When the No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the No. 2Alabama Crimson Tide in the Discover BCS National Championship Game on Monday, one of the biggest difference-makers on the field could be Tyler Eifert.
Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban speaks to the media on Sunday in Ft Lauderdale. The Crimson Tide faces off against Notre Dame in the BCS National Title game on Monday January 7.
HURT: It's not all fun and games for Alabama-TideSportsNotre Dame laughed. For much of its full-team media session at Sun Life Stadium on Saturday, the biggest of the week's various press opportunities, the Fighting Irish were jocular. They played beer pong (using ...
Three questions for second-ranked Alabama (12-1) as it heads into Monday's meeting (7:30 p.m. CT/ESPN) with No. 1 Notre Dame (12-0) in the BCS National Championship Game ...
Notre Dame has "Rudy," but Alabama has Levi Cook, a well-liked walk-on whose story isn't nearly as well-known. If you don't know about "Rudy," we'll give you the mini-recap: It's a popular 1993 movie inspired by former Notre Dame walk-on Rudy Ruettiger. In the movie, Ruettiger's teammates plead for the coach to put him in a game, and when he gets a chance for one play against Georgia Tech, he sacks the quarterback. The team carries him off the field. Now, back to Cook. He hasn't gotten to do anything as dramatic as Rudy, but the 2009 Decatur High graduate got in one play this season for the first time in his college career, and a teammate's loyalty and friendship helped put him on the field.
Sights and sounds from the Nick Saban Radio Show, Miami Beach edition-al.comYou can feel like you were there in the Sparkle Ballroom of the Fountainebleau Hotel.
'At some point ... you have to take the game,' and other Nick Saban Radio Show highlights-al.comHe talks about Mariano Rivera, a "come-together-Jesus" team meeting and the no-huddle, and he also compares the Notre Dame and Georgia defenses
Saturday morning meant media day at Sun Life Stadium for Alabama's football team. Crimson Tide players and coaches spent an hour answering questions from reporters in town to cover Monday's BCS National Championship Game. But Crimson Tide place-kickers Jeremy Shelley and Cade Foster did a little more than that....
Sights and sounds from the Nick Saban Radio Show, Miami Beach edition-al.comYou can feel like you were there in the Sparkle Ballroom of the Fountainebleau Hotel.
BCS Championship Rundown: A comprehensive look at Saturday's coverage (links)-al.com[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Links to more than 30 posts from Saturday's Media Day at Sun Life Stadium.[/FONT]
Fourth period benefits UA offense, defense-TideSportsFourth period isn't play period for the University of Alabama football team
Alabama, Notre Dame fans agree on one thing: Neither would rather be playing anyone else-al.comAlabama fans hope to finally settle an old score with Notre Dame; Irish fans want to prove their team is nationally relevant again.
Alabama-Notre Dame Pop Culture Championship, Round 5: Lou Holtz vs. Rece Davis (poll, video)-al.comESPN "College Football Final" partners meet in the final round before Monday night's BCS Championship.
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly meets the press for the last time before kickoff (transcript)-al.com"This is about the big fellas," he says, "and this game will be decided unquestionably up front."