2010 Spring Football Guide by Alabama Crimson Tide

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THIS IS ALABAMA 2010 Schedule......................................................... 2 Athletic Department Directory......................... 2 Coaching Personnel.............................................. 2 Quick Facts ............................................................. 3 Media Relations Personnel................................. 3 2010 Position Chart............................................... 4 Personnel Analysis................................................. 5

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2010 CONTENTS

President Dr. Robert E. Witt..........................6-7 The University of Alabama.............................8-9 Campus Life ......................................................10-11 Athletics Director Mal Moore............................12 Senior Support Staff............................................13

ON THE GRIDIRON Mark Ingram, Heisman Trophy Winner.........14 Rolando McClain, Butkus Trophy Winner....15 Rosters................................................................ 16-17 2009 Statistics................................................ 18-22 Starters Game-by-Game...................................23

PLAYERS Player Bios.......................................................24-66 2010 Signees.................................................... 67-71

COACHING PERSONNEL Head Coach Nick Saban............................. 72-79 Burton Burns......................................................... 80 Curt Cignetti............................................................81 Bo Davis...................................................................82 Jim McElwain.........................................................83 Joe Pendry..............................................................84 Jeremy Pruitt.........................................................85 Kirby Smart............................................................86 Sal Sunseri...............................................................87

CREDITS: The 2010 University of Alabama Football Spring Media Guide was produced by the staff of the UA Athletics Media Relations Office. The publication was written and edited by Jeff Purinton, Josh Maxson, Doug Walker, Brent Hollingsworth and Barry Allen. Photography by UA Athletics Director of Photography Kent Gidley and his student assistants. Special thanks to the Crimson Tide coaching staff, Buddy Overstreet for the cover and page designs, and the staff of the SEC office. Copyright 2010 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll Tide”, “Crimson Tide”, “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama. A L A B A M A C O AC H I N G S TA F F

Nick Saban.....................................................................................................................................................Head Coach (Kent State, 1973) Burton Burns.............................................................................................. Associate Head Coach/Running Backs (Nebraska, 1976) Curt Cignetti........................................................................................................ Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator (West Virginia, 1983) Bo Davis.....................................................................................................................................................Defensive Line (LSU, 1993) Jim McElwain................................................................................................ Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (Eastern Washington, 1984) Joe Pendry.................................................................................................... Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line (West Virginia, 1969) Jeremy Pruitt...................................................................................................................................................Secondary (West Alabama, 2001) Kirby Smart...............................................................................................................................Defensive Coordinator (Georgia, 1999) Sal Sunseri.........................................................................................................Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers (Pittsburgh, 1981) Bobby Williams.................................................................................................................Tight Ends/Special Teams (Purdue, 1982) A L A B A M A AT H L E T I C S A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

Athletics Director..................................................................................................................................................... Mal Moore Executive Director of Athletics............................................................................................................................ Dave Hart Senior Associate Athletics Director............................................................................................................. Finus Gaston Senior Associate Athletics Director / Technology Advancement................................................ Milton Overton Associate Athletics Director / Support Services...................................................................................Kevin Almond Assistant Athletics Director / Ticket Office-Tide Pride...............................................................Chris Besanceney Assistant Athletics Director / Student Services............................................................................................Jon Dever Associate Athletics Director / External Operations................................................................................... Jon Gilbert Faculty Staff Representative...........................................................................................................................Joe Hornsby Associate Athletics Director / Business...........................................................................................................Carol Park Associate Athletics Director / Football Communications................................................................... Jeff Purinton Associate Athletics Director / Senior Woman Administrator..........................................................Marie Robbins Associate Athletics Director / Development................................................................................... Ronny Robertson Director of Athletic Facilities...................................................................................................................Thad Turnipseed Associate Athletics Director / Football...................................................................................................... Mike Vollmar Associate Athletics Director / Media Relations.......................................................................................Doug Walker Associate Athletics Director / Compliance....................................................................................................Mike Ward

Bobby Williams.....................................................88 Scott Cochran........................................................89

THE 2009 SEASON Game Recaps.................................................91-104

ALABAMA 2010 SCHEDULE

Sept. 4 vs. San Jose State Tuscaloosa, Ala. Sept. 11 vs. Penn State Tuscaloosa, Ala. Sept. 18 at Duke Durham, NC Sept. 25 at Arkansas * Fayetteville, Ark. Oct. 2 vs. Florida * Tuscaloosa, Ala. Oct. 9 at South Carolina * Columbia, S.C. Oct. 16 vs. Mississippi * Tuscaloosa, Ala. Oct. 23 at Tennessee * Knoxville, Tenn.

Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 26

at LSU * Baton Rouge, La. vs. Mississippi State * Tuscaloosa, Ala. vs. Georgia State Tuscaloosa, Ala. vs. Auburn * Tuscaloosa, Ala.

*SEC Games

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2010QUICK FACTS A L A B A M A M E D I A R E L AT I O N S S TA F F

Media Relations Phone: Media Relations Fax:

348-6084 348-8841

Football Media Relations Contact Associate Athletic Director for Football: Jeff Purinton (Football) Office: 348-3631 e-mail: jpurinton@ia.ua.edu

Associate Director of Media Relations: Roots Woodruff Office: 348-2088 e-mail: rwoodruff@ia.ua.edu Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jessica Pare Office: 348-3673 e-mail: jpare@ia.ua.edu

Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations: Doug Walker (Football) Office: 348-7245 e-mail: dwalker@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Media Relations: Skip Powers Office: 348-6734 e-mail: spowers@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Media Relations: Josh Maxson (Player Interviews) Office: 348-7496 e-mail: jmaxson@ia.ua.edu

Director of Creative Media: Buddy Overstreet Office: 348-8592 e-mail: boverstreet@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Media Relations: Barry Allen (Football) Office: 348-8836 e-mail: ballen@ia.ua.edu

Athletic Photographer: Kent Gidley Office: 348-2301 e-mail: kgidley@ia.ua.edu

Associate Director of Media Relations: Ty Patton Office: 348-5041 e-mail: tpatton@ia.ua.edu

Director of Publications: Brent Hollingsworth Office: 348-7474 e-mail: bhollingsworth@ia.ua.edu

Q U I C K FACT S

Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuscaloosa, Alabama Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,807 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 12, 1831 Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southeastern (West) Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson and White Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson Tide President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert E. Witt Faculty Athletics Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Hornsby First Year of Football: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1892 Overall Football Record (Years): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,172 games, 813 Wins, 316 Losses, 43 Ties (115 seasons) Southeastern Conference Record (Years): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542 games, 358 Wins, 159 Losses, 20 Ties (77 seasons) National Championships (13): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009 Southeastern Conference Championships (22): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1933, 1934, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1964, 1965, 1966, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2009 First Team All-Americans: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 players, 107 times First Team All-Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 players, 274 times Bowls: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Bowls*, 32 Wins*, 22 Losses, 3 Ties 2009 Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(SECâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Champions, BCS National Champions) 2009 SEC Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-0 *NCAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Record

Mark Ingram became the first Heisman Trophy winner in the history of The University of Alabama football program in 2009.

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Offense Wide Receivers 82 Earl Alexander 7 Kenny Bell 88 Michael Bowman 37 Hardie Buck 13 Rob Ezell 11 Brandon Gibson 15 Darius Hanks 8 Julio Jones 81 Kendall Kelly 4 Marquis Maze 83 Kevin Norwood 46 William Strickland 47 Logan Thomas 9 Nick Williams

Sr. Fr. Soph. Soph. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr.

6-4 6-1 6-4 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-10

207 Phenix City, Ala./Central 172 Rayville, La./Rayville 225 Rossville, Ga./Ridgeland 184 Birmingham, Ala./Vestavia Hills 172 Athens, Ala./Athens 196 Mobile, Ala./UMS-Wright 184 Norcross, Ga./Norcross 211 Foley, Ala./Foley 214 Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City 182 Birmingham, Ala./Tarrant 187 D’Iberville, Miss./D’Iberville 188 Tuscaloosa, Ala./Northridge 206 Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek 179 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Thomas Aquinas

Tight End 86 Undra Billingsley 85 Preston Dial 17 Brad Smelley 87 Chris Underwood 89 Michael Williams

Soph. Sr. Jr. Jr. Soph.

6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-6

269 237 227 238 270

Offensive Line 67 John Michael Boswell 77 James Carpenter 76 D.J. Fluker 57 Aaron Joiner 75 Barrett Jones 78 Chad Lindsay 72 Tyler Love 52 Alfred McCullough 66 Brian Motley 68 Taylor Pharr 54 Russell Raines 74 David Ross 79 Austin Shepherd 71 Allen Skelton 61 Anthony Steen 73 William Vlachos 65 Chance Warmack 60 David Williams 63 Kellen Williams

Jr. Sr. Fr. Soph. Soph. Fr. Soph. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Soph. Fr.

6-5 6-5 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-3

291 Northport, Ala./Tuscaloosa County 300 Augusta, Ga./Coffeyville[Kan.] CC 340 Foley, Ala./Foley 258 Florence, Ala./Florence 301 Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian 277 The Woodlands, Texas/Woodlands 304 Mountain Brook, Ala./Mount. Brook 309 Athens, Ala./Athens 289 Autaugaville, Ala./Autaugaville 285 Irondale, Ala./Shades Valley 265 Satsuma, Ala./Satsuma 302 Homewood, Ala./Homewood 307 Buford, Ga./North Gwinnett 261 Coker, Ala./Tuscaloosa County 292 Lambert, Miss./Lee Academy 296 Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook 300 Atlanta, Ga./Westlake 267 Duncanville, Ala./Hillcrest 307 Lawrenceville, Ga./Brookwood

Quarterback 2 Star Jackson 10 A.J. McCarron 12 Greg McElroy 18 Morgan Ogilvie 14 Phillip Sims

Soph. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr.

6-3 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-2

209 Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth 190 Mobile, Ala./Saint Paul’s Episcopal 225 Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll 198 Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook 214 Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith

Running Back 23 Craig Dee 45 Jalston Fowler 6 Demetrius Goode 34 Jeramie Griffin 21 Ben Howell 22 Mark Ingram 42 Eddie Lacy 33 Mike Marrow 3 Trent Richardson

Soph. Fr. Jr. Jr. Soph. Jr. Fr. Fr. Soph.

5-11 6-1 5-9 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-11

193 Pembroke Pines, Fla./Cypress Bay 236 Mobile, Ala./Vigor 220 LaGrange, Ga./Troup/Hargrave 232 Batesville, Miss./South Panola 193 Gordo, Ala./Gordo 215 Flint, Mich./Southwestern Academy 212 Geismar, La./Dutchtown 235 Holland, Ohio/Central Catholic 220 Pensacola, Fla./Escambia

Birmingham, Ala./Woodlawn Mobile, Ala./UMS-Wright Tuscaloosa, Ala./American Christian Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills Reform, Ala./Pickens County

Defense Defensive Line 86 Undra Billingsley Soph. 32 David Blalock Jr. 93 Chris Bonds Fr. 99 Josh Chapman Jr. 57 Marcell Dareus Jr. 96 Luther Davis Sr. 58 Nick Gentry Jr. 54 Glenn Harbin Soph. 95 Brandon Lewis Jr. 56 William Ming Fr. 97 Brandon Moore Fr. 64 Kerry Murphy Soph. 53 Anthony Orr Fr. 94 Darrington Sentimore Fr. 92 Damion Square Soph. 90 Milton Talbert Sr.

6-2 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4

269 245 263 310 306 279 282 260 274 263 305 319 268 261 284 271

Linebackers 19 Jonathan Atchison 87 Drew Bullard 51 Michael DeJohn 40 DeMarcus DuBose 45 Jalston Fowler 48 Rowdy Harrell 5 Jerrell Harris 30 Dont’a Hightower 35 Nico Johnson 36 Chris Jordan 10 J.B. Kern 2 Tana Patrick 38 Petey Smith 47 Ed Stinson 41 Courtney Upshaw 91 Alex Watkins 55 Chavis Williams

Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Soph. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

6-2 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-4

228 Atlanta, Ga./Douglass 232 Florence, Ala./Florence 237 Hoover, Ala./Hoover 240 Montgomery, Ala./Jefferson Davis 236 Mobile, Ala./Vigor 213 Moundville, Ala./Hale County 231 Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City 260 Lewisburg, Tenn./Marshall County 238 Andalusia, Ala./Andalusia 232 Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Acad. 232 Dove Canyon, Calif./Mission Viejo 231 Bridgeport, Ala./North Jackson 250 Tampa, Fla./Armwood 252 Homestead, Fla./South Dade 263 Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula 232 Brownsville, Tenn./Haywood 223 Dora, Ala./Dora

Defensive Backs 4 Mark Barron 34 Hunter Bush 10 John Fulton 23 Robby Green 45 Mark Holt 9 Phelon Jones 81 Kendall Kelly 21 Dre Kirkpatrick 37 Robert Lester 29 Will Lowery 17 Tyler Maddox 28 DeMarcus Milliner 46 Wesley Neighbors 39 Kyle Pennington 1 B.J. Scott 18 Rod Woodson

Jr. Soph. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Soph. Soph. Jr. Jr. Fr. Soph. Jr. So. Soph.

6-2 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-11

210 Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s 181 Wetumpka, Ala./Wetumpka 179 Manning, S.C./Manning 181 New Orleans, La./John Curtis Christian 172 Muscle Shoals, Ala./Muscle Shoals 199 Mobile, Ala./LSU/McGill-Toolen 214 Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City 190 Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City 206 Foley, Ala./Foley 188 Hoover, Ala./Hoover 191 Houston, Texas/Memorial 182 Millbrook, Ala./Stanhope Elmore 205 Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville 187 Chatom, Ala./Washington County 193 Prichard, Ala./Vigor 199 Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch

Special Teams 43 Cade Foster 95 Colin Gallagher 90 Jeremy Shelley 98 Kolby Taylor 51 Carson Tinker

Fr. 6-1 Sr. 5-10 Soph. 5-10 Soph. 5-9 So. 6-1

221 194 165 184 220

Birmingham, Ala./Woodlawn Charlotte, N.C./Provience Columbia, S.C./Richland Northeast Hoover, Ala./Hoover Huffman, Ala./Huffman West Monroe, La./West Monroe Prattville, Ala./Prattville Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen Pleasant Grove, Ala./East Miss. CC Athens, Ala./Athens Montgomery, Ala./Carver Hoover, Ala./Hargrave/Hoover Madison, Ala./Sparkman Norco, La./Destrehan Houston, Texas/Yates Hattiesburg, Miss./Hattiesburg

Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll Atlanta, Ga./Marist Raleigh, N.C./Broughton Bessemer, Ala./Oak Grove Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale

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LETTERMENANALYSIS 2010 ALABAMA ROSTER BREAKDOWN Class Seniors Juniors Sophomores Redshirt Freshmen Freshmen MOST GAMES PLAYED Player Earl Alexander Preston Dial Luther Davis David Ross Josh Chapman Mark Barron Mark Ingram Marquis Maze Julio Jones Chris Jordan

2010 ALABAMA FOOTBALL PARTICIPATION CHART Total 17 31 26 19 10 Total 39 36 34 33 30 28 28 28 27 27

CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED Player Streak Mark Barron 28 Mark Ingram 28 Luther Davis 28 Marquis Maze 28 Courtney Upshaw 27 Preston Dial 22 MOST GAMES STARTED Player Julio Jones Dont’a Hightower Marquis Maze Mark Barron Barrett Jones Greg McElroy William Vlachos Mark Ingram

Total 27 16 15 14 14 14 14 13

CONSECUTIVE GAMES STARTED Player Streak Mark Barron 14 Barrett Jones 14 Greg McElroy 14 William Vlachos 14 Mark Ingram 12 Julio Jones 11 CURRENT PLAYERS WHO HAVE NOT MISSED A GAME Player Games Mark Baron 28 Mark Ingram 28 Marquis Maze 28 Barrett Jones 14 Marquis Maze 14 Trent Richardson 14 William Vlachos 14 Michael Williams 14

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Earl Alexander Mark Barron John Michael Boswell Michael Bowman Josh Chapman Marcell Dareus Luther Davis Preston Dial Robert Ezell Nick Gentry Brandon Gibson Demetrius Goode Robby Green Darius Hanks Jerrell Harris Dont’a Hightower Mark Ingram Star Jackson Nico Johnson Barrett Jones Julio Jones Chris Jordan Dre Kirkpatrick Robert Lester Tyler Love Marquis Maze Alfred McCullough Greg McElroy Brian Motley Kerry Murphy Taylor Pharr Trent Richardson David Ross B.J. Scott Damion Square Milton Talbert Chris Underwood Courtney Upshaw Williams Vlachos Chance Warmack Chavis Williams Michael Williams Rod Woodson

Career G-GS

2009 G-GS

2008 G-GS

2007 G-GS

2006 G-GS

Cons. Games

Cons. Starts

39-0 28-14 20-0 4-0 30-2 22-5 34-0 36-9 3-0 16-0 7-0 13-0 26-6 23-7 16-0 18-16 28-13 5-0 12-2 17-14 27-27 27-0 12-0 8-0 7-0 28-15 7-0 22-14 24-1 6-0 16-0 14-0 33-3 9-0 1-0 9-0 18-0 27-1 22-14 5-0 21-0 14-4 12-0

14-0 14-14 12-0 4-0 13-0 14-5 14-0 14-7 2-0 5-0 4-0 10-0 14-6 14-7 6-0 4-4 14-13 5-0 12-2 14-14 13-13 13-0 12-0 8-0 6-0 14-11 6-0 14-14 7-0 6-0 4-0 14-0 6-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 10-0 14-1 14-14 5-0 7-0 14-4 12-0

12-0 14-0 8-0 -- 13-2 8-0 14-0 12-1 1-0 9-0 3-0 3-0 12-0 8-0 10-0 14-12 14-0 RS -- 3-0 14-14 10-0 -- RS 1-0 (RS) 14-4 1-0 (RS) 6-0 8-0 -- 7-0 -- 14-3 9-0 RS 4-0 8-0 13-0 7-0 -- 5-0 RS --

13-0 -- -- -- 3-0* -- 6-0 10-1 -- 1-0 -- RS -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2-0 9-1 -- 5-0 -- 13-0 -- -- 4-0 -- -- 1-0 -- 8-0 -- --

RS -- -- -- -- -- -- RS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RS RS -- RS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

15 28 8 0 7 16 28 22 0 0 0 1 18 18 1 0 28 0 10 14 11 9 5 5 0 28 0 14 1 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 27 14 0 3 14 3

0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 0 0 14 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0

*Chapman received a medial redshirt for the 2007 season.

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The University of Alabama’s Director of Athletics since 1999, Mal Moore has made an indelible mark on one of the nation’s most storied athletic programs, leading a department that has enjoyed tremendous success athletically and academically and has undergone an unprecedented period of growth during his tenure. Through his guidance, Alabama’s athletic department remains focused on his vision of having all Crimson Tide athletic teams and student-athletes competitive at the highest level nationally while continuing to elevate athletic facilities at the Capstone to premier status nationally for all sports. During his tenure as Director of Athletics, Moore has overseen more than $200 million of capital improvements to University of Alabama athletic facilities. Those projects have encompassed the entire scope of all Crimson Tide athletic programs and have benefitted every Alabama student-athlete, coach, and administrator. Throughout his multi-faceted career, Moore has worked with a diversified field of constituents, from fellow coaches and former players, to fans and the business community. All of those experiences and relationships - in addition to his ability to unify those many constituents - have made him the ideal person to lead Alabama athletics in the 21st century. His leadership has been crucial in helping guide Alabama through a period that has been, at times, extremely challenging. His guidance and effort helped Alabama athletics weather the storm, while continuing to move in a positive direction toward a future that holds great promise. Moore’s dedication to and love of the University of Alabama was recognized on March 28, 2007, when as a permanent tribute to his life-long contribution to The University of Alabama, the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama officially dedicated the facility formerly known as The Football Building as the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility.

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Under Moore’s direction, Alabama’s athletic teams have produced two national championships, the 2009 football title and the 2002 NCAA gymnastics championship, as well as several Southeastern Conference championships, winning titles in football, gymnastics, men’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s cross country, baseball and softball; taking SEC tournament titles in both baseball and softball. Alabama athletes have earned some of the highest honors the SEC and NCAA have to offer, including SEC Athlete of the Year, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, NCAA Top VIII, NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships and NCAA Sportsperson of the Year. These honors are over and above the individual conference and national titles that Alabama athletes continue to bring home to the Capstone on a regular basis.

backfield coach for five years beginning in 1965 before becoming quarterbacks coach from 1971-82 and serving as the Tide’s first offensive coordinator starting in 1975. He would go on to coordinate all of the offensive plays for Alabama’s last four national championship teams. A 1963 graduate of The University of Alabama, Moore holds both an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a 1964 Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from the Capstone. Moore was born December 19, 1939, in Dozier, Ala. He and the late Mrs. Charlotte Moore have one daughter, Mrs. Steve (Heather) Cook of Scottsdale, Ariz., a granddaughter, Anna Lee, and a grandson, Charles Cannon.

In addition to making his mark on Alabama, Moore has also had a national impact as a key member of several prestigious NCAA and college football committees. Moore has served on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee, the SEC Athletic Directors Bowl Advisory Committee and the Big Six Conferences Minority Coaches Forum. Moore’s distinguished record of service to UA began more than 50 years ago when he joined the Crimson Tide football squad as a scholarship player for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1958-62. Moore has the distinction of being a part of eight national championship teams (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992 and 2009) with the first coming as a player, the next six during his coaching career and the last during his tenure as director of athletics. As a player and coach, he was also part of 14 SEC championships, and 27 bowl trips. He is the only individual connected with the Tide program to be a part of eight national championships. During a coaching career that spanned 31 years, Moore spent 22 of those at Alabama with stops at Montana State, Notre Dame and the NFL’s St. Louis and Phoenix Cardinals. At Alabama, Moore started as Coach Bryant’s graduate assistant in 1964, then as defensive

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

Pos.

Cl.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown/Last School

B.J. Scott

82 Earl Alexander

Sr.

6-4

207

Phenix City, Ala./Central

Star Jackson

19 Jonathan Atchison

Fr.

6-2

228

Atlanta, Ga./Douglass

Tana Patrick

Mark Barron

Jr.

6-2

210

Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s

Trent Richardson

Kenny Bell

Fr.

6-1

172

Rayville, La./Rayville

Mark Barron

86 Undra Billingsley

Soph.

6-2

269

Birmingham, Ala./Woodlawn

Marquis Maze

32 David Blalock

Jr.

6-5

245

Charlotte, N.C./Provience

Jerrell Harris

93 Chris Bonds

Fr.

6-4

263

Columbia, S.C./Richland Northeast

Demetrius Goode

67 John Michael Boswell

Jr.

6-5

291

Northport, Ala./Tuscaloosa County

TE/DL

2010 ROSTER

Kenny Bell

88 Michael Bowman

Soph.

6-4

225

Rossville, Ga./Ridgeland

Julio Jones

37 Hardie Buck

Soph.

5-9

184

Birmingham, Ala./Vestavia Hills

Phelon Jones

87 Drew Bullard

Jr.

6-3

232

Nick Williams

34 Hunter Bush

Soph.

5-11

181

77 James Carpenter

Sr.

6-5

300

10 John Fulton

Florence, Ala./Florence Wetumpka, Ala./Wetumpka Augusta, Ga./Coffeyville[Kan.] CC/Hephzibah

10 J.B. Kern

99 Josh Chapman

Jr.

6-1

310

Hoover, Ala./Hoover

10 A.J. McCarron

57 Marcell Dareus

Jr.

6-4

306

Huffman, Ala./Huffman

Brandon Gibson

96 Luther Davis

Sr.

6-3

279

West Monroe, La./West Monroe

Greg McElroy

23 Craig Dee

Soph.

5-11

193

Pembroke Pines, Fla./Cypress Bay

Rob Ezell

Sr.

6-1

237

Hoover, Ala./Hoover

14 Phillip Sims

85 Preston Dial

Sr.

6-3

237

Mobile, Ala./UMS-Wright

Darius Hanks

40 DeMarcus DuBose

Jr.

6-1

240

Montgomery, Ala./Jefferson Davis

Tyler Maddox

Sr.

5-10

172

Brad Smelley

76 D.J. Fluker

Fr.

6-6

340

Morgan Ogilvie

43 Cade Foster

Fr.

6-1

221

Michael DeJohn

Rob Ezell

Athens, Ala./Athens Foley, Ala./Foley Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll

Rod Woodson

45 Jalston Fowler

RB/LB

Fr.

6-1

236

Mobile, Ala./Vigor

19 Jonathan Atchison

10 John Fulton

Fr.

6-0

179

Manning, S.C./Manning

Ben Howell

95 Colin Gallagher

Sr.

5-10

194

Atlanta, Ga./Marist

Dre Kirkpatrick

58 Nick Gentry

Brandon Gibson

23 Craig Dee

Demetrius Goode

23 Robby Green

28 DeMarcus Milliner

34 Jeramie Griffin

29 Will Lowery

Darius Hanks

30 Dont’a Hightower

54 Glenn Harbin

22 Mark Ingram

Jr.

6-1

282

Prattville, Ala./Prattville

Jr.

6-2

196

Mobile, Ala./UMS-Wright

Jr.

5-9

220

Jr.

6-0

181

LaGrange, Ga./Troup/Hargrave

Jr.

6-2

232

Sr.

6-0

184

Norcross, Ga./Norcross

Soph.

6-5

260

Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen

New Orleans, La./John Curtis Christian Batesville, Miss./South Panola

32 David Blalock

48 Rowdy Harrell

Jr.

6-0

213

33 Mike Marrow

Jerrell Harris

Jr.

6-3

231

34 Hunter Bush

30 Dont’a Hightower

Jr.

6-4

260

Lewisburg, Tenn./Marshall County Muscle Shoals, Ala./Muscle Shoals

Moundville, Ala./Hale County Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City

34 Jeramie Griffin

45 Mark Holt

Sr.

6-1

172

35 Nico Johnson

Soph.

5-9

193

Gordo, Ala./Gordo

36 Chris Jordan

22 Mark Ingram

Jr.

5-10

215

Flint, Mich./Southwestern Academy

37 Hardie Buck

Soph.

6-3

209

Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth

37 Robert Lester

35 Nico Johnson

Soph.

6-3

238

Andalusia, Ala./Andalusia

38 Petey Smith

57 Aaron Joiner

Soph.

6-2

258

Florence, Ala./Florence

39 Kyle Pennington

75 Barrett Jones

Soph.

6-4

301

Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School

Ben Howell Star Jackson

40 DeMarcus DuBose

Julio Jones

Jr.

6-4

211

Foley, Ala./Foley

41 Courtney Upshaw

Phelon Jones

Jr.

5-11

199

Mobile, Ala./LSU/McGill-Toolen

42 Eddie Lacy

36 Chris Jordan

Jr.

6-3

232

Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy

43 Cade Foster 45 Jalston Fowler

PK RB/LB

WR/DB

Fr.

6-3

214

Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City

10 J.B. Kern

Kendall Kelly

Sr.

6-1

232

Dove Canyon, Calif./Mission Viejo

45 Mark Holt

Soph.

6-3

190

Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City

46 Wesley Neighbors

42 Eddie Lacy

Fr.

6-0

212

Geismar, La./Dutchtown

46 William Strickland

37 Robert Lester

Soph.

6-2

206

Foley, Ala./Foley

95 Brandon Lewis

Jr.

6-3

274

Pleasant Grove, Ala./East Miss. CC/ Pleasant Grove

47 Ed Stinson

No. Name

Dre Kirkpatrick

ALABAMA

No. Name

Pos.

Cl.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown/Last School

Fr.

6-2

277

The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands

47 Logan Thomas

72 Tyler Love

Soph.

6-6

304

Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook

48 Rowdy Harrell

29 Will Lowery

Jr.

5-9

188

Hoover, Ala./Hoover

Michael DeJohn

Jr.

5-10

191

Houston, Texas/Memorial

Carson Tinker

78 Chad Lindsay

Tyler Maddox

33 Mike Marrow

NUMERICAL ROSTER

Fr.

6-2

235

Holland, Ohio/Central Catholic

52 Alfred McCullough

Jr.

5-10

182

Birmingham, Ala./Tarrant

53 Anthony Orr

10 A.J. McCarron

Fr.

6-4

190

Mobile, Ala./Saint Paul’s Episcopal School

54 Glenn Harbin

52 Alfred McCullough

Jr.

6-2

309

Athens, Ala./Athens

54 Russell Raines

Marquis Maze

Greg McElroy

Sr.

6-3

225

Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll

55 Chavis Williams

28 DeMarcus Milliner

Fr.

6-1

182

Millbrook, Ala./Stanhope Elmore HS

56 William Ming

Fr.

6-3

263

Athens, Ala./Athens

57 Marcell Dareus

97 Brandon Moore

Fr.

6-5

305

Montgomery, Ala./Carver

57 Aaron Joiner

66 Brian Motley

Sr.

6-3

289

Autaugaville, Ala./Autaugaville

58 Nick Gentry

64 Kerry Murphy

Soph.

6-4

319

Hoover, Ala./Hargrave/Hoover

60 David Williams

46 Wesley Neighbors

Soph.

6-1

205

Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville

83 Kevin Norwood

Fr.

6-2

187

D’Iberville, Miss./D’Iberville

18 Morgan Ogilvie

Fr.

6-0

198

Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook

53 Anthony Orr

Fr.

6-4

268

Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS

Tana Patrick

Fr.

6-3

231

Bridgeport, Ala./North Jackson

39 Kyle Pennington

Jr.

5-11

187

Chatom, Ala./Washington County

68 Taylor Pharr

Sr.

6-6

285

Irondale, Ala./Shades Valley

54 Russell Raines

Fr.

6-2

265

Satsuma, Ala./Satsuma

Soph.

5-11

220

Pensacola, Fla./Escambia

74 David Ross

Sr.

6-3

302

Homewood, Ala./Homewood

Trent Richardson

So.

5-11

193

Prichard, Ala./Vigor

94 Darrington Sentimore

B.J. Scott

Fr.

6-3

261

Norco, La./Destrehan

90 Jeremy Shelley

Soph. 5-10

165

Raleigh, N.C./Broughton

79 Austin Shepherd

Fr.

6-5

307

Buford, Ga./North Gwinnett

14 Phillip Sims

Fr.

6-2

214

Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith

Allen Skelton

So.

6-1

261

Coker, Ala./Tuscaloosa County

Brad Smelley

Jr.

6-3

227

Tuscaloosa, Ala./American Christian

38 Petey Smith

Fr.

6-1

250

Tampa, Fla./Armwood HS

92 Damion Square

Soph.

6-3

284

Houston, Texas/Yates

Fr.

6-3

292

Lambert, Miss./Lee Academy

Anthony Steen

47 Ed Stinson

Fr.

6-4

252

Homestead, Fla./South Dade

Jr.

6-0

188

Tuscaloosa, Ala./Northridge

90 Milton Talbert

Sr.

6-4

271

Hattiesburg, Miss./Hattiesburg

98 Kolby Taylor

Soph.

5-9

184

Bessemer, Ala./Oak Grove

46 William Strickland

47 Logan Thomas

Anthony Steen

63 Kellen Williams

64 Kerry Murphy

65 Chance Warmack

66 Brian Motley

67 John Michael Boswell

68 Taylor Pharr

Allen Skelton

72 Tyler Love

73 William Vlachos

74 David Ross

75 Barrett Jones

76 D.J. Fluker

77 James Carpenter

78 Chad Lindsay

79 Austin Shepherd 81

Kendall Kelly

OL WR/DB

82 Earl Alexander

83 Kevin Norwood

85 Preston Dial 86 Undra Billingsley 87 Drew Bullard

TE TE/DL LB

87 Chris Underwood

88 Michael Bowman

Sr.

6-3

206

Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek

89 Michael Williams

Carson Tinker

So.

6-1

220

Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale

90 Jeremy Shelley

87 Chris Underwood

Jr.

6-4

238

Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills

90 Milton Talbert

41 Courtney Upshaw

Jr.

6-2

263

Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula

73 William Vlachos

Jr.

6-1

296

Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook

65 Chance Warmack

Fr.

6-3

300

Atlanta, Ga./Westlake

91 Alex Watkins

Jr.

6-3

232

Brownsville, Tenn./Haywood

94 Darrington Sentimore

55 Chavis Williams

Sr.

6-4

223

Dora, Ala./Dora

95 Colin Gallagher

60 David Williams

Soph.

6-3

267

Duncanville, Ala./Hillcrest

95 Brandon Lewis

63 Kellen Williams

Fr.

6-3

307

Lawrenceville, Ga./Brookwood

96 Luther Davis

89 Michael Williams

Soph.

6-6

270

Reform, Ala./Pickens County

Nick Williams

Fr.

5-10

179

Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas

Rod Woodson

Soph.

5-11

199

Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch

FOOTBALL

91 Alex Watkins

92 Damion Square

93 Chris Bonds

97 Brandon Moore

98 Kolby Taylor

99 Josh Chapman

2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football TEAM STATISTICS

STATISTICS

SCORING 449 Points Per Game 32.1 FIRST DOWNS 288 Rushing 153 Passing 117 Penalty 18 RUSHING YARDAGE 3011 Yards gained rushing 3296 Yards lost rushing 285 Rushing Attempts 601 Average Per Rush 5.0 Average Per Game 215.1 TDs Rushing 31 PASSING YARDAGE 2631 Comp-Att-Int 212-346-5 Average Per Pass 7.6 Average Per Catch 12.4 Average Per Game 187.9 TDs Passing 17 TOTAL OFFENSE 5642 Total Plays 947 Average Per Play 6.0 Average Per Game 403.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 34-793 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 39-587 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 24-319 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.3 FUMBLES-LOST 16-7 PENALTIES-Yards 69-598 Average Per Game 42.7 PUNTS-Yards 58-2407 Average Per Punt 41.5 Net punt average 34.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 33:31 3RD-DOWN Conversions 76/194 3rd-Down Pct 39% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/17 4th-Down Pct 59% SACKS BY-Yards 32-265 MISC YARDS 0 52 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 30-36 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES 51-59 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 28-59 47% PAT-ATTEMPTS 43-47 91% 644,084 ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 7/92012 Neutral Site Games

OPP

164 11.7 188 66 105 17 1094 1509 415 395 2.8 78.1 5 2324 210-449-24 5.2 11.1 166.0 11 3418 844 4.0 244.1 80-2005 17-156 5-31 25.1 9.2 6.2 17-7 86-729 52.1 96-4036 42.0 34.3 26:29 58/194 30% 9/24 38% 20-112 0 18 12-17 3-3 16-24 67% 8-24 33% 16-16 100% 279,178 4/69794 3/81791

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Alabama Opponents

86 43

162 43

80 46

121 32

0 0

Total 449 164

Date Opponent W-L Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sept. 5 74,954 vs #7 Virginia Tech$ W 34-24 1-0-0 0-0-0 3:38 Sept. 12 Florida International 92,012 W 40-14 2-0-0 0-0-0 3:10 Sept. 19 NORTH TEXAS 92,012 W 53-7 3-0-0 0-0-0 2:52 Sept. 26 ARKANSAS! 92,012 W 35-7 4-0-0 1-0-0 3:23 Oct. 3 70,967 at Kentucky! W 38-20 5-0-0 2-0-0 3:08 Oct. 10 62,657 at #16 Mississippi! W 22-3 6-0-0 3-0-0 3:27 Oct. 17 92,012 #22 SOUTH CAROLINA! W 20-6 7-0-0 4-0-0 3:19 Oct. 24 92,012 TENNESSEE! W 12-10 8-0-0 5-0-0 3:17 Nov. 7 92,012 #9 LSU! W 24-15 9-0-0 6-0-0 3:32 Nov. 14 58,103 at Mississippi State! W 31-3 10-0-0 7-0-0 3:05 Nov. 21 92,012 CHATTANOOGA W 45-0 11-0-0 7-0-0 2:53 Nov. 27 at Auburn! 87,451 W 26-21 12-0-0 8-0-0 3:19 Dec. 5 75,514 vs #1 Florida^ W 32-13 13-0-0 8-0-0 3:27 Jan 7 94,906 vs #2 Texas* W 37-21 14-0-0 8-0-0 3:28 $ - Chick-fil-A College Kickoff (Atlanta, Ga.) ! - SEC Conference Game ^ - 2009 SEC Championship Game (Atlanta, Ga,) * - 2010 BCS Championship Game (Pasadena, Calif.)

RUSHING

Att

Gain

Loss

Net

Avg TD

Long Avg/G

Mark Ingram T. Richardson Roy Upchurch Terry Grant Demetrius Goode Greg McElroy P J. Fitzgerald Marquis Maze Julio Jones Star Jackson Team Total Opponents

14 14 13 8 11 14 14 14 13 5 6 14 14

271 145 48 40 16 54 1 4 2 6 14 601 395

1678 784 313 179 108 182 17 10 5 20 0 3296 1509

20 33 14 13 0 99 0 3 1 17 85 285 415

1658 751 299 166 108 83 17 7 4 3 -85 3011 1094

6.1 5.2 6.2 4.2 6.8 1.5 17.0 1.8 2.0 0.5 -6.1 5.0 2.8

17 8 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 5

70 52 34 42 14 16 17 7 5 10 0 70 67

PASSING Greg McElroy Star Jackson P J. Fitzgerald Mark Ingram Total Opponents

G 14 5 14 14 14 14

Effic 140.55 126.36 -20.60 0.00 138.47 87.64

Cmp-Att-Int 198-325-4 13-18-0 1-2-1 0-1-0 212-346-5 210-449-24

Pct 60.9 72.2 50.0 0.0 61.3 46.8

Yds 2508 116 7 0 2631 2324

TD 17 0 0 0 17 11

Lng 80 21 7 0 80 72

Avg/G 179.1 23.2 0.5 0.0 187.9 166.0

RECEIVING Julio Jones Mark Ingram Marquis Maze Colin Peek Darius Hanks T. Richardson Roy Upchurch Mike McCoy Brad Smelley Earl Alexander Terry Grant Michael Williams Preston Dial Brandon Gibson Michael Bowman Mark Barron Baron Huber Total Opponents

G 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 8 14 14 4 4 14 14 14 14

No. 43 32 31 26 17 16 12 10 7 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 212 210

Yds 596 334 523 313 272 126 72 149 50 52 47 29 25 25 7 7 4 2631 2324

Avg 13.9 10.4 16.9 12.0 16.0 7.9 6.0 14.9 7.1 13.0 15.7 9.7 8.3 12.5 7.0 7.0 4.0 12.4 11.1

TD 4 3 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 11

Long 73 69 80 33 45 17 14 35 11 21 18 14 19 21 7 7 4 80 72

Avg/G 45.8 23.9 37.4 22.4 19.4 9.0 5.5 11.5 3.8 3.7 5.9 2.1 1.8 6.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 187.9 166.0

PUNT RETURNS Javier Arenas Julio Jones Lorenzo Washington Cory Reamer Total Opponents

No. 32 5 1 1 39 17

Yds 493 75 16 3 587 156

Avg 15.4 15.0 16.0 3.0 15.1 9.2

TD 1 0 0 0 1 0

Long 66 33 0 0 66 23

118.4 53.6 23.0 20.8 9.8 5.9 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.6 -14.2 215.1 78.1

ALABAMA

INTERCEPTIONS Mark Barron Javier Arenas Justin Woodall Rolando McClain Tyrone King Marcell Dareus Robby Green Marquis Johnson Kareem Jackson Eryk Anders Cory Reamer Total Opponents

No. Yds Avg TD Long 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 24 5

125 25 33 21 0 28 0 0 79 0 8 319 31

17.9 5.0 11.0 10.5 0.0 28.0 0.0 0.0 79.0 0.0 8.0 13.3 6.2

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

77 22 24 21 0 28 0 0 79 0 8 79 15

KICK RETURNS Javier Arenas Terry Grant Michael Williams Baron Huber Damion Square T. Richardson Julio Jones Team Total Opponents

No. Yds 19 551 8 176 2 17 1 10 1 5 1 20 1 12 1 2 34 793 80 2005

Avg TD 29.0 0 22.0 0 8.5 0 10.0 0 5.0 0 20.0 0 12.0 0 2.0 0 23.3 0 25.1 2

Long 61 30 11 10 5 20 12 2 61 98

FUMBLE RETURNS Courtney Upshaw Total Opponents

No. 1 1 1

Avg TD 45.0 1 45.0 1 2.0 0

Long 45 45 2

Yds 45 45 2

SCORING

Leigh Tiffin Mark Ingram T. Richardson Julio Jones Colin Peek Roy Upchurch Darius Hanks Terry Grant Marquis Maze Javier Arenas Greg McElroy Mike McCoy Marcell Dareus Mark Barron Courtney Upshaw Jeremy Shelley Total Opponents

TD 0 20 8 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 52 18

TOTAL OFFENSE G Greg McElroy Mark Ingram T. Richardson Roy Upchurch Terry Grant Star Jackson Demetrius Goode P J. Fitzgerald Marquis Maze Julio Jones Team Total Opponents

FIELD GOALS Leigh Tiffin Jeremy Shelley

|------ PATs ------| Kick Rush Rcv 42-46 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 43-47 16-16

0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

14 14 14 13 8 5 11 14 14 13 6 14 14

Plays

Rush

Pass

Total Avg/G

01-19

20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99

30-35 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 30-36 12-17

379 272 145 48 40 24 16 3 4 2 14 947 844

FGM-FGA Pct

83 1658 751 299 166 3 108 17 7 4 -85 3011 1094

No.

Yds

Avg

Long TB 55 55 71

12 12 8

16 16 24

KICKOFFS

No.

Yds

Avg

Leigh Tiffin P J. Fitzgerald Jeremy Shelley Total Opponents

94 1 1 96 40

5973 55 57 6085 2347

41.5 41.5 42.0

63.5 55.0 57.0 63.4 58.7

14 0 0 14 1

10-12 0-0

2 0 0 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

132 120 50 24 20 18 18 18 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 449 164

185.1 118.4 53.6 23.0 20.8 23.8 9.8 1.7 0.5 0.3 -14.2 403.0 244.1

PUNTING

2407 2407 4036

14-14 0-0

2591 1658 751 299 166 119 108 24 7 4 -85 5642 3418

85.7 0.0

58 58 96

0-0 0-0

2508 0 0 0 0 116 0 7 0 0 0 2631 2324

Pass DXP Saf Points

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 1-2

30-35 0-1

P J. Fitzgerald Total Opponents

SNAPSHOTS

FGs

5-7 0-1

1-2 0-0

I20

Blkd

Retn

Net

YdLn

2005 793

39.6 38.3

30 31

19 19 24

50 0

Blk

0 0

0 0 2

Mark Barron had seven interceptions in 2009.

SNAPSHOTS Greg McElroy threw for 2,508 yards with 17 touchdowns and only four interceptions in 2009.

FOOTBALL

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

STATISTICS

Rushes 28 Yards Rushing 246 TD Rushes 3 Long Rush 70 Pass attempts 34 Pass completions 21 Yards Passing 291 TD Passes 3 Long Pass 80 Receptions 9 Yards Receiving 102 TD Receptions 1 Long Reception 80 Field Goals 5 Long Field Goal 50 Punts 7 Punting Avg 49.0 Long Punt 55 Long Punt Return 66 Long Kickoff Return 61 Tackles 14 Sacks 2.0 Tackles For Loss 4.5 Interceptions 2

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Mark Ingram at Mississippi (Oct 10, 2009) Mark Ingram vs Florida (Dec. 5, 2009) Mark Ingram vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) Mark Ingram vs Florida (Dec. 5, 2009) Mark Ingram at Mississippi State (Nov 14, 2009) Greg McElroy at Mississippi (Oct 10, 2009) Greg McElroy vs LSU (Nov 7, 2009) Greg McElroy at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) Greg McElroy vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) Greg McElroy vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) Greg McElroy vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) Julio Jones at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) Julio Jones vs LSU (Nov 7, 2009) Mark Ingram vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) Mike McCoy vs Fla. International (Sep 12, 2009) Marquis Maze vs North Texas (Sep 19, 2009) Mark Ingram vs North Texas (Sep 19, 2009) Marquis Maze vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) Julio Jones vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) Mark Ingram vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) Darius Hanks at Kentucky (Oct 03, 2009) Colin Peek at Kentucky (Oct 03, 2009) Julio Jones vs LSU (Nov 7, 2009) Darius Hanks vs LSU (Nov 7, 2009) Julio Jones at Mississippi State (Nov 14, 2009) Darius Hanks at Mississippi State (Nov 14, 2009) Julio Jones vs Chattanooga (Nov 21, 2009) Roy Upchurch at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) Colin Peek at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) Colin Peek vs Florida (Dec. 5, 2009) Marquis Maze vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) Leigh Tiffin at Mississippi (Oct 10, 2009) Leigh Tiffin vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) P J. Fitzgerald vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) P J. Fitzgerald vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010) P J. Fitzgerald vs North Texas (Sep 19, 2009) P J. Fitzgerald vs Chattanooga (Nov 21, 2009) P J. Fitzgerald at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) Javier Arenas vs Chattanooga (Nov 21, 2009) Javier Arenas vs North Texas (Sep 19, 2009) Javier Arenas vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) Rolando McClain vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) Marcell Dareus vs Fla. International (Sep 12, 2009) Javier Arenas vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) Marcell Dareus vs LSU (Nov 7, 2009) Javier Arenas vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) Mark Barron at Mississippi State (Nov 14, 2009) Javier Arenas vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010)

TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 56 Yards Rushing 313 Yards Per Rush 6.9 TD Rushes 5 Pass attempts 35 Pass completions 22 Yards Passing 291 Yards Per Pass 13.3 TD Passes 3 Total Plays 79 Total Offense 523 Yards Per Play 7.8 Points 53 Sacks By 5 First Downs 28 Penalties 10 Penalty Yards 113 Turnovers 4 Interceptions By 4

vs Chattanooga (Nov 21, 2009) vs Chattanooga (Nov 21, 2009) vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) vs North Texas (Sep 19, 2009) at Mississippi (Oct 10, 2009) vs North Texas (Sep 19, 2009) vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) vs Florida (Dec. 5, 2009) vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) vs North Texas (Sep 19, 2009) vs Fla. International (Sep 12, 2009) vs North Texas (Sep 19, 2009) vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) vs Fla. International (Sep 12, 2009) vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) vs North Texas (Sep 19, 2009) vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) at Mississippi (Oct 10, 2009) vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010)

Rushes 22 Yards Rushing 83 TD Rushes 2 Long Rush 67 Pass attempts 46 Pass completions 21 Yards Passing 265 TD Passes 2 Long Pass 72 Receptions 10 Yards Receiving 138 TD Receptions 2 Long Reception 72 Field Goals 2 Long Field Goal 49 Punts 9 Punting Avg 48.8 Long Punt 71 Long Punt Return 23 Long Kickoff Return 98 Tackles 13 Sacks 2.5 Tackles For Loss 3.5 Interceptions 1

Anthony Dixon, at Mississippi State (Nov 14, 2009) Charles Scott, vs LSU (Nov 7, 2009) Williams, R, vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) Terrell Zachery, at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) Stephen Garcia, vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) Crompton, J., vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) Crompton, J., vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) Chris Todd, at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) Gilbert, Garret, vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010) Chris Todd, at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) Shipley, Jordan, vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010) Darvin Adams, at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) Shipley, Jordan, vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010) Darvin Adams, at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) Lones Seiber, at Kentucky (Oct 03, 2009) Spencer Lanning, vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) C. Sturgis, vs Florida (Dec. 5, 2009) Lawrence, Hunte, vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010) Lones Seiber, at Kentucky (Oct 03, 2009) W. Atterberry, vs North Texas (Sep 19, 2009) Dylan Breeding, vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) C. Henry, vs Florida (Dec. 5, 2009) Tyler Campbell, at Mississippi (Oct 10, 2009) Rogan, D., vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) Roberts, D, vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) Johnson, J, vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) Kindle, Sergio, vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010) Kindle, Sergio, vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010) Hopkins, A, vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) C.C. Whitlock, vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) Shaq Wilson, vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) Kelvin Sheppard, vs LSU (Nov 7, 2009) Gideon, Blake, vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 38 Yards Rushing 151 Yards Per Rush 6.3 TD Rushes 2 Pass attempts 46 Pass completions 21 Yards Passing 265 Yards Per Pass 7.2 TD Passes 2 Total Plays 73 Total Offense 339 Yards Per Play 6.8 Points 24 Sacks By 5 First Downs 20 Penalties 11 Penalty Yards 98 Turnovers 5 Interceptions By 2

at Kentucky (Oct 03, 2009) at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) vs Florida (Dec. 5, 2009) vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) at Auburn (Nov 27, 2009) vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010) vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009) vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) vs Florida (Dec. 5, 2009) vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009) vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010) at Kentucky (Oct 03, 2009) vs Tennessee (Oct 24, 2009) vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) vs Arkansas (Sep 26, 2009) at Mississippi (Oct 10, 2009) vs Texas (Jan 7, 2010) vs South Carolina (Oct 17, 2009)

ALABAMA

ALL PURPOSE

Mark Ingram Javier Arenas T. Richardson Julio Jones Marquis Maze Terry Grant Roy Upchurch Colin Peek Darius Hanks Mike McCoy Mark Barron Demetrius Goode Greg McElroy Kareem Jackson Earl Alexander Brad Smelley Michael Williams Justin Woodall Marcell Dareus Brandon Gibson Preston Dial Rolando McClain P J. Fitzgerald Lorenzo Washington Baron Huber Cory Reamer Michael Bowman Damion Square Star Jackson Team Total Opponents

14 13 14 13 14 8 13 14 14 13 14 11 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 4 14 14 14 14 14 14 4 2 5 6 14 14

Rush

1658 0 751 4 7 166 299 0 0 0 0 108 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 3 -85 3011 1094

Rec

334 0 126 596 523 47 72 313 272 149 7 0 0 0 52 50 29 0 0 25 25 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 2631 2324

0 493 0 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 587 156

KOR

0 551 20 12 0 176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 2 793 2005

0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 79 0 0 0 33 28 0 0 21 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 319 31

Tot

1992 1069 897 687 530 389 371 313 272 149 132 108 83 79 52 50 46 33 28 25 25 21 17 16 14 11 7 5 3 -83 7341 5610

Avg/G

142.3 82.2 64.1 52.8 37.9 48.6 28.5 22.4 19.4 11.5 9.4 9.8 5.9 5.6 3.7 3.8 3.3 2.4 2.0 6.2 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.6 -13.8 524.4 400.7

SNAPSHOTS Mark Ingram rushed for a school-record 1,658 yards in 2009 on his way to winning Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Heisman Trophy.

FOOTBALL

STATISTICS

|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp 25 Rolando McClain 14 53 52 105 14.5-63 4.0-36 2-21 4 4 Mark Barron 14 43 33 76 3.5-18 0.5-2 7-125 11 28 Javier Arenas 13 47 24 71 12.0-85 5.0-53 5-25 5 32 Eryk Anders 14 32 34 66 14.5-88 6.0-61 1-0 2 13 Cory Reamer 14 28 22 50 7.0-30 2.0-17 1-8 3 3 Kareem Jackson 14 30 19 49 3.0-13 . 1-79 13 27 Justin Woodall 14 30 15 45 2.5-11 . 3-33 5 57 Marcell Dareus 14 19 14 33 9.0-49 6.5-44 1-28 2 23 Robby Green 14 22 11 33 . . 1-0 6 24 Marquis Johnson 14 24 5 29 1.0-3 . 1-0 17 35 Nico Johnson 12 17 11 28 4.5-18 1.0-15 . 2 62 Terrence Cody 14 12 16 28 6.0-11 . . 1 95 Brandon Deaderick 14 10 13 23 4.5-9 1.0-2 . . 26 Ali Sharrief 14 11 10 21 . . . . 97 Lorenzo Washington 14 13 8 21 5.0-27 2.0-19 . 1 20 Tyrone King 14 8 10 18 1.5-10 1.5-10 1-0 . 99 Josh Chapman 13 6 11 17 2.5-2 0.5-1 . . 30 Dontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a Hightower 4 5 11 16 4.0-7 1.0-4 . 1 41 Courtney Upshaw 14 7 8 15 1.0-1 1.0-1 . . 36 Chris Jordan 14 10 2 12 . . . . 1 Chris Rogers 14 9 2 11 . . . 1 96 Luther Davis 14 3 8 11 1.5-6 . . . 21 Dre Kirkpatrick 12 3 5 8 . . . . 37 Robert Lester 8 6 2 8 . . . . 58 Nick Gentry 4 . 7 7 . . . . 18 Rod Woodson 12 5 2 7 . . . . 3 T. Richardson 14 4 2 6 . . . . 10 Jerrell Harris 6 1 2 3 . . . . 64 Kerry Murphy 6 . 3 3 . . . . 5 Roy Upchurch 13 1 2 3 . . . . 55 Chavis Williams 7 1 1 2 . . . . 29 Terry Grant 8 1 1 2 . . . . 99 Leigh Tiffin 14 1 1 2 . . . . 7 P J. Fitzgerald 14 2 . 2 . . . . 4 Marquis Maze 14 1 . 1 . . . . 90 Milton Talbert 1 . 1 1 . . . . 50 Brian Selman 14 . 1 1 . . . . 12 Greg McElroy 14 . 1 1 . . . . 92 Damion Square 2 . 1 1 0.5-1 . . . 84 Colin Peek 14 1 . 1 . . . . 91 Alex Watkins 4 . 1 1 . . . . 77 James Carpenter 14 1 . 1 . . . . 33 Hampton Gray 1 1 . 1 . . . . 8 Julio Jones 13 1 . 1 . . . . 15 Darius Hanks 14 . . . . . . . Total 14 469 372 841 98-452 32-265 24-319 74 Opponents 14 555 480 1035 66.0-222 20-112 5-31 38

|-Fumbles-| Blkd QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 14 . 1 . . 4 . . . . 4 . . . . 17 1-0 3 . . 3 1-0 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . 1 . . . . 2 . . . . . . 1 . . 3 . . 2 . 2 . . . . 2 . . . . 8 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . 4 2-45 . . . . . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1-0 . . . 79 7-45 8 4 . 35 7-2 6 . 1

SNAPSHOTS The Alabama Crimson Tide won its 13th National Championship in 2009 with a stifling defense that finished the season ranked No. 2 in both total defense and scoring defense.

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PERSONNEL PLAYER P ROFILES OUTLOOK: Earl Alexander enters his final spring with the Crimson Tide with plans of making an impact in for Alabama’s receiving corps … has played in 39 career games with 16 catches for 213 yards ... should contend for expanded playing time with a solid spring and good fall practice. 2009: Alexander played in all 14 games at wide receiver this season ... made four catches for 52 yards for a 13.0 yards per catch average. Virginia Tech: Played but did not record any statistics. FIU: Hauled in two passes for 20 yards with a long of 11. North Texas: Caught one pass for 11 yards and a first down. Arkansas: Played but did not record and statistics. Kentucky: Grabbed one pass for a season best 21 yards that set up a touchdown at the end of the first half. Mississippi: Saw action but did not have a catch. South Carolina: Came off the bench but did not have a catch. Tennessee: Played but did not have a catch. LSU: Came off the bench but did not record any statistics. Mississippi State: Saw action at wider receiver but did not have a catch. Chattanooga: Came off the bench but did not record any statistics. Auburn: Saw action in the Tide’s 26-21 win at Auburn, but did not have a catch. Florida: Came off the bench at wide receiver but did not record any statistics. Texas: Played but did not record a catch as the Crimson Tide beat the Longhorns 37-21 to claim the national championship. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): He saw action in 12 games during the 2008 season, missing the Tulane and Mississippi State games ... had eight receptions for 121 yards for a 15.1 yards per catch average, which ranked third on the team ... five of Alexander’s eight receptions went for first downs. Clemson: He came off the bench as a reserve wide receiver in the Crimson Tide’s season opener ... did not have a catch and left the game with sprained ankle. Tulane: He did not dress due to a sprained ankle. Western Kentucky: Alex-

ander returned to action against the Hilltoppers and caught three passes for 50 yards ... the 50 yards was a career high ... broke free for a career-long 27-yard reception early in the second quarter. Arkansas: He snared two passes for a team-high 38 yards ... his 26-yard reception on Alabama’s first drive set up the Tide’s first touchdown. Georgia: Alexander played but did not catch a pass in Alabama’s 41-30 win at No. 3 Georgia. Kentucky: He played against the Wildcats but did not have a catch. Mississippi: Alexander played but did not have a catch. Tennessee: He played but did not record any statistics. Arkansas State: Alexander caught one pass for two yards in the Crimson Tide’s 35-0 win over the Red Wolves. LSU: He caught one pass for 26 yards ... he fumbled the ball at the LSU 1-yard line and it bounced through the end zone for a touchback on Alabama’s opening drive of the game ... sprained a shoulder on the play and saw limited action the remainder of the game. Mississippi State: Alexander did not play against the Bulldogs. Auburn: He returned to the field against the Tigers, but did not record any statistics. Florida: Alexander saw extensive action in the second half but did not have any receptions. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He caught one pass for five yards in the 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl against the Utah Utes. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Alexander played in all 13 games as a reserve wide receiver and on special teams units … made his Alabama debut in the seasonopener against Western Carolina after redshirting his first season in uniform … had four catches for 40 yards on the season … also had four tackles, including three solo stops, to his credit on special teams … recorded all four of his catches in the 52-6 win over WCU on Sept. 1, including his season-long of 13 yards in the first quarter … had two special teams tackles in the win over Tennessee. 2006 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Alexander accounted for over 1,700 yards of offense and 17 touchdowns at Central High School during his senior season … passed for over 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns and added 500 yards and seven touchdowns rushing … honorable mention Class 6A AllState selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … was 56-of-131 passing for 1,200 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed for seven touchdowns en route to All-Area and All-County honors as a junior.

OUTLOOK: Jonathan Atchison is a fast and versatile linebacker that could push for playing time at outside linebacker in 2010 ... has a knack for getting into the backfield and wrecking havoc. 2009 (REDSHIRT): Atchison redshirted during his first season at the Capstone, earning valuable experience on the scout team. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was a first-team 5A Georgia All-State selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Associated Press in 2008 … an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Top 150 selection … earned a three-star rating from both Rivals.com and Scout.com … ranked as the No. 14 outside linebacker nationally by ESPNU and No. 24 by Rivals.com … Scout. com tabbed him as the No. 16 strong-side linebacker … ranked 37th on Rivals.com postseason Georgia Top 75 … ranked 131st on Scout.com’s Southeast 150 list … SuperPrep’s No. 63 player in Georgia … posted 110 tackles and 12 sacks as a junior … made 125 total tackles as a senior with 13 tackles for loss and seven sacks … coached by Kenneth Barrow … chose the Crimson Tide over Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Louisville.

ALEXANDER’S CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year G-S No. 2007 13-0 4 2008 12-0 8 2009 14-0 4 Total 39-0 16

Yards Avg. 40 10.0 121 15.1 52 13.0 213 13.3

TD 0 0 0 0

LP 13 27 21 27

ALEXANDER’S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: Yards: Long Play:

4 vs. Western Carolina, 2007 50 vs. Western Kentucky, 2008 27 vs. Arkansas, 2008

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OUTLOOK: Mark Barron is the Crimson Tide’s only returning starter in the defensive secondary ... a third-team Associated Press All-American and a first-team All-SEC pick ... blessed with good size and speed, the hard hitting safety has 94 career tackles after making 76 stops as a sophomore in 2009 ... should be a candidate for the Jim Thorpe Award and contend for All-America honors in 2010 ... earned valuable playing time on special teams and as a reserve safety as a true freshman in 2008 … led the Crimson Team in tackles during the 2009 A-Day Game with five tackles and an interception. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): Barron stepped into the starting role at strong safety for the Crimson Tide and turned in an outstanding season ... a first-team All-SEC selection and a third-team All-American by the Associated Press ... started all 14 games of his sophomore season and ranked eighth nationally and first in the SEC with seven interceptions (.50 per game) ... ranked second on the team in tackles with 76 ... recorded 3.5 (-18) tackles for loss and half of a sack ... led the SEC — along with teammate Marquis Johnson — in passes defended with 18 (1.29 pg) and ranked sixth nationally ... had 11 pass breakups to rank third on the team ... 125 interception return yards tied for the fifth most in a single season in school history (Rashad Johnson, 2008). Virginia Tech: Earned his first career start at strong safety ... helped hold the No. 7 ranked Hokies to only 155 total yards of offense ... tallied two tackles. FIU: Recorded a six tackles and made his first interception in an Alabama uniform ... returned the pick for 17 yards ... helped hold the Panthers to just one yard rushing. North Texas: Was named the Tide’s defensive player of the week for his play in the secondary ... tallied three tackles, all of which were solo ... also recorded a career-best two pass breakups. Arkansas: Helped shut down the passing attack of QB Ryan Mallett by holding the SEC yards

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SNAPSHOTS Mark Barron led the Tide with seven interceptions in 2009. The hard hitting safety has 94 career tackles after making 76 stops as a sophomore last season.

per game leader to just 34 percent passing and 160 yards ... opened SEC play with a then career-best seven tackles ... added two pass breakups. Kentucky: Tallied a career-best eight tackles, six of which were solos ... also recorded an interception with a return of six yards. Mississippi: Registered three solo tackles and one assist against the Rebels ... logged a tackle for loss (-5) as the Crimson Tide limited UM to 57 yards rushing and 197 total yards ... broke up two Jevan Snead passes ... on special teams recorded his first career pass reception on a fake punt ... hauled in the reception from punter P.J. Fitzgerald

and turned it up field for a seven-yard gain and an Alabama first down. South Carolina: Tied a season high with eight tackles and recorded his third interception of the season ... the pick of Stephen Garcia was on the second play of the game and returned it 77 yards for a touchdown to give the Alabama defense all the points it would need in a 20-6 win. Tennessee: He intercepted his SEC-best fourth pass of the season and returned it eight yards ... made eight total tackles with five solo stops ... it was the third time in four games Barron has recorded eight tackles. LSU: Barron was second on the team in tack-

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les with seven, making three solo stops ... his play against the run helped limit the Tigers to just 95 yards rushing ... also added a quarterback hurry. Mississippi State: Caused havoc for the Bulldogs in the passing game with two interceptions and two more broken-up passes ... made five total tackles with three solo stops ... helped the UA secondary limit MSU to just 99 yards passing and 213 total yards. Chattanooga: Barron registered just one solo tackle, but also hurried the quarterback on two plays and broke up one pass as the limited the Mocs to just 36 yards passing and 48 yards on the ground. Auburn: Picked off his seventh pass of the season to setup an Alabama score in the second half ... made two tackles with a solo stop ... helped limited the Tigers’ offense to 112 yards under their season average. Florida: Led the Crimson Tide with seven tackles as the Gators managed just 88 yards rushing ... also had a quarterback hurry, his fourth of the season. Texas: Recorded six total tackles — five solo —with a tackle for loss (-1 yard) in the Tide’s 37-21 win over the No. 2 Longhorns to capture UA’s 13th national championship ... added his 11th pass breakup of the season as the Crimson Tide surrendered just 276 yards of total offense and 195 yards through the air. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Barron started on the kickoff coverage unit and was a reserve defensive back for the Crimson Tide as a true freshman in 2008 ... played in all 14 games … had 18 tackles – nine solo - and 1.5 (-11) sacks in his freshman campaign ... was tied for third on the team with 11 special teams’ tackles, all coming on the kickoff coverage unit ... named Alabama’s Special Teams Player of the Week following the Auburn game. Clemson: Barron made three tackles, including two solo stops in playing time on both special teams and as a reserve safety. Tulane: He played valuable minutes in the second half after the loss of Javier Arenas to injury ... made three total tackles, including two solo stops. Western Kentucky: Barron saw playing time both on the kickoff coverage team and as a strong safety on defense but did not make any tackles. Arkansas: He made four tackles off the bench with 1.5 sacks (-11) and one solo tackle. Georgia: Barron made one solo tackle on special teams against the No. 3 Bulldogs in Alabama’s 4130 win. Kentucky: He played but did not have any statistics. Mississippi: Barron logged one assisted tackle on kickoff coverage against the Rebels. Tennessee: He played on special teams, but did not have any tackles. Arkansas State: Barron had one solo tackle in the fourth quarter from his strong safety position. LSU: He played on special teams for the Tide but did not have any tackles. Mississippi State: Barron came off the bench to record extended playing time at safety while also starting on the kickoff return team. Auburn: He recorded two tackles on kickoff coverage, including one solo stop ... was his ninth and 10th special teams tackles of the season ... earned the special teams player of the week honors for his play against the Tigers. Florida: Barron saw action on the kickoff coverage team in the SEC Championship Game. Sugar

Bowl vs. Utah: He made one solo tackle on kickoff coverage and also saw quality playing time in the defensive secondary. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Baron was regarded as one of the nation’s top all-around players … a first-team Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State selection in Class 5A as a senior … SuperPrep’s No. 8 player in the state of Alabama … named to The Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register’s Elite 18 (No. 3) … the No. 19 player on the Press-Register’s Southeast Super 120 … earned a five-star rating from Scout.com and was listed as the state’s No. 8 player … also a Scout.com first-team All-American … a Rivals.com four-star defensive back … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 100 selection (No. 46) … rated the No. 5 player on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals and the No. 55 player overall nationally … Rivals.com Top 100 selection (No. 55) … No. 18 player on the Scout. com Southeast 150 list … was the MVP of the 2007 Class 5A state championship game after rushing for 1,094 yards on 122 carries with 15 touchdowns in his senior season … the 76th-rated player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … rated the No. 33 wide receiver in the country by SuperPrep … also listed on The Orlando Sentinel’s AllSouthern Team … named to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … had 785 yards rushing as a junior on 78 carries and added 368 receiving yards on 23 catches, scoring a total of 12 touchdowns. BARRON’S CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2008 14-0 18 9 9 1.5-11 0 1.5-11 0 0 0 0-0 2009 14-14 76 43 33 3.5-18 4 0.5-2 0 0 11 7-125 TOTAL 28-14 94 52 42 5.0-29 4 2.0-13 0 0 11 7-125

BARRON’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8 (3 Times) Last vs. Tennessee, 2009 Quarterback Sacks: 1.5 vs. Arkansas, 2008 Yards Lost: 11 vs. Arkansas, 2008 Interceptions: 1 (7 Times) Last vs. Auburn, 2009 Return Yards 77 vs. South Caolina, 2009 Pass Breakups: 2 (3 Times) Last vs. Mississippi, 2009 Quarterback Pressures: 2 vs. Chattanooga, 2009

OUTLOOK: Kenny Bell brings world-class speed to the wide receiver position for the Crimson Tide ... redshirted his first season at the Capstone ... will have the chance to show his play-making ability in spring practice. 2009 (REDSHIRT): Bell redshirted during his initial season at Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Bell was a four-star wide receiver prospect out of Rayville, La. … SuperPrep All-American … ranked as the No. 36 wide receiver nationally by Scout.com … Rivals.com lists Bell as the No. 40 wide out in the country and No. 12 on Rivals.com Louisiana Postseason Top 75 … ESPNU lists him as the No. 47 wide receiver … on The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … member of the Atlanta JournalConstitution Super Southern 100 … a 3A firstteam All-State selection by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … SuperPrep’s No. 25 wide receiver prospect nationally and the publication’s No. 11 prospect in Louisiana … on Scout.com’s Southeast 150 list … caught 46 passes as a senior for 816 yards and nine touchdowns … hauled in 49 passes for 914 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior in 2007 … coached by Bo Barton … chose the Crimson Tide over LSU, Florida, Michigan, Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State and Nebraska.

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OUTLOOK: Undra Billingsley will have an opportunity to crack Alabama’s rotation at tight end in the spring of 2010 after the loss of 2009 starter Colin Peek … an athletic player with strength and quickness. 2009 (FRESHMAN): Billingsley added depth at the tight end position ... found time in two games, coming off the bench against North Texas and Chattanooga. 2008 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his freshman season at the Capstone in 2008. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Billingsley was rated as the No. 20 strongside defensive end nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 24 player overall on the Alabama Top 35 list … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South Top 100 list member … a three-star player according to Rivals … also given a three-star rating by Scout.com … an honorable mention Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State pick as a defensive lineman … the No. 29 player in the state of Alabama according to SuperPrep Magazine … had 90 tackles with five sacks as a senior and 85 tackles with six sacks as a junior at Woodlawn … added 25 catches for 475 yards with three touchdowns on offense.

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OUTLOOK: Chris Bonds is a talented defensive lineman that should compete for playing time in the spring of 2010 after redshirting in 2009. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his initial season at the Capstone. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Bonds was a U.S. Army All-American … listed as the No. 10 defensive tackle nationally by ESPNU and a member of the ESPNU 150 team … SuperPrep Magazine All-American … ranked as the No. 27 defensive tackle nationally by Scout.com … Rivals.com had Bonds as the fifth-best athlete and fifth-quickest defensive tackle while ranking him 46th at his position … Rivals.com’s 20th ranked player in the state of South Carolina … ranked 64th on the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … listed at No. 48 on Scout.com’s Southeast 150 … SuperPrep’s No. 39 defensive lineman and the publication’s No. 8 player in South Carolina … coached by Jay Frye at Richland Northeast … chose the Crimson Tide over Southern California, Tennessee, Michigan and Notre Dame.

OUTLOOK: John Michael Boswell is one of the leading candidates to step in and help replace two starters along the offensive line … earned significant playing time as a reserve in 2008 and 2009 ... has seen action in 20 games during his Crimson Tide career … a tall and athletic tackle prospect that can also play guard … earned Freshman All-SEC honors from Southeastern Conference coaches. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): Boswell received playing time in 12 games in 2009 as a reserve on the offensive line and on special teams. FIU: Made his first appearance of the season off the bench against the Panthers ... helped Alabama rush for 275 yards. North Texas: Played in his second game of the season ... coming off the bench to help the Tide rush for 260 yards in his most extensive playing time of the season. Arkansas: Came off the bench to find time on the offensive line late in the game. Kentucky: Saw action on the Tide’s field goal and extra point team. South Carolina: Played on the Tide’s field goal and extra point team. Tennessee: Came off the bench and found time along the offensive line for the third consecutive game. LSU: Played as a reserve for the seventh time ... saw time on the offensive line and on the extra-point team. Mississippi State: Boswell came off the bench to once again find time on the offensive line in both special teams and as a reserve along the line in the fourth quarter. Chattanooga: Played most of the second half and helped the Tide rush for a season-best 313 yards. Auburn: Saw action on the Tide’s field goal and extra point team. Florida: Came off the bench and found time along the offensive line ... helped Alabama amass 490 total yards, including 251 on the ground. Texas: Played as a reserve on the offensive line and on the extra-point team.

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2008 (FRESHMAN): Boswell added quality depth to the Crimson Tide offensive line during his true freshman campaign ... was the first offensive tackle off the bench ... one of 16 true freshmen to see playing time for Alabama ... played in eight games, seeing action against Western Kentucky, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas State, Mississippi State, Auburn and in the Allstate Sugar Bowl against Utah ... earned Freshman All-SEC honors from the league coaches ... also played on the Tide’s jumbo package in short-yardage situations. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Boswell was an Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 6A First-Team All-State offensive lineman as a senior at Tuscaloosa County … a three-year starter … earned a four-star rating according to Rivals.com … the No. 11 player overall on the Alabama Top 35 list according to Rivals and the No. 11 offensive guard in the country … SuperPrep’s No. 14 player in the state of Alabama … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South Top 100 selection … played in the AlabamaMississippi All-Star game and the Under Armour All-Star game in Orlando … a ScoutSouth.com Star of Alabama … listed as the Red Zone Player of the Year in Alabama by USA Today … named to The Mobile PressRegister’s Super Southeast 120 (No. 82) and Elite 18 (No. 12) selection … a three-star offensive lineman by Scout.com and the No. 14 player in the state … Scout.com’s No. 34 offensive tackle nationally … The Tuscaloosa News All-State selection as a senior … No. 131 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … named permanent team captain at Tuscaloosa County as a senior … played for head coach Robert Higgenbotham.

OUTLOOK: Michael Bowman gives the Tide another physical presence on the outside at wide receiver ... saw action in four games as a true freshman and brings one career catch into 2010. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He added depth at the wide receiver position as a true freshman ... played in four games and hauled in one catch for seven yards ... the seven-yard reception came against North Texas. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the top wide receivers in the state of Georgia, Bowman was on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … ranked 58th on the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … SuperPrep Magazine All-American … a Rivals.com250 player and ranked No. 9 in the website’s Georgia Postseason Top 75 … listed by Rivals.com as the No. 20 wide receiver in the country … a four-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com … listed as Scout.com’s No. 14 wide receiver nationally and No. 143 overall in the Scout 300 … SuperPrep’s No. 15 wide receiver and the publication’s No. 6 player in Georgia … Tom Lemming’s Prep Football All-American… brother of former Oklahoma State all-conference wide receiver Adarius Bowman, who is now playing in the CFL … caught 37 passes for 1,075 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior at Ridgeland, earning Georgia 3A All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association … hauled in 37 receptions for 722 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior … coached by Mark Mariakis … chose the Crimson Tide over Kentucky, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Oregon and Oklahoma State. BOWMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year G-S No. 2009 4-0 1 Total 4-0 1

Yards Avg. 7 1.8 7 1.8

TD 0 0

LP 7 7

OUTLOOK: James Carpenter came in as a junior college transfer and solidified the left tackle spot ... was a second-team All-SEC honoree ... has started all 14 games of his Crimson Tide career and helped block for 11 100-yard rushers ... a candidate for first-team All-SEC and AllAmerica honors in 2010. 2009 (JUNIOR): He started all 14 games at left tackle in his first season at Alabama ... a second-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press ... one of three new starters on the offensive line that cranked out 403.0 yards of total offense per game, which ranked 42nd nationally and 215.07 yards on the ground - 12th in the nation ... running back Mark Ingram was the beneficiary of the lines solid play, ranking 11th nationally in rushing at 118.43 ypg ... helped the Tide achieve impressive balance with 215.07 yards per game on the ground and 187.93 per game in the air ... helped clear the way for 11 100-yard rushers ... provided time for quarterback Greg McElroy to post a 140.55 passing efficiency rating that ranked 28th nationally ... left tackle on an offensive line that allowed just 1.43 sack per game to rank 36th nationally and fourth in the SEC as a unit ... the Tide offensive line also went the final 38 quarters of the 2009 season with having a holding penalty enforced. Virginia Tech: Made his first career start at Alabama while helping the Tide put up a total of 498 yards of offense, including 268 on the ground against the No. 7 Hokies ... provided the blocks that aided Mark Ingram to being named the SEC Offensive Player of the week. FIU: Carpenter helped Alabama amass 516 total yards of offense, including 275 on the ground ... was named the Tide’s offensive player of the week for his dominate work along the offensive front ... provided the holes that led to 6.5 yards per carry ... helped newcomer Trent Richardson rush for 118 yards en route to being named the SEC Freshman of the Week. North Texas: For the third straight week, Carpenter helped the

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Tide total at least 498 yards of total offense (523 total yards) and at least 250 yards on the ground (260 rush yards) ... provided the holes that enabled the Tide to average 5.8 yards per carry and have three rushers tally over 75 yards each. Arkansas: He helped Alabama total over 400 yards (425) of total offense ... helped newcomer Trent Richardson earn his second SEC Freshman of the Week accolade ... provided the time for McElroy to throw for 291 yards and a career-best three touchdowns. Kentucky: Blocked for another 100yard rusher as Mark Ingram tallied 140 yards and a 6.4 yards per carry average ... helped the team rush for over 200 yards (204). Mississippi: Opened holes for Ingram’s 172-yard rushing effort, the fourth 100-yard effort by a UA player this season ... helped the Tide rush for 200 yards, average 4.9 yards per carry and produce 354 yards of total offense. South Carolina: Helped pave the way for Ingram to rush for a career-best and Bryant-Denny Stadium record 246 yards ... led the way for the team to rush for 264 yards ... helped open the holes for the Tide to average 6.9 yards per carry. Tennessee: Had a solid performance as the offensive line did not allow a sack ... provided the holes for Mark Ingram to rush for 99 yards and average 5.5 yards per carry. LSU: Cleared a path for Ingram to reach triple digits in rushing yards for the fifth time in 2009 with 144 yards on 22 carries ... did not allow a sack from his spot at left tackle and provided time for McElroy to complete 19 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns. Mississippi State: Opened holes for 444 yards of total offense, including 252 on the ground and 192 in the air ... blocked for his seventh 100yard rushing game of the season as Ingram exploded for 189 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 70-yard burst up the middle against a stout Bulldog defense ... led an offensive line that did not allow a sack as McElory connected on 13-of-18 passes, no interceptions and two touchdowns. Chattanooga: Played only the first half as the Crimson Tide routed the Mocs 45-0 ... did not allow any sacks on a first-team line that also kept the quarterbacks’ jersey clean ... helped clear a path for a season-high 313 rushing yards and Ingram’s seventh 100-yard rushing game of the season ... provided time for the quarterbacks to complete 62.5 percent of their passes. Auburn: Helped the Tide roll up 291 yards of total offense ... allowed time for Alabama to pass for 218 yards. Florida: Carpenter cleared a path for 490 yards of total offense and 251 yards on the ground against the nation’s No. 1 total defense entering the game ... the rushing yardage was the most allowed by the Gators during Urban Meyer’s tenure ... helped Ingram crack the 100-yard barrier for the eighth time this season ... the line allowed just one sack and gave time for McElroy to post a 196.53 passing efficiency rating. Texas: Helped the Crimson Tide rush for 205 net yards, which was the most allowed by the Longhorns all season ... blocked for two 100-yard rushers as Mark Ingram went for 116 yards and Trent Richardson 109 ... it was the first time Alabama had two 100-yard rushers since the 2004 season opener — a span of 77 games.

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SNAPSHOTS James Carpenter stepped in right away as a junior college transfer and started all 14 games at left tackle for the Crimson Tide in his first year at the Capstone.

JUNIOR COLLEGE (2007-08): He played for two seasons at Coffeyeville [Kan.] Community College ... was named to the first-team Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) All-League team … coached by Darian Dulin at Coffeyville CC. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A January 2009 enrollee at the University of Alabama, Carpenter filled an important need on the Crimson Tide’s offensive line … won the Bart Starr Most Improved Player Award following spring practice in 2009 … a fourstar junior college recruit by both Rivals. com and Scout.com … Rivals.com’s No. 32 junior college prospect … listed at No. 13 on SuperPrep Magazine’s Juco 100 … originally signed with Iowa State out of Heqhzibah High School … spent two seasons at Coffeyville [Kan.] Community College an all-area performer for John Bowen at Hephzibah [Ga.] High School … chose the Crimson Tide over Oklahoma, Mississippi, Iowa State, Texas Tech, South Carolina and Oklahoma State.

PLAYER P R O F I L E S OUTLOOK: Josh Chapman enters the spring of 2010 as one of the top candidates for the starting job at nose guard … his strength and athleticism in the middle of the defensive line will be a key to the Tide’s rushing defense … the junior has played in 29 career games making two starts, and recording 34 tackles. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): Chapman came off the bench in 13 games and collected 17 total tackles with 2.5 tackles for a loss (-2) and half of a sack. Virginia Tech: Made three tackles off the bench, including one for a loss of a yard ... got to the quarterback for the first time in his career, recording half a sack. FIU: Played but did not record any statistics. North Texas: Came off the bench to equal a season-high with three tackles with one for loss. Arkansas: Saw action off the bench but did not record any statistics. Kentucky: Played as a reserve and tallied one solo tackle. Mississippi: Posted one assisted tackle in the Crimson Tide’s 22-3 win over the Rebels ... helped the Tide limit UM to just 57 rushing yards. Tennessee: Assisted on one tackle off the bench for the Tide. LSU: Came off the bench and assisted on a tackle for a loss. Mississippi State: Saw action as a reserve on the defensive line but did not record a tackle. Chattanooga: Came off the bench to equal a career best with four tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss. Auburn: Was a key reserve along the defensive line that surrendered just 151 yards rushing ... did not have a tackle. Auburn: Came off the bench at defensive tackle ... did not record any statistics ... helped Alabama hold Florida to 88 yards rushing. Texas: Played well in the defensive line rotation employed by the Crimson Tide against the pass-happy Longhorn squad ... made three solo tackles as the Tide help the Horns to just 276 total yards and 81 rushing yards.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Chapman played in 13 games as a sophomore in 2008 ... made his first career start at Tennessee and started two games ... had 16 tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss (-7) ... the backup nose guard in the Crimson Tide’s 3-4 defense but started for Alabama with Terrence Cody out with a knee injury ... with Cody’s return against LSU, Chapman rotated regularly with Cody ... Chapman saw roughly 33 percent of the snaps on running downs in 2008. Clemson: Chapman played but did not record a tackle. Tulane: He made one assisted tackle from his nose guard spot. Western Kentucky: Chapman turned in his best game for the Crimson and White with two tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss (-2). Arkansas: He made one TFL (-1) at Arkansas and registered a quarterback hurry. Georgia: Chapman played but did not record a tackle. Kentucky: He made one solo tackle as Alabama limited the Wildcats to just 35 yards rushing. Mississippi: Chapman spelled Cody in the first half and then took over for him after Cody was lost with a knee injury on the first drive of the second half ... Chapman registered half of a TFL (-2). Tennessee: He made a career-high four tackles, including three solo stops in his first career start ... helped the Crimson Tide defense continue its outstanding rush defense, holding the Volunteers to just 36 yards. Arkansas State: Chapman logged three assisted tackles in his second start of the season at nose guard as the Tide limited the Red Wolves to just 158 yards of total offense, including just 91 yards on the ground. LSU: He did not make a tackle but shared time with Cody at nose guard against the Tigers. Mississippi State: Chapman registered one solo tackle as the Alabama defense limited the Bulldogs to just 35 yards rushing. Auburn: He did not record any statistics, but got a good push up the middle against the Tigers and helped limit Auburn to just 57 yards rushing. Florida: Chapman made two solo tackles, including his fourth tackle for loss of the season. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He did not play against Utah. 2007 (REDSHIRT): He played in each of the first three games with injuries at the noseguard position … earned a medical redshirt after missing the final 10 games of the season due to injury … had one tackle on the season that came in the season-opener against Western Carolina … won the 2008 Ozzie Newsome Most Improved Freshman Award following spring practice. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chapman starred at Hoover High School … rated as the No. 12 prospect in Alabama on Rivals.com … ranked as the No. 32 defensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com … was the No. 14 prospect in the state on the BamaOnLine Top 27 rankings … was the No. 13 prospect in Alabama according to SuperPrep Magazine … high school coach Rush Propst described

him as the best defensive lineman in school history … recorded 97 tackles, 22 TFLs, two sacks and an interception as a senior … tallied 65 tackles, six sacks and three tackles as a junior. CHAPMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-S 2007 3-0 2008 13-2 2009 13-0 TOTAL 29-2

Tackles Fumbles TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 1 1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 16 9 7 4.0-7 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 17 6 11 2.5-2 0 0.5-1.0 0 0-0 0 0-0 34 16 18 6.5-9 1 0.5-1.0 0 0-0 0 0-0

CHAPMAN’S CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: TFL: Yards Lost: Sacks

4 vs. Tennessee, 2008 & Chattanooga, 2009 1 (5 Times) Last vs. Virginia Tech, 2009 2 (3 Times) Last vs. Florida, 2008 0.5 vs. Virgina Tech, 2009

OUTLOOK: Marcell Dareus burst onto the national scene with his performance in the BCS National Championship Game against Texas .... a powerful defensive end who can also slide inside in passing situations ... a tremendous pass rusher who can play the run as well … played in 22 career games, making three starts ... recorded 37-career tackles, making nine tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks … goes into the 2010 spring practice as the Tide’s top returning defensive end ... recorded six tackles with a sack (-6) in the 2009 A-Day Game … won the Dwight Stephenson Lineman of the A-Day Game Award. 2009: Marcell Dareus produced the two biggest plays of his Alabama career in the 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game to earn Defensive MVP honors and vault the Crimson Tide to their 13th national championship ... a big contributor all season at defensive end for the Crimson Tide ... a dangerous pass rusher off the edge and excellent at the point of attack in the rushing game ... played in 14 games and made four starts while serving as the Tide’s top pass

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rusher ... finished eighth in the Southeastern Conference and ranked tied for 90rd nationally with 6.5 sacks (-44) or .46 per game ... had 33 total tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss (-49), seven quarterback hurries, an interception and two pass breakups. Virginia Tech: Made his first career start at defensive end in place of Brandon Deaderick ... helped the Tide defense hold the No. 7 Hokies to just 155 yards of total offense ... got to the quarterback for the first time in his career by recording 1.5 sacks (-8). FIU: Tallied two sacks for a loss of 17 yards against the Golden Panthers ... recorded four tackles ... helped lead the Tide defense that held FIU to just one yard rushing and 214 total yards. North Texas: Notched one assisted tackle in his third start of the season ... played just over one half as the Tide routed the Mean Green 53-7. Arkansas: Dareus tallied two solo tackles and one tackle for loss (-1) as the Tide held the Hogs’ high-powered offense to just 254 total yards and 63 yards on the grounds. Kentucky: Had five total tackles with four solo stops against the Wildcats ... also registered a quarterback hurry. Mississippi: Made three solo tackles in a 22-3 win over the No. 22 Rebels ... registered one tackle for loss (-3) by dropping UM’s Dexter McCluster in the backfield. South Carolina: Helped keep the Gamecocks out of the end zone and limit USC to 64 yards rushing, but did not have a tackle. Tennessee: Logged two solo and two assisted stops as the Tide limited the Vols’ potent rushing attack to just 74 yards ... recorded a sack of seven yards in the fourth quarter ... broke up a pass in the Tide’s 12-10 win. LSU: Had a big fourth quarter with two sacks (-12 yards) that killed any Tiger momentum as LSU managed only nine total yards in the stanza ... finished with four total tackles as the Tide allowed just 95 yards rushing. Mississippi State: Made two total tackles with a solo stop as the Tide defense limited MSU to 213 total yards. Chattanooga: Made one assisted tackle as the Tide routed the Mocs, 450. Auburn: Recorded two assisted tackles in the Crimson Tide’s 26-21 win at Auburn ... had half of a tackle for loss ... registered one quarterback hurry. Florida: Harassed the Gators throughout the game ... recorded two quaterback hurries ... notched two total tackles with one solo stop as the Tide rolled to their 22nd SEC title. Texas: Knocked Texas quarterback Colt McCoy out of the game with a big hit in the first quarter and then intercepted a shovel pass in the final seconds of the second quarter and used a stiff arm and a spin move to return it 29 yards for a touchdown ... garnered Defensive MVP honors for his play as the Crimson Tide surrendered just 276 total yards and a mere 81 yards rushing. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Dareus was one of 16 true freshmen to see the field in 2008 for Alabama, making his debut in the Crimson Tide’s season opener against Clemson ... saw playing time at nose guard in third-down situations during his freshman campaign ... made four tackles on the season while recording three quarterback hurries ... played in eight games. Clemson: Dareus earned playing time at defensive end but did not record any statistics. Tulane:

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SNAPSHOTS Marcell Dareus’ game-changing interception return for a touchdown just before the half at the Citi BCS National Championship game gave Alabama a commanding 24-6 lead.

He did not play against the Green Wave. Western Kentucky: Dareus received playing time at defensive end but did not record any statistics. Arkansas: He did not play against the Razorbacks. Georgia: Dareus did not play against the Bulldogs. Kentucky: He did not play. Mississippi: Dareus did not play vs. the Rebels. Tennessee: He received his most playing time to date at Tennessee ... the absence of Terrence Cody on the defensive line provided Dareus more snaps ... made his first career tackle and recorded a quarterback hurry. Arkansas State: Dareus logged significant minutes against the Red Wolves and recorded his second quarterback hurry of the season. LSU: He made his biggest contribution to date for the top-ranked Crimson Tide ... registered a career-best three tackles ... played end and some nose guard in thirddown situations vs. the Tigers. Mississippi State: Dareus played but did not record any statistics against the Bulldogs. Auburn: He did not play vs. the Tigers. Florida: Dareus saw extensive action against the Gators as a pass-rush specialist on third down ... accounted for one quarterback hurry on UF quarterback Tim Tebow. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He played but did not record any statistics.

and the No. 17 overall player on the Alabama Top 35 list … named to The Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 6) … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … No. 23 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … an ASWA All-State honorable mention … totaled 117 tackles and 20 sacks as a senior at Huffman and also returned a fumble for a touchdown. DAREUS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year G-S 2008 8-0 2009 14-3 TOTAL 22-3

Tackles Fumbles TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 4 1 3 0-0 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 33 19 14 9.0-49 7 6.5-44 0 0-0 2 1-29 37 20 17 9.0-49 8 6.5-44 0 0-0 2 1-29

DAREUS’ CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 5 vs. Kentucky, 2009 Tackles For Loss: 2 vs. Florida International & LSU, 2009 Yards Lost: 17 vs. Florida International, 2009 Quarterback Sacks 2 vs. Florida International & LSU 2009 Yards Lost: 17 vs. Florida International, 2009 Quarterback Pressures: 3 vs. Arkansas, 2009 Pass Break Ups: 1 vs. Arkansas & Tennessee, 2009 Interceptions: 1 vs. Texas, 2009 Interception Return Yards: 29 vs. Texas (TD), 2009

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was SuperPrep Magazine’s No. 27 defensive lineman in the country and the publication’s No. 7 player in the state of Alabama … earned a four-star rating from Scout.com and listed as the nation’s No. 5 defensive tackle prospect … Scout.com All-American selection … a three-star defensive lineman according to Rivals.com … the No. 28 defensive tackle in the country according to Rivals

PLAYER P R O F I L E S OUTLOOK: A senior defensive end, Luther Davis should play a significant role along the Crimson Tide defensive front in 2010 … one of the Tide’s top returning defensive ends ... should push for a starting job in spring practice ... has played in 34 career games with 26 total tackles and five tackles for loss. 2009 (JUNIOR): He played in all 14 games for the Crimson Tide during their 2009 national championship season ... made 11 tackles with three solo stops, 1.5 tackles for loss (-6 yards) and added a quarterback hurry. Virginia Tech: Played in the game but did not record any statistics. FIU: Came off the bench to record two tackles. North Texas: Played in the game but did not record any statistics. Arkansas: Assisted on a tackle coming off the bench for the Tide. Kentucky: Record one solo tackle in a win over the Wildcats. Mississippi: Saw his most extensive playing time of the season and made one assisted tackle in the Tide’s win. South Carolina: Came off the bench and assisted on one tackle. Tennessee: Played as a reserve and assisted on one tackle against the Vols. LSU: Came off the bench but did record any statistics. Mississippi State: Registered one solo tackle, which went for a loss of five yards. Chattanooga: Contributed as a top reserve and assisted on two tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss. Auburn: Made one solo tackle as a reserve defensive end for the Tide ... helped limit the Tigers to 112 yards below their season average in total yards. Florida: Came off the bench along the defensive line and tallied one quarterback hurry ... helped hold Florida to 88 yards rushing. Texas: Helped the Crimson Tide hold Texas to just 81 yards rushing and 276 total yards ... did not have a tackle but received playing time in the Tide’s defensive line rotation. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Davis provided the Crimson Tide with a talented option at defensive end ... the sophomore had 12 tackles on the season and 2.5

tackles for loss (-4) backing up Brandon Deaderick at right end ... played in all 14 games. Clemson: Davis played a reserve role for Alabama in its 34-10 win over Clemson in the Georgia Dome ... registered one assisted tackle. Tulane: He played but did not record a tackle against the Green Wave. Western Kentucky: Davis recorded half of a tackle for loss (-1) on an assisted tackle as a reserve defensive end. Arkansas: He notched one unassisted TFL (-1) in the Crimson Tide’s 49-14 rout of the Razorbacks. Georgia: Davis logged two assisted tackles in Alabama’s win at No. 3 Georgia and helped the Tide get consistent pressure on Bulldogs’ quarterback Matthew Stafford all night. Kentucky: He registered two total tackles with one solo stop as the Tide allowed just 35 yards on the ground to the Wildcats. Mississippi: Davis played but did not record a tackle. Tennessee: He did not have a tackle against the Volunteers. Arkansas State: Davis made one solo tackle in a reserve role for the Crimson Tide defense in the second half against the Red Wolves ... helped the Tide limit ASU to just 158 total yards. LSU: He played but did not have any tackles against the Tigers in Death Valley. Mississippi State: Davis logged one solo and one assisted tackle against the Bulldogs ... helped a defensive front limit MSU to just 35 yards rushing. Auburn: He was impressive in the final quarter against the Tigers with two tackles ... had one tackle for loss (-2) and helped hold the Tigers to just eight yards rushing in the second half. Florida: Davis came off the bench as a reserve defensive end but did not have any statistics. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He played but did not record any statistics. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in six games, appearing in the Western Carolina, Arkansas, Florida State, Houston, Tennessee and LSU contests … had three tackles on the season, including one for loss … recorded all three of his tackles and one for a loss of five yards in the season-opener against Western Carolina. DAVIS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year G-S 2007 6-0 2008 14-0 2009 14-0 Total 34-0

Tackles Fumbles TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 3 1 2 1.0-5 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 12 6 6 2.5-4 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 11 3 8 1.5-6 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 26 10 16 5.0-15 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

DAVIS’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles: TFL: Yards Lost: QB Pressures:

3 vs. Western Carolina, 2007 1 (4 Times) Last vs. Mississippi State, 2009 5 (2 Times) Last vs. Mississippi State, 2009 1 vs. Mississippi State, 2008, and Florida, 2009

OUTLOOK: Preston Dial should play a prominent role for the Crimson Tide offense again in 2010 … the senior has played in 38 career games with nine starts - including seven starts as a tight end/h-back in 2009 … should also be a key contributor for Alabama on special teams again in 2010 ... has five career receptions for 54 yards ... an excellent blocker with good hands and versatility. 2009 (JUNIOR): He played in all 14 games and made seven starts as a junior in 2009 ... finished with three catches for 25 yards ... a key blocker for the Tide at the point of attack ... a regular on the Tide’s kickoff return team. Virginia Tech: Played but did not record any statistics. FIU: Started for the first time in 2009 ... tallied one catch for 19 yards ... the catch came in the second quarter for a first down. North Texas: Notched his second start at H-back but did not record any statistics. Arkansas: Tallied one catch for two yards. Kentucky: Earned his third start of the year, start but did not record any statistics. Mississippi: Played but did not have a catch ... his blocking helped clear the way for 200 rushing yards. South Carolina: Started at H-back but did not record a catch ... helped pave the way for Alabama to rush for 302 yards, including a 246- yard effort by Mark Ingram. Tennessee: Came off the bench and caught one pass for four yards. LSU: Played as a reserve and on special teams and provided the blocks on the outside for Mark Ingram to rush for 144 yards. Mississippi State: He came off the bench at tight end but did not record any statistics ... helped block for a rushing attack that amassed 252 yards, including 149 by Mark Ingram. Chattanooga: He started at H-back but did not record any statistics ... helped provide the holes for the Tide to amass 313 yards on the ground. Auburn: Started his second straight game at H-back as the Tide knocked off the Tigers, 26-21. Florida: Started once again at H-back and was a key piece to the Tide’s rushing at-

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tack that amassed 251 yards ... helped provide the blocks for Mark Ingram to scamper for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Texas: He played but did not record any statistics ... blocked well as the Tide saw both Mark Ingram (116) and Trent Richardson (109) rush for 100 yards. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Dial was a regular on Alabama’s field goal and extra point teams and a reserve tight end ... played in 12 games, making one start at tight end at then-No. 15 LSU ... caught one pass for eight yards vs. Western Kentucky ... missed the Georgia and Kentucky games after arthroscopic knee surgery, but quickly returned to the field for the Tide ... saw action against Clemson, Tulane, Western Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn, Florida and Utah in the Allstate Sugar Bowl ... a part of the Crimson Tide’s short-yardage package. 2007 (FRESHMAN): He played in 10 games, including one start … first career start came in the win at Vanderbilt when the Tide opened up in a three tight end set … also saw action against Western Carolina, Arkansas, Florida State, Houston, Mississippi, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Louisiana-Monroe and Auburn … recorded his first career catch against Louisiana-Monroe, a 21-yard reception. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Dial redshirted during his initial season at UA. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was a four-year letterman at UMS-Wright under head coach Terry Curtis … caught 42 passes for 810 yards and eight touchdowns in his final two years as a prep … helped his team win Class 4A titles in 2002 and 2005 … earned Class 4A Lineman of the Year honors as a senior … caught 22 passes for 455 yards and four touchdowns as a senior … had one catch in the state championship game … rated as the No. 1 tight end prospect in Alabama and was a four-star recruit according to Rivals.com … played in the Alabama North-South All-Star game in Mobile as a senior … hauled in 25 catches for 375 yards and four touchdowns as a junior en route to honorable mention All-State honors … also member of the track team at UMS-Wright that won Alabama Class 4A state titles in 2004 and 2005. DIAL’S CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year G-S No. 2007 10-1 1 2008 12-1 1 2009 14-7 3 Total 36-9 5

Yards Avg. 21 21.0 8 8.0 25 8.3 54 10.8

TD 0 0 0 0

All Purpose Year G-S 2007 10-1 2008 12-1 2009 14-7 Total 36-9

Rec. 21 8 25 54

TD AVG. 0 2.1 0 .7 0 3.1 0 1.8

Rush 0 0 0 0

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Total 21 8 25 54

LP 21 8 19 21

OUTLOOK: D.J. Fluker comes off of a redshirted season prepared to make run at the starting job at right tackle ... a massive prospect with good feet that could develop into an outstanding offensive lineman. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his initial season at Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Fluker was one of the elite offensive tackles in the 2009 recruiting class … a Parade AllAmerican … USA Today All-American … U.S. Army All-American … EA Sports First-Team All-American … SuperPrep All-American … ranked No. 3 in the Rivals.com and No. 12 in the ESPNU 150 … a five-star recruit by Rivals. com … also ranks as the top offensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com and ESPNU … the No. 2 player in the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … top-ranked player in the state of Alabama by Rivals.com … ranked 25th nationally by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football while garnering All-America honors from Lemming as well … a member of the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Super 12 team and a first-team All-State selection by the ASWA and the Birmingham News … rated No. 1 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … on the Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team … SuperPrep’s No. 7 offensive lineman and the publication’s No. 4 player in Alabama … No. 1 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 … a member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Classic … ranked as the No. 8 offensive tackle by Scout. com and No. 103 overall … in his first year at offensive tackle, graded out at 92 percent with 60 pancake blocks and 28 knockdowns … recorded 78 tackles and seven sacks as a defensive tackle in 2007 at Biloxi (Miss.) High School … coached by Todd Watson … chose Alabama over Auburn, LSU, Oklahoma, Florida, Clemson and Florida State.

OUTLOOK: Nick Gentry will battle for playing time along the Alabama defensive line this season while also seeing action on special teams … has played in 14 career games. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): He played in four games in 2009 and made seven assisted tackles ... saw his first playing time of the season off the bench against FIU, assisting on one tackle ... made a career-high five tackles in extended action against North Texas in a 53-7 Crimson Tide win ... assisted on a tackle and recorded one quarterback hurry in his SEC debut against Arkansas ... came off the bench but did record any statistics vs. Chattanooga. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Gentry was a valuable reserve on the Alabama defensive line and a regular on special teams on the field goal and extra point block teams ... saw action in nine games, including Clemson, Tulane, Western Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and LSU. 2007 (REDSHIRT): He played in one game against Georgia … earned a medical redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Gentry played at Prattville High School … rated the No. 10 prospect in Alabama by BamaOnLine … ranked No. 14 in the state by Rivals. com … ranked No. 29 nationally by Rivals. com … state’s No. 14 prospect according to SuperPrep Magazine … played defensive end and defensive tackle at PHS … had 54 tackles, including 16 sacks, as a senior in 2006 … had 100 tackles (42 solo) as a junior in 2006, including 16 for loss and 22 sacks … earned All-State, All-Metro and All-County honors … named Autauga County Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … coached by Bill Clark.

GENTRY’S CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2007 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2008 9-0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2009 4-0 7 0 7 0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TOTAL 14-0 7 0 7 0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

GENTRY’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: QB Pressures:

5 vs. North Texas, 2009 1 vs. Arkansas, 2009

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ham News’ All-State team in senior season ... All-State selection as a junior ... took team to state semifinals in senior season at UMSWright ... tallied 52 receptions for 793 yards and nine touchdowns in his senior season ... also had 14 punt returns for 226 yards and one touchdown, 21 kick returns for 544 yards, 24 tackles, one blocked kick and three interceptions ... led UMS-Wright to a 42-16 victory over Deshler in the 2005 state title game with seven grabs for 50 yards and one touchdown ... named his team’s Most Valuable Receiver after recording 43 catches for 750 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior ... also a standout track athlete ... coached by Terry Curtis. GIBSON’S CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year G-S No. 2008 3-0 0 2009 4-0 2 Total 7-0 2

Yards Avg. 0 0.0 25 12.5 25 12.5

TD 0 0 0

LP 0 21 21

GIBSON’S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: Yards: Long Play:

1 vs. North Texas & Chattanooga 2009 21 vs. North Texas, 2009 21 vs. North Texas, 2009

OUTLOOK: Junior Brandon Gibson will battle for playing time in the Crimson Tide receiving corps in 2010 … has played in seven career games. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): He played in four games for the Crimson Tide in 2009 ... had two receptions for 25 yards on the year. North Texas: Caught his first career pass from Star Jackson in the second half against UNT ... the catch went for 21 yards and a UA first down. Arkansas: Came off the bench at wide receiver but did not tally any statistics. Mississippi State: Saw action at wide receiver but did not record a catch. Chattanooga: Came off the bench and caught one pass for four yards. 2008 (FRESHMAN): He played in three games as a redshirt freshman in 2008 … did not record any statistics … made his debut in Crimson and White vs. Western Kentucky on Sept. 13 … saw his only SEC action off the bench at Arkansas on Sept. 20 … also played in the Homecoming game against Arkansas State. 2007 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted in his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Member of the Rivals.com Rivals100 ... rated 13th among all wide receivers by Rivals.com ... ranked fifth among all players from the state of Alabama according to Rivals.com ... ranked 35th among wide receivers by Scout. com ... member of Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 ... one of four Crichton Optimist Club Players of the Year ... named to The Birming-

OUTLOOK: Demetrius Goode will compete for playing time in the Crimson Tide backfield in 2010 … the sophomore has played in three career games … has nine career carries for 24 yards … turned in a solid spring practice in 2009. 2009: Goode played in 11 games and carried the ball 16 times for 108 yards in 2009 ... had a season-high 70 yards against Chattanooga on 11 carries. Virginia Tech: Played but did not record any statistics. FIU: Got his first carries of the season off the bench against the Panthers ... rushing four times for 24 yards. North Texas: Carried the ball one time for 14 yards in a win over the Mean Green. Kentucky: Came off the bench but did not record any statistics. Mississippi: Played on special teams, but did not have any statistics. South Carolina: Saw action on special teams for the Tide, but did not record any statistics. Tennessee: Participated on special teams but did not record

any statistics. LSU: Part of the special teams unit but did not record any statistics. Chattanooga: Came off the bench to run for a career-best 70 yards on 11 carries ... was part of an Alabama rushing attack that amassed 313 yards on the ground. Auburn: Played on special teams but did not see time in the backfield. Texas: Saw action on special team, but did not record any statistics. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Goode played in three games for Alabama as a redshirt freshman in 2008 … saw the field against Western Kentucky and then in backto-back SEC games against Mississippi State and Auburn … carried the ball nine times for 24 yards … recorded a career-best seven carries for 21 yards against Western Kentucky, including a long rush of seven yards … had two rushes for three yards vs. Mississippi State … played but did not record statistics against Auburn in the Iron Bowl. 2007 (REDSHIRT): He sat out for the year after injuring his knee prior to season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Goode was rated 22nd among all players in the Rivals.com prep school top 50 ... after an outstanding prep career at Troup High School in LaGrange, Ga., Goode attended Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia during the 2006 season ... while at Troup High School, Goode was a highly regarded running back ... the nation’s No. 8 all-purpose back and the No. 17 prospect in Georgia by Rivals.com ... a 2005 Prep Star All-American ... primarily a running back, he also saw some action as a defensive back and on kickoff returns ... rushed for 1,630 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior ... named the Area Offensive Player of the Year by the LaGrange Daily News ... played in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game ... ran for 1,110 yards in his junior season ... gained approximately 800 yards as a sophomore and had a kickoff return for a touchdown ... team advanced to the state playoffs all four years ... three-year all-county selection ... first-team All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was named to the paper’s list of the top prospects in Georgia ... two-year member of the track team ... served in the school’s mentor program ... a cousin, Kelly Reed, plays football for West Georgia... coached by Tommy Walburn at Troup High School and was coached by Marty Talbert at Hargrave Academy. GOODE’S CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD LP No. Yds Avg. TD 2007 3-0 9 24 2.7 0 7 0 0 0.0 0 2008 Did Not Play 2009 11-0 16 108 6.8 0 14 0 0 0.0 0 TOTAL 14-0 25 132 5.3 0 14 0 0 0.0 0

LP 0 0 0

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Texas: Started his sixth game of the season as the Crimson Tide’s nickel back ... registered six total tackles, which was the second most for UA ... had four solo stops in the 37-21 win that gave Alabama it’s 13th national championship.

OUTLOOK: Robby Green enters the 2010 campaign in competition for a starting job in the Alabama defensive secondary … should also have an extensive role on the Crimson Tide’s special teams … has played in 26 career games, making six starts ... has 39 career tackles with one interception and six pass breakups … won the Ozzie Newsome Most Improved Freshman Award following the 2009 A-Day Game. 2009: Green played in all 14 games and earned six starts during his sophomore campaign ... had 33 tackles — 22 solo stops — one interception and six pass breakups ... led the team with 16 special teams tackles. Virginia Tech: Opened the season by coming off the bench to help Alabama hold the No. 7 Hokies to 155 total yards. FIU: Earned his first career start as the dime back ... recorded two solo tackles, including one on special teams ... also had a pass breakup. North Texas: Was honored as the special teams player of the week by the UA staff ... started again at defensive back in the dime formation and made a career-best five tackles. Arkansas: Helped shut down the passing attack of Ryan Mallett by holding the SEC yards per game leader to just 34 percent passing and 160 yards ... recorded one tackle and had two pass breakups. Kentucky: Registered one solo tackle. Mississippi: Green made his fourth start of the season ... recorded two solo tackles and two pass breakups against the Rebels ... also notched a quarterback hurry as the Tide held UM to 197 total yards. South Carolina: Tallied four tackles coming off the bench for the Tide and played regularly in their dime package. Tennessee: Came off the bench to record three solo tackles. LSU: Earned the start at nickel back and tallied two tackles, including a solo stop in a win over the Tigers. Mississippi State: Tallied two solo tackles coming off the bench for the Tide. Chattanooga: Came off the bench to record one solo tackle and a pass breakup. Auburn: Came off the bench to made one solo tackles against the Tigers ... also played on special teams for the Tide. Florida: Tallied three total tackles, including two stops on special teams.

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2008 (FRESHMAN): Green was one of 16 true freshmen to play for the Crimson Tide in 2008 … played in 12 games and had six tackles, including four solo stops, all coming on special teams ... helped the Alabama defense off the bench in 2008 ... a consistent contributor on special teams ... was named the UA coaching staff’s special teams player of the week vs. Arkansas and Mississippi. Clemson: Green saw the field as a reserve defensive back in the second half of UA’s 34-10 win over Clemson in the Georgia Dome. Tulane: He garnered playing time in the second game of the season against the Green Wave as well but did not record any statistics. Western Kentucky: Green saw action late in the fourth quarter against the Hilltoppers. Arkansas: He was named one of the special teams players of the week by the Alabama coaching staff ... made three tackles on special teams and logged playing time at cornerback in the second half. Georgia: Green had one solo tackle on special teams against the Bulldogs. Kentucky: He played on special teams, but did not have any statistics. Mississippi: Green made one special teams tackle and earned the coaches special teams’ player of the week honors for his efforts. Tennessee: He played but did not record any statistics. Arkansas State: Green played but did not have any statistics. LSU: He did not play against the Tigers. Mississippi State: Green played on special teams and at cornerback, but did not have any statistics. Auburn: He garnered playing time both on special teams and on the defense but did not have a tackle. Florida: Green provided outstanding coverage on special teams in the SEC Championship Game. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He made one tackle on special teams … also saw playing time in the defensive backfield at cornerback. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was a shut-down corner at one of the top high school programs in the state of Louisiana … the No. 7 player in Louisiana and the No. 20 cornerback in the country according to Scout.com … earned a four-star rating by Scout … carries a Rivals.com national ranking of 17 in terms of corners and is the No. 10 overall player in the state …. listed as the No. 41 player overall in The Mobile PressRegister’s Super Southeast 120 … recorded 45 tackles and four interceptions as a senior, earning Class 2A All-State honors … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … No. 86 player on the Scout. com Southeast 150 list … had 30 tackles with four picks and 15 pass break-ups as junior as he earned All-Metro and All-District recognition … All-District as a sophomore in 2005 … won four state championships during his high school career, including perfect seasons in 2005, 2006 and 2007 … the 2006 team finished with a No. 2 national ranking according to USA Today … was also a two-year

lettermen in baseball, basketball and track … father, Robby Green, Sr., played football at LSU. GREEN’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-S 2008 12-0 2009 14-6 TOTAL 26-6

Tackles Fumbles TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 6 3 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 33 22 11 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 6 1-0 39 26 13 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 6 1-0

GREEN’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: Pass Breakups: Quarterback Pressures: Interception:

6 vs. Texas, 2009 2 vs. Arkansas and Mississippi, 2009 1 vs. Mississippi, 2009 1 vs, LSU, 2009

OUTLOOK: Jeramie Griffin will battle for playing time in the Alabama backfield in 2010 … missed the 2009 season after tearing his ACL in fall camp ... has played in two career games with six career rushes for 29 yards and one reception for nine yards … had a strong spring practice in 2009, carrying 30 times in three scrimmages for 62 yards and one touchdown. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): He missed all of the 2009 season after suffering a torn ACL in preseason practice. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Griffin saw action in a reserve role as a redshirt freshman in 2008 … carried the ball six times for 29 yards and caught one pass for nine yards … carried the ball on four straight plays in the fourth quarter against the Bulldogs, picking up 19 yards and converting one first down … the next play he caught a nine yard pass out of the backfield from Greg McElroy for another UA first down … also rushed for eight yards on the final play of the game … had one carry for two yards vs. Auburn in the Iron Bowl.

2007 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted his initial season with the Crimson Tide.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated as the No. 3 fullback by Scout.com ... ranked as the No. 4 fullback by Rivals.com ... ranked No. 9 in the Rivals.com Mississippi Top 25 ... first-team All-State as a senior by the Clarion-Ledger ... Mississippi Coaches Association first team All-State selection as a junior ... Orlando Sentinel 2006 All-Southern football team ... finalist for Mississippi’s Mr. Football award in 2006 ... led South Panola to its fourth straight state championship with a 28-21 win over Meridian ... team owned the state record with 60 consecutive wins ... rushed for 1,288 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior ... tallied 123 carries for 1,117 yards and 14 touchdowns ... led his team to the state title and No. 6 ranking in the USA Today Super 25 in 2005 ... coached by Ricky Woods.

OUTLOOK: Darius Hanks should again be in the mix for significant playing time at wide receiver … an exciting wideout with outstanding hands and receiving skills … has caught 26 passes in 23 career games for 386 yards … made seven starts at wide receiver in 2009 ... after receiving a medical redshirt in 2007, he won the Ozzie Newsome Most Improved Freshman Award following 2008 spring practice … had strong spring practice in 2009 with 16 catches over three spring scrimmages for 114 yards. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): Hanks has played all 14 games and earned seven starts at wide receiver ... fifth on the team with 17 catches for 272 yards ... averaged 16.0 yards per catch and 20.9 receiving yards per game ... was also a threat on third down by catching five passes that have moved the chains ... 11 of his 17 receptions went for first downs. Virginia Tech: Caught three passes for 55 yards, including a big 35-yard gain on third down that sparked a scoring drive in the first quarter. FIU: Earned

his first career start ... caught one pass for 11 yards. North Texas: Caught two passes for 28 yards with a long of 20 that gave the Tide a first down. Arkansas: Hauled in one pass for 32 yards ... the reception was his second longest of the season. Kentucky: Collected his first career touchdown passing and hauled in two passes for 34 yards with a long of 27 ... was named the offensive player of the week by the Alabama coaching staff. Mississippi: Started but did not have any catches. South Carolina: Came off the bench but did not record a catch. Tennessee: Tied a season-high with three catches ... tallied 17 yards with a long of eight yards. LSU: Had one catch for 21 yards but his one reception came in impressive fashion as it went for a touchdown early in the third quarter. Mississippi State: Hauled in a touchdown pass for the second consecutive game, bringing in a 45yard strike from Greg McElroy to open the scoring for Alabama ... tallied three receptions for 59 yards. Chattanooga: Came off the bench and did not haul in a catch. Auburn: Caught one pass for 15 yards and a first down ... his catch converted a third down for the Tide and kept a scoring drive alive. Florida: Came off the bench but did not record any statistics. Texas: Started his seventh game of the 2009 season as the Tide’s third wide receiver ... did not catch a pass as the Tide clinched their 13th national championship. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Hanks emerged as one of Alabama’s top wide receivers late in his freshman season ... played in eight games with eight receptions for 88 yards ... caught a pass in four straight games (ASU, Mississippi State, Auburn and Florida) ... averaged 11.0 yards per catch ... six of his eight catches went for first downs, including two on third down ... made one grab in the 2007 opener before getting hurt. Clemson: Hanks played but did not have a catch in the Tide’s 34-10 win over the Tigers. Tulane: He appeared to have one catch against the Green Wave, but was unable to get a foot in bounds and was therefore ruled incomplete. Western Kentucky: Hanks made his first catch of the 2008 season against the Hilltoppers, pulling in an 18-yard reception from Greg McElroy on the first drive of the fourth quarter. Arkansas: He played but did not make a catch. Georgia: Hanks did not make the trip because of a slight injury. Kentucky: He did not see the field against the Wildcats. Mississippi: Hanks did not play vs. the Rebels. Tennessee: He traveled to Knoxville but did not play. Arkansas State: Hanks hauled in his second pass of the season on a 10-yard reception from quarterback John Parker Wilson in the second half against the Red Wolves. LSU: He did not play against the Tigers. Mississippi State: Hanks played his best game of the year against the Bulldogs with two receptions for 24 yards, including a 12-yard grab on third down that was good for a first down. Auburn: He made one catch for 17 yards on the Tide’s first scoring drive of the game ... hauled in the tough catch that was behind him on 2nd-down-and-14 for the first down. Florida: Hanks was second on the team with three catches for 10 yards ... hauled in a 10-yard first down reception in

the first half against the Gators. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He played but did not record any statistics. 2007 (REDSHIRT): He appeared in the first game of the season against Western Carolina … caught a pass for six yards against WCU … received a medical redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Hanks prepped at Norcross High School, becoming one of the top receivers in the area in his career … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution First-Team Class 5A All-State selection and a First-Team All-Region 7 pick … caught 55 passes for 857 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior … also ran for 63 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and picked off six passes on defense … finished second in Class 5A in receptions and receiving yards as a senior … had 378 receiving yards in five games as a junior despite missing most of the season after a broken leg sidelined him … participated in the Clemson Nike camp… coached by Keith Maloof. HANKS’ CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year G-S No. 2007 1-0 1 2008 8-0 8 2009 14-7 17 Total 23-7 26

Yards Avg. 6 6.0 88 11.0 272 16.0 366 14.1

TD 0 0 3 3

LP 6 18 45 45

HANKS’ CAREER HIGHS Receptions: Yards: Long Play: Touchdowns:

3 (4 Times) Last vs. Mississippi State, 2009 59 vs. Mississippi State, 2009 45 vs. Mississippi State, 2009 1 (3 Times) Last vs. Mississippi State, 2009

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Bowl but did not record any statistics … set a career mark with two tackles on special teams at LSU.

OUTLOOK: Glen Harbin will look to challenge for repetitions along Alabama’s defensive line as a sophomore in 2010 … a talented pass rusher with good quickness. 2009 (FRESHMAN): Harbin did not see action during his redshirt freshman season at the Capstone 2008 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his freshman season at the Capstone in 2008. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Harbin is a talented defensive lineman who was rated the No. 12 player in the state of Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine … totaled 59 tackles and eight sacks as a senior … named to The Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and the Super Southeast 120 (No. 72) … Alabama Sports Writers Association honorable mention All-State … received a four-star rating from Rivals.com and was listed as the No. 16 player on the Alabama Top 35 list … also rated the No. 17 strong side defensive end nationally by Rivals … recognized as one of Scout.com’s Stars of Alabama … a threestar recruit according to Scout.com… No. 126 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … totaled 59 tackles and 8.5 sacks as a senior … had 75 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior … standout as a prep baseball and basketball player at McGill-Toolen … as a junior outfielder, hit .350 with two home runs, 32 RBI and 10 stolen bases.

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OUTLOOK: Jerrell Harris is a versatile linebacker that can play both inside and outside in the Crimson Tide’s 3-4 scheme … his 16 games of experience should give him an edge entering spring practice as the Crimson Tide looks to replace three starters in the linebacking corps ... has also been a key contributor on special teams for Alabama in his two seasons at the Capstone … possesses outstanding speed and quickness along with a physical playing style … has played in 16 career games while recording six tackles. 2009: He played in six games for the Crimson Tide on special teams and as a backup sam linebacker ... was suspended for the first six games of the year ... returned for homecoming against South Carolina ... finished with three tackles, all coming on special teams. Tennessee: Came off the bench but did not record any statistics. LSU: Recorded his first tackles of the season, assisting on two tackles on special teams stops. Mississippi State: Came off the bench and found time at linebacker and on special teams but did not record any statistics. Chattanooga: Tallied one solo tackle coming off the bench for the Tide. Auburn: Played as a regular on special teams for the Tide ... did not have a tackle. Texas: Played on special teams but did not record a tackle.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was regarded as one of the top linebacker prospects in the country … a Parade All-American … the No. 22 player nationally on SuperPrep Magazine’s Elite 50 … the No. 3 linebacker in the country according to SuperPrep and the No. 2 player in the state of Alabama … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 100 selection (No. 67) … ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 4 outside linebacker prospect in the country … Rivals.com Top 100 selection (No. 34) and its fourth-ranked player on the Alabama Top 35 list … No. 22 player on the Scout. com Southeast 150 list … named a second team All-American by EA Sports … the No. 69 player nationally according by Tom Lemming of CSTV … ranked the No. 59 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … the No. 99 player in the country according to ESPN.com … named to The Mobile PressRegister Elite 18 (No. 2) … listed as the No. 12 player overall in The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … SuperPrep/Scout. com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 2) … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … member of the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super 12 … first-team ASWA 6A All-State selection … recorded 145 tackles, 15 sacks and three interceptions as a senior … had 130 tackles, three interceptions and two sacks as an All-State selection as a junior. HARRIS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year G-S 2008 10-0 2009 6-0 TOTAL 16-0

Tackles Fumbles TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 3 1 2 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 6 2 4 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0

HARRIS’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles:

2 vs. Auburn, 2008 & LSU, 2009

2008 (FRESHMAN): Harris played in 10 games for Alabama in 2008, including the last seven contests of the season ... one of 16 true freshmen to see the field in 2008 ... totaled three tackles with two solo stops... made his first career appearance in a Crimson Tide uniform against Tulane in the season’s second game, but did not record any statistics ... received his most playing time to date at Arkansas, garnering time on both special teams and at linebacker ... returned to the field at Tennessee and made his first career tackle at outside linebacker ... also played against Arkansas State, LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn, Florida in the SEC Championship Game and Utah in the Sugar

PLAYER P R O F I L E S OUTLOOK: Dont’a Hightower emerged as one of the stars of the 2008 freshman class, but a knee injury in the fourth game of the 2009 season ended his sophomore campaign … should be able to participate in spring practice as he works to return to 100 percent for his junior campaign in 2010 ... a physically imposing linebacker with great speed and a nose for the football … has made 16 starts at will linebacker while playing in 18 games … has 80 career tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss, one sack and eight quarterback hurries … in 2009, earned firstteam Freshman All-America honors by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and was a second-team Freshman All-American by Sporting News … earned Freshman All-SEC recognition by Southeastern Conference coaches … selected for the team’s Defensive Achievement Award, which goes to the underclassman who has played a critical role in the effectiveness of his unit … was one of 11 true freshmen to start a season opener since 1972 and one of 16 true freshmen on the 2008 team to see playing time ... added the jack linebacker position to his arsenal in 2009 and should provide the Tide with a more effective third down pass rush. 2009: He started the first four games at will linebacker before a torn ACL in left knee against Arkansas ended his season ... took a helmet to the knee on a cut block ... before his injury he also spent time at the jack linebacker in many passing situations ... made 16 tackles, four tackles for loss (-7) and one sack (-4). Virginia Tech: Made six tackles with two solo stops ... notched a tackle for loss (-1) and broke up one Tyrod Taylor pass. FIU: Had three solo tackles and six total stops, while registering his first sack of the season (-4) and 2.5 total tackles for loss ... also had two quarterback hurries. North Texas: Started and made two assisted tackles in limited action in a 53-7 win over UNT. Arkansas: Made two assisted tackles in the first half before an injured knee ended his season.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Hightower was one of two true freshmen to be regular starter for the Crimson Tide in 2008 ... the freshman started 12 games while playing in all 14 … a Freshman All-American by the FWAA at linebacker … second-team Freshman All-American by Sporting News … also a midseason Freshman All-America selection by Rivals.com ... a Freshman All-SEC selection by league coaches ... finished with 64 tackles - 26 solos - to rank fourth on the team ... also had one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries ... had at least one tackle in each game and had five or more stops in seven of 14 games, including 10 against Tulane and a career-high 11 at LSU ... recorded six quarterback hurries. Clemson: Hightower started at will linebacker and made one solo tackle ... also recovered a fumble on his first series at linebacker. Tulane: He notched the first double-digit tackle game of his young career with 10 total stops and five solo tackles against the Green Wave ... also forced a Tulane fumble. Western Kentucky: Hightower’s playing time was reduced as the Crimson Tide spent much of the game in nickel and dime defensive packages ... made one tackle against the Hilltoppers. Arkansas: He notched five total tackles with two solo stops

in the Tide’s 49-14 win over the Razorbacks. Georgia: Hightower made two assisted tackles against the No. 3 Bulldogs ... also picked up an A.J. Green fumble out of midair and returned it eight yards to set up a second quarter Crimson Tide touchdown ... helped the Tide defense hold Georgia to just 50 yards rushing. Kentucky: He registered five tackles with two solo stops as Alabama surrendered just 35 yards rushing on 20 attempts ... Hightower also had one quarterback hurry that forced one of 22 incompletions from Wildcats’ quarterback Mike Hartline. Mississippi: Hightower was second on the team with six tackles as the Tide posted a 24-20 win over the Rebels. Tennessee: He led the team with seven tackles, including three solo stops ... had one tackle for loss (-4) ... helped the Crimson Tide hold the Volunteers to just 36 yards rushing, the fifth team this season to have 50 or less rushing yards. Arkansas State: Hightower logged five total tackles with three solo stops in a 35-0 shutout of the Red Wolves ... helped limit ASU to just 158 yards of total offense. LSU: He recorded a career-best 11 tackles, including two solo stops ... also made a career-best 1.5 TFL (-2) ... his 11 tackles were the most for either team.

SNAPSHOTS Coming off of knee surgery early in the 2009 season, Dont’a Hightower will look to take a leadership role on defense for Alabama this spring.

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Mississippi State: Hightower made two tackles with one solo stop in the Crimson Tide’s 32-7 win over Mississippi State ... he helped the Tide defense limit the Bulldogs to just 35 yards rushing and 167 total yards. Auburn: He notched four assisted tackles against the Tigers ... aided the Tide defense in holding Auburn to just 57 rushing yards, including just eight yards on the ground in the second half. Florida: Hightower made three solo tackles against the No. 2 Gators ... helped limit UF to almost 100 yards below their season average for total yards ... had one of three quarterback hurries on UF signal-caller Tim Tebow. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He did not start as the Crimson Tide opened in a dime defense … registered two solo tackles and logged one quarterback hurry … saw action at both weak-side linebacker and jack linebacker. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was named the state’s defensive MVP by The Tennessean … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … earned a four-star rating from Rivals.com and Scout.com … was Class 3A Mr. Football in Tennessee and voted first-team Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State … the No. 2 player in the state of Tennessee according to SuperPrep Magazine … member of The Tennessean’s Dream Team … selected to play in the U.S. Army East-West All-Star game in San Antonio … the state of Tennessee’s No. 3 overall player according to Rivals.com … Rivals.com’s No. 15 inside linebacker in the country … listed as the No. 39 player overall in The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … No. 95 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … recorded 168 tackles (14 for loss), five forced fumbles, five interceptions and four fumble recoveries as a senior … also had 875 yards and 19 touchdowns on offense. HIGHTOWER’S CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2008 14-12 64 26 38 2.5-6 6 0-0 1 2-0 0 0-0 2009 4-4 16 5 11 4.0-7 2 1.0-4 0 0-0 1 0-0 TOTAL 18-16 80 31 49 6.5-13 8 1.0-4 1 2-0 1 0-0

HIGHTOWER’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: TFL: Yards Lost QB Sacks Yards Lost Forced Fumble: QB Pressure PBU:

11 vs. LSU, 2008 2.5 vs. Florida International, 2009 5 vs. Florida International, 2009 1.0 vs. Florida International, 2009 4 vs. Florida International, 2009 1 vs. Clemson & Tulane, 2008 2 (2 Times) Last vs. Florida International, 2009 1 vs ,2009

OUTLOOK: Mark Ingram became Alabama’s first Heisman Trophy winner in 2009 as he helped lead the Crimson Tide to the school’s 13th national and first title since 1992 ... just the sixth player to win the Heisman and a national championship in the same season since 1950 ... also the first running back to capture the Heisman and a national championship in the same season since Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh) in 1976 ... possesses a rare combination of power and quickness ... set the school single-season rushing record with 1,658 yards in 2009 ... has 2,386 yards rusing on 414 carries and 29 rushing touchdowns, including 20 total scores in 2009 ... has caught 39 passes for 388 yards and three scores ... Sporting News National Player of the Year ... a unanimous first-team All-American and first-team All-SEC choice ... as well as the SEC Offensive Player of the Year ... a Freshman All-SEC selection by league coaches in 2009 after playing in all 14 games, gaining 728 yards and averaged 5.1 yards per carry … led the team with 12 rushing touchdowns that set the Alabama freshman record … selected as the team’s Offensive Achievement Award winner as an underclassman who played a critical role in the effectiveness of his unit following his freshman year... 2009 (SOPHOMORE): He became Alabama’s first Heisman Trophy winner ... set Alabama’s single-season rushing record with 1,658 yards while catching 32 passes for 334 yards ... produced the second-most all-purpose yards in a single season at Alabama with 1,992 ... a unanimous first-team All-America (AFCA, FWAA, AP, Sporting News and Walter Camp) ... was named the Sporting News National Player of the Year ... finalist the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year ... the Associated Press SEC Offensive Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-SEC selection by the AP and coaches ... finished with 20 total touchdowns - 17 rushing and three receiving ...

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ranked 11th nationally in rushing yards per game (118.43) ... played his best against the Tide’s best competition with a rushing average of 156.8 yards per game against UA’s six top-25 opponents and 188.8 rushing and receiving yards in those games ... averaging 149.3 yards per game against seven defenses that ranked in the nation’s top 30 for total defense (Va. Tech, S. Carolina, LSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Florida and Texas) ... finished with 1,075 yards after contact this season, 54.0 percent of his 1,992 yards rushing and receiving ... second in the SEC in overall scoring (including kickers), trailing his teammate Leigh Tiffin, and first in touchdown scoring ... had 1,143 yards in nine games against SEC competition (includes SEC Championship Game) ... had 271 rushing attempts with 87 going for first downs or touchdown ... eight of his 32 receptions went for first downs ... among the national leaders in rushes of 10 yards or more with 49 ... also had 31 rushes of 15 yards or more and 21 (17 rushing, 4 receiving) plays of 20 yards or more ... Ingram ranks 32nd nationally and third in the SEC with 142.29 all-purpose yards per game ... had at least one rushing touchdown in 11 of the Tide’s 14 games of the 2009 season and in 14 of his last 18 games ... set the Alabama record with nine 100-yard rushing games ... also has a 91-yard effort on eight carries at North Texas and 99 yards against Tennessee ... has lost just one fumble in 414 career rushing attempts and 39 career receptions for a total of 453 career touches ... went 321 career touches before losing his first fumble ... has only put the ball on the ground twice in his career (at LSU in 2008 and vs. Tennessee in 2009) ... a two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Virginia Tech and South Carolina) ... was selected as the offensive player of the week seven times by the Alabama coaching staff. Virginia Tech: Torched the No. 7 Hokies’ defense for 150 yards and a touchdown on the ground to go along with three receptions for 35 yards and another score ... rushed for 81 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown in the fourth quarter alone ... named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and the UA coaches’ player of the week. FIU: Came off the bench after missing most of the practice week with the flu ... still gained 56 yards on 10 carries and caught a career-best four passes for 47 yards. North Texas: Started against UNT and was extremely effective in limited touches ... carried the ball just eight times for 91 yards, an impressive 11.4 yards per carry average ... scored his third rushing touchdown of the season and then found the end zone on his second receiving score of the year ... caught three total passes for 38 yards ... finished with 129 all-purpose yards. Arkansas: Pounded the Hogs’ defense for 50 yards on a punishing 17 carries ... scored one rushing touchdown and also scored on a 14-yard pass from quarterback Greg McElroy ... finished with three receptions for 21 yards and 71 all-purpose yards. Kentucky: Exploded for 140 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns ... scored on runs of 11 and 32 yards ... had five rushes for first downs ... caught one pass for six yards ... the 140 yards was the second-highest output of

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his career ... averaged 6.4 yards per rush ... was named the offensive player of the week by his coaching staff. Mississippi: Turned in the best rushing game of his career with 172 yards on a career-high 28 carries in a 22-3 win over the Rebels ... scored his seventh touchdown of the year, including at least one score in each game this season ... also caught three passes for 16 yards ... had four firstdown rushes and one first-down reception ... busted loose on a 36-yard touchdown run ... earned offensive player of the week honors from the UA coaching staff. South Carolina: Broke the Bryant-Denny Stadium rushing record with 246 yards on 24 carries against the Gamecocks ... averaged an astonishing 10.2 yards per carry, which is the third-best mark in school history by a back with at least 20 carries ... led a six-play, 68-yard drive in the fourth quarter to seal the game, carrying five times out of the wildcat formation and then scoring on a quick pitch from four yards out ... named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week ... also caught two passes for 23 yards ... 165 of his 269 all-purpose yards came after contact. Tennessee: Rushed for 99 yards on just 18 carries against the Volunteers ... eight of his 18 attempts went for first downs ... broke free for a 25-yard gain in the first half. LSU: He rushed for 144 yards on 22 carries against the Tigers’ defense that entered the game allowing just 90.25 yards per game to opposing teams ... averaged 6.5 yards per carry ... also caught a career-high five passes for 30 yards ... converted five first downs (four rushes, one reception) ... recorded his fifth 100-yard rushing effort of the season and his seventh effort of 90-plus yards. Mississippi State: Rolled up his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season with 149 yards on 19 carries ... caught one pass for nine yards ... 60 of his 158 total yards came after contact ... scored two touchdowns, including a 70-yard burst in the fourth quarter, which was the longest of his career. Chattanooga: Rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carries ... left the game with 9:53 remaining in the second quarter after breaking a 40-yard touchdown run ... had a 25-yard, highlight-reel touchdown run in the first quarter that saw him break four tackles and carry two defenders into the end zone ... moved into second place on the Tide’s single-season rushing list (1,399 yards through 11 games). Auburn: Caught three passes out of the backfield for 21 yards ... rushed 16 times for 30 yards ... left the game in the fourth quarter with a hip pointer. Florida: Turned in a Heisman-type performance against the nation’s No. 1 defense ... rushed for 113 yards and a career-high three touchdowns on 28 carries ... had 10 plays that resulted in first downs and four that covered at least 10 yards ... caught two passes for a career-best 76 yards, including a 69-yard pass ... had 104 yards after contact. Texas: Proved once again to be a workhorse with 116 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries while catching two passes for 12 yards ... had seven first down rushes ... named the Citi BCS National Championship Game Offensive Player of the Game ... totaled 73 yards after contact and gained 128 all-purpose yards as the Crimson

SNAPSHOTS Mark Ingram put together one of the finest seasons in Crimson Tide history with a school-ecord 1,658 yards and 20 total touchdowns on his way to the Heisman Trophy.

Tide claimed their 13th national championship ... teamed with Trent Richardson to become the first running back tandem to each rush for at least 100 yards in a game since Alabama’s 2004 season opener — a span of 77 games. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Ingram was a freshman All-SEC selection by league coaches during his rookie campaign ... one of 16 true freshmen who saw playing time... a bruising runner who is always moving up the field ... rushed for 728 yards on 143 carries with a team-best 12 touchdowns and a two-point conversion ... ranked eighth in the Southeastern Conference with 52.0 yards per game and 13th in scoring at 5.29 points per contest ... garnered third-team All-SEC honors from Phil Steele ... averaged 5.1 yards per carry ... caught seven passes for 54 yards with a long of 27 on a screen pass vs. Auburn ... had five rushes of over 20 yards, including a season-best 40-yard burst vs. Mississippi State ... carried the ball for 42 first downs or touchdowns with eight coming on third down ... also had three receptions for first down, with all three coming on third down.

Clemson: Ingram ran through and over a vaunted Tigers’ defense in the season opener for a team-high 96 yards on 17 carries ... averaged 5.6 yards per carry with a long rush of 28 yards while punching in a two-point conversion ... earned offensive player of the week accolades from the Tide coaches for his play. Tulane: He rushed for a team-high 63 yards on 11 carries ... averaged 5.7 yards per carry and caught one pass for seven yards. Western Kentucky: Ingram churned his way to 51 yards on nine carries against the Hilltoppers ... averaged 5.7 yards per carry ... scored two touchdowns on runs of seven and five yards. Arkansas: He garnered just six carries, but averaged 8.8 yards per tote ... gained 53 yards ... broke the barrier for his fourth touchdown of the season on a one-yard plunge to open the scoring against the Razorbacks. Georgia: Ingram carried the ball seven times for 17 yards after bruising a knee against the Bulldogs ... scored the Crimson Tide’s first touchdown of the game, capping an 11play, 80-yard opening drive. Kentucky: He churned out 66 yards on 11 carries as the Tide rolled up 282 rushing yards on the Wildcats ... averaged 6.0 yards per carry. Mississippi:

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Ingram led the team with 73 yards rushing on 17 carries ... scored his sixth touchdown of the season in the Crimson Tide’s jumbo package with a two-yard run behind nose guard and blocking back Terrence Cody, left tackle Andre Smith and left guard Mike Johnson. Tennessee: He carried the ball four times for one yard in the Tide’s win at Tennessee. Arkansas State: Ingram produced a career day against ASU with 113 yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns ... averaged 9.4 yards per tote and broke off a season-long run of 30 yards ... scored on runs of five and 17 yards ... caught one pass for two yards. LSU: He ran five times for six yards vs. the Tigers in Baton Rouge. Mississippi State: Ingram averaged a team-best 6.0 yards per carry en route to a game-high 78 yards rushing ... scored his ninth touchdown of the year on a one-yard plunge in the fourth quarter ... caught one pass for five yards. Auburn: He carried the ball 15 times for 64 yards and two touchdowns ... also had one catch - for a careerlong 27 yards - that helped the Tide convert a 3rd-and-14 in the third quarter. Florida: Ingram rushed eight times for 21 yards ... scored his 12th rushing touchdown of the season on a two-yard dive in the third quarter that gave the Tide a 20-17 lead. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He carried the ball eight times for 26 yards with a long run of 13 yards … picked up three first downs in his eight carries, including one on third down … caught one pass for eight yards. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was rated as a four-star running back by Rivals.com … also ranked on Rivals.com Top 250 … rated as the 17th-best athlete in the nation and sixth-best player in Michigan according to Rivals.com … three-star running back by Scout.com … rated by Scout. com as the nation’s 57th-best running back … four-year starter … ran for 2,546 yards and 38 touchdowns in his final two prep seasons … added 260 receiving yards and two touchdowns … set city records for rushing yards (377) and touchdowns (7) in a game …named Saginaw Valley MVP and Area Player of the Year as a senior … four-time All-Area honoree and an All-State selection as a senior … as a prep senior, ran for 1,700 yards and 24 touchdowns … tallied 846 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior … averaged more than seven yards-per-carry as prep junior … nine-time All-State track star … runs a 10.69 100-meter dash and 21.9 200-meter dash … best long jump is 23 feet, 8 inches … son of former NFL wide receiver Mark Ingram, who won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants … played for head coach Gary Lee. INGRAM’S CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD LP No. Yds Avg. 2008 14-0 143 728 5.1 12 40 7 54 7.7 2009 14-13 271 1,658 6.1 17 70 32 334 10.4 TOTAL 28-13 414 2,386 5.7 29 70 39 388 9.9

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TD 0 3 3

LP 27 69 69

INGRAM’S CAREER HIGHS

Rushes: 28 vs. Mississippi & Florida, 2009 Yards: 246 vs. South Carolina, 2009 Average (Min. 20 Att.): 10.2 vs. South Carolina, 2009 Long Rush: 70 vs. Mississippi State, 2009 Touchdowns: 3 vs. Florida, 2009 Receptions: 5 vs. LSU, 2009 Yards: 76 vs. Florida, 2009 Long Reception: 69 vs. Florida, 2009 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Virginia Tech, No. Texas & Arkansas, 2009 • 0 for 1 passing vs. Auburn, 2009

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Jackson was a 2007 U.S. Army All-American … played in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American game on Jan. 5, 2008 at Alamodome in San Antonio … 2007 Palm Beach Post Offensive Player of the Year … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 64) … a pro-style quarterback with excellent running and passing skills … listed on the Rivals.com Super 250 team … rated as the second-best scrambling quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com … also ranked as the fifth-best pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com … four-star quarterback by Scout.com … rated as the 11th best quarterback in the nation by Scout.com … No. 70 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … finished high school career with more than 3,500 passing yards and 32 touchdowns … as a junior in 2006, passed for more than 1,900 yards and 19 touchdowns … also ran for 750 yards … an all-county and all-region selection … as a senior in 2007, completed 97-of-180 passes for 1,677 yards and 13 touchdowns … also added 500 rushing yards. JACKSON’S CAREER STATISTICS Passing Rushing Year G-S A-C-I Pct. Yds TD LP Att Yds Avg. TD LP 2009 5-0 18-13-0 72.2 116 0 21 6 3 0.5 0 0 TOTAL 5-0 18-13-0 72.2 116 0 21 6 3 0.5 0 0 JACKSON’S CAREER HIGHS

OUTLOOK: Star Jackson will look to use the experience he gained during his first two seasons at the Capstone as he battles for playing time at quarterback for Alabama in 2010 … the talented dual-threat quarterback has a strong arm and good elusiveness … good speed and is an excellent athlete ... played in five career games, completing 13-of-18 passes for 116 yards and a 72.2 completion percentage.

Attempts: Completions: Yards: Long:

13 vs. North Texas, 2009 9 vs. North Texas, 2009 87 vs. North Texas, 2009 21 vs. North Texas, 2009

2009 (FRESHMAN): He played in five games off the bench for Alabama in 2009 ... completed 13-of-18 passes for 116 yards ... completed 72.2 percent of his passes. FIU: Made his first career appearance in a Tide uniform in the fourth quarter against the Panthers. North Texas: Shined in his most extensive playing time by commanding the offense for all but the opening drive of the second half and in the two-minute drill at the end of the first half ... completed 9-of-13 passes for 87 yards ... connected on a career long 21-yard pass to Brandon Gibson. Arkansas: Earned his first playing time during SEC play. Mississippi State: Came off the bench in the fourth quarter but did not attempt a pass. Chattanooga: Was 4-of-5 passing for 29 yards ... had a long pass of 11 yards ... rushed six times for three yards, including a long of 10. 2008 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his freshman season at the Capstone in 2008.

PLAYER P R O F I L E S OUTLOOK: The experience Nico Johnson gained during his freshman season will be invaluable for the Alabama defense in 2010 that must replace three starting linebackers ... the loss of Dont’a Hightower to a knee injury in the Tide’s fourth game of the 2009 accelerated the learning curve, forcing Johnson into emergency duty at will linebacker ... the next in a long line of linebackers to see early and extensive playing time in the Alabama linebacking corps ... made three starts and played in 12 games ... 28 career tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He played in 12 games as a true freshman and made three starts at will linebacker against South Carolina, Tennessee and Chattanooga ... a freshman All-SEC selection by the league coaches and Sporting News ... finished 2009 with 28 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss (-18 yards) and one sack (-15 yards). FIU: Earned his first career playing time coming off the bench against the Panthers. North Texas: Tallied a career-high four tackles with three solo stops ... one of the tackles was for a loss. Kentucky: Assisted on one tackle on special teams. Mississippi: Saw his most extensive playing time of the season as the Tide’s first option at will linebacker ... made three tackles with two solo stops and forced a fumble. South Carolina: Started at will linebacker and tallied two tackles. Tennessee: Earned his second consecutive start ... tallied a career-best eight tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss ... recorded one pass breakup as the Tide surrendered just 74 rushing yards. LSU: Came off the bench to record two solo tackles, including his first career sack that went for a loss of 15 yards. Mississippi State: Came off the bench at linebacker and recorded one solo tackle. Chattanooga: Tallied four tackles, including three solo stops ... recorded one tackle for a loss of one yard ... helped the Tide hold the Mocs to just 84 total yards of total offense. Auburn: Recorded one pass breakup

SNAPSHOTS Nico Johnson started three games and played in 12 at will linebacker as a true freshman, earning SEC All-Freshman honors in 2009.

in limited action against the Tigers’ spread offense as Alabama deployed nickel and dime defenses most of the day. Florida: Made two solo stops, including one tackle for a loss of a yard ... helped the Tide defense hold the Gators to just 88 yards rushing and a season-low 13 points. Texas: Contributed with one solo tackle in the Crimson Tide’s 37-21 win over the Longhorns in the Citi BCS National Title Game. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the elite linebackers in the 2009 recruiting class, Johnson follows in a long line of excellent linebacker prospects from the state of Alabama … Parade All-American … U.S. Army All-American … finalist for the first high school Butkus Award … ranked as the nation’s No. 20 overall recruit in the ESPNU 150 … a consensus five-star recruit … ranked 25th nationally by Scout.com and 32nd overall in the Rivals.com … SuperPrep Magazine All-American and SuperPrep Dixie Defensive Player of the Year … No. 18 on SuperPrep’s Elite 50 list … SuperPrep’s No. 4 linebacker and the publication’s top-ranked player in Alabama … the No. 12 player in the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … No. 3 on the Press-Register’s Elite 18 … member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … on the Orlando Sentinel AllSouthern team … All-America selection by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football and its No. 23 player nationally … No. 17 on the Scout.com Southeast Hot 100 list … ranked as the No. 2 outside linebacker by Rivals.com ... listed as the No. 2 inside linebacker by Scout.com

and ESPNU … played in the U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl … two-time Alabama Sports Writers Association’s first-team 4A All-State selection (2007-08) … rated No. 4 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … registered 78 tackles as a senior in 2008 with two sacks and 11 interceptions … had 70 tackles as a junior with 15 tackles for loss … notched his career high in tackles as a sophomore in 2006 with 128 stops, including 113 solo tackles, 13 tackles for loss and two interceptions … coached by Heath Harmon at Andalusia High School … chose Alabama over LSU, Southern California, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Texas A&M and Tennessee. JOHNSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2009 12-3 28 17 11 4.5-18 0 1.0-15 1 0-0 2 0-0 TOTAL 12-3 28 17 11 4.5-18 0 1.0-15 1 0-0 2 0-0

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Tackles: TFL: Yards Lost: QB Sacks: Yards Lost: Fumble Caused: PBU:

8 vs. Tennessee, 2009 1 vs. North Texas & LSU, 2009 15 vs. LSU, 2009 1 vs. LSU, 2009 15 vs. LSU, 2009 1 vs. Mississippi, 2009 1 vs. Tennesse and Auburn, 2009

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OUTLOOK: Barrett Jones stepped into the starting lineup in 2009 at right guard and earned first-team Freshman All-America honors and freshman All-SEC accolades ... enters 2010 spring practice as a stabilizing force on the right side of the Crimson Tide’s offensive line that must find a replacement at right tackle ... a second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American in 2009 ... won the Jerry Duncan “I Like to Practice” Award following spring practice in 2009... a SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll selection in 2008 and a member of the 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He started all 14 games of his redshirt freshman season at right guard for the undefeated national champion Crimson Tide ... was one of three new starters on the Tide’s offensive front ... helped the Tide compile 403.0 yards of total offense per game, which ranked 42nd nationally and 215.07 yards on the ground 12th in the nation ... running back Mark Ingram was the beneficiary of the lines solid play, ranking 11th nationally in rushing at 118.43 ypg ... helped the Tide achieve impressive balance with 215.07 yards per game on the ground and 187.93 per game in the air ... helped clear the way for 11 100-yard rushers ... provided time for quarterback Greg McElroy to post a 140.55 passing efficiency rating that ranked 28th nationally ... left tackle on an offensive line that allowed just 1.43 sack per game to rank 36th nationally and fourth in the SEC as a unit ... the Tide offensive line also went the final 38 quarters of the 2009 season with having a holding penalty enforced. Virginia Tech: He earned his first career start in a Crimson Tide uniform ... helped the Tide put up a total of 498 yards, including 268 on the ground against the No. 7 Hokies ... provided the blocks that aided Mark Ingram to rush for 150 yards en route to being named the SEC Offensive Player of the week. FIU: He cleared the way for Alabama to amass 516 total yards of offense, including 275 on the ground ... provided the holes that led to 6.5 yards per carry ... helped

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SNAPSHOTS Barrett Jones earned freshman All-America honors in 2009 while garnering second-team Academic All-America accolades.

newcomer Trent Richardson rush for 118 yards en route to being named the SEC Freshman of the Week. North Texas: For the third straight week, Jones helped the Tide amass at least 498 total yards (523) and 250 yards on the ground (260 yards) ... provided the holes that enabled UA to average 5.8 yards per rush and have three rushers gain over 75 yards apiece. Arkansas: He helped Alabama once again total over 400 yards (425) of total offense ... helped newcomer Trent Richardson earn his second SEC Freshman of the Week accolade ... provided the time for Greg McElroy to throw for 291 yards and a career-best three touchdowns. Kentucky: He blocked for another 100 yard rusher as Mark Ingram tallied 140 yards and a 6.4 yards per carry average ... helped the team rush for over 200 yards (204). Mississippi: He opened holes for Mark Ingram’s 172-yard rushing effort, the fourth 100-yard effort by a UA player this season ... helped the Tide rush for 200 yards, average 4.9 yards per carry and produce 354 yards of total offense. South Carolina: Jones helped pave the way for Mark Ingram to rush for a career-best and Bryant-Denny Stadium record 246 yards ... led the way for the team to rush for 264 yards ... helped open the holes for the Tide to average 6.9 yards per carry. Tennessee: He helped Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy stay off his back as the offensive line did not allow a sack ... provided the holes for Mark Ingram to rush for 99 yards and average 5.5 yards per carry. LSU: Jones paved the way for Ingram’s fifth

100-yard rushing effort of the season (144 yards) ... helped Alabama rush for 176 yards as a team ... the line allowed just one sack as the quarterback had time to complete 19 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns. Mississippi State: Jones helped clear the way for Mark Ingram to once again rush for over 100 yards (149) ... provided the holes for the Tide to amass 252 yards on the ground ... was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack and helped enable quarterback Greg McElroy to toss two touchdowns and complete 72 percent of his passes. Chattanooga: Played only the first half as the Crimson Tide routed the Mocs 45-0 ... did not allow any sacks on a first-team line that also kept the quarterback’s jersey clean ... helped clear a path for a season-high 313 rushing yards and Ingram seventh 100-yard rushing game of the season ... provided time for the quarterbacks to complete 62.5 percent of their passes. Auburn: Helped Alabama engineer a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that proved to be the difference in the game as the Tide went 79 yards in 15 plays and ate up 7:03 on the clock. Florida: Cleared a path for 490 yards of total offense and 251 yards on the ground ... the rushing yardage was the most allowed by the Gators during Urban Meyer’s tenure ... helped Ingram crack the 100-yard barrier for the eighth time this season ... the line allowed just one sack and gave time for McElroy to post a 196.53 passing efficiency rating. Texas: Helped the Crimson Tide rush

for 205 net yards, which was the most allowed by the Longhorns all season ... blocked for two 100-yard rushers as Mark Ingram went for 116 yards and Trent Richardson 109 ... it was the first time Alabama had two 100yard rushers since the 2004 season opener — a span of 77 games.

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2008 (REDSHIRT): He played in three games as a true freshman before a shoulder injury ended his season … saw action against Western Kentucky and participated in two SEC games at Arkansas and at home against Kentucky … earned a medical redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was a 2007 U.S. Army All-American … listed as the No. 20 offensive lineman nationally by SuperPrep and the No. 1 player in Tennessee … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … played in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American game on Jan. 5, 2008 at the Alamodome in San Antonio … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 15) … top-rated football player in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com … top-rated center by Rivals.com … also ranked 60th on Rivals.com Top 100 list … ranked the No. 53 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … a third-team EA Sports All-American … four-star offensive lineman by Rivals.com and Scout.com … rated as the 18th-best offensive lineman nationally by Scout.com … 2007 finalist for Division II AA Mr. Football in Tennessee … named first-team All-State by The Tennessean and the Tennessee Sports Writers Association … named 2007 West Tennessee Coaches Association All-Region team … father, Rex, played basketball at Alabama under Wimp Sanderson from 1982-84.

OUTLOOK: Julio Jones enters his junior season as one of the top wide receivers in the nation … started 27 games during his UA career ... set every freshman receiving record in the Alabama books in 2008 and followed that with a solid season in 2009, helping the Crimson Tide to a consensus national championship … a gifted wide receiver with tremendous hands, break-away speed and the ability to break tackles … should contend for both All-America and All-Conference honors as a junior … a second-team All-SEC choice by SEC coaches in 2009 ... a first-team freshman All-American and the Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club National Freshman of the Year in 2008 … Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and a second-team all-conference selection … caught 101 passes for 1,520 yards and eight touchdowns during his career … was a 2009 Playboy Preseason All-American ... was one of 16 true freshmen to see playing time in 2008 and just the 11th true freshman to start a season opener for the Crimson Tide since freshmen became eligible again in 1972 … turned in an outstanding spring practice in 2009, capturing the Ray Perkins Outstanding Receiver Award. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): He came through for the Crimson Tide when they have needed him most in 2009 ... started 12 games while battling to overcome injuries in the first half of the season and become Alabama’s go-to wide receiver down the stretch ... had a team-best 43 catches for 596 yards and four touchdowns ... over the final seven games, Jones caught 30 passes for 421 yards and three touchdowns ... 26 of his 43 receptions went for first downs or touchdowns and eight came on third down ... averaged 13.9 yards per catch while drawing double coverage on almost every snap ... also returned punts vs. South Carolina and boasted a 15.0 yards per return average ... missed the North Texas contest and most of the FIU game with a bruised knee. Virginia Tech: Caught four passes for 46 yards with two going for first

downs ... also rushed one time out of the wildcat formation for minus-1 yard. FIU: Caught one pass for nine yards and a first down vs. the Panthers, but bruised knee on the play and did not return. North Texas: Did not play due to a bruised knee suffered vs. FIU. Arkansas: Caught his first touchdown of the season on a 50-yard strike from quarterback Greg McElroy on a double reverse out of the wildcat formation ... also hauled in another 15-yard grab ... finished with two catches for a then-season-high 65 yards. Kentucky: Caught two passes for 13 yards while facing double and triple coverage throughout the game ... had a nine-yard reception on third down that moved the chains for the Crimson Tide on their 97-yard drive late in the second quarter. Mississippi: Equalled his season high with four receptions ... totaled 42 yards in the air ... hauled in two catches that went for first downs, including one that moved the chains on third down ... battled double and triple teams for the entire game. South Carolina: Did not have a catch but played an outstanding game in other ways ... returned five punts for 75 yards with a long of 33 ... averaged 15.0 yards per return ... also recorded one tackle after an interception and then forced a fumble that the Tide recovered to keep possession. Tennessee: Produced his best game of the season to date with seven receptions for 54 yards ... hauled in three passes for first downs, including one on third down. LSU: As he continues to get healthier, Jones’ numbers keep going up ... came through with his biggest game of the season against LSU’s stout defense, catching four passes for 102 yards - his fourth career 100-yard receiving game ... took a well executed wide receiver screen pass 73 yards for his second touchdown of the season to give the Tide a little breathing room in the fourth quarter. Mississippi State: Found the end zone for the second straight game on a perfectly thrown 48-yard strike from McElroy ... finished with four receptions for 66 yards as the Tide’s offense again clicked in a 31-3 win at Mississippi State. Chattanooga: Again found the end zone, this time on a 19-yard strike over the middle from McElroy ... caught three passes for a game-high 65 yards ... two of his three catches were for first downs ... his long grab was a 44-yard post where he bodied out the defender and made a contested catch at its highest point. Auburn: Set a career high with nine receptions ... totaled 83 yards receiving with a long grab of 18 yards ... was a key factor in the Crimson Tide’s 15-play, 79-yard, 7:03 scoring drive in the fourth quarter with four receptions for 33 yards ... all four receptions on the fourth-quarter drive went for first downs ... six of his nine receptions in the game went for first downs, including two on third down. Florida: Caught two passes with both going for first downs ... hauled in an 18-yard reception on the first play of the game ... snared a 10-yard pass on third down in the third quarter. Texas: Caught just one pass — a 23-yard reception in the first quarter — but continued to effect the game on almost every snap with double coverage and outstanding blocking on the edge.

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SNAPSHOTS Julio Jones has caught 101 passes over the last two seasons for 1,520 yards and eight touchdowns.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Jones was SEC Freshman of the Year by the Associated Press and Sporting News ... firstteam Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of American and Sporting News … the Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club Freshman of the Year … a second-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press, Sporting News, league coaches and Phil Steele ... three-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Western Kentucky, Tennessee and LSU) ... a Rivals.com Midseason Freshman All-American ... started at the X wide receiver ... recorded a team-high 58 receptions for 924 yards and four touchdowns ... set Alabama freshman record for receptions (58), receiving yards (924) and receiving touchdowns (4) ... passed Ozzie Newsome for the receiving yards record (374) and A.C. Carter for receptions and touchdowns ... fourth in the SEC and 59th nationally in receiving yards per game (66.0) and seventh in receptions (4.14) ... had 18 catches of 20 yards or more ... returned one kickoff for 21 yards and two punts for a 5.5 yards per return average ... 44 of his 58 receptions went for first downs or a touchdown with 11 coming on third down ... caught at least one pass in every game and at least three passes in 12 of 14 games ... had at least three catches in the final 10 games of the season ... had three 100-yard receiving games (at Tennessee, at LSU and vs. Florida) … finished fifth with the fifth-most receptions (58) in a single season in school history … his

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924 receiving yards ranked as the fourth-best single-season mark at Alabama … given the Offensive Achievement Award for his performance and production as an underclassman by the Alabama coaches. Clemson: Jones snagged his first career catch on an eightyard bubble on the Crimson Tide’s first drive of the year ... then hauled in his first career touchdown on a four-yard catch in the third quarter from John Parker Wilson ... finished with four catches for 28 yards and a touchdown ... averaged seven yards per reception ... returned one kickoff for 21 yards. Tulane: He caught one pass for 13 yards to kick start a fourth-quarter Alabama drive. Western Kentucky: Jones caught a career-best five passes for 66 yards and a touchdown ... four of Jones’ catches were good for first downs ... caught a 12-yard touchdown from John Parker Wilson in the third quarter ... also connected with Wilson for a 36-yard strike down the middle of the field ... named the SEC Freshman of the Week for his efforts. Arkansas: He caught one pass against the Razorbacks - a 25-yard touchdown strike from Wilson - for his team-leading third TD grab of the year. Georgia: Jones turned in a career outing with five catches for 94 yards and a touchdown ... the touchdown came late in the second quarter on a 22-yard fade pattern in the corner of the end zone that gave the Tide a 31-0 lead. Kentucky: He caught three passes for 52 yards ... all three receptions were good for first downs, including a 3rd and 13 catch that

went for 23 yards. Mississippi: Jones snared three passes for 65 yards against the Rebels ... hauled in his first catch on a quick-hitting slant pattern that he juggled before securing the ball and then eluded defenders for a 40-yard gain early in the first quarter ... Jones then set up Alabama’s first touchdown with a 25-yard catch down the sideline. Tennessee: He set a then-career high six receptions for 103 yards ... all six catches went for first downs ... set the school freshman record for single-season receiving years. Arkansas State: Jones hauled in five catches for 62 yards ... two grabs went for first downs, including one on third down that sustained a Tide scoring drive. LSU: He caught a careerhigh seven passes for 128 yards ... six of his receptions went for first downs, including two on third down ... his 24-yard reception over a LSU defender on Alabama’s first play of overtime set the Crimson Tide up at the 1-yard line for the winning touchdown. Mississippi State: Jones hauled in three passes for 53 yards ... all three catches resulted in first downs for the Crimson Tide. Auburn: He caught at least three passes for his eighth straight game with three grabs for 36 yards ... had two third-down catches for first downs ... just missed his fifth touchdown of the year, being knocked out at the three-yard line as he battled to take his 15-yard reception into the end zone. Florida: Jones could not be contained with a single defender, drawing double-teams and combination coverages

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from the Gators ... scorched Florida for 124 yards on five catches, including a seasonlong 64-yarder on the Tide’s second drive of the game ... caught four passes for first downs, including one on third down. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He produced an outstanding Sugar Bowl performance with seven receptions for 77 yards … the seven catches equaled his career high that he originally set at LSU on Nov. 8 … hauled in a 30-yard reception, his seventh catch of the year that went for at least 30 yards.

Prattville in state quarterfinals … hauled in a career-high 75 passes for 1,306 yards and 16 TDs as a junior … concluded the season with career-high 20 TDs … recorded 51 receptions for 805 yards and 12 TDs as sophomore in 2005 … an outstanding track and field athlete … named 2006-07 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year (Alabama) … community service projects include Santa America Foundation and local Optimist International club … coached by Todd Watson.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was a Parade All-American … USA Today All-American … ranked the No.1 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/ Takkle.com … nation’s No. 2 overall prospect by ESPN … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 150 (No. 2) … SuperPrep’s No. 1 wide receiver nationally and No. 2 prospect overall … ESPN.com Top 150 … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 1) … “Mr. Football” in the state of Alabama … named to The Tampa Tribune’s “Best of the South Team” … SouthScout.com Stars of Alabama selection … Gatorade Player of the Year (Alabama) … an EA Sports first-team All-American … Prep Nation 101 Honoree … named to The Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 Team (No. 1) … fivestar wide receiver by Scout.com … rated as No. 1 wide receiver in the nation by Scout. com … the No. 1 wide receiver in the nation and the top prospect in the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com … also called, by Rivals.com, the best wide receiver in the nation “after the catch” … rated as the No. 4 overall prospect in the nation on the Rivals.com Top 100 … twotime All-American by Rivals.com (2006 and 2007) … Scout.com All-American selection … No. 2 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 1) … the No. 3 ranked overall player in the nation according to Tom Lemming of CSTV … Rivals.com writes of Jones: “Really outstanding feet for a big man. He gets out of trouble when hemmed in. He has great acceleration and can run after the catch. He shows really good concentration on deep balls. Team can use him on reverses and short routes. Hard to tackle in the open field.” … capped off high school career with six catches for 97 yards … two-time The Birmingham News and Alabama Sportswriters Association All-State selection … named to 2007 The Birmingham News’ Super All-State Team … named to 2007 ASWA Super 12 AllState team … had 194 career catches for 3,287 yards and 43 touchdowns … also added three rushing touchdowns, two kick return touchdowns, two punt returns and two fumble returns for scores … scored 52 touchdowns in his prep career … set Foley school record for career receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and total touchdowns … holds the top three single-season receiving records at Foley with 75 receptions (2006), 68 receptions (2007) and 51 catches (2005) … also holds single-season record with 1,301 yards in 2006 … as senior, tallied 68 catches for 1,181 yards and 16 TDs … finished the year with 18 total TDs … led the Lions to a 12-1 record and a Region 2 title before losing to

Receiving Year G-S No. 2008 14-14 58 2009 13-13 43 TOTAL 27-27 101

Yards Avg. 924 15.9 596 13.9 1,520 15.0

TD 4 4 8

LP 64 73 73

Rushing Year G-S No. 2009 12-12 2 TOTAL 11-11 2

Yards Avg. 4 2.0 4 2.0

TD 0 0

LP 5 5

JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS

Punt Returns Year No. Yards Avg. 2009 5 75 15.0 TOTAL 5 75 15.0

TD 0 0

LP 33 33

JONES’ CAREER HIGHS Receptions: Yards: Long Play: Touchdowns: Rushes: Yards: Long Play: KO Returns: Yards:

9 vs. Auburn, 2009 126 vs. LSU, 2008 73 vs. LSU, 2009 1 (8 Times) Last vs. Chattanooga, 2009 1 vs. Virginia Tech & Florida Internationa1, 2009 5 vs. Florida International, 2009 5 vs. Florida International, 2009 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 2008 10 vs. Western Kentucky, 2008

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Jones sat out the 2009 season after transferring in from LSU over the summer. 2008 (FRESHMAN): He played in nine-of-12 games this season and started at dime back against North Texas and Troy ... best games came in starts as he recorded six tackles against both North Texas and Troy … added a quarterback hurry vs. North Texas … had one pass breakup vs. Ole Miss … had two tackles in season-opening win over Appalachian State and one vs. Auburn. 2007 (REDSHIRT): Jones redshirted as a true freshman in 2007 at LSU. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was one of the elite all-around athletes in the Southeast and considered one of the topfive recruits in the state of Alabama for 2007 … rated the No. 13 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com and the 51st prospect overall by ESPN.com … named the 2006 Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year after a stellar senior year at wide receiver, cornerback and kick returner … finished with 96 tackles and two interceptions and tallied 1,085 all-purpose yards in 2006 … received Class 6A firstteam all-state honors … an outstanding track athlete as a triple jumper and long jumper … coached by Steve Savarese … comes from an athletic family … parents are Anthony and Nadine Jones … father is the defensive backs coach at McGill-Toolen … has two brothers, Tiger and Carvel … Tiger plays wide receiver for the Georgia Force in the Arena Football League, while Carvel played linebacker at Troy … cousin is Robert McCune, a former Louisville standout and Miami Dolphins linebacker … majoring in kinesiology. JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2008 9-2 15 8 7 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 9-2 15 8 7 0 0 3 1 0 0 0

JONES’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles: Tackles for loss: Sacks: Interceptions:

6, Two Times 0 0 0

OUTLOOK: Phelon Jones will have ample opportunity to earn playing time in 2010 and should battle for a starting job during spring practice after the Tide lost four starters - including the nickel back — in the secondary ... sat out the 2009 season after transferring to Alabama from LSU where he spent two seasons with the Tigers ... saw action in nine games during his career with the Tigers, all coming in 2008.

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2008 (FRESHMAN): Jordan was one of 16 true freshmen to see playing time in 2008 ... listed as the secondteam will linebacker behind fellow freshman Dont’a Hightower ... made three special teams tackles on the year ... saw playing time in 10 games, including Clemson, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas State, LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn, Florida and Utah in the Sugar Bowl ... recorded his first career tackle for the Crimson Tide with an assisted special teams stop against Kentucky ... then notched his second special teams stop on kickoff coverage against Auburn ... had an assisted stop in the SEC Championship Game on kickoff coverage.

OUTLOOK: After making the switch from running back to linebacker early in his freshman year, Chris Jordan’s opportunity should come in 2010 with the Crimson Tide looking to replace three starting linebackers ... a physical tackler who has excellent size and speed … played in 24 games during his career at the Capstone with extensive playing time on special teams ... has 15 career tackles. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): He played in 14 games as a reserve linebacker and was a stalwart on special teams ... finished with 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops ... was fourth on the team with six special teams tackles. Virginia Tech: Saw the field for the first time of the season ... did not record any statistics. FIU: Tallied one tackle on kickoff coverage. North Texas: Was honored by his coaches by being named the Tide’s special teams player of the week ... tallied a career-high six tackles four of which were solo. Arkansas: Recorded one solo tackle coming off the bench at linebacker. Kentucky: Played but did not have any stats. Mississippi: Saw extensive action on special teams but did not log any tackles. South Carolina: Recorded one solo tackle on special teams. Tennessee: Tallied one solo tackle coming off the bench. LSU: Came off the bench and found time on special teams but did not record any statistics. Mississippi State: Recorded one solo tackle on special teams. Chattanooga: Came off the bench but did not record any statistics. Auburn: Made one tackle on special teams in the Tide’s 26-21 win at Auburn. Florida: Found time on special teams but did not record any statistics. Texas: Played but did not register any statistics against the Longhorns in the BCS National Championship Game.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was SuperPrep’s No. 17 running back in the country … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 14) … four-star running back by Scout.com … rated as the No. 26 running back in nation by Scout.com … has power, size and tackle-breaking ability … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … the No. 3 player in Tennessee according to SuperPrep Magazine … rated No. 5 in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com … No. 68 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … ran for more than 1,600 yards and 20 TDs in his junior and senior seasons at Brentwood Academy … led Brentwood to the 2007 Tennessee Division II state championship … named first-team All-State by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association … named second-team All-State by The Tennessean … played 11 games and rushed for 1,258 yards on 197 carries … averaged 6.3 yards per carry and tallied 18 TDs … also averaged 112.1 yards per game … added three receptions for 85 yards, including a 77-yard TD … best game of the season came against Independence, where he ran 31 times for 211 yards and four TDs … had a season-high 66yard run against the Baylor School … named honorable mention All-State by Tennessee Super Prep Coaches Association as a junior in 2006 … ran for 487 yards on 68 carries … averaged 7.2 yards per carry and scored five TDs … prepped at Norcross High School in suburban Atlanta before transferring to Brentwood Academy in 2006. JORDAN’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-S 2008 10-0 2009 14-0 TOTAL 24-0

Tackles Fumbles TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 3 0 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 12 10 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 15 19 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

JORDAN’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles:

6 vs. North Texas, 2009

OUTLOOK: Kendall Kelly will bring a physical presence to the Crimson Tide receiving corps in 2010 ... will have an opportunity to push for playing time with a strong spring practice. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his initial season at Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Kelly is an athletic wide receiver out of Gadsden City High School … U.S. Army All-American … No. 66 overall nationally in the ESPNU150 and listed as the No. 7 wide receiver … a Rivals250 player that is listed as the No. 26-best receiver prospect in the nation … Scout.com lists Kelly as the No. 25 wide out … Rivals.com lists him as the sixth-best player in Alabama … rated No. 9 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … No. 9 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and No. 86 in the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … 96th nationally by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football while also garnering All-America honors from Lemming … a SuperPrep All-American and listed as the No. 9 prospect in the state … No. 15 on Scout.com Southeast 150 list … garnered honorable mention 6A All-State honors from the Alabama Sports Writers Association … played in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game … member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … saw limited time as a senior due to injury, but still caught nine passes for 130 yards and five touchdowns while rushing 13 times for 78 yards … hauled in 34 receptions for 595 yards as a junior with 189 yards and 13 total touchdowns in 2007, garnering 6A honorable mention All-State honors from the ASWA … coached by Joe Billingsley … was high school teammates with fellow Crimson Tide signee Dre Kirkpatrick … chose Alabama over Clemson, Auburn, LSU, Southern California, Texas and Tennessee.

PLAYER P R O F I L E S OUTLOOK: Dre Kirkpatrick is a big and physical defensive back with speed and agility ... will look to secure playing time in spring practice after Alabama lost three starters in the secondary following the 2009 season, including both cornerbacks. 2009 (FRESHMAN): Kirkpatrick played in 12 games as a true freshman, finding time on special teams and in the defensive backfield as a reserve ... finished with eight tackles, including six on special teams. FIU: Earned his first career playing time in a Crimson Tide uniform ... did not record any statistics, but was a demon on the punt team and the punt coverage team ... earned special teams player of the week honors from the UA coaching staff. North Texas: Came off the bench and recorded his first career tackle in a Crimson Tide uniform. Arkansas: Came off the bench and recorded a career-best two tackles in his first SEC action. Kentucky: Played but did not record any statistics. Mississippi: Saw extensively on special teams, but did not have a tackle. South Carolina: Tied a career-high with two tackles, both coming on special teams. Tennessee: Tallied one solo tackle on special teams. Mississippi State: Came off the bench to assist on one tackle on special teams. Chattanooga: Came off the bench and found time on special teams but did not record a tackle. Auburn: Played on special teams but did not record any statistics. Florida: Saw action on special teams but did not tally any statistics. Texas: Recorded one assisted tackle in the Crimson Tide’s victory over the Longhorns in the Citi BCS National Championship Game. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was rated as one of the top overall players in the 2009 recruiting class … the No. 4 overall recruit in the nation in the ESPNU150 and the No. 11 player in the Rivals100 … a Parade All-American … USA Today All-American … U.S. Army All-American … EA Sports First-Team All-American … a SuperPrep All-

American, Elite 50 player and No. 7 defensive back … listed as the country’s No. 1 cornerback by ESPNU and Rivals.com … rated as the No. 5 cornerback by Scout.com … Rivals. com also ranks Kirkpatrick as the No. 2 player in Alabama and the fifth-fastest cornerback with the fifth-best cover skills … consensus five-star recruit … SuperPrep lists him as the No. 2 player in Alabama … No. 2 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and No. 3 in the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … 12th nationally by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football while garnering All-America honors from Lemming as well … a member of the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Super 12 team and a first-team All-State selection by the ASWA and the Birmingham News … rated No. 2 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … the ASWA 2008 Back of the Year … a two-time All-State player after first earning recognition as a junior in 2007 … member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … on the Orlando Sentinel AllSouthern team … played in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game … recorded 80 tackles with six interceptions and 15 pass breakups as a senior … notched 58 tackles and six picks as a junior … had 55 stops and five interceptions as a sophomore in 2006 … coached by Joe Billingsley … chose Alabama over Texas, Florida, LSU, Southern California, Miami (Fla.), Florida State, Auburn, Tennessee and Michigan. KIRKPATRICK’S CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2009 12-0 8 3 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TOTAL 12-0 8 3 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

KIRKPATRICK’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles:

2 vs. Arkansas and South Carolina, 2009

OUTLOOK: Robert Lester will battle for playing time in the Crimson Tide’s secondary in 2010 as Alabama looks to replace four starters ... seen action in eight-career games, mostly on special teams and as a reserve in the defensive backfield ... has eight career tackles. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He garnered playing time in eight games ... played in his first contest in a Crimson Tide uniform against North Texas ... tallied eight tackles on the season, including six solo stops on the season ... named the Alabama Special Teams Player of the Week against TennesseeChattanooga. North Texas: Came off the bench and recorded two tackles, including a solo stop. Arkansas: Saw action off the bench to record one solo tackle. South Carolina: Came off the bench but did not record any statistics. Mississippi State: Found time off the bench but did not record any stats. Chattanooga: Tallied a career- best three tackles, including two solo stops against the Mocs was named Special Teams Player of the Week by the UA coaching staff. Auburn: Again was a big contributor on special teams with a solo stop and solid coverage. Florida: Registered a solo stop on special teams. Texas: Played on special teams but did not record a tackle. 2008 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his freshman season at the Capstone in 2008. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Lester was rated by Rivals.com as the No. 33 safety in the nation … also rated as the No. 13 player on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals. com …three-star defensive back by Scout. com … rated No. 36 on Scout.com’s list of prep defensive backs … the No. 19 player in the state according to SuperPrep Magazine … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … No. 145 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … talented defensive back who is also a threat on special teams because of his size and speed … first-

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team All-State selection by the Alabama Sportswriters Association … named ScoutSouth.com Stars of Alabama … totaled 143 tackles, 10 interceptions and 15 pass breakups during 2006 and 2007 seasons at Foley High School … had 74 tackles, including one TFL, as a prep senior … led team with six interceptions and 82 return yards … also added 11 pass break-ups, two forced fumbles, two blocked punts and one fumble recovery … had six punt returns for 86 yards and four kickoff returns for 214 yards (53.5 average) and one TD … recorded 73 tackles, four interceptions and nine pass break-ups as a junior. LESTER’S CAREER STATISTICS

nered first-team 5A All-State honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … No. 54 on The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … played only seven games during his senior year due to injuries, but still managed 1,046 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns … earned LSWA 5A All-State honors after rushing for 1,800 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior in 2007 … rushed for 1,207 yards and 19 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2006 … coached by Benny Saia … chose Alabama over Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi, Mississippi State and LSU.

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2009 8-0 8 6 2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TOTAL 8-0 8 6 2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

OUTLOOK: Eddie Lacy will look to earn playing time in the Crimson Tide’s rotation at running back coming off of a redshirt season ... a powerful and dynamic runner that played well on the scout team in 2009. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his initial season at Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Lacy was Rivals.com’s No. 13 running back nationally and No. 116 on the Rivals250 … in the ESPNU150 and the 17th-best running back … Scout.com lists Lacy as the No. 24 running back nationally and No. 61 on the Southeast 150 … a SuperPrep All-American and the publications No. 28 running back … a four-star recruit according to both Rivals. com and Scout.com … an All-American by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report … gar-

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com Top 100 selection (No. 32) … SuperPrep/ Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 4) … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … ranked the No. 30 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … Rivals.com Top 100 selection (No. 32) and its third-ranked player on the Alabama Top 35 list … No. 13 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … the No. 49 ranked overall player in the nation according to Tom Lemming of CSTV … an aggressive blocker with good size and feet … played in the 2008 Under Armour High School All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla. … ranked among Rivals. com Super 100 players (No. 30) … ranked No. 8 among offensive linemen by Rivals.com … rated No. 5 among pass blockers by Rivals. com … ranked No. 3 among Alabama prep seniors by Rivals.com … named a Second-Team All-American by EA Sports … bench presses 360 pounds and has a 26-inch vertical jump … called by Rivals.com “a player with good size and a real effective run blocker” … 2007 first-team All-State selection by the Alabama Sportswriters Association … also named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super 12 team … ASWA Class 6A Lineman of the Year … named to The Tampa Tribune’s “Best of the South” team … The Orlando Sentinel All-South Team … First-Team ASWA All-State selection and The Birmingham News AllMetro selection as a junior in 2006.

OUTLOOK: Tyler Love is expected to battle for a starting job along Alabama’s offensive line that will be looking to replace two starters from a year ago … a physically impressive lineman with good size and feet … a prime candidate to replace Drew Davis at right tackle with a strong spring practice. 2009 (FRESHMAN): Love was one of the first options off the bench at tackle on the offensive line as a redshirt freshman in 2009 ... played in six games as a reserve offensive tackle. 2008 (REDSHIRT): He received a medical redshirt for his freshman season at the Capstone in 2008 … played in only one game vs. Western Kentucky before an injury cost him his season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Love was rated as a five-star offensive lineman by Scout.com … Parade All-American … ESPN.com Top 150 (No. 33) … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 150 (No. 78) … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 33) and Elite 18 selection (No. 5) … ranked No. 6 among offensive linemen nationally by Scout.com … the No. 11 offensive lineman in the country (SuperPrep) and the No. 5 player in the state of Alabama … SuperPrep/Scout.

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reception converted a first down for Alabama. LSU: Set a career-best with six receptions that led all receivers against No. 9 LSU ... his six grabs went for 88 yards and included a long haul of 37 yards. Mississippi State: Caught four passes for 55 yards including a long reception of 42 yards ... tallied one carry for seven yards. Chattanooga: Came off the bench but did not tally a catch. Auburn: Saw extensive playing time as the Tide’s No. 2 wide receiver, but did not have a catch. Florida: Had a career day hauling in five passes for a career best 96 yards ... all five of his receptions went for first downs, including a long of 34 yards ... all five receptions led to Alabama scores. Texas: Caught one pass for four yards in the Crimson Tide’s 37-21 victory over Texas in the Citi BCS National Championship Game.

OUTLOOK: Mike Marrow should give the Crimson Tide a weapon at fullback/h-back in 2010 ... coming off of a redshirt season, Marrow has shown to be a bruising back and excellent blocker with good hands out of the backfield. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his initial season at Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Marrow came to Tuscaloosa as one of the top fullback prospects in the country … a versatile and skilled athlete with tremendous size … listed as the No. 2 overall fullback by ESPNU … listed as the No. 11 fullback by Scout.com and 15th by Rivals.com … 55th on Rivals.com list of postseason prospects in the state of Ohio … rushed for 893 yards on 175 carries for Central Catholic while scoring 11 touchdowns … played at New Albany (Ohio) High School as a junior in 2007, rushing for 810 yards and 10 touchdowns while averaging just over five yards per carry … father, Vince, played for eight years in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, Chicago Bears and the San Francisco 49ers … played two Super Bowls with the Bills … coached by Greg Dempsey at Central Catholic … chose the Crimson Tide over Nebraska, Penn State, Wisconsin and Toledo.

OUTLOOK: A talented athlete with explosive speed and quickness, Marquis Maze should be one of the Crimson Tide’s top targets at wide receiver in 2010 ... proven to be a playmaker for the Crimson Tide during his first two seasons at the Capstone ... has 42-career receptions for 660 yards and four touchdowns while averaging 15.7 yards per catch ... played in 28 games during his UA career, making 15 starts … shared the 2009 Dixie Howell Memorial Most Valuable Player of the A-Day Game Award with an all-around effort that included two rushes for 47 yards and a game-high five receptions for 87 yards. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): He made 11 starts while seeing action in all 14 games in 2009 ... finished with 31 catches for 523 yards and two touchdowns ... the 523 yards ranked second on the team while the 31 catches were third ... averaged a team-best 16.9 yards per catch ... 19 of his 31 grabs went for UA first downs. Virginia Tech: Caught two passes for 57 yards and a first down ... hauled in a 48yard reception that set up an Alabama touchdown in the 34-24 win over the No. 7 Hokies ... also rushed one time for minus-1 yard. FIU: Played but did not record any statistics. North Texas: Maze equaled his career-high with four receptions for 49 yards ... hauled in a 34-yard touchdown pass from Greg McElory on a perfect pitch and catch in the back corner of the end zone in the first quarter vs. UNT. Arkansas: Caught two passes for 88 yards ... hauled in an 80-yard touchdown grab in the third quarter that tied for the sixth-longest catch in school history ... also threw a crushing block to spring Mark Ingram for a touchdown. Kentucky: Started but did not have any catches against the Wildcats. Mississippi: Started and caught a career-best four passes for 48 yards ... two catches converted first downs ... long reception was a 16-yarder from Greg McElroy. South Carolina: Hauled in two passes for 19 yards, including a long of 13 yards ... tallied one rush for -2 yards. Tennessee: Caught one pass for 19 yards in the Crimson Tide’s 12-10 win ... the

2008 (FRESHMAN): Maze started his first career game in a Crimson Tide uniform against Clemson in the season opener ... then got the start for an injured Mike McCoy against Kentucky ... his third start of the year came at Tennessee with UA opening in a three-wide formation and start No. 4 came at LSU ... the redshirt freshman was one of three rookies to start the opener, along with true freshmen Dont’a Hightower and Julio Jones ... had 11 catches on the year for 137 yards and two touchdowns ... averaged 12.5 yards per catch ... played in all 14 games ... returned two punts for eight yards and has one kickoff return for 19 yards. Clemson: Maze started as the Tide’s third wide receiver, but did not have a catch ... had one spectacular catch down the field that he leaped for and pinned against his shoulder pad and helmet that was erased by a false start penalty. Tulane: He led the team with four catches for 22 yards against Tulane ... his first catch of the season was a four-yard screen pass in the second quarter ... had three second half receptions, including a 12-yard first down grab that setup Mark Ingram’s 15-yard touchdown run. Western Kentucky: Maze caught two passes, including a then career-long 23-yard reception. Arkansas: He played but did not have a catch against the Razorbacks. Georgia: Maze played in his fifth game of the season but did not have any statistics. Kentucky: He started but did not make a catch against the Wildcats. Mississippi: Maze snagged his first career touchdown on a 26-yard pass from quarterback John Parker Wilson against the Rebels ... finished with two catches for 29 yards in the game. Tennessee: He started and caught one pass for three yards. Arkansas State: Maze hauled in one pass for 24 yards and a first down from quarterback John Parker Wilson. LSU: He made his fourth start of the season in the Tide’s 27-21 overtime win at LSU’s Tiger Stadium. Mississippi State: Maze played against the Bulldogs, but did not have a catch. Auburn: He hauled in Greg McElroy’s perfectly thrown pass in the right-corner of the end zone with 2:49 left before a 36-0 shutout of in-state rival Auburn. Florida: Maze saw limited action in four-wide formations in the second half of the SEC Championship Game vs. the Gators. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He played but did not have any statistics.

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MAZE’S CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year G-S No. 2008 14-4 11 2009 14-11 31 TOTAL 28-15 42

Yards Avg. 137 12.5 523 16.9 660 15.7

TD 2 2 4

LP 34 80 80

Rushing Year G-S No. 2008 14-4 1 2009 14-11 4 TOTAL 28-15 5

Yards Avg. 1 1.0 7 1.8 8 1.6

TD 0 0 0

LP 1 7 7

Kickoff Returns Year No. 2008 1 TOTAL 1 Punt Returns Year No. 2008 2 TOTAL 2

Yards Avg. 19 19.0 19 19.0

Yards Avg. 8 4.0 8 4.0

TD 0 0

LP 19 19

TD 0 0

LP 5 5

MAZE’S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: Yards: Long Play: Touchdown: Rushes: Yards: Punt Returns: Yards: Kickoff Returns: Yards:

6 vs. LSU, 2009 96 vs. Florida, 2009 80 vs. Arkansas, 2009 1 (4 Times) Last vs. Arkansas, 2009 1 (5 Times) Last vs. Mississippi State, 2009 7 vs. Mississippi State, 2009 1 vs. Western Kentucky & Arkansas, 2008 5 vs. Western Kentucky, 2008 1 vs. Arkansas, 2008 19 vs. Arkansas, 2008

in the ESPNU 150 and the No. 4 quarterback … the No. 7 pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com and the No. 5 prospect in the state of Alabama by the website … Scout.com has him as the No. 17 quarterback … a four-star prospect … rated No. 5 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … the nation’s No. 83 prospect by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football … the No. 26 player in the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … No. 4 on the Press-Register’s Elite 18 … member of the Atlanta JournalConstitution Super Southern 100 … played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … two-time 5A All-State selection (2007-08) … AlabamaMississippi All-Star Football Classic MVP … No. 41 on Scout.com’s Southeast 150 list … threw for 6,066 yards, 66 touchdowns and just nine interceptions as a three-year starting quarterback at Saint Paul’s Episcopal School … threw for 1,560 yards, 15 touchdowns and just two interceptions as a senior … was impressive as a junior with 2,532 yards, 26 touchdowns and three picks as he led the Saints to the Alabama 5A State Championship … threw for 1,974 yards and 25 touchdowns as a sophomore with four interceptions … coached by Mike Bates … chose Alabama over Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma, Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Florida State, Georgia, West Virginia and Purdue.

SNAPSHOTS Maze has played in 28 games at Alabama, making 15 starts. He has 42 career receptions.

2007 (REDSHIRTED): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A versatile athlete who played tailback, quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back and returned kickoffs and punts at Tarrant High School ... rated as a three-star wide receiver by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 52 best athlete by Rivals.com ... rated as the 18th best player in Alabama by Rivals.com ... he had nearly 3,000 all-purpose yards and over 30 touchdowns during his junior and senior seasons ... as a senior, Maze had more than 1,200 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns, despite playing only six games due to an injury ... as a junior, he ran 95 times for 1,109 yards and 19 touchdowns ... he averaged 11.6 yards per rushing attempt as a junior ... on defense, he added 26 tackles and six interceptions as a defensive back ... he also had three kickoff returns for touchdowns ... also a starting guard on high school basketball team ... coached by Donnie Rogers.

OUTLOOK: A.J. McCarron enters the spring of 2010 off of a redshirt season where he gained valuable knowledge of the Crimson Tide offense ... is looking to push incumbent quarterback Greg McElroy for playing time ... a strong-armed quarterback with good awareness and touch. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his initial season at Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: McCarron was the lone quarterback in the Crimson Tide’s 2009 recruiting class … the Elite 11 quarterback has a strong and accurate arm … SuperPrep All-American and listed as the publication’s No. 9 quarterback … U.S. Army All-American … also SuperPrep’s fifth-ranked player in the state of Alabama … ranked as the nation’s No. 37 overall prospect

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OUTLOOK: Alfred McCullough will battle for playing time along Alabama’s offensive line during 2010 spring practice ... the Tide will need to replace two starters along the offensive front and with a good spring McCullough could challenge for extensive playing time ... spent the 2009 season as a backup tackle, but has the ability to play guard if needed ... appeared in seven games during his Crimson Tide career. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): McCullough played in six games as a reserve offensive lineman ... saw action at left tackle in the Crimson Tide’s win over Florida in the SEC Championship Game.

2008 (REDSHIRT): He did not play in 2008 as he made the transition from defensive line to offensive line … won the Dwight Stephenson Most Valuable Lineman of the A-Day Game in the 2008 spring game.

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2007 (FRESHMAN): McCullough played in the Tide’s seasonopening 52-6 win over Western Carolina … recorded one tackle assist against WCU and recovered a fumble in the victory. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduate of Athens High School … The Birmingham News Super All-State Team honoree and first-team Class 5A All-State by The Birmingham News … rated No. 11 by Elite 18 players in the state of Alabama as a senior … was rated No. 9 prospect in the state by Rivals.com … recorded 128 tackles and 28 tackles for loss in his junior and senior seasons at Athens High School … named Class 5A Most Valuable Lineman by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … led his team to the Class 5A Alabama State Championship as a senior, the school’s first title in more than three decades … tallied 61 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior … as a junior, he recorded 67 tackles and 11 sacks, 16 tackles for loss and six pass breakups … All-Region 8 selection … Alabama Class 5A, Region 8 Player of the Year in 2005 … first-team All-Area selection by the Decatur Daily … coached by Allen Creasy. MCCULLOUGH’S CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2007 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

OUTLOOK: Greg McElroy’s leadership and experience earned him the Crimson Tide’s staring quarterback job in 2009, but his poise under fire and winning mentality were key in leading Alabama to the school’s 13th national championship ... he enters 2010 spring practice as the incumbent quarterback and a leader for the offense ... has not lost as a starting quarterback since eighth grade and is 14-0 as a starting quarterback at Alabama and 30-0 dating back to his senior year of high school ... was the MVP of the 2009 SEC Championship Game ... played 22 games in his UA career, making 14 starts, completing 214-of-345 (62.0 percent) passes for 2,704 yards and 19 touchdowns over the past three seasons … a cerebral quarterback with excellent football knowledge and all of the intangibles wanted in a starting quarterback … shared the 2009 Dixie Howell Memorial Most Valuable Player of the A-Day Game Award by throwing for 189 yards and two touchdowns ... won the 2009 Sylvester Croom Commitment to Excellence Award following spring drills … a threetime SEC Academic Honor Roll selection ... graduated in the summer of 2009 with 3.86 gpa in business marketing, completing his undergraduate degree in just three years ... is currently working on a master’s degree in sports administration. 2009 (JUNIOR): He proved to be a winner and the leader of the Crimson Tide’s offense during his first season under center in 2009 ... the junior started all 14 games finished with 2,508 yards passing, 17 touchdowns and just four interceptions in 2009, while completing 60.9 percent of his passes ... his single-season numbers in 2009 rank among the best in school history ... finished with the lowest interception percentage in school history and the second-lowest in SEC history, throwing an interception only once every 81.25 pass attempts (only 1.2 percent of his attempts were intercepted) ... was second on the school charts with 17 passing touchdowns, third in passing yards (2,508), fourth in completion percentage (60.9 percent, minimum

of 100 completions), fifth in completions (198) and sixth in attempts (325) ... did not throw an interception over his final 98 passes of the season, dating back to the second quarter of the LSU game ... had his string of 141 pass attempts without an interception, which was the third-longest streak in school history, broke on the first pass of the South Carolina game ... set a new Alabama record for consecutive completions against FIU by connecting on 14 straight passes ... followed that vs. North Texas by tying the school mark for highest completion percentage in a game with a minimum of 10 completions, going 13 for 15 (86.7 percent) ... finished 28th nationally and fourth in the SEC in passing efficiency at 140.55 ... 46 passes of 16 or more yards this season ... also had one rushing touchdown. Virginia Tech: Found his groove in the second half, completing 9-of-12 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown ... finished the game with 230 yards on 15-of-30 passing, one touchdown and one interception ... also rushed for 28 yards ... completed two passes of 35 yards or more. FIU: Completed 18-of-24 passes for 241 yards and one touchdown and set the school record in the process by completing 14 consecutive passes ... was named the offensive player of the week by the Alabama coaching staff after his performance vs. FIU. North Texas: Carved up the Mean Green defense in just over a half of play, going 13 for 15 for 176 yards and two touchdowns ... tied the school record for highest completion percentage in a game (minimum of 10 completions) to equal Walter Lewis’ 1983 performance against Mississippi ... named the offensive player of the week by the UA coaching staff. Arkansas: Connected on three plays of 30 yards or more, including an 80-yard touchdown strike to Marquis Maze - the sixth longest in school history - and a 50yard touchdown to Julio Jones ... competed 17-of-24 passes for a career-high 291 yards and a career-best three touchdowns ... went 9 for 9 for 188 yards and two touchdowns in the second half ... completed his final 10 attempts against the Razorbacks. Kentucky: Completed 15-of-24 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns and no interceptions ... found tight end Colin Peek on a 3-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter and then hooked up with Darius Hanks on a 7-yard strike in the third quarter. Mississippi: Connected on 15-of-34 passes for 147 yards with a long of 16 yards to Marquis Maze ... did not throw an interception to extend his streak ... guided the Crimson Tide to 22 points and 354 yards of total offense. South Carolina: Completed 10-of-20 passes for 92 yards ... threw two interceptions ... long rush went for six yards ... long completion was a 22-yard pass play to Mark Ingram. Tennessee: Got back on track by completing 62 percent of his passes, including a season-high seven to wide receiver Julio Jones ... passed for 120 yards and did not throw an interception ... ran three times for 22 yards with a long run of 12 yards ... was not sacked ... completed 18-of-29 passes. LSU: Produced 276 yards passing and two touchdowns ... completed 19-of-34 passes with one interception ... also rushed for 21 yards with a long rush of 11 yards on a quarterback draw that netted a first down ... completed his second-longest pass of the season with a 73-yard touchdown connection with Julio

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McElroy completed both pass attempts in the Tide’s final drive of the game for 18 yards ... both passes went for nine yards and both came on third down. Auburn: He connected on both of his passes in the fourth quarter for 44 yards ... found Marquis Maze on a 34-yard go route with 2:49 remaining vs. the Tigers for a touchdown ... the 34-yard pass play was the longest of his career. 2007 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): He saw time in wins over Western Carolina and Tennessee … completed 8-of-9 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown, all against WCU … first career touchdown pass was a 1-yard pass to tight end Nick Walker in the third quarter of the Western Carolina game. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season of eligibility.

SNAPSHOTS Greg McElroy’s development at quarterback was key to the Crimson Tide’s 13th National Championship in 2009.

Jones. Mississippi State: Turned in his most efficient game since early in the season, hitting on 72.2 percent of his passes (13 for 18) for 192 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions ... both touchdown passes were of the long-distance variety, connecting on a 45yard strike to Hanks and a 48-yard missile to Jones ... finished with a quarterback rating of 198.49 ... also rushed four times for 30 yards, including a season-long 16-yard run for a first down. Chattanooga: Was efficient in limited playing time as the Tide rolled to a 45-0 win and a 35-0 halftime lead ... completed 6-of11 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown on a 19-yard strike to Jones ... also connected on a game-long 44-yard pass play to Jones ... ran two times for eight yards. Auburn: Produced the best drive of collegiate career, engineering a 15-play, 79-yard drive in the fourth quarter that consumed 7:03 ... completed the drive by hooking up with Roy Upchurch for a 4-yard touchdown pass on third down ... completed 7-of-8 passes on the drive for 63 yards, while converting three third down throws ... finished with 218 yards on 21-of-31 passing and two touchdowns ... also found Peek on a 33yard touchdown strike in the second quarter. Florida: Named the Most Valuable Player of the SEC Championship Game ... led the Tide to a 32-13 victory and their 22nd SEC Championship ... threw for 239 yards on 12-of-18 passing ... connected on one touchdown pass, hitting Colin Peek in stride for a 17-yard strike in the third quater ... his long play was a 69-

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yard hookup with Mark Ingram on a secondquarter screen play that setup a touchdown ... had two acrobatic runs that either moved the chains up setup a Tide first down ... had five explosive passes of 16 yards or more. Texas: Battled through the pain of two cracked ribs to complete 6-of-11 passes for 58 yards and no interceptions as the Crimson Tide rushed for 205 yards ... won his 14th consecutive start at Alabama and the 30th straight of his high school and college career. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): McElroy saw action in six games during his sophomore campaign ... threw for 123 yards on 8-of-11 passing with one touchdown vs. Auburn and one interception ... completed 72.7 percent of his passes for a 178.47 quarterback rating ... was honored with the Commitment to Academic Excellence Award for his achievement in his academic endeavors … earned Academic All-SEC honors during the fall of 2008. Western Kentucky: McElroy completed 4-of-6 passes for 61 yards ... connected with Terry Grant for a 22-yard gain and then hit Darius Hanks for 18 yards and Will Oakley for 13 yards. Arkansas: He misfired on his only pass attempt of the day and it was intercepted. Tennessee: He saw action in the final minute of the game against the Volunteers as the Crimson Tide ran out the clock on the ground. Arkansas State: McElroy came in on the final drive as Alabama completed a 35-0 shutout of the Red Wolves. Mississippi State:

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He starred for national high school power Southlake Carroll High School in Texas … took over as a starter in his senior season after playing behind Chase Daniel, the 2004 National High School Player of the Year who went on to star at Missouri … racked up 4,687 yards with 56 touchdowns and only nine interceptions in his one year as a starter … the 56 touchdowns set a new Texas high school record … led his team to the Texas Class 5A state title, the team’s third in four seasons, and a mythical high school national championship in 2005 … named Offensive Player of the Year in Texas … completed 321-of-450 pass attempts and ran for over 700 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior … completed 21-of-31 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns en route to MVP honors in the state championship win over Katy. MCELROY’S CAREER STATISTICS

Passing Rushing Year G-S A-C-I Pct. Yds TD LP Att Yds Avg. 2007 2-0 8-9-0 88.9 73 1 32 0 0 0.0 2008 6-0 8-11-1 72.7 123 1 34 0 0 0.0 2009 14-14 198-325-4 60.9 2,508 17 80 54 83 1.5 TOTAL 23-14 214-345-5 62.0 2,704 19 80 54 83 1.5

TD 0 0 1 1

LP 0 0 16 16

MCELROY’S CAREER HIGHS Attempts: Completions: Yards: Long: Touchdowns: Rushes: Yards: Long: Touchdowns: Total Touchdowns:

34 vs. Mississippi, 2009 21 vs. Auburn, 2009 291 vs. Arkansas, 2009 80 vs, Arkansas 2009 3 vs. Arkansas, 2009 7 vs. Texas, 2009 30 vs. MIssissippi State, 2009 16 vs. Mississippi State, 2009 1 vs. North Texas, 2009 3 vs. North Texas, and Arkansas, 2009

PLAYER P R O F I L E S OUTLOOK: William Ming enters his first spring with the Crimson Tide after redshirting during the 2009 season ... an explosive prospect that will be looking to compete for playing time along a defensive line that must replace all three starters from a season ago. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his initial season at Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ming was a member of the Rivals250 team and the nation’s No. 12 strong-side defensive end by Rivals.com … ranked as the No. 19 overall defensive end prospect by ESPNU and the No. 28 DE by Scout.com … a SuperPrep Magazine All-American and the No. 8 player in the state of Alabama according to the publication … a four-star prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com … All-American by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report … rated No. 20 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … listed on the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 and No. 11 on the PressRegister’s Elite 18 … member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … No. 90 on the Scout.com Southeast 150 … Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State honorable mention selection … recorded 47 tackles with four sacks as offenses targeted the talented defensive end in 2008 … notched 77 tackles with 49 solo stops and seven sacks as a junior in 2007 … made 75 tackles with six sacks as a sophomore in 2006 … coached by Allen Creasy … chose the Crimson Tide over Auburn, Oklahoma, LSU and Tennessee.

OUTLOOK: Brandon Moore will bring a physical presence to the Crimson Tide receiving corps in 2010 ... will have an opportunity to push for playing time with a strong spring practice. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his initial season at Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Moore is an outstanding line prospect out of Carver High School in Montgomery, Ala. … a SuperPrep All-American … Scout.com rated Moore as the No. 13 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 178 player at any position … listed as the No. 24 offensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 9 player in the state of Alabama … ESPNU lists Moore as a defensive tackle and ranks him 30th nationally … a first-team 5A Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State selection … also a first-team All-State choice by The Birmingham News and the Montgomery Advertiser … SuperPrep lists him as the No. 6 player in Alabama and the No. 25 offensive lineman nationally … listed on Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … No. 7 on the Press-Register’s Elite 18 … rated No. 8 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … graded out at 91 percent for the year on the offensive line … coached by Al Pogue … chose Alabama over Florida, Auburn, Clemson, Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

OUTLOOK: Brian Motley has played in 24 games during his Alabama career, despite numerous injuries early on … made the move to the offensive line in 2008 where he played valuable minutes as a reserve in 15 games over the past two seasons … made his Alabama debut against Florida State on Sept. 29, 2007, and earned his first start at defensive tackle against Louisiana-Monroe that same year … has 11 career tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss. 2009 (JUNIOR): He added depth off the bench on the offensive line ... played in seven games ... helped the Alabama rushing attack rank 12th in the country ... saw playing time in the Citi BCS National Championship Game. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Motley played in eight games as a reserve offensive guard for the Crimson Tide ... saw action against Tulane, Western Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas State, Mississippi State and Auburn. 2007 (FRESHMAN): He played extensively at defensive tackle … saw action for the first time against Florida State on Sept. 29 after missing the first four contests recovering from a broken ankle … appeared in each of the eight games after his return from the injury and started for the first time against Louisiana-Monroe … had 11 tackles on the season, including three solo stops and 2.5 tackles-for-loss to go with a quarterback hurry … recorded two tackles, including one solo stop and one tackle for loss in his debut against the Seminoles … was credited with two assists in the victory over Mississippi … registered one assist in the Houston and Tennessee games and a solo stop against Mississippi State … had three tackles, including one for loss, and a quarterback pressure against Louisiana-Monroe … made one tackle and was credited with a shared tackle-forloss in the PetroSun Independence Bowl win over Colorado.

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2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 1A All-State honors while playing on the offensive and defensive lines at Autaugaville High School … recorded 145 tackles, including six sacks and 16 tackles for loss on defense while leading his team to a perfect 10-0 record … was named Class 1A offensive lineman of the year after grading out at 92 percent on the offensive line … also earned All-State honors as a junior.

on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 ... rated No. 3 by The Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 players in the state of Alabama ... rated as the 15th-best defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com ... rated No. 56 by Rivals.com Top 100 prospects ... rated as the No. 4 defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 2 prospect in state of Alabama by Rivals.com Top 30 ... named to Rivals.com Super 250 Team ... rated No. 68 by The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... selected to play in the 2006 Alabama North-South All-Star Game ... a dominant force in the middle, Murphy made 142 tackles and 16 sacks in junior and senior seasons ... as a senior, had 77 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and eight sacks ... added 77 tackles and recorded eight sacks as a junior while leading Hoover to its second straight Class 6A State Championship … chose Alabama over Auburn, Clemson, Miami (Fla.), and Louisville. MURPHY’S CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2009 6-0 3 0 3 0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TOTAL 6-0 3 0 3 0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

OUTLOOK: Kerry Murphy’s long battle play at the University of Alabama became a reality in 2009 ... the talented nose guard saw action as a reserve in six games and registered three assisted tackles and one quarterback hurry as a true freshman ... his size and athletic ability make him a prime candidate, along with Josh Chapman, to fill the run-stopping role of twotime All-American Terrence Cody heading into spring practice. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He played in six games as a true freshman ... has seen playing time vs. FIU, North Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina, Chattanooga and Texas in the BCS National Championship Game ... finished with three tackles on the season ... had two tackles vs. FIU and one stops against Chattanooga ... also recorded a quarterback hurry vs. Arkansas. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Murphy enrolled at the University of Alabama in January of 2009 … spent the 2007 season at Hargrave Military Academy after originally signing with Alabama in the spring of 2007 ... received a four-star rating and listed as the No. 4 prep school player in the country according to Rivals.com ... a Parade AllAmerican as a senior at Hoover in 2006 ... The Birmingham News All-Metro Team ... rated as the top prospect on The Birmingham News Super Senior list ... one of 11 defensive tackles

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OUTLOOK: Wesley Neighbors will battle for playing time in the Alabama secondary as a sophomore in 2010.

(ASWA) Honorable Mention All-State honors … listed as the No. 23 prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine … represented Alabama in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … earned The Huntsville Times First Team AllMetro, First Team All-Region and First Team All-City accolades as a senior … had 95 tackles and four interceptions in his junior year while also participating on special teams … named first-team All-City, The Huntsville Times First-Team All-Metro and Honorable Mention All-Region honors as a junior … recorded 51 tackles and six interceptions as a sophomore … is a legacy at the Capstone, becoming one of only a handful of players to become a thirdgeneration player at UA … his father, Wes, was recruited by Coach Paul Bryant and played for Ray Perkins at Alabama from 1983-86 … his grandfather, Billy Neighbors, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004 after a standout career at Alabama from 1958-61 where he was on Coach Bryant’s first national championship team in 1961 … played for head coach Kevin Wieseman.

OUTLOOK: Kevin Norwood turned in an impressive redshirt season on the scout team for Alabama in 2009 ... the explosive wide receiver should contend for playing time in the spring of 2010 ... has good hands and speed.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Neighbors did not see game action in 2009, but served as a valuable member of the scout team ... a 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll selection.

2009 (REDSHIRT): He will add depth to the wide receiver position as a true freshman.

2008 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his freshman season at the Capstone in 2008 ... named to the 2008-09 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: The Crimson Tide picked up an outstanding receiver prospect from Mississippi in D’Iberville-product Kevin Norwood … possesses great size and hands … was a two-way

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Neighbors was an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 selection … ranked No. 22 safety in the nation by ESPN.com and listed as the No. 47 prospect at his position by Scout.com … recorded 62 tackles as a senior en route to Alabama Sports Writers Association

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threat in high school and the nation’s No. 22 wide receiver by Rivals.com ... also a member of the Rivals250, Mississippi’s No. 5 prospect and the nation’s No. 3 deep threat by Rivals. com … Scout.com’s No. 44 wide receiver prospect and the No. 65 wide out by ESPNU … rated No. 69 by The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … on the Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team … earned the Sun Herald’s South Mississippi Defensive Player of the Year and was also named Mr. South Mississippi Football … a first-team All-State selection by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger… SuperPrep Magazine’s No. 16 player in Mississippi … caught 64 passes for 1,100 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior to go along with 10 interceptions … hauled in 33 receptions for 668 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior in 2007 … coached by Buddy Singleton … chose Alabama over Auburn, Mississippi, Mississippi State and Southern Miss.

OUTLOOK: Tana Patrick is a physical linebacker prospect that should compete for playing time at inside linebacker in the spring of 2010 ... was able to redshirt and gave the Tide valuable looks at linebacker and on special teams. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted at the Capstone in 2009. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Patrick was one of the top prospects at linebacker nationally out of North Jackson High School … a U.S. Army All-American … No. 67 in the Rivals100 and a member of the ESPNU150 … finalist for the first high school Butkus Award … Rivals.com ranks him as the No. 5 inside linebacker, the No. 5 run-stopper and the No. 4 player in the state of Alabama … Scout.com lists him as the No. 7 strong-side linebacker … a SuperPrep All-American, No. 12 linebacker and the magazine’s No. 3 player in Alabama … No. 70 nationally on Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report … No. 5 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and No. 28 in the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … on the Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team … a mem-

ber of the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Super 12 team and a first-team All-State selection by the ASWA and the Birmingham News … rated No. 3 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … played in the Alabama/Mississippi AllStar Game … played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … two-time ASWA 4A Lineman of the Year (2007 and 2008) … three-time ASWA 4A All-State … the No. 1 player in the Huntsville Times Elite 11 … led the team as a senior in 2008 with 140 tackles while recording three sacks and catching 19 passes on offense for 233 yards and four touchdowns … had 72 tackles with two interceptions and two sacks as a junior while also catching 15 passes for 399 yards … had 103 tackles with four sacks as a sophomore in 2006 … coached by Shawn Peek … chose Alabama over Southern California, Auburn, Miami (Fla.), Tennessee, Nebraska, LSU, Florida State, Michigan and Clemson.

OUTLOOK: Taylor Pharr will compete for time on the offensive line this season with the loss of two starters … should also continue his role on special teams … hasplayed in 17 games during his Alabama career … made his debut against Western Carolina in 2007 … a 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll selection. 2009 (JUNIOR): He added depth along the offensive line ... found time in five games ... helped the Tide rank 12th nationally in rushing offense. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Pharr saw action in seven games for the Crimson Tide in 2008 as a reserve offensive tackle and on the field goal and extra point teams ... saw action against Clemson, Western Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi State, Auburn and Utah in the Allstate Sugar Bowl … earned Academic All-SEC honors during the fall of 2008. 2007 (FRESHMAN): He appeared in five games, mostly on special teams … played in the season-opening win over Western Carolina … also appeared in the

Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State and Louisiana-Monroe contests. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Pharr redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He starred at Shades Valley High School … ranked as the No. 2 offensive lineman in Alabama and 11th nationally by Rivals.com … honorable mention All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … a Prep-Star AllAmerican … also an All-County and All-Metro team member.

OUTLOOK: Trent Richardson proved why he was one of the nation’s top running back prospects as a true freshman in 2009 ... burst onto the scene with 751 yards rushing and eight touchdowns ... possesses the power to break tackles and gain yards after contact and the speed to be a home run threat ... a SEC AllFreshman selection by league coaches and Sporting News. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He was an explosive option at running back off the bench for the Crimson Tide as a true freshman in 2009 ... finished with 751 yards rushing on 145 carries and eight touchdowns in 14 games ... averaged 5.2 yards per carry ... ranked 10th in the SEC in rushing with 53.64 yards per game ... also had 16 receptions for 126 yards ... had a reception in 10-of-14 games ... 37 rushes and eight receptions went for a first down or touchdown ... had 12 explosive rushes of 12 yards or more ... averaged 64.1 allpurpose yards per game ... his long rush was a 52-yard burst vs. Arkansas where he broke five tackles on his way to the end zone ... also broke free for a 49-yard scoring dash against Texas ... recorded two 100-yard rushing games with 118 yards vs. Florida International and 109 yards against Texas in the Citi BCS National Championship Game. Virginia Tech: Came off the bench late in the second half to rush for 10 yards on three carries. FIU: Saw more extensive playing time after Roy Upchruch sprained an ankle early in the first half and Mark Ingram

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was limited with the flu ... took advantage of that playing time, rushing for 118 yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns ... also caught two passes for 23 yards ... had three first-down rushes and two first-down receptions vs. the Panthers. North Texas: Carried the ball 11 times for 87 yards for a 7.9 yards per carry average ... scored his third touchdown of the season with a one-yard run in the second quarter ... caught one pass for three yards ... had four rushes that were good for first downs. Arkansas: Produced one of the best runs of the 2009 college football season with his 52-yard burst up the Alabama sideline for the Tide’s first score against the Razorbacks ... bounced off and ran through five Hog tacklers and then out ran an Arkansas defensive back to the end zone ... finished with 65 yards on nine carries ... also caught two passes for 16 yards. Kentucky: Carried the ball 14 times for 26 yards against a tough Kentucky rush defense ... also caught one pass for nine yards that went for a first down. Mississippi: rushed nine times for 40 yards as the Tide rolled up 200 yards rushing ... hauled in one reception for nine yards ... had one rush that converted a first down on a 10-yard scamper ... also saw playing time on special teams. South Carolina: Gained 13 yards on five carries against the Gamecocks ... also caught two passes for 11 yards ... picked up first downs for the Tide with a 14-yard run and a nine-yard pass. Tennessee: Accounted for 18 yards on eight carries ... had two rushes that resulted in first downs for the Crimson Tide ... caught one pass for two yards. LSU: Carried the ball six times for 27 yards ... averaged 4.5 yards per rush ... broke free for a long rush of 11 yards against the Tigers, which was good for an Alabama first down. Mississippi State: Was explosive off the bench against the Bulldogs with 47 yards on 11 carries ... broke free for an 18-yard run in the second quarter to set up an Alabama touchdown. Chattanooga: Found the end zone for the fifth time on a two-yard plunge in the first quarter ... carried the ball nine times for 60 yards ... picked up four first downs ... caught one pass for three yards. Auburn: Saw his most extensive playing time to date with 15 carries for 51 yards and a two-yard touchdown run ... also caught three passes for 31 yards, including a 17-yard reception on the Tide’s game-winning drive that converted a first down. Florida: Again proved to be a valuable weapon in the Crimson Tide’s offensive attack ... rushed for 80 yards on 11 carries for a 7.27 yards per carry average against the nation’s No. 1 defense ... broke free for a 25-yard run as the Tide clinched the SEC Championships with a 32-13 win. Texas: Came off the bench to gash the Longhorn defense for 109 yards rushing and two touchdowns while catching two passes for 19 yards ... had four rushes and two receptions that converted first downs for the Tide in the 37-21 victory ... galloped 49-yards untouched in the second quarter for the go-ahead score ... teamed with Mark Ingram to become the first running back tandem to each rush for at least 100 yards in a game since Alabama’s 2004 season opener — a span of 77 games.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Richardson came to the Capstone as one of the most highly sought after running back prospects in the country … a rare combination of size, speed and elusiveness … Parade All-American … Under Armour All-American … USA Today All-American … EA Sports FirstTeam All-American … SuperPrep All-American … consensus five-star recruit … Rivals. com ranks him as the No. 6 overall player in its Rivals100 while also listing him as the top player in the state of Florida and No. 2 running back in the country … ESPNU lists him as the country’s top-ranked running back and No. 6 in the ESPNU150 … Scout.com has him as the nation’s No. 2 running back and 13th overall player … SuperPrep Magazine lists him at No. 25 on its Elite 50 list, as the No. 2 running back and the No. 5 recruit in Florida … is a first-team All-American by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report and the publication’s No. 19 overall player … Rivals.com also lists him as the country’s top insider runner, the No. 1 downhill runner and the No. 3 home run threat … the No. 4 player in the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … top-ranked player in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel and named to the publications All-Southern team … Florida Athletic Coaches Association 5A Player of the Year and a finalist for Florida’s Mr. Football … Florida Sports Writers Association First-Team 5A All-State selection as a senior after being selected to the second team as a junior … rushed for 2,090 yards on 225 carries (9.3 ypc) and scored 26 touchdowns as a senior in 2008 for Escambia, including a single-game record of 419 yards … registered 1,490 on the ground with 15 touchdowns in just seven games as a junior … … timed at 10.5 in the 100 meters on the track … brother Terrell Richardson plays defensive end at Louisiana-Lafayette. … coached by Jimmy Nichols … chose Alabama over Florida, LSU, Florida State, and Tennessee.

SNAPSHOTS Trent Richardson ran for 751 yards as a true freshman for the Crimson Tide.

RICHARDSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD LP No. Yds Avg. TD LP 2009 14-0 145 751 5.2 8 52 16 126 7.9 0 17 TOTAL 14-0 145 751 5.2 8 52 16 126 7.9 0 17 *Made one tackle in 2009.

RICHARDSON’S CAREER HIGHS Rushes: Yards: Long Play Touchdowns: Receptions: Yards: Long Play: Tackles:

19 vs. Texas, 2009 118 vs. Florida International, 2009 52 vs. Arkansas, 2009 2 vs. Florida International & Texas, 2009 3 vs. Auburn, 2009 31 vs. Auburn, 2009 17 vs. Auburn, 2009 1 (6 times); last vs. Florida, 2009

OUTLOOK: David Ross should contend for playing time at guard in 2010 as the Crimson Tide look to replace two starters along the offensive line … played in all 33 games during his threeyear career, making two starts as a sophomore in 2008.

2009 (JUNIOR): He played in six games as a reserve offensive lineman in 2009 ... a backup at center and both guard positions ... saw action against Florida International, North Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Chattanooga.

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2008 (SOPHOMORE): Ross was the Crimson Tide’s backup left guard … played in all 14 games and made three starts ... made his first career start against Tulane at left guard and then started at right guard vs. Western Kentucky. Clemson: Ross played sparingly as a reserve and on field goal and special teams units before moving into the lineup at left guard in the second half ... took over for Mike Johnson, who slid out to left tackle after Andre Smith left the game with a right knee sprain ... helped the Tide roll up 419 yards of total offense, including 239 yards rushing. Tulane: He made his first career start at left guard as UA accounted for 99 yards on the ground against the Green Wave. Western Kentucky: Ross started his second straight game... started in place of Marlon Davis at right guard, who was out with a strained hamstring ... helped the Tide to a season-high 557 yards of offense, including 281 yards on the ground. Arkansas: He helped Alabama rush for a season-high 328 yards on 35 carries and played on the PAT and field goal teams. Georgia: Ross saw the field on the Crimson Tide’s field goal and extra-point teams. Kentucky: He played on field goal and extra point units for the Tide. Mississippi: Ross played on extra point and field goal special teams for Alabama. Tennessee: He saw action on special teams against the Volunteers. Arkansas State: Ross received playing time at guard while also playing on UA’s field goal and extra-point units. LSU: He played on the Tide’s field goal and extra-point block team against the Tigers. Mississippi State: Ross again saw special teams action and played guard on the Tide’s final drive. Auburn: He was in at guard on the Tide’s final two drives ... blocked for Greg McElroy’s 34-yard touchdown strike to Marquis Maze in the fourth quarter. Florida: Ross saw action on the Crimson Tide’s field goal and extra point units in the SEC Championship Game. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He started his third game of the season and his second at left guard … filled in for Mike Johnson, who started at left tackle. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams … participated on field goal and extra point units. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep star at Homewood High School … rated the No. 2 offensive center and the No. 47 offensive linemen in the nation by Rivals.com as a senior … helped lead Homewood to the 2005 Alabama state championship … a threeyear starter and a Super 12 selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … Class 5A Lineman of the Year in 2005 … All-State and All-Metro selection by The Birmingham News in both his junior and senior seasons.

overall player in the nation according to Tom Lemming of CSTV … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 100 selection (No. 74) … SuperPrep/ Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 7) … No. 25 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … participated in the Under Armour All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla. … ScoutSouth. com Star of Alabama selection … Rivals.com Top 100 selection (No. 28) … rushed for 917 yards and 15 touchdowns and threw for 834 yards and 10 scores as a senior … recorded 1,070 rushing yards and 1,059 yards passing and scored 19 total touchdowns in his junior season … played for head coach Kerry Stephenson. SCOTT’S CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2008 9-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2009 REDSHIRT SEASON TOTAL 9-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

Receiving Year G-S No. 2008 9-0 2 TOTAL 9-0 2

OUTLOOK: After spending his first year on campus as a wide receiver, B.J. Scott made the move to the defensive side of the football prior to spring practice in 2009 ... after redshirting during the 2009 season, Scott should contend for a starting job in the Crimson Tide secondary that is looking to replace four starters ... has excellent speed and quickness … played in nine career games at wide receiver at the Capstone.

Yards Avg. 7 3.5 7 3.5

TD 0 0

LP 7 7

SCOTT’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: Receptions: Yards:

0 1 vs. Clemson & Georgia, 2008 7 vs. Georgia, 2008

2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during the 2009 season for the Crimson Tide. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Scott was one of 16 true freshmen to see playing time... was listed as the second-team wide receiver ... played in nine games ... had two catches on the season for seven yards ... Scott came off the bench in his first game at Alabama to catch one pass for no yards ... he caught his second pass of the season at Georgia - a seven-yard pass from quarterback John Parker Wilson - on the second play of the game as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 41-30 win over the No. 3 Bulldogs. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was listed as the No. 1 athlete and the No. 19 prospect nationally on the ESPN.com 150 rankings … the No. 3 defensive back in the nation and the second-ranked player in the Alabama Top 35 according to Rivals.com … listed as the No. 7 defensive back prospect by Scout.com … Class 5A honorable mention All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … listed as the No. 6 prospect in the state and the No. 18 wide receiver prospect nationally by SuperPrep Magazine … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 list member … The Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 and Elite 18 (No. 4) selection … ranked the No. 61 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … the No. 54 ranked

OUTLOOK: Darrington Sentimore looks to challenge for playing time along the Crimson Tide defensive line with a good 2010 spring practice ... a strong and agile prospect that gained valuable experience on the scout team in 2009 while redshirting. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He redshirted during his first season at the Capstone. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A highly regarded defensive lineman, Sentimore signed on with the Crimson Tide after an extremely productive high school career at Destrahan (La.) High School … a fourstar recruit … a member of the Rivals250 …

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rated as Rivals.com’s No. 13 defensive tackle and the No. 7 player in Louisiana … Scout. com lists him as the No. 23 defensive end while ESPNU has him as the No. 20 defensive tackle … Rivals.com also ranks him as the fifth-strongest defensive tackle in the nation … a SuperPrep All-American and the No. 41 defensive lineman (tackles and ends) according to the publication … also rated as the eighth-best player in Louisiana by SuperPrep … first-team All-State by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … on the Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team … No. 79 on Scout.com’s Southeast 150 list … recorded 120 tackles, 47 tackles for loss and 16 sacks as a junior in 2007 … notched 78 tackles and six sacks as a senior in 2008 … coached by Steve Robicheaux … chose Alabama over LSU, Arkansas, Auburn, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Miami (Fla.).

SHELLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS

Extra Points Field Goals Year G-S XP-A Pct. FG-A Pct. Lng Pts. 2009 1-0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0 1 TOTAL 1-0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0 1

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OUTLOOK: Brad Smelley has been a regular for the Crimson Tide at tight end/h-back over the past two seasons … the versatile tight end has excellent hands and is a dangerous threat in Alabama’s passing attack … also a skilled blocker and a valuable contributor on special teams … will challenge for the open job at tight end … played in 21 games at the Capstone and made two starts ... has caught 14 passes for 148 yards.

OUTLOOK: Jeremy Shelley was Alabama’s backup place-kicker in 2009 and with the departure of All-American Leigh Tiffin will battle for the starting job during the spring. 2009 (FRESHMAN): Shelley served as the backup place-kicker for the Crimson Tide ... made his collegiate debut late in the Chattanooga game but missed his only attempt on the season ... converted his only extra point attempt. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He played for Chris Martin at Broughton High School ... was 10-of-13 on field goal attempts as a senior at Broughton with a long of 48 yards ... connected on 41-of-42 extra points ... averaged 40.0 yards per punt for the Capitals with two boots of 60 yards and 20 downed inside the opponents 20-yard line ... was a recruited walk-on for the Crimson Tide ... won kicking camps in the summer of 2008 at Alabama, Clemson, South Carolina and East Carolina.

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2009 (SOPHOMORE): Smelley played in 13 games and earned two starts at the h-back spot ... made seven receptions for 50 yards ... averaged 7.1 yards per catch ... a regular on the Tide’s kickoff return team. Virginia Tech: Made first career start at h-back in the season opener ... did not record any statistics. FIU: Came off the bench to record one catch for -1 yard. North Texas: Tallied two catches for 13 yards ... had a long reception of seven yards vs. the Mean Green. Arkansas: Played but did not record and statistics. Mississippi: Dd not catch a pass, but was outstanding as a blocker and on special teams. South Carolina: Came off the bench but did not tally a catch ... helped block for an offense that recorded 302 yards on the ground. Tennessee: Caught one pass for 10 yards. LSU: Caught one pass for 10 yards and helped block for Mark Ingram who rushed for

Brad Smelley 14 receptions during his two seasons at tight end for hte Crimson Tide.

144 yards. Mississippi State: Came off the bench but did not record a catch ... helped provide the blocks for a Tide offense that amassed 252 yards on the ground, including 149 by Mark Ingram. Chattanooga: Hauled in two passes for 18 yards, including a long of 11 ... helped provide the blocks for a Tide rushing attack that amassed 313 yards. Auburn: A reserve option for the Crimson Tide at h-back ... did not record any statistics ... also started on kickoff return. Florida: Did not record any statistics coming off the bench at H-back and on special teams. Texas: Played but did not register any catches in the Tide’s 37-21 victory over the Longhorns in the BCS National Championship Game. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Smelley came out of redshirt against Mississippi in the season’s seventh game and played a vital role for the Crimson Tide down the stretch ... caught seven passes for 98 yards in eight games ... averaged 14.0 yards per catch ... was an important target for the Tide on third down ... five of his seven catches went for first downs, including four on third down ... converted a third down for the Tide in his first game against Mississippi with a 16-yard grab ... made his second catch of the season at Tennessee for eight yards ... caught a pass for 11 yards vs. Arkansas State on Homecoming ... had a season-high two catches for 46 yards vs. Mississippi State, including a 37-yard reception - his longest reception of the season ... caught one pass for

10 yards and a first down vs. Auburn in the Iron Bowl … caught one pass in the Allstate Sugar Bowl for seven yards.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He played quarterback at American Christian Academy, throwing for 3,022 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior … led ACA to a state semifinal appearance in his senior year … completed 183-of-264 passes (69 percent) for 2,611 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior … ranked No. 34 on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com … listed as a tight end on ESPN.com, earning the No. 77 national ranking at that position … Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 2A All-State selection as an athlete … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 selection … listed as the No. 39 prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine … a West Alabama All-Star selection and named Class 2A Player of the Year by The Tuscaloosa News … also an outstanding baseball player, hitting over .500 as a junior with 11 home runs … his brother, Chris, was a quarterback at South Carolina and is currently on the Alabama baseball team … played for head coach Stephen Hooks. SMELLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year G-S No. 2008 8-0 7 2009 13-2 7 Total 21-2 14

Yards Avg. 98 14.0 50 7.1 148 10.6

TD 0 0 0

LP 37 10 37

SMELLEY’S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 2 vs. Mississippi State, 2008, North Texas, 2009 Yards: 46 vs. Mississippi State, 2008 Long Play: 37 vs. Mississippi State, 2008

OUTLOOK: Anthony Steen comes off of his redshirt season looking to make an impact along the Crimson Tide offensive front during 2010 spring practice ... one of the strongest players on the team, Steen should have a chance to earn valuable playing time as a redshirt freshman in 2010. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his first year with the Tide. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Steen is a versatile athlete that did a little bit of everything in high school including playing on the offensive line, defensive line, snapping and kicking … listed as the nation’s No. 25 offensive guard by Scout.com … ranks 26th at guard by Rivals.com where he is also rated as the 16th-best player in Rivals.com Postseason Mississippi Top 30 … ESPNU lists Steen as the No. 39 defensive tackle prospect … rated as the No. 29 prospect in Mississippi by SuperPrep Magazine … member of the 2008 All-Press Register (Clarksdale) Football Team … MVP lineman of the North AA Conference and a Mississippi Private School Association All-Star selection … coached by Robert Daniels at Lee Academy … chose the Crimson Tide over Miami (Fla.), Florida State, Mississippi State, Mississippi and Southern Miss.

OUTLOOK: Ed Stinson heads into 2010 spring practice with an eye on earning extensive playing time at jack linebacker or defensive end ... an explosive athlete that should be able to aid in Alabama’s pass rush as a redshirt freshman in 2010. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his first year with the Tide. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Stinson was a four-star defensive end prospect out of South Florida … a SuperPrep All-American … the South Dade High School product is rated as the No. 15 weakside defensive end by Rivals.com and the No. 48 player in Florida … ranked as the 39th-best defensive end prospect in the country by Scout.com … listed by ESPNU as the No. 23 defensive end in the 2009 recruiting class … ranked as the No. 20 prospect in the state of Florida by SuperPrep Magazine and the No. 38 defensive lineman … recorded 16 sacks as a junior in 2007 with 55 total tackles … coached by Ivan Chicola … chose Alabama over LSU, Florida State, Miami (Fla.) and Auburn.

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OUTLOOK: Damion Square is a talented and athletic defensive lineman who is coming off of a torn ACL ... should participate in spring drills on a limited basis ... a full recovery should afford him a chance to battler for a staring job in 2010 as a sophomore. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He saw action in the first two games of the 2009 season before tearing his ACL against Florida International ... recorded one assisted tackle, half of a tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry before his injury ended his season. 2008 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his freshman season at the Capstone in 2008. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was ranked as the No. 9 linebacker in the nation by Scout.com … the No. 37 defensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com … listed as the No. 24 defensive end in the nation by ESPN. com … had 97 tackles, including 35 for loss, to go with 14 sacks and a fumble recovery as a senior … named Class 4A All-State, was an All-Greater Houston selection and earned District MVP honors … Houston Chronicle Top 110 list member … was the No. 70 prospect in Texas by SuperPrep Magazine … led team to Area Championship appearance as a senior.

OUTLOOK: Milton Talbert will look for playing time on the Tide defensive line this season … played in nine games during his three-year career in a back-up role … has four tackles and one fumble recovery during his career. 2009 (JUNIOR): He was a reserve defensive lineman that has found time in one game ... assisted on one tackle in his lone appearance against Chattanooga. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Talbert served as a reserve defensive lineman for the Crimson Tide’s No. 3 ranked defense ... played in four games (Clemson, Arkansas, Tennessee and Arkansas State) ... registered two total tackles with one solo stop ... both of his tackles came in the Tide’s homecoming game against Arkansas State. 2007 (FRESHMAN): He played in four games on the season (Western Carolina, Georgia, Florida State and Houston) … had one tackle assist and a fumble recovered to his credit … recorded the tackle in the homecoming victory over Houston … recovered a fumble in the Tide’s 52-6 win over Western Carolina in the season opener. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Talbert redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He played at Hattiesburg High School … named to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger’s AllState team as a senior … recorded 111 tackles, 12 sacks, five fumble recoveries and forced three fumbles in his final prep season … had 90 tackles and an interception as a junior. TALBERT’S CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2007 4-0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2008 4-0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2009 1-0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TOTAL 9-0 4 1 3 0.0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

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OUTLOOK: Chris Underwood will seek playing time at tight end and on special teams this season … played in 18 career games. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): He was been a valuable special teams player for the Tide and a reserve tight end ... played in 10 games in 2009 against North Texas, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State, Chattanooga, Auburn and Texas. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Underwood was a reserve tight end for Alabama behind seniors Nick Walker and Travis McCall ... did not have a catch on the season but played in eight games, including Clemson, Tulane, Western Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi State ... a member of the Tide’s special teams. 2007 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted in his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated the nation’s no. 39 weak side defensive end by Rivals.com ... rated the No. 22 player on the Rivals.com Alabama Top 30 list of top overall prospects ... helped team to the semi-finals of 2006 Class 6A state playoffs, where they lost to Hoover in epic 42-37 game in which the teams combined for 978 total yards in a game that featured seven lead changes ... had a 63-yard reception to set up a second quarter touchdown that gave the Rebels a 14-10 lead ... coached by Buddy Anderson at Vestavia Hills High School. UNDERWOOD’S CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving Year G-S No. 2008 8-0 0 2009 10-0 0 TOTAL 18-0 0

Yards Avg. 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0

TD 0 0 0

LP O 0 0

rushing and a season low 13 points. Texas: His recovery of a Garrett Gilbert fumble on an Eryk Anders sack with just 3:08 remaining in the BCS National Championship Game sealed the win for the Crimson Tide ... also made one assisted tackle against the Longhorns in a 3721 victory.

