on Jan. 8.
There are just 46 days between today and National Signing Day. What better time to check in on the current state of recruiting across the conference. As usual, we use the star rankings provided by Rivals.com. For each star they hand out, we award one point. But for the prospects they’ve yet to grade — the dreaded 0-star recruits — we also assign a point. Hey, we’re nice guys. We then look at the numbers in three different ways. First, we look at the total talent being brought into a program. That’s the top chart. Just straight total points. Quantity.Then, in the second chart, we rank the teams in terms of their average points-per-commitment. This gives you an idea of what type of athletes — generally — are giving handshake agreements to the SEC’s 14 schools. Quality. In our third and final chart, we look at the number of 4- and 5-star recruits that have committed to each school. Recruiting rankings aren’t a science, but the more high-end type players a coach brings in, the better his chance of finding some diamonds. High-caliber prospects.
With Christmas only four days away, we thought we'd take a look at the gifts that all 14 SEC teams would love to get from Santa. Some teams are wishing for do-overs from the regular season, while others are wishing for new things in the new year. I'll handle the SEC Eastern Division and Chris will take a look at the West a little later. Here's to hoping Santa can work overtime in 2012: