One year after scary hip injury, Alabama's C.J. Mosley wants to finish this year's BCS title game (video)-al.com"I've seen every angle you can see. It was just a freak accident," Mosley said.
One year after scary hip injury, Alabama's C.J. Mosley wants to finish this year's BCS title game (video)-al.com"I've seen every angle you can see. It was just a freak accident," Mosley said.
Damion Square raves about fellow Alabama defensive end Ed Stinson-al.com"He's a fast guy, jumps high, he's very strong, got great size," Square says. "He's one of those guys that's just a great football player."
"The opportunity we have now, we've got to take advantage of it because we have a chance to do something special," Johnson said.
"We can take advantage of their secondary," Riddick told reporters Thursday morning during Notre Dame's BCS session with reporters. Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner said he's glad Riddick is picking on the Tide's secondary. He said if Notre Dame thinks the secondary is a weak link, the Tide cornerbacks and safeties will get a chance to prove the Irish wrong. However, Riddick brings up an interesting point: Could Notre Dame take advantage of its running quarterback the way Texas A&M did Manziel?
Alabama ranks first nationally in total defense, and it's a large reason the Crimson Tide will enter Monday night's BCS National Championship Game as a 10-point favorite. But who deserves the credit? Is this Alabama head coach Nick Saban's defense, whileKirby Smart is little more than a glorified position coach who has the coordinator title and draws a nice salary? Or has Saban simply laid down the guidelines for Smart, who has taken them and imagined something that's a little different and just as productive as what his boss might produce? The truth is somewhere in between.
Tide nose guard Jesse Williams a 'unique player,' defensive coordinator Kirby Smart says-al.comThe Australian has adapted well in his switch from defensive end to nose guard.
Accountability has helped Tide's Damion Square develop as a player and a man-al.comDefensive coordinator Kirby Smart calls the senior defensive end "a special player."
2 Alabama players sent home from BCS national championship for curfew violations-al.comFreshmen linebackers Dillon Lee and Ryan Anderson have been sent home from BCS national championship preparations for violation of team rules, a source has confirmed.
A blitz that didn't happen might have saved Alabama in the SEC Championship Game-al.comA tipped last pass might have been knocked down, providing Georgia time to run one more play, Tide defensive coordinator Kirby Smart says
'Great technique' separates Tide's Barrett Jones from others, Damion Square says-al.com"He can adjust," Square says. "He can be an aggressive guy, and he can be a guy that's kind of passive and let you beat yourself, and that's what's so great about Barrett Jones. He plays the game with great technique. You can't really find a flaw in his game."
BCS Championship Game will (probably) be won in the trenches-alcomTexas A&M game was decided more by busted plays, Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart says.
Call Notre Dame's offense the underappreciated unit heading in Monday's BCS title game between No. 2 Alabama and the top-ranked Irish.
'He's been a joy to watch grow,' Kirby Smart says of Tide cornerback Dee Milliner-al.comStar junior grew up as a freshman starter two years ago in a loss at South Carolina, Alabama's defensive coordinator says.
It might not have been intended as a slight, but it was the first salvo fired in the war of words between second-ranked Alabama and top-ranked Notre Dame.
Nick Saban has grown more mindful of football's mental side, Kirby Smart saysal.com"He spends as much time on that as he does defensively now, and I think that is where he's grown as a coach," Alabama's defensive coordinator says.
Nick Saban says he's still committed to the 3-4 defense, even though Tide uses it less and less-al.com"Half the teams in the NFL play a 3-4, and half play a 4-3, so why wouldn't it be good to learn both?" Alabama coach says in response to rivals' negative recruiting.
Alabama-Notre Dame Pop Culture Championship, Round 4: Regis Philbin vs. Joe Scarborough (poll)-al.comTV talk show hosts representing Irish and Tide square off as BCS Championship Game nears
Alabama Crimson Tide cheerleaders arrive in Miami for BCS National Championship-al.comAfter spending a long Christmas break dreaming about another BCS National Championship Game and 15 hours on a charter bus, the University of Alabama cheerleaders finally arrived in Miami late Friday night.
Crimson Tide confessional (JD Crowe)-al.comIf winning is sinning, Alabama will have a hell of a good time Monday night in Miami