PLAYER P R O F I L E S OUTLOOK: Courtney Upshaw was a force as a reserve linebacker and on special teams as a sophomore in 2009 ... should contend for one of the starting jobs at outside linebacker with a strong spring practice ... a physically imposing linebacker who is known for his hardhitting style ... played in 27 career games, making one start at jack linebacker ... has 37 career tackles with four tackles for loss, two pass deflections and two fumble recoveries. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): He made one start and appeared in all 14 games for the Crimson Tide in 2009 ... his first-career start came at Kentucky at jack linebacker ... made 15 total tackles with four quarterback hurries ... returned one fumble recovery 45 yards for a touchdown, recovered another fumble that sealed the Citi BCS National Championship Game and recorded one sack. Virginia Tech: He made first appearance of the season on special teams ... recorded one tackle. FIU: Upshaw recorded one tackle on special teams and saw time at linebacker. North Texas: He came off the bench to record one solo tackle. Arkansas: Upshaw recorded one assisted tackle in his SEC season debut. Kentucky: He had a career game against the Wildcats ... tallied four solo tackles and had a sack for a loss of a yard ... returned a fumble 45 yards for a key touchdown at the end of the first half against the Wildcats ... added a quarterback hurry. Mississippi: Upshaw was a reserve linebacker at the jack for the Crimson Tide ... did not make a tackle. South Carolina: He tallied one solo tackle coming off the bench at the jack linebacker position. Tennessee: Upshaw came off the bech at linebacker but did record any statistics. LSU: He came off the bench but did not record any statistics. Mississippi State: Upshaw came off the bench and tallied two tackles. Chattanooga: He assisted on two tackles and tallied one quarterback hurry. Auburn: Made one assisted tackle on special teams in the Tide’s 26-21 win. Florida: Came off the bench to tally one quarterback hurry ... helped hold the Gator attack to just 88 yards

2008 (FRESHMAN): Upshaw was one of 16 true freshmen to see playing time in 2008 ... played in the final 13 games of the season … was a reserve at jack linebacker and started on the kickoff coverage team ... had 22 tackles - 12 solo - on the year ... also had three TFL (-3) with two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry ... led the team with 18 special teams tackles, all coming on kickoff coverage ... earned UA Special Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Western Kentucky and Auburn. Clemson: Upshaw did not see playing time in the opener. Tulane: He saw his first playing time of his career on special teams. Western Kentucky: Upshaw had a career-high six tackles on both special teams and as a reserve jack linebacker that ranked third on the team ... had a bone-crushing hit on the Crimson Tide’s second kickoff of the game against the Hilltoppers ... also notched his first tackle for loss (-1) and added a quarterback hurry ... named the UA coaching staff special teams player of the week. Arkansas: He saw his most extensive playing time at jack linebacker in the second half against the Hogs ... recorded two tackles, including one solo stop, with one TFL (-1) and broke up one pass. Georgia: Upshaw had two solo tackles on special teams and limited duty at jack linebacker against the No. 3 Bulldogs. Kentucky: He made two tackles including a solo stop against the Wildcats ... also knocked down a Mike Hartline pass. Mississippi: Upshaw registered two assisted tackles in the 24-20 win over Mississippi. Tennessee: He once again was a kickoff coverage warrior with three tackles, including two solo stops. Arkansas State: Upshaw played but did not record any statistics. LSU: He made two solo tackles on the kickoff coverage team against the Tigers. Mississippi State: Upshaw logged one assisted special teams tackle in a 32-7 win over the Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa. Auburn: He was all over the field on kickoff coverage, logging one solo tackle on a big hit in the first half ... also saw time as a reserve at linebacker. Florida: Upshaw played on the kickoff team, but did not have any tackles against the Gators in the SEC Championship Game. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He garnered quality playing time at linebacker and on special teams … made one solo tackle behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of a yard.

ranked as the No. 12 outside linebacker nationally and the ninth-best overall player on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com … the No. 18 defensive end prospect by Scout.com … ranked the No. 10 prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine and the No. 38 defensive lineman nationally… No. 73 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … had 45 solo tackles, 20 assists, including 13 for loss and seven sacks to go with three fumble recoveries as a senior … also had 20 receptions for 296 yards and three touchdowns as a receiver on offense … ScoutSouth.com Star of Alabama selection … All-Southern team member selection by The Orlando Sentinel … had 96 tackles and three interceptions as a junior … played for head coach Dan Klages. UPSHAW’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-S 2008 13-0 2009 14-1 TOTAL 27-1

Tackles Fumbles TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 22 12 10 3.0-3 1 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 15 7 8 1.0-1 4 1.0-1 0 2-45 0 0-0 37 19 18 4.0-4 5 1.0-1 0 2-45 2 0-0

UPSHAW’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: TFL: Yards Lost: Sacks: Yards Lost: PBU: Fumble Recoveries: Yards Touchdowns:

6 vs. Western Kentucky, 2008 1 vs. (4 Times) Last vs. Kentucky, 2009 1 vs. (3 Times) Last vs. Kentucky, 2009 1 vs. Kentucky, 2009 1 vs. Kentucky, 2009 1 (3 Times) Last vs. Florida, 2009 1 vs. Kentucky & Texas, 2009 45 vs. Kentucky, 2009 1 vs. Kentucky, 2009

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was the Alabama Class 5A Lineman of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and ASWA Class 5A All-State selection in 2007 … ranked as the No. 4 defensive end prospect in the country and the No. 29 player overall on the ESPN.com 150 list … No. 35 on The Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … the No. 7 player on The Mobile PressRegister Elite 18 list … The Atlanta JournalConstitution Super South 100 member …

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OUTLOOK: William Vlachos returns in 2010 for his junior campaign after a stellar sophomore season ... won the starting job at center entering last season and excelled in the absence of AllAmerican Antoine Caldwell ... an athletic and versatile player who uses his strength and leverage both in the trenches and pulling in space … played in 23 career games, making 14 starts ... should contend for All-SEC and possible All-America honors in 2010 as well as the Rimington Trophy, which goes to the nation’s best center … won the Ozzie Newsome Most Improved Award following spring practice in 2009. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): He was one of three new starters on the offensive line ... developed into one of the best centers in the SEC ... helped the Tide compile 403.0 yards of total offense per game, which ranked 42nd nationally and 215.07 yards on the ground - 12th in the nation ... running back Mark Ingram was the beneficiary of the lines solid play, ranking 11th nationally in rushing at 118.43 ypg ... helped the Tide achieve impressive balance with 215.07 yards per game on the ground and 187.93 per game in the air ... helped clear the way for 11 100-yard rushers ... provided time for quarterback Greg McElroy to post a 140.55 passing efficiency rating that ranked 28th nationally ... left tackle on an offensive line that allowed just 1.43 sack per game to rank 36th nationally and fourth in the SEC as a unit ... the Tide offensive line also went the final 38 quarters of the 2009 season with having a holding penalty enforced. Virginia Tech: Helped the Tide put up a total of 498 yards, including 268 on the ground against the No. 7 Hokies ... provided the blocks that aided Mark Ingram to being named the SEC Offensive Player of the week. FIU: Helped Alabama amass 516 total yards of offense, including 275 on the ground ... provided the holes that led to 6.5 yards per carry ... helped newcomer Trent Richardson rush for 118 yards en route to being named the SEC Freshman of the Week. North Texas: For the third straight

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SNAPSHOTS William Vlachos emerged as one of the SEC’s best centers as a first-year starter in 2009.

week Vlachos helped the Tide amass at least 498 total yards (523) and 250 yards on the ground (260) ... provided the holes that enabled the Tide to average 5.8 yards per carry and have three rushers tally over 75 yards apiece. Arkansas: Vlachos helped Alabama once again total over 400 yards (425) of total offense ... helped newcomer Trent Richardson earn his second SEC Freshman of the Week accolade ... provided the time for Greg McElroy to throw for 291 yards and a career-best three touchdowns. Kentucky: Blocked for another 100 yard rusher as Mark Ingram tallied 140 yards and a 6.4 yards per carry average ... helped the team rush for over 200 yards (204) ... was named the offensive player of the week by the Alabama coaching staff. Mississippi: Opened holes for Mark Ingram’s 172-yard rushing effort, the fourth 100-yard effort by a UA player this season ... helped the Tide rush for 200 yards, average 4.9 yards per carry and produce 354 yards of total offense. South Carolina: Helped pave the way for Mark Ingram to rush for a career-best and Bryant-Denny Stadium record 246 yards ... led the way for the team to rush for 264 yards ... helped open the holes for the Tide to average 6.9 yards per carry. Tennessee: Provided time for Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy stay off his back as the offensive line did not allow a sack ... provided the holes for Mark Ingram to rush for 99 yards and average 5.5 yards per carry. LSU: Helped provide the holes and time for Alabama to compile 452 total yards of offense ... paved the way for Mark Ingram to scamper for 144 and average 6.5 yards per

carry ... kept Greg McElroy upright to throw for 276 yards and two touchdowns. Mississippi State: Cleared the way for Mark Ingram to once again rush for over 100 yards (149) ... provided the holes for the Tide to amass 252 yards on the ground ... was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack and helped enable quarterback Greg McElroy to toss two touchdowns and complete 72 percent of his passes. Chattanooga: Played only the first half as the Crimson Tide routed the Mocs 45-0 ... did not allow any sacks ... helped clear a path for a season-high 313 rushing yards and Ingram seventh 100-yard rushing game of the season ... provided time for the quarterbacks to completed 62.5 percent of their passes. Auburn: Helped Alabama engineer a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that proved to be the difference in the game as the Tide went 79 yards in 15 plays and ate up 7:03 on the clock. Florida: Provided the holes and the time for Alabama to amass 490 total yards against the No. 1 nationally ranked defense ... paved the way for Mark Ingram to rush for 113 yards and three touchdowns and as a unit rush for 251 yards ... kept quarterback Greg McElroy upright to post a passer effeciency of 196.53 en route to earning MVP honors. Texas: Helped the Crimson Tide rush for 205 net yards, which was the most allowed by the Longhorns all season ... blocked for two 100-yard rushers as Mark Ingram went for 116 yards and Trent Richardson 109 ... it was the first time Alabama had two 100-yard rushers since the 2004 season opener — a span of 77 games.

2008 (SOPHOMORE): Vlachos was a valuable asset as a reserve offensive lineman in 2008 ... saw action in seven games, including Tulane, Western Kentucky, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Mississippi State, Kentucky and the Allstate Sugar Bowl against Utah. 2007 (FRESHMAN): He appeared in the season-opening win over Western Carolina on Sept. 1.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Valchos was a prep star at Mountain Brook High School … Alabama Class 6A All-State selection and a Super All-State team member by The Birmingham News … also named All-Metro by The Birmingham News … rated as the No. 9 center nationally by Rivals.com … was ranked 19th nationally at the center position by Scout.com … earned the No. 16 ranking in the state of Alabama by Rivals. com … rated No. 15 by The Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register Elite 18 players in Alabama as a senior … first-team All-Over-the-Mountain selection … named most valuable lineman at Mountain Brook High School … selected to play in the 2006 Alabama North-South AllStar game, playing every snap in the contest … high school coach was Joey Jones.

home opener against Florida International and then played against North Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Chattanooga. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Warmack enrolled at the University of Alabama in January of 2009 and participated in spring drills with the Crimson Tide … highly regarded offensive line prospect that graduated from Westlake High School in Atlanta in December of 2008 … rated by Rivals.com as the No. 20 offensive guard prospect in the country and the No. 29 player in the state of Georgia … ESPNU lists Warmack as the No. 16 offensive guard while Scout.com ranks him at No. 45 … an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Top 150 selection … rated as the No. 45 prospect in Georgia by SuperPrep Magazine … an All-American in Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report … averaged seven pancake blocks per game as a senior in 2008 … coached by Greg Minnis … chose Alabama over Arkansas, Rutgers, Auburn and South Carolina.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was rated as the No. 5 defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 3 prospect in the state of Tennessee by Rivals. com ... named to Rivals.com Super 250 Team ... recorded 186 tackles and 25 sacks during his junior and senior seasons ... as a senior, Watkins logged 116 tackles and added 19 for losses and nine sacks ... as a junior, he had 70 tackles and 16 sacks ... first-team All-West Tennessee selection by the Jackson Sun ... first-team All-Region selection ... also an outstanding track athlete ... ran the 100 meters in 11.2 seconds ... coached by Bart Stowe.

OUTLOOK: Chavis Williams will be looking for more playing time at linebacker and continue his role on special teams this season … played in 20 career games as a three-year letterman ... five tackles and one sack during his career.

OUTLOOK: Alex Watkins will be battling for playing time along the Crimson Tide’s defensive front seven as a junior in 2010.

OUTLOOK: Sophomore Chance Warmack enters his second spring with the Crimson Tide battling for a starting job along the offensive line ... should be a top contender to replace Mike Johnson at guard ... a powerful lineman can move defensive linemen off of the ball. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He saw action in five games at guard as a true freshman ... saw his first career action in the

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Watkins appeared in three games for the Crimson Tide on special teams and as a backup sam linebacker ... recorded one assisted tackle on the season ... saw action against North Texas, Kentucky and Mississippi. 2008 (FRESHMAN): He did not play as redshirt freshman in 2008. 2007 (REDSHIRT): Watkins redshirted his initial season at Alabama.

2009 (JUNIOR): He played in seven games for the Crimson Tide in 2009 ... contributed off the bench as a third-down pass rusher and on special teams ... finished with two total tackles ... his one solo tackle and one quarterback hurry both were recorded vs. Tennessee ... saw playing time against North Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Chattanooga, Auburn and Florida. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Williams was a reserve sam linebacker for Alabama ... played on special teams and appeared in five games (Clemson, Tulane, Western Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee) … Williams recorded a sack (-9) of Clemson quarterback Cullen Harper in the Tide’s 34-10 win in the Georgia Dome … had one quarterback hurry against WKU and then saw action in the SEC opener on the road at Arkansas … at Tennessee, Williams was on the field on several passing downs to aid the pass rush. 2007 (FRESHMAN): He appeared in eight games as a back-up linebacker and on several special teams units … saw time against Arkansas, Georgia,

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Florida State, Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State, Louisiana-Monroe and Auburn … had two tackles on the season … recorded a solo tackle in UA’s overtime loss to Georgia on Sept. 22 … had one assist in the team’s 41-17 win over Tennessee on Oct. 20 after Knight injured his ankle early in the game. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He graduated from Dora High School … rated as the No. 39 defensive end in the country by Scout.com … was the No. 22 prospect in the state of Alabama by Scout.com … first-team Class 4A All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … rated by Rivals. com as one of the top 50 defensive linemen in the nation … was among the top 30 in the state by Rivals.com … was a three-star defensive lineman by both Scout.com and Rivals.com … was second on his Dora High School squad with 123 tackles and added 11 sacks as a senior … had 393 receiving yards and six touchdowns while playing tight end … recorded 81 tackles and eight sacks while averaging nine tackles per game as a junior … coached by Johnny Wright. WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-S 2007 8-0 2008 5-0 2009 7-0 TOTAL 20-0

Tackles Fumbles TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int 2 1 1 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 1.0-9 1 1.0-9 0 0 0 0-0 2 1 1 0.0-0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0-0 5 3 2 1.0-9 2 1.0-9 0 0 0 0-0

WILLIAMS’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles: Sack: Yards Lost: QBP:

1 vs. Clemson, 2008 1 vs. Clemson, 2008 9 vs. Clemson, 2008 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 2008

OUTLOOK: David Williams is a talented offensive line prospect from across the state line in Georgia … enters the spring battling for playing time. 2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his first year with the Tide. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Williams ranked as the No. 24 offensive guard by Rivals.com and the No. 35 player in the state of Georgia … listed by Scout.com as the No. 28 offensive tackle prospect in the country … a first-team 5A Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State selection … an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Top 150 selection … played in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game … No. 121 on Scout.com’s Southeast 150 list … ranked No. 36 on SuperPrep’s list of top player in Georgia … coached by Mark Crews … chose the Crimson Tide over Florida State, Arkansas, Boston College, Wake Forest, North Carolina State and Vanderbilt.

OUTLOOK: Michael Williams should expand his role at tight end as a sophomore in 2010 ... the bigbodied athlete has good hands to help in the passing game and is an excellent run blocker for the Crimson Tide rushing attack ... played in all 14 games and made three starts as a redshirt freshman ... hauled in three receptions for 29 yards and returned to kickoffs for 17 yards. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He played in all 14 games as a reserve tight end ... made first career start against Mississippi State and made three starts during the year ... totaled three receptions for 29 yards ... a key blocker for the Tide’s No. 12 rushing attack. Tennessee: Made his first career catch for four yards, coming off the bench. LSU: Hauled in two passes for 25 yards, including a long of 14. Mississippi State: Earned the start at tight end but did not record any statistics ... helped pave the way for the Tide offense to amass 252 yards on the ground, including 149 yards by Mark Ingram. Chattanooga: Started but did not record any statistics ... helped provide the blocks for an Alabama rushing attack that amassed 313 yards. Auburn: Started for the third straight game, but did not have any statistics. Florida: Came off the bench but did not have a catch ... helped block for a Tide rushing attack that amassed 251 yards against the No. 1 nationally ranked defense. Texas: Played but did not catch a pass ... his blocking was instrumental in the Tide’s 205 yards rushing in a 37-21 victory over the Longhorns that clinched Alabama’s 13th national championship. 2008 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his freshman season at the Capstone in 2008. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Williams was ranked as the No. 26 defensive end nationally by ESPN.com … listed as the No. 4 defensive end nationally and the No. 10 overall prospect on the Alabama Top 35

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list by Rivals.com … the No. 17 defensive end nationally by Scout.com … earned Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State honors and was the ASWA Class 2A lineman of the year … member of The Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 and Super Southeast 120 lists … named West Alabama All-Star by The Tuscaloosa News … earned first-team All-State honors as a junior and honorable mention accolades on offense as a tight end … listed as the No. 20 prospect in the state by SuperPrep Magazine and the No. 42 defensive line prospect nationally… The Atlanta JournalConstitution Super South 100 selection … had over 400 yards receiving for five touchdowns as a tight end in his senior season … also had 243 yards and two scores rushing to go with 63 tackles and 14 sacks on defense as a senior … team won three straight Regional titles and made a Class 2A state second round appearance in 2007… recorded 68 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior … earned AllCounty, All-Area and honorable mention AllState honors in basketball … played for head coach Jack Cook. WILLIAMS’S CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving Year G-S No. 2009 14-3 3 TOTAL 14-3 3

Yards Avg. 29 9.7 29 9.7

TD 0 0

LP 14 14

game as a member of the Crimson Tide. FIU: Woodson played but did not record any statistics. North Texas: Recorded one solo tackle off the bench. Arkansas: Made his SEC debut and assisted on one tackle. Kentucky: Played but did not record any statistics. Mississippi: Played but injured his knee early in the game and did not record any statistics. LSU: Came off the bench and found time on special teams but did not record any statistics. Chattanooga: Was a contributor on special teams for the Tide. Auburn: Started on the Tide’s kickoff coverage unit but did not record any tackles. Florida: Recorded on solo tackle on special teams. Texas: Made two solo tackles as a human missle on the kickoff coverage team. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Woodson was a SuperPrep All-American that is listed as the magazine’s No. 21 defensive back nationally and the No. 2 player out of the state of Mississippi … a four-star recruit … a Rival250 player and ranked as the No. 8 safety nationally and the No. 4 player in Mississippi by Rivals.com … also rated as the hardest-hitting safety in the country by Rivals.com … Scout.com lists Woodson as the nation’s No. 14 safety … ESPNU rates him as the No. 34 outside linebacker … listed as the nation’s No. 69 overall player in Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report … Scout.com Southeast 150 list … a first-team All-State selection by The Clarion-Ledger … Orlando Sentinel All-Southern Team … Mississippi Association of Coaches 5A Defensive Player of the Year … selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star game … named to the Clarion Ledger’s Dandy Dozen list … the No. 62 player in the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … recorded 95 tackles during his senior season with five sacks and three interceptions … as a junior in 2007, he made 148 tackles with three interceptions … reported to have a 41-inch vertical jump … coached by Scott Samsel … chose Alabama over Auburn, Michigan, Mississippi State, Mississippi, Florida State and Tennessee. WOODSON’S CAREER STATISTICS Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sks FF FR PBU Int Blks 2009 12-0 7 5 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 TOTAL 12-0 7 5 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 WOODSON’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles:

2 vs. Virginia Tech & Texas, 2009

OUTLOOK: Rod Woodson brings a physical style of play to the secondary ... the sophomore enters spring practice looking to secure a starting job at safety with the departure of Justin Woodall ... a big contributor on special teams in 2009, seeing action in 12 games and making seven tackles. 2009 (FRESHMAN): He played in 12 games as a reserve defensive back and on special teams ... recorded seven tackles on the season, all coming on kickoff coverage ... ranked third on the team in special teams tackles ... missed the South Carolina game with an injury. Virginia Tech: He made two tackles on kickoff coverage in his first

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Nick Saban and his staff have put together three consecutive recruiting classes that have replenished the talent and depth on the Crimson Tide roster. That talent was directly responsible for helping lead Alabama to the school’s 13th National Championship this past January with a 37-21 win over Texas in the Citi BCS National Championship Game. The Crimson Tide’s last three recruiting classes have all ranked in the Rivals.com top five with the 2008 and 2009 classes ranked No. 1 nationally, while ESPNU has ranked all three classes in the top three. The 2008 signing class has accomplished feats rarely seen after just two years on the college football field with the school’s first Heisman Trophy winner and eight starters from the 2009 National Championship team. Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated.com recently took a look at the top 15 recruiting classes in college football history and tagged the Tide’s 2008 group at No. 15 after just two years on campus. Top 15 recruiting classes in college football history

Alabama, 2008 - RANKED #15 BY ANDY STAPLES

“It seems premature to rank a class that has played only two seasons, but consider the facts: Alabama’s 2008 class produced the program’s first Heisman Trophy winner (tailback Mark Ingram) and eight starters on a team that went 14-0 and won the BCS title. “The highlight of the class on Signing Day was receiver Julio Jones, and Jones hasn’t disappointed. Ingram was a pleasant surprise, as was nose tackle Terrence Cody, a massive junior college transfer who made it impossible to run up the middle against the Tide. Defensive end Marcell Dareus, whose interception return for a touchdown gave Alabama a nearly insurmountable lead against Texas in the BCS title game, also signed in 2008. “If we revisit this project in 10 years, this class could wind up ranking much, much higher.” ANDY STAPLES SI.COM

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Deion Belue DB, 6-0, 170, Tuscumbia, Ala. (Deshler)

2010 S I G N E E S

Deion Belue proved to be a playmaker in high school on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball … rated as the No. 7 player in the state of Alabama by the Tuscaloosa News and was No. 16 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 … listed as the No. 21 cornerback nationally by Scout.com and the No. 39 athlete by ESPNU … a two-time Alabama Sports Writers Association 4A All-State selection, named as a defensive back in 2008 and an athlete in 2009 … the No. 12 player in the Birmingham News Super Senior postseason rankings … an All-Southeast Region selection by PrepStar … competed in the Alabama/Mississippi High School All-State Game … recorded 70 tackles as a junior in 2008 with four interceptions – with two returned for touchdowns … also returned two punts and one kickoff for touchdowns while hauling in over 800 yards receiving and five touchdowns … picked the Crimson Tide over Auburn, UAB and Southern Miss. Ronald Carswell WR, 6-0, 180, Macon, Ga. (Westside) Ronald Carswell is a speedy and versatile wide receiver prospect out of Georgia … comes to the Capstone as a four-star prospect by Scout.com and the nation’s No. 38 wide receiver prospect … ranked as the No. 65 wide out by ESPNU and the No. 71 wide receiver by Rivals.com … listed as the No. 48 player in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com and the No. 35 player in the state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … a PrepStar All-American at wide receiver … a AAAA All-State selection by the AJC … listed at No. 36 among players from Georgia by SuperPrep Magazine … caught 41 passes for 715 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior at Westside High School – the same high school as former Tide cornerback Kareem Jackson … hauled in 34 receptions for 627 yards and three scores in 2008 while compiling 33 catches for 391 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore in 2006 … chose Alabama over East Carolina, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Notre Dame.

Corey Grant RB, 5-9, 186, Opelika, Ala. (Opelika)

A speedy and versatile running back out of Opelika High School, Corey Grant comes to the Capstone with a reputation for being a playmaker … a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com … ranked as the nation’s No. 5 allpurpose running back by Rivals.com and a member of the Rival250 … listed as the No. 23 running back prospect nationally by both ESPNU and Scout. com … No. 7 on Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 in Alabama … also rated No. 71 in the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … the No. 11 player in the Birmingham News Super Senior postseason rankings … SuperPrep Magazine All-American … the publication ranks Grant as the state’s No. 6 player and the country’s No. 14 running back … a PrepStar All-American at running back … played in the 2010 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game … two-time defending Alabama 6A State 100-meter Champion and also won the 2009 200 meters … rushed for 812 yards and 11 touchdowns while splitting time at running back and wide receiver and catching 16 passes for 235 yards and two more scores … 2009 6A honorable mention ASWA All-State selection … rushed for 724 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior in 2008 while averaging 8.2 yards per carry … also averaged 28.4 yards per punt return with two scores … chose the Crimson Tide over Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, Stanford and Vanderbilt.

Alfy Hill LB, 6-4, 245, Shallotte, N.C. (West Brunswick)

Alfy Hill is a versatile linebacker prospect with excellent size and speed … an explosive pass rusher that can affect the quarterback … a four-star prospect … ranked 61st in the ESPNU 150 and 70th in the Rivals100 … ESPNU has Hill as the nation’s sixth-ranked defensive end while Rivals.com lists him as the No. 8 strongside end prospect … shined in the Under Armour All-American Game … the No. 3 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com … a SuperPrep AllAmerican and the publication’s No. 20 defensive line prospect … SuperPrep’s No. 4 player in the state of North Carolina … No. 64 on Tom Lemming’s Top 100 2010 prospects … a member of the PrepStar Dream Team member as the No. 107 player nationally … played for head coach Jimmy Fletcher at West Brunswick High School … recorded 112 tackles with 15 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a junior in 2008 … also blocked four punts … 2008 first-team North Carolina All-State selection … missed the 2007 season with a broken

wrist … is the first player from North Carolina to accept a scholarship offer at Alabama since Jeff Dunn in the 1980’s … chose Alabama over North Carolina, North Carolina State, LSU, Clemson and South Carolina.

Adrian Hubbard LB, 6-6, 227, Lawrenceville, Ga. (Norcross)

Adrian Hubbard comes to the Capstone as a tremendous athlete with unlimited potential … has the size and speed to be a dangerous threat as a pass rusher off the edge … third-team EA Sports All-American … ranked 54th in the final ESPNU 150 and listed as the No. 5 defensive end after his impressive performance in the Under Armour All-America Game … ranked as the No. 10 defensive end nationally by Rivals.com and was ranked 189th in the final Rivals250 … No. 14 in the the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2010 Top 50 … No. 48 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … an All-Southeast Region by PrepStar Magazine … racked up 102 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior at Norcross High School for head coach Keith Maloof … No. 41 in the state of Georgia by SuperPrep Magazine … chose the Crimson Tide over Florida State, South Carolina, Clemson, Auburn and Kentucky.

Brandon Ivory DL, 6-3, 335, Memphis, Tenn. (East)

Brandon Ivory was a late commit to the Crimson Tide’s 2010 signing class … a big, run-stuffing nose guard that should be a perfect fit in Alabama’s 3-4 defensive scheme … a three-star lineman … ranked 73rd among defensive linemen by Rivals.com … registered 45 tackles at East High School in Memphis, Tenn., in 2009 for head coach Marcus Wimberly … chose Alabama over Memphis and Southern Miss.

Harrison Jones TE, 6-4, 235, Germantown, Tenn. (Evangelical Christian)

Harrison Jones follows his brother Barrett to the University of Alabama where Barrett started at right guard for the 2009 national champions … Harrison is a prototypical tight end at 6-4, 225 pounds … an excellent route runner with good hands and speed … a four-star prospect by ESPNU who is rated as the No. 9 tight end nationally … the No. 19 tight end by Rivals.com and the No. 8 player in the state of Tennessee … SuperPrep Magazine lists Jones as the No. 9 prospect in Tennessee … an All-Southeast Region by PrepStar Magazine … caught 16 passes for 272 yards (17.0 ypc) and seven touchdowns as a senior and rushed for 115 yards as a fullback … earned All-Region and All-State recognition from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association … participated in the Liberty Bowl All-Star Game … coached by Jim Heinz at Evangelical Christian School … chose Alabama over North Carolina, Oklahoma, Florida State, Stanford and Tennessee … father, Rex, played basketball at Alabama (1981-84).

Arie Kouandjio OL, 6-5, 335, Beltsville, Md. (DeMatha Catholic)

Arie Kouandjio was one of the top offensive line prospects nationally in 2010 … a four-star prospect who possesses excellent size and mobility … a U.S. Army All-American … a SuperPrep Magazine All-American and the No. 23 offensive lineman nationally … also ranked as the No. 6 prospect in the Mid-Atlantic by SuperPrep ... ranked as the No. 15 offensive tackle by Rivals. com and 117th in the Rivals250 … ranked as the No. 12 offensive tackle by Tom Lemming … the No. 29 tackle by Scout.com and the No. 14 offensive guard by ESPNU … second in the Rivals.com Maryland Postseason Top 20 … a member of the PrepStar Dream Team member as the No. 144 player nationally … played for head coach Bill McGregor at DeMatha Catholic High School where he recorded 23 pancake blocks as a senior … played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Game … chose Alabama over California, Maryland, Southern California and Miami.

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Wilson Love DL, 6-3, 275, Mountain Brook, Ala. (Mountain Brook)

Wilson Love is a jumbo athlete that follows his brother, Tyler, to the Capstone … a three-star defensive lineman that is ranked as the No. 34 defensive tackle by ESPNU … the No. 42 strongside defensive end prospect by Rivals.com and the No. 30 player in the state of Alabama … the No. 25 player in Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine and No. 22 by Scout.com … the No. 15 player in the Birmingham News Super Senior postseason rankings … No. 22 in the Tuscaloosa News Top 50 Players in Alabama … an All-Southeast Region by PrepStar Magazine … made 94 tackles while recording 12 sacks and four forced fumbles and making three fumble recoveries as a senior at Mountain Brook for head coach Chris Yeager … registered 112 tackles as a junior in 2008 … a first-team All-Metro selection and a honorable mention All-State choice … chose Alabama over Auburn, Clemson, Vanderbilt, Duke and Stanford.

Keiwone Malone WR, 5-11, 165, Memphis, Tenn. (Mitchell)

Keiwone Malone will add great speed and explosive quickness to the Crimson Tide offense as a wide receiver … was the Tide’s first verbal in the 2010 class, committing to the Tide just after national signing day in 2009 … a SuperPrep Magazine All-American … a four-star prospect and a member of the ESPNU 150 (No. 89) … the No. 13 wide receiver prospect by ESPNU and No. 32 by Rivals.com … No. 79 in on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … the No. 3 prospect in the State of Tennessee by SuperPrep … a PrepStar All-American at wide receiver … hauled in 209 receptions for 4,034 yards and 57 touchdowns during his high school career … a two-time first-team All-State selection … caught 66 passes for 1,378 yards as a senior at Mitchell High School for head coach Nathan Cole … averaged 21.0 yards per catch in 2009 with 26 touchdowns … pulled in a career-best 78 passes for 1,438 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior in 2008 … caught 70 balls for 1,249 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2007 … chose Alabama over Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi and Illinois.

Dequan Menzie DB, 6-0, 195, Columbus, Ga. (Copiah-Lincoln CC/Carver)

Dequan Menzie is a talented four-star defensive back prospect out of Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) Community College … ranked as the No. 6 junior college prospect by SuperPrep Magazine … rated 14th on the Rivals.com list of top junior college prospects … selected as a second-team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) following his sophomore season at Copiah-Lincoln where he started for two years for head coach Glenn Davis … made 51 tackles with 36 solo stops and one interception in 2009 … also garnered NJCAA All-Region 23 honors and was named the Most Valuable Defensive Back in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) … a first-team MACJC All-State selection … registered 40 tackles and six interceptions during his freshman season … played for head coach Dell McGee at Carver High School in Columbus, Ga., where he earned AAA Georgia All-State honors from the Atlanta JournalConstitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association in 2007 … helped lead Caver to the 2007 Georgia AAA State Championship … chose Alabama over Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina.

C.J. Mosley LB, 6-2, 225, Theodore, Ala. (Theodore)

C.J. Mosley is an explosive linebacker prospect out of Theodore High School … a Parade All-American and a U.S. Army All-American … second-team EA Sports All-American … finished as the school’s all-time leading tackler with over 500 stops in his career … a two-time ASWA 6A All-State selection and the Class 6A Lineman of the Year in 2009 … No. 56 in the Rivals100, the No. 6 outside linebacker nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 2 player in the state of Alabama … the No. 7 outside linebacker by ESPNU and No. 99 overall in the ESPNU 150 … played in the U.S. Army All-American Game and the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game … a SuperPrep Magazine All-American, the publication’s No. 6 linebacker nationally and the No. 3 player in the state of Alabama … listed at No. 30 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 and No. 3 on the Alabama Elite 18 … the No. 2 player in the Birmingham News Super Senior postseason rankings … a PrepStar All-American at linebacker … Tom Lemming’s No. 13 linebacker in his top 100 and Scout.com’s No. 15 outside linebacker … set the school record with 186 tackles as a senior in 2009, breaking the record he set as a junior … also registered seven sacks,

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five fumble recoveries and four interceptions as a senior … made 176 tackles, (115 solo) as a junior in 2008, recording 17 tackles for loss, seven sacks, causing four fumbles, recovering two more and intercepting two passes … logged 112 tackles, four sacks and one interception as a sophomore in 2007 … chose UA over Auburn, Tennessee, Florida State, Georgia, Stanford, Oklahoma and LSU.

Nick Perry DB, 6-1, 193, Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)

Nick Perry is a talented defensive back prospect with a rare combination of size, speed and strength … a four-star prospect that played for head coach Jamey Dubose at Prattville High School where he helped the Lions capture the 2007 and 2008 Alabama 6A State Championship … rated as the No. 17 safety nationally by Scout.com while being ranked 25th by Rivals.com and 27th by ESPNU … a SuperPrep Magazine All-America and the No. 29 defensive back nationally by the publication … SuperPrep also lists Perry as the No. 8 prospect in the state of Alabama … also No. 8 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Alabama Elite 18 and 100th on the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … the No. 8 player in the Birmingham News Super Senior postseason rankings … No. 4 on the Tuscaloosa News’ Top 50 in Alabama … a PrepStar All-American at defensive back … made 55 tackles and intercepted six passes on his way to ASWA 6A All-State honors … broke up five more passes as a senior while registering 41 solo stops and recovering two fumbles … made 37 tackles as a junior in 2008 with four interceptions and six pass breakups … made 17 tackles with a pass breakup and a fumble recovery as a sophomore in 2007 … chose Alabama early over Auburn, LSU, Vanderbilt, Stanford and Southern Miss.

Blake Sims ATH, 6-0, 195, Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville)

Blake Sims is an explosive athlete out of the state of Georgia where he twice earned AAA All-State honors by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Associated Press in 2009 … the four-star prospect played quarterback for head coach Bruce Miller’s state runner-up squad in 2009 … the No. 33 athlete nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 63 athlete by ESPNU … rated eighth in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s 2010 Top 50 prospects in Georgia … No. 111 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … ranked as the No. 43 player in Georgia by SuperPrep Magazine … a PrepStar All-American at quarterback … completed 150-of-254 pass attempts as a senior for 2,288 yards … threw for 28 touchdowns while carring the ball 115 times for 863 yards (7.5 per carry) and 13 rushing touchdowns … totaled 3,736 all-purpose yards and 49 total touchdowns … threw for 2,785 yards as a junior in 2008 while rushing for 822 yards and 15 scores … chose Alabama over Tennessee, Georgia, Florida State, Michigan and Mississippi.

Brian Vogler TE, 6-7, 242, Columbus, Ga. (Brookstone)

Brian Vogler comes to the Capstone as one of the top tight end prospects in the nation … possesses good hands and is a solid blocker … the No. 7 tight end prospect nationally by ESPNU and ranked 132nd overall in the ESPNU 150 … Rivals.com has Vogler as the ninth-rated tight end, No. 213 in the Rivals100 and No. 15 in the state of Georgia, while Scout.com lists him as the No. 13 tight end prospect … No. 62 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 and the No. 38 player in Georgia in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s 2010 Top 50 … an All-American by SuperPrep Magazine … the publication’s No. 9 tight end nationally and the No. 15 player in Georgia … Tom Lemming’s No. 14 tight end … a PrepStar All-American at tight end … caught 15 passes for 351 yards (23.4 yards per catch) and six touchdowns as a senior while recording 48 tackles, eight tackles for loss and three sacks on the defensive side of the football … hauled in a career-best 21 receptions for 465 yards (21.7 ypc) and six scores as a junior in 2008, earning AJC first-team All-State honors … made eight catches for 165 yards and three TDs in 2007 … played for head coach Blair Harrison at Brookstone High School … chose Alabama over Oklahoma, LSU, Florida State, Auburn and Tennessee.

DeAndrew White WR, 6-0, 180, Houston, Texas (North Shore)

2010 S I G N E E S

One of the top players in Texas and one of the top wide receiver prospects in the nation, DeAndrew White gives Alabama quarterbacks another weapon on the outside … possesses great hands and excellent route running ability … a four-star prospect … a U.S. Army All-American and a SuperPrep Magazine All-American … the No. 6 wide receiver prospect nationally by SuperPrep, the publication’s No. 46 overall prospect and the No. 7 player in the state of Texas … the No. 7 target at wide out by Rivals.com and ranked No. 73 in the final Rivals100 … Scout.com lists him as the No. 13 prospect at wide out while ESPNU rates him at No. 26 … played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Game … the nation’s No. 11 wide receiver by Tom Lemming … a member of the PrepStar Dream Team member as the No. 100 player nationally … caught 32 passes for 473 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior … hauled in 10 touchdowns in 2008 in 34 receptions that covered 801 yards (23.6 yards per catch) … was the Texas 5A 200-meter dash champion in 2008 … played for head coach David Aymond at North Shore High School … chose Alabama over LSU, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Florida, Baylor and Texas.

Jarrick Williams DB, 6-1, 203, Mobile, Ala. (Blount)

Jarrick Williams comes to the Capstone as one of the top defensive back prospects in the nation … a physically gifted athlete that plays both the pass and run equally well … a four-star prospect and a U.S. Army All-American … the No. 5 safety nationally and the No. 3 player in the state of Alabama by Rivals.com … comes in at No. 83 on the Rivals100 … ranked eighth among safeties by Scout.com and 15th by ESPNU ... No. 97 in the Scout.com National 100 … a SuperPrep Magazine All-American and the No. 6 defensive back prospect nationally … also listed as the No. 2 player in Alabama by SuperPrep … No. 2 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and No. 27 in the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … the No. 18 safety by Tom Lemming … played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Game … the No. 9 player in the Birmingham News Super Senior postseason rankings … a member of the PrepStar Dream Team member as the No. 114 player nationally … recorded 75 tackles as a senior at Blount High School for head coach Kelvin Sigler … also made 41 solo stops in 2009 with five interceptions, three tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries … was a 2009 ASWA 6A All-State selection … made 94 tackles in nine games as a junior with one tackle for loss, two forced fumbles, eight pass breakups, two interceptions and a blocked field goal attempt … earned 6A honorable mention ASWA All-State … has 75 tackles and six picks as a sophomore at Vigor High School in 2007 … chose Alabama over Auburn, LSU, Florida, Oklahoma and Florida State.

Jay Williams P, 6-3, 208, Thomasville, Ala. (Thomasville)

Jay Williams comes to Alabama looking to fill the void of departed four-year starter P.J. Fitzgerald at punter … a strong athlete who can drive the ball or sit back and get good hang time … Scout.com lists him as the nation’s No. 6 punter … ESPNU has the 6-foot, 3-inch, 208-pound Williams as the ninthbest punter in the country coming out of high school … ranks 19th among punters by Rivals.com … a PrepStar All-Southeast selection … averaged 37.2 yards per punt in 2009 with a long of 62 yards … placed seven kicks inside the opponent’s 20-yard line with just two touchbacks … also caught four passes for 86 yards and a touchdown as a tight end … averaged 46.1 yards per kick over the first four games of the 2009 season … averaged 48 yards per kick as a junior in 2008 … chose Alabama over Florida and Houston.

2010 Early (January) Enrollees (11) Cade Foster PK, 6-1, 213, Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll)

Cade Foster is widely considered one of the top overall kicking athletes in the nation … played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Game … a four-star prospect by Scout.com and its No. 3-rated kicker in the 2010 class … also ranks as the No. 11 place-kicker nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 12 kicker according to ESPNU … has outstanding height on his kicks and an extremely strong leg … will be available for spring drills as a January enrollee … a firstteam APSE Class 5A All-State in 2009 and first-team TOC Class 5A DFW All-Area Team … connected on 38-of-48 field goals during his high school career … was 10 for 10 on field goal attempts in 2009, including three kicks

of 45 yards or longer … career long of 49 yards came on Sept. 27, 2009, against North Shore High School … made 57-of-58 extra point attempts as a senior for the Dragons … also started at middle linebacker and finished with 106 tackles, including six tackles for loss and six sacks … made 6-of-8 field goals as a junior in 2008 … hit on 11-of-15 kicks as both a freshman (2006) and a sophomore (2007) … chose the Crimson Tide over Colorado, Stanford, UCLA and Washington.

Jalston Fowler RB, 6-0, 245, Mobile, Ala. (Vigor)

Jalston Fowler is a four-star running back out of Vigor High School in the Mobile area … a bruising back who enrolled at Alabama in January to get a head start in spring practice … listed as the No. 2 fullback nationally by Scout. com … a SuperPrep All-American … rated as the No. 9 player in Alabama by SuperPrep … No. 10 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and No. 97 in the publication’s Super Southeast 120 … the No. 3 player in the Birmingham News Super Senior postseason rankings … a PrepStar All-American at running back … Tom Lemming ranks him as the No. 20 big back/fullback nationally … rushed for 1,182 yards and 25 touchdowns in 2008 … also caught 27 passes for 391 yards and a score … led his Vigor team to the 2008 5A Alabama State Championship … was an Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State selection … was a Birmingham News Super Senior in 2009 … also an outstanding linebacker on the defensive side of the football.

John Fulton DB, 6-0, 178, Manning, S.C. (Manning)

John Fulton is the second player the Crimson Tide have signed from the state of South Carolina over the past two years … the gifted defensive back is among the top prep cornerback prospects in the nation … the complete package at corner with good size, speed, technique and understanding of different coverages … enrolled in January of 2010 and will get a chance to show his skills in spring practice … a four-star prospect that ranks 36th in the ESPNU 150 … listed as the No. 4 cornerback prospect by ESPNU, the No. 5 corner by Rivals.com and the No. 6 corner by Scout.com … No. 58 in the final 2010 Rivals100 … played in the ESPN Under Armour All-America Game and the Shrine Bowl … No. 23 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … the No. 3 player in the state of South Carolina by SuperPrep Magazine and the publication’s No. 8 defensive back … a SuperPrep All-American … a member of the PrepStar Dream Team member as the No. 105 player nationally … made 43 tackles with eight interceptions and 16 pass breakups as a junior in 2008 … missed half of the 2009 season with injuries … chose UA over South Carolina, LSU, Florida, Tennessee and Georgia.

Brandon Lewis DL, 6-3, 265, Pleasant Grove, Ala. (East Mississippi CC/ Pleasant Grove)

Brandon Lewis was rated as the No. 14 strong side defensive end nationally by Rivals.com following the 2007 season ... ranked as the No. 51 JUCO prospect nationally by SuperPrep Magazine … also rated as the No. 14 prospect on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com ... three-star defensive end by Scout.com ... rated as No. 54 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com ... a two-year starter at East Mississippi Community College for head coach Buddy Stephens … finished his EMCC career with 102 total tackles (50 solo), 13 tackles for loss (-48 yards), four sacks (-33 yards), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … had 48 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in 2009 … 2007 All State honorable mention by the Alabama Sportswriters Association ... named to The Mobile Press-Register’s 2007 Elite 18 team (No. 15) ... 2006 honorable mention All-State by the ASWA ... named to The Birmingham News All-Metro Team in 2006 ... excellent pass rusher ... No. 59 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list ... played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game in 2007 ... totaled 154 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 19 sacks in final two seasons at Pleasant Grove HS ... added six forced fumbles and two interceptions ... tallied 66 tackles, 12 TFLs and seven sacks in 10 games as a prep senior for the Spartans ... forced two fumbles ... had nine rushing attempts for 64 yards and caught six passes for 80 yards and two TDs ... led team with 88 tackles, including 18 TFLs and 12 sacks, as a prep junior ... added four forced fumbles and two interceptions ... caught eight passes for 100 yards as a tight end ... played for head coach Jim Elgin ... uncle is Michael Myers, a former Alabama player and an 11-year NFL veteran currently on the roster of the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Chad Lindsay OL, 6-2, 288, The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands)

Chad Lindsay comes to the Capstone as one of the top interior offensive line prospects in the nation … the January enrollee will get a shot at early action during 2010 spring drills … second-team EA Sports All-American … the top offensive guard prospect in the nation according to ESPNU … ranked 74th in the ESPNU 150 … also listed as the No. 15 guard by Scout.com and the No. 41 offensive lineman by Rivals.com … an athletic offensive lineman with solid fundamentals and good technique … played in the ESPN Under Armour AllAmerica Game … ranked as the No. 42 prospect in Texas by Superprep Magazine … a PrepStar Dream All-American … anchored The Woodlands offensive line as a three-year starter in 2009 … named to the 2009 Touchdown Club of Houston All-Greater Houston football team … a three-time all-district selection … a two-time first-team Texas Football All-State choice in 2008 and 2009 … chose Alabama over offers from Oklahoma, LSU, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Nebraska … Chad’s father, Duff, was an offensive lineman at Mississippi State from 1977-80.

Darius McKeller OL, 6-6, 319, Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro)

Darius McKeller combines size and athletic ability to add depth along the Alabama offensive line … son of former Buffalo Bills tight end Keith McKeller … ESPNU lists McKeller as the No. 30 offensive tackle nationally … ranked as the No. 43 prospect in the nation at offensive guard by Scout.com in 2008 … listed by Rivals.com as the No. 58 offensive tackle and the No. 47 player on the Georgia Postseason Top 75 … an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Top 150 selection … Class AAAA first-team Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State … earned a three-star rating from both Rivals.com and Scout.com … SuperPrep Magazine lists him as the No. 42 player in the state of Georgia … 2008 first-team 4A All-State selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … coached by Clint Satterfield at Jonesboro High School … chose the Crimson Tide over Georgia, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Auburn and Mississippi State.

DeMarcus Milliner DB, 6-1, 180, Millbrook, Ala. (Stanhope Elmore)

DeMarcus Milliner is one of the top prospects at any position in the class of 2010 … a Parade Magazine All-American … a first-team EA Sports All-American … a five-star prospect that is rated as the No. 1 cornerback nationally by Scout.com and the No. 2 corner by ESPNU and Rivals.com … ranks 11th among all players in the 2010 class by Scout.com and 16th in the ESPNU 150 and 23rd in the Rivals100 … nation’s No. 11 player by SuperPrep Magazine … No. 1 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and No. 4 in the Super Southeast 120 … the No. 5 cornerback in the country according to Tom Lemming … No. 1 cornerback nationally by SuperPrep Magazine, a SuperPrep All-American and the No. 1 player in the state by the publication … a member of the PrepStar Dream Team member as the No. 15 player nationally … impressive speed and a vertical of nearly 40 inches … the No. 1 player in the Birmingham News Super Senior postseason rankings … selected to the ESPN Under Armour All-America Game and played in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game … made 71 tackles as a senior in 2009 while intercepting three passes and breaking up eight passes as opposing offenses chose to throw away for the talented defensive back … on the offensive side of the ball in 2009, Milliner rushed for 487 yards on 51 carries for a 9.5 yards per carry average and seven touchdowns while totaling 107 receiving yards and one score … also had one kickoff return for a touchdown … recorded seven interceptions as a junior in 2008 while making 57 tackles with 33 solo stops … returned two punts and one kickoff for touchdowns in 2008 and rushed for 527 yards … earned honorable mention 6A ASWA All-State recognition as a junior and was selected as the Area Defensive Player of the Year … earned Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro honors as a sophomore in 2007.

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Anthony Orr DL, 6-4, 270, Madison, Ala. (Sparkman)

Anthony Orr was the 23rd-ranked defensive end prospect by Rivals.com and the No. 28 defensive tackle by Scout.com following the 2008 season … No. 16 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 … the No. 14 prospect in the state of Alabama by Rivals.com … member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … No. 120 on the Scout.com Southeast 150 and No. 18 on the Press-Register’s Elite 18 … ranked 14th in Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine … the No. 86 defensive end prospect by ESPNU … first-team selection at the All-Nike Combine during the summer of 2008 in Atlanta … made 64 tackles as a senior in 2008 with 11 tackles for loss and two sacks … recorded 48 tackles as a junior with 16 tackles for loss and five sacks … coached by Roger Haynes … chose the Crimson Tide over Auburn, Clemson, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi State.

Austin Shepherd OL, 6-5, 315, Buford, Ga. (North Gwinnett)

Austin Shepherd is a talented offensive lineman who possesses quick hands and feet with good size … enrolled in January and will participate in spring drills for the Crimson Tide … ranked 18th by Rivals.com as an offensive guard and 22nd by Scout.com … ESPNU ranks 46th nationally as an offensive tackle … ranks 13th Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Top 50 … a PrepStar All-Southeast selection … chose Alabama over Georgia Tech, Clemson, South Carolina and UAB.

Phillip Sims QB, 6-2, 224, Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar F. Smith)

Quarterback Phillip Sims is the one of the nation’s top-ranked passers … possesses outstanding arm strength and excellent accuracy as well as touch on his passes … a five-star recruit by Scout.com and a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and ESPNU … a Parade Magazine All-American and a first-team EA Sports All-American … the No. 1 quarterback nationally by ESPNU and SuperPrep Magazine … the nation’s No. 13 player by SuperPrep Magazine, a SuperPrep All-American and the publication’s top-ranked player in Virginia and the MidAtlantic Offensive Player of the Year … ranks 32nd in the ESPNU 150 and 36th overall in the Scout.com rankings … is listed at No. 67 nationally in the Rivals100 and that publication’s No. 2 pro-style quarterback … is the nation’s No. 1 quarterback according to ESPNU … Tom Lemming’s No. 3 pro-style quarterback nationally … played in the 2010 ESPN Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando, Fla. … a member of the PrepStar Dream Team member as the No. 69 player nationally … the 2009 Abe Goldblatt All-Tidewater Player of the Year … two-time first-team All-State in Virginia’s largest classification … finished his high school career as Virginia’s career leader in passing yards (10,725) and touchdown passes (119) while finishing second in career completions (636) … was 48-4 as a four-year starter at Oscar F. Smith High School, which included a 39-1 record in the regular season … led his team to the 2008 Virginia Group AAA Division 6 State Championship, four Southeastern District titles and three Eastern Region crowns … as a senior in 2009, Sims threw for 2,960 yards and 33 touchdowns … passed for 3,167 yards as a junior in 2008 with 38 touchdowns and just four interceptions … amassed 3,100 yards and 33 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2007 and 1,498 yards and 15 touchdowns as a true freshman in 2006 … chose Alabama over Georgia, Tennessee, Florida State, Clemson and Virginia.

Petey Smith LB, 6-1, 245, Tampa, Fla. (Armwood)

Petey Smith was a powerful presence at middle linebacker as a prep standout at Armwood High School … a 2009 Under Armour All-American … ranked as the No. 5 inside linebacker by ESPNU and listed on the ESPNU150 following the 2008 season … Scout.com lists Smith as the No. 19 middle linebacker nationally while Rivals.com ranks Smith at No. 32 at his position … Rivals.com also lists Smith as the No. 63 player in the state of Florida … member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … on the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … All-American by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report … a two-time All-State selection … earned All-Hillsborough County and All-Suncoast first team honors … Armwood High Schools’ alltime leading tackler … had 79 tackles as a senior for a defensive unit that pitched six shutouts and was considered one of the best in Florida … had 72 tackles as a junior … totaled 135 tackles as a sophomore in 2006 … coached by Sean Callahan … chose Alabama over Tennessee and North Carolina.

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His uncompromising dedication to excellence in every phase of the football program has already resulted in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 13th national championship and is sure to yield long-term success for the Crimson Tide as evidenced by the improvement in each of his three years at the helm. A two-time National Coach of the Year, Saban has achieved resounding success as a head coach and has earned a reputation as an outstanding tactician, leader, organizer and motivator. Those qualities have sparked impressive turnarounds at every stop of his career. His teams have repeatedly exhibited grit, determination and resilience, often overcoming adversity to achieve victory. Sabanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consistent approach and disciplined leadership is a proven recipe for success.

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Named the 27th head football coach in UA history on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007, Saban owns an overall record of 139-67-1 (.674) in 16 seasons as a head coach, having also led programs at Louisiana State (LSU), Michigan State and Toledo, as well as in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins. At each of his five stops, he has improved the win-loss record in his first year when compared to the previous season. Prior to Saban’s arrival, those teams posted a combined average winning percentage of .387. In the first season with Saban at the helm, a .617 winning percentage was achieved. The 2009 season at Alabama turned out to be one of the most memorably in program history as the Crimson Tide put together a perfect 14-0 mark and won the 2009 BCS National Championship after defeating Texas by a score of 37-21 in the Rose Bowl. Saban has compiled a 124-50-1 (.711) record as a college head coach after season three at the University of Alabama. His Alabama team earned a spot in the title game with a resounding 32-13 win over defending National Champion Florida in the SEC Championship Game as the Crimson Tide moved to No. 1 in both major polls. The SEC Championship was the program’s 22nd – by far the most in league history. On December 12, 2009, more history was made for both Alabama and Saban when running back Mark Ingram became the first Heisman Trophy winner for both. Saban’s 2009 squad was well-represented when it came to other honors as well as Rolando McClain received the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker and six players earned first team AP All-American status – a record-high in college football. Joining Ingram and McClain were offensive guard Mike Johnson, cornerback Javier Arenas, nosegaurd Terrence Cody and placekicker Leigh Tiffin. After the perfect season concluded, Saban was presented with the first-ever Bobby Bowden National Coach of the Year Award. In addition to the on-field success, the 2009 Crimson Tide active roster featured a nation’s best 13 players who had already graduated. That number increases to 22 players with degrees for the bowl game. Alabama led the conference in teams of freshman All-SEC academic honorees as well with 12. Of the three SEC players to be named to the ESPN the Magazine Aca-

demic All-American Team, two were from Alabama as Colin Peek earned first team honors and Barrett Jones was a second team selection. Peek was the first UA players to be named to the first team since Kenny King in 2002. Saban’s first UA team finished 7-6 in 2007, but the 2008 season saw a different Alabama squad take the field. Saban’s influence had taken hold in Tuscaloosa, and behind a small and united senior class along with a talented group of newcomers, the Crimson Tide returned to national prominence. The Tide developed a reputation as the most physical football team in the country and methodically dominated the competition. Saban produced the largest win increase from year one to year two in school history as the Tide went from a seven-win team in 2007 to 12 wins in 2008. Alabama swept through the regular season schedule with a 12-0 record, moving to No. 1 in all of the polls and capturing the SEC Western Division Championship before falling late to Florida in a hard-fought SEC Championship Game. Their efforts earned them a trip to the Allstate Sugar Bowl for the 13th time in school history. Saban was named the 2008 Home Depot Coach of the Year at the ESPN Awards Show in Orlando and won several other national coach of the year honors including the FWAA/Eddie Robinson, AP, Sporting News, Walter Camp, and Liberty Mutual. Lessons learned from the 2007 season, which was capped with a win over Colorado in the Independence Bowl, no doubt carried over into to spring and summer preparations for the 2008 run. The win also continued an impressive streak for Saban as he has never had a losing season in 13 years as a college head coach. Of the six losses in 2007, none was by more than seven points. In addition to an improvement in the win-loss column from the year pior, the 2008 signing class was rated by many analysts as the best in the country. Off the field, the focus on academics by Saban and his staff made an immediate impact as the 2007 team put together one of the finest fall semesters in school history. The freshman class set a solid foundation for their future at UA as they led the way with an impressive combined GPA of 3.098 in the fall.

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Before arriving in Tuscaloosa, Saban’s most recent college head coaching stint was a fiveseason run at LSU which produced a record of 48-16 (.750), one national championship (2003), two Southeastern Conference championships, three SEC West Division championships, and a 3-2 record in bowl games including two Sugar Bowl victories and a Peach Bowl win. The Tigers constructed a 28-12 (.700) record against SEC opponents under Saban’s guidance. He was named the 2003 National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and earned both the Paul W. “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year Award and the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award by the Football Writers Association

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of America. Saban was named SEC Coach of the Year twice (by The Birmingham News in 2001 and by the Associated Press in 2003). Saban took over the Alabama program after serving two seasons at the helm of the Miami Dolphins. Saban’s teams showed marked improvement over the unit he inherited. Taking over a team that finished 4-12 in 2004, Saban led the 2005 Dolphins to a 9-7 record, the third-biggest turnaround in the NFL that season and the second-highest victory turnaround for a Dolphins team in any nonstrike season. Most impressively, the Dolphins finished 2005 on a sixgame winning streak, the longest streak in the NFL that season.

Prior to his stint at Miami, Saban’s impact on the LSU program transcended the success on the field. His commitment to building the total program, placing education first, instilling discipline and responsibility on and off the field transformed the Tigers into a force on the national stage. LSU produced 84 Academic All- SEC honorees in Saban’s five seasons, including 25 members of the 2003 national championship squad. LSU’s graduation rate for football players improved dramatically under his watch and two players, offensive tackle Rodney Reed (2002 and 2003) and offensive lineman Rudy Niswanger (2004) earned first-team Academic All-America honors. Linebacker Bradie James earned a postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation in 2003. Saban also spearheaded a $15 million fundraising effort to fund a new academic center for student-athletes at LSU, and he and his players were active in community involvement in the Baton Rouge area, taking part in community service projects, visiting schools to mentor children and taking time to visit local hospitals on a regular basis. More than 50 of Saban’s LSU players earned their college degrees, in addition to 28 who were selected in the NFL draft, including seven in both 2004 and 2006.

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Named head coach at LSU on November 30, 1999, Saban led an immediate turnaround of a program that had suffered through seven losing seasons during the 1990s. His 48 victories over five seasons were the third-most among Division I-A head coaches during that time. Saban, Paul Dietzel and current LSU head coach Les Miles are the only coaches in the program’s history to post multiple 10-win seasons. Saban, Dietzel and Bernie Moore are the only head coaches in Tiger history to win two SEC championships. Saban’s 2000 Tigers rebounded from two straight losing seasons to post an 8-4 season, capped by a 31-20 win over 15thranked Georgia Tech in the Peach Bowl. Home victories over Tennessee, Mississippi State and Alabama highlighted the season, along with a key road win at Ole Miss. The 2001 Tigers improved to 10-3 overall and won the program’s first outright SEC title since 1986 with a 31-20 win over second-ranked Tennessee in

the SEC Championship game. An impressive second half against the Volunteers was a trademark of Saban’s coaching acumen as the Tigers outscored UT, 21-3, in the final half to erase a 17-10 deficit. The Tigers won the game despite the absence of starting quarterback Rohan Davey and running back LaBrandon Toefield. Sparked by one of the most prolific offenses in the nation, a unit that averaged 451.5 yards per game, the Tigers capped the season with a 47-34 defeat of Big Ten champion Illinois in the Sugar Bowl, LSU’s first victory in a New Year’s Day bowl game since 1968. Stifling defense was the trademark of the 2002 Tigers. LSU posted an 8-5 record and a second consecutive New Year’s Day bowl appearance. The Tigers, who faced Texas in the Cotton Bowl, held opponents to less than 275 yards per game through the season’s first six games and scored a school-record 30 or more points in six straight games that season. The Tigers barely missed winning a second consecutive SEC West Division title

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as a last-minute comeback by Arkansas in the regular season finale prevented LSU from another appearance in the SEC Championship game. That LSU team overcame the mid-season loss of starting quarterback Matt Mauck, free safety Damien James and Toefield in successive weeks to make a run at an SEC Western Division title. Saban’s philosophy of “out of yourself and into the team” paid huge dividends in 2003. The Tigers produced a 13-1 record, won their second SEC championship and earned the school’s second national championship with a squad that was among the nation’s most dominant on both sides of the line of scrimmage. The LSU offense scored a school-record 475 points (33.9 points per game) while holding 13-of-14 opponents to less than 20 points. LSU’s defense ranked first nationally in points allowed per game (11.0) and total defense (252.0 yards per game). After a 7-1 start, LSU ended the season with six dominating victories by

an average margin of 35-10. An impressive 34-13 victory over Georgia in the SEC title game paved LSU’s way to an appearance in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Championship Game against top-ranked Oklahoma. The Tigers produced a dominant defensive effort against the Sooners in the Sugar Bowl, limiting OU to 154 yards of total offense in a 21-14 victory. His final LSU team in 2004 overcame the loss of 13 players from the 2003 team who went on to NFL rosters, posting a 9-3 record while producing the SEC’s best rushing offense (200.7 yards per game). The Tiger defense ranked third nationally during the regular season in total defense (249.9 yards per game) and passing defense (145.4 yards per game), allowing only 15.9 points per contest. Over the last six games, the Tiger defense allowed only 12 points in the

second half on the way to a berth in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando against Iowa. LSU’s fourth consecutive January bowl berth, a first for the Tiger program. Saban served as head coach at Michigan State from 1995-99, his second stint at the East Lansing school as he also spent 1983-87 as the Spartans’ defensive coordinator/secondary coach. After playing in just one bowl game in the previous four years, Michigan State made four postseason appearances in Saban’s five years at the helm. Saban led MSU to a 34-24-1 (.585) record. In 1999, Saban led his final Spartans team to a No. 7 national ranking as MSU finished in a tie for second in the Big Ten. The Spartans defeated Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State in the same year for the first time since 1965 and recorded six wins at home for the first time since the 1912 season. The Spartans’ performance that

year landed them a spot in the Citrus Bowl. The Spartans led the Big Ten in rushing defense (77.0 yards per game) and total defense (299.0 yards per game) while ranking fifth nationally in rushing defense and 11th in total defense. The Spartans offense averaged 31.0 points per game. Saban was the first coach in school history to put the Spartans in postseason bowl games in each of his first three seasons as he led the Spartans to the Independence Bowl in 1995, the Sun Bowl in 1996 and the Aloha Bowl in 1997. Before joining the Spartans, Saban spent four seasons (1991-94) as defensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns under head coach Bill Belichick. The Browns went from allowing the most points (462) in the NFL prior to Saban’s arrival to allowing the fewest points (204) in the league in 1994, the sixth-fewest points surrendered in NFL history at the time. In each of Saban’s four years guiding the Browns’ defense, they never permitted an average of more than 19.2 points per game. He built a reputation as one of the finest defensive coaches

COACHING P E R S O N N E L in the league and also was heavily involved in the team’s player personnel and scouting process. Saban’s first head coaching position came at the University of Toledo in 1990, as he guided the Rockets to a record of 9-2 that year, finishing as co-champions of the Mid-American Conference. The Rockets ranked among the NCAA leaders in both total defense (12th at 284.8 yards) and scoring defense (16th at 16.2 points), and missed posting an undefeated record by a mere five points. Saban joined Toledo after serving as secondary coach with the Houston Oilers for two seasons under Jerry Glanville (1988-89), his first NFL coaching position. He quickly made an impact on the Oilers’ defense, as the team’s secondary tied for fourth in the AFC in 1988 with 21 interceptions and tied for second in the conference in 1989 with 22. In his first stint at Michigan State, Saban served as secondary coach and defensive coordinator under George Perles from 1983 through 1987. Saban played an integral part in helping the Spartans to three postseason bowl appearances, including a

Big Ten championship in 1987 and a 20-17 victory over Southern California in the 1988 Rose Bowl. Michigan State led the nation in rushing defense in 1987, allowing only 61.2 yards per game, and ranked second in scoring defense, permitting just 12.4 points. A native of Fairmont, W.Va., Saban is a 1973 graduate of Kent State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business. He earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Kent State in 1975. Born October 31, 1951, Saban and his wife, the former Terry Constable, have two children, Nicholas and Kristen. Saban co-authored Tiger Turnaround in 2001, a book documenting his first two years as head coach at LSU, and co-authored How Good Do You Want to Be in 2005, a book that offers reallife principles for success at work and at home.

the Children’s Miracle Network, for which Terry and Nick raised more than $100,000 per year for children. At Michigan State, the Sabans started the Nick’s Kids Fund, which they have continued in Tuscaloosa, a vibrant example of their continuing concern for disadvantaged children. Since Nick and Terry arrived in Tuscaloosa, more than $1 million has been distributed to approximately 100 charities through the Nick’s Kids Fund. In winning the 2008 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, Saban was awarded a $50,000 gift at the A-Day Game, which he designated for Nick’s Kids, as well as an additional $20,000 gift for the University of Alabama scholarship fund.

In addition to work as fund-raisers for LSU’s Student-Athlete Academic Center, the Sabans supported several charitable and civic projects in Louisiana. The largest of those efforts was with

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In June of 2008, the Sabans announced a $1million gift to benefit Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-generation scholarship program. The gift has a special meaning to the Sabans as both Nick and Terry were both first-generation graduates. The University of Alabama has included the Sabansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; donation in a scholarship challenge program, which could help double or triple the total contribution to first-generation scholarships.

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Burton Burns begins his fourth spring with the Crimson Tide football program as associate head coach and running backs coach. In the BCS National Championship Game against Texas, Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson both rushed for 100+ yards to help lead Alabama to the school’s 13th title. The New Orleans native is regarded as one of the best coaches in college football and was named the FootballScoop Running Backs Coach of the Year following the 2008 season. In the last two seasons, Alabama’s starting tailbacks Mark Ingram and Glen Coffee have turned in two of the top single-season performances in school history. Under Burns’ guidance last season, Ingram was awarded Alabama’s first Heisman Trophy and earned unanimous All-America honors. Ingram set the school’s single-season rushing record with 1,658 yards and 17 touchdowns while adding 32 receptions for 334 yards and three more scores. Richardson, a true freshman, was the team’s second-leading rusher (642 yards, 6 TD) and was named a freshman All-SEC selection. The Tide also got some valuable production in 2009, especially on third downs, from senior Roy Upchurch. Upchurch earned an invite to the prestigious Senior Bowl at the conclusion of the season. Alabama ended the regular season 12th nationally with an average of 215.1 rushing yards per game. Burns also developed one of the nation’s strongest running games in 2008 as Alabama finished third in the SEC and 30th nationally with an average of 184.6 rushing yards per game. Coffee, a first-team All-SEC selection and third round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers, led the way with 1,383 yards on the ground. That single-season total tied for second in school history and was third in the conference. In addition, Ingram was eighth in the SEC in rushing (728 yards), captured Freshman All-SEC honors and set a Crimson Tide rookie record with 12 rushing touchdowns. In his first year at Alabama, Burns helped first-year tailback Terry Grant set school records for rushing yards (891) and touchdowns (8) by a freshman in a season. Grant was a three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree, and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team as well as the Sporting News Freshman All-American team (honorable mention). An assistant coach at Clemson University for eight seasons before coming to Alabama, Burns was a major factor in producing six of the top 10 offenses in Clemson history as running backs coach for the Tigers. Burns tutored star runners such as 2005 ACC Rookie of the Year James Davis, 2006 freshman record-setter C.J. Spiller, Reggie Merriweather, Travis Zachery and Duane Coleman at Clemson and former New York Jet Jerald Sowell at Tulane. In 2006, Davis led the Tigers with 1,187 rushing yards on 203 carries and scored 17 touchdowns, while Spiller had 938 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. The Tigers averaged 5.7 yards per carry during the ’06 regular season. Burns spent eight seasons with head coach Tommy Bowden at Clemson after a four-year stint at Tulane that concluded with a 12-0 season in 1998. Over 14 seasons as a college assistant coach, Burns has regularly produced versatile running backs that have been effective in every phase of the game. His players have proven to be equally effective as pass catchers, as well as in the running game. Burns, 57, spent nine seasons as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Saint Augustine High School in New Orleans, La., before joining Bowden’s staff at Tulane. Burns helped lead Saint Augustine to district titles in 1987, 1992 and 1993, his second stint at the school. Burns’ first experience as a coach also was at Saint Augustine, where he served as an assistant from 1977-79 and helped the school win three more district championships on the way to consecutive state titles in 1978-79. Burns also coached at New Orleans’ Booker T. Washington High School in 1980 before a five-year stint as an assistant coach at Southern University in Baton Rouge from 1981-85. As a player, Burns played fullback (1971-75) at the University of Nebraska under head coach Tom Osborne. A member of three Cornhusker teams that won at least nine games, Burns participated in the Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl and Sugar Bowl as a player. He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Nebraska in 1976. Burns is married to the former Connie Winder. The couple has three daughters (Amber, Christy, Erin) and a son (Damon).

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Curt Cignetti joined the Crimson Tide football coaching staff in February of 2007 as receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. The last three signing classes have been listed by most major recruiting analysts among the top five in the country and that young talent helped propel Alabama to the school’s 13th National Championship last season. At wide receiver this spring, Cignetti will have a more experienced group of receivers as the top three statistically return in Julio Jones, Marquis Maze and Darius Hanks. Alabama looked for more diversity in the passing game in 2009 and the Crimson Tide receivers answered that challenge. Julio Jones again led the team in all three receiving categories (43 catches, 596 yards, 4 TD) but the team benefitted greatly as Maze and Hanks emerged as reliable targets and deep threats throughout the season. Maze joined Jones with 500+ receiving yards and finished second on the team in that category. Maze also led the team with five catches for 96 yards in the SEC Championship Game against Florida. In his second year at the Capstone, Cignetti coached Jones as he established school freshman records for receiving yards (924) and receptions (58). Jones was recognized as the Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club National Freshman of the Year, the AP Freshman of the Year in the SEC and also earned Freshman All-America honors. The true freshman had an outstanding performance in the SEC Championship Game against Florida with five catches for 124 yards. Cignetti coached D.J. Hall in 2007 as he established Alabama records for career receiving yards and receptions. Hall, who also set the school mark for single season receptions in 2007, was one of three SEC receivers to reach the 1,000-yard mark that year. Entering his 28th season in the college coaching ranks, Cignetti spent the seven seasons as tight ends coach, recruiting coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina State before coming to Alabama. He served as recruiting coordinator while coaching tight ends (from 2000-02 and 2005-06) and quarterbacks (2003-04). Among the players Cignetti coached during his tenure with the Wolfpack was the ACC Player of the Year, quarterback Philip Rivers in 2003. Prior to working with the Wolfpack, Cignetti spent six seasons (1994-99) on the staff at the University of Pittsburgh. As recruiting coordinator during his six seasons at Pitt, he coached tight ends for the Panthers from 1994-96 and in 1999, and coached the quarterbacks in 1997-98. Cignetti was quarterbacks coach at Temple from 1989-92, coached quarterbacks at Rice from 1986-88 and coached quarterbacks and receivers at Davidson in 1985. Cignetti began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Pittsburgh in 1983-84. As a player, Cignetti played quarterback at West Virginia University from 1979-82. During his playing career, Cignetti played on teams that made consecutive bowl appearances in 1981-82 (1981 Peach Bowl and 1982 Gator Bowl). He was honored with the Lewis D. Meisel Award for academic excellence and the A.C. “Whitey” Gwynn Award for character while playing for the Mountaineers. Cignetti earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from West Virginia. He is married to the former Manette Lawer and the couple has three children: Curtis John, Carly Ann and Natalie.

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Bo Davis begins his fourth season with the Crimson Tide football staff this spring as defensive line coach. Davis joined the Alabama staff after serving the 2006 season as an assistant defensive line coach assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Miami Dolphins under Nick Saban. The spring will be important for Davis and the defensive line as he must replace all three starters from last year’s National Championship team. Davis’ 2009 defensive line was again the key in setting the tone for an Alabama defense that ranked second nationally and led the SEC in four major categories - rush defense (78.1 ypg), pass efficiency defense (87.7), total defense (244.1) and scoring defense (11.7 ppg). Senior nose gaurd Terrence Cody earned consensus All-America honors for the second straight season and was a finalist for the Lombardi, Nagurski and Bednarik Awards. Seniors Lorenzo Washington and Brandon Deaderick anchored the defensive end positions while sophomore Marcell Dareus emerged as a pass-rusher and led the team with 6.5 sacks. Dareus had a breakout game against Texas in the National Championship as he earned defensive MVP honors. The Alabama defensive line saw great improvement in 2008, which helped the Crimson Tide develop into one of the top defensive units overall nationally. Davis added Cody to the starting lineup at nose guard and the junior was named an All-American in his first season. Alabama ranked second nationally in terms of rush defense, allowing just 74.1 yards per game on the ground. UA also ranked among the top seven in the country in total defense (263.5 ypg) and scoring defense (14.3 ppg). Under Davis’ watch in 2007, senior defensive end Wallace Gilberry put together one of the finest seasons in Alabama history. Gilberry earned first team All-SEC status, leading the league in tackles for loss (27) and finishing second in sacks (10). Davis, 39, has a deep history in Southeastern Conference football. Prior to his stint with the Dolphins, Davis spent four years (2002-05) as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at LSU under Saban and current Tigers’ head coach Les Miles. A former All-SEC defensive lineman for LSU in the early 1990’s, Davis joined the LSU strength and conditioning staff as assistant coordinator in June of 2002. He joined the LSU staff after a stint at North Shore High School in Galena Park, Texas, where he served as an assistant football coach from 1997-2002. Davis played football at LSU from 1990 to 1992, earning second team All-SEC honors as a nose guard in 1992. He finished his LSU career with 90 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. As a senior in 1992, Davis started all 11 games at nose guard, recording 66 tackles, including four tackles for loss. A native of Magee, Miss., Davis graduated from LSU in 1993 and he then served as a graduate assistant with the LSU strength and conditioning program from 1995-1997. Davis and his wife, Omeika, have two sons (Beau and Jackson) and a daughter (Juliana).

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Jim McElwain was named Alabama’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach by head coach Nick Saban on January 30, 2008 and his balanced offensive attack helped the Crimson Tide to a 12-2 mark in year one and a 13-0 mark entering the BCS National Championship Game in 2009. Balance was again the key for the Crimson Tide this season as the Tide utilized Heisman Trophy winning tailback Mark Ingram in both the run and pass game, including plenty of work from the “wildcat” formation. Alabama ranked 12th nationally in rushing yards per game (215.9) and 26th in the country in scoring (31.7 ppg). First-year starting quarterback Greg McElroy was fourth in the SEC and 30th in the country in pass efficiency (142.01). McElroy, the MVP of the SEC Championship Game, boasted an impressive touchdown to interception ratio of 17-4 in the 2009 season. McElwain’s 2008 offense proved to be one of the nation’s most efficient and productive units. Alabama finished 5th in the SEC in scoring offense (30.1 ppg) and 35th nationally after ranking 64th (7th in the SEC) in that category in 2007 with an average of 27.1 ppg. In addition, quarterback John Parker Wilson saw his pass efficiency rating improve from 8th to 5th in the SEC and he was named a Johnny Unitas Award finalist under McElwain’s guidance. McElwain spent the 2006 season in the NFL as quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders and served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Fresno State in 2007. He made an immediate impact in his first season at Fresno State as he helped lead the Bulldogs to a 9-4 record, a significant turnaround from the previous year in which Fresno State posted a 4-8 mark. The Fresno State offense under McElwain averaged 419.5 yards per game (38th nationally) and 32.9 points per game (32nd) last season. That was a significant increase from the 2006 campaign when the Bulldogs averaged 338.2 yards per game in total offense and 23.0 points per game in terms of scoring offense. After Fresno State rolled up 571 yards of total offense and defeated Georgia Tech 40-28 in the Humanitarian Bowl, McElwain moved up to No. 18 in the Rivals.com national power rankings (offensive coaches). His quarterback, Tom Brandstater, finished 2007 with a passing efficiency rating of 140.5, which ranked 23rd in the country. Brandstater showed remarkable improvement under McElwain’s watch as he had posted a pass efficiency rating of 106.7 (89th) the previous year. McElwain served as the assistant head coach, receivers coach and special teams coach at Michigan State from 2003-05. The 2003 team reached the Alamo Bowl behind a receiving corps that set school records for receptions (312) and yards (3,510). He coached 2004 All-America punter Brandon Fields and kicker Dave Rayner, who led the Big Ten Conference in scoring. In 2005, five Spartan receivers had at least 28 receptions and the group combined to a set another school record with 24 touchdown catches. Prior to his stint at Michigan State, McElwain spent three seasons (2000-02) at Louisville as the receivers coach and special teams coach as the Cardinals earned bowl bids in each of those three seasons. He coached four first team All-Conference USA selections at Louisville and also tutored three of the Cardinals’ all-time leading receivers, including Deion Branch and Arnold Jackson. From 1995-99, McElwain was the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and receivers coach at Montana State. Under his direction, quarterback Rob Compson threw for nearly 7,000 career yards and a school-record 54 touchdowns. McElwain also coached the Bobcats’ alltime leading receiver Chip Hobbs, who caught 144 career passes for 2,060 yards and 18 TDs. Montana State led the Big Sky Conference in scoring in 1998, averaging 31.6 points per game. McElwain was at Eastern Washington from 1985-94 in a variety of capacities, starting as a graduate assistant and working his way up to quarterbacks and receivers coach. The Eagles made two NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances (1992 and 1995) and earned a share of the Big Sky Championship in 1992. McElwain coached EWU’s all-time leading receiver, Tony Brooks (2,969 career yards), who earned third team AP All-America honors in 1993. An all-state quarterback at Missoula (Montana) Sentinel High School, McElwain played quarterback at Eastern Washington from 198083 and earned his degree in Education from EWU in 1984. He and his wife, Karen, have three children, JoHanna, Elizabeth and Jerret.

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A veteran coach with impressive credentials from the pro and college ranks, Joe Pendry begins his fourth year at Alabama serving as assistant head coach and offensive line coach. Pendry’s offensive lines at Alabama are credited with being among the nation’s best year in and year out. That success is a credit to Pendry as his formula for creating a unit based on toughness, unmatched preparation and an outstanding knowledge of the game gives the Crimson Tide the edge against opposing defenses at the line of scrimmage. Losing three starters, including All-Americans Andre Smith and Antoine Caldwell, seemed to be the biggest question mark for Alabama entering the 2009 season. Pendry took that challenge and put together a starting five that not only helped clear the way for a Heisman Trophy winning tailback in Mark Ingram, but also provided outstanding protection for first-year quarterback Greg McElroy. Left guard Mike Johnson earned All-America honors, giving Pendry three All-Americans in the last two years. Redshirt freshman Barrett Jones started all 14 games at right guard and was named a freshman All-American. Pendry’s experience was the key in the development of what many analysts regarded as the nation’s best offensive line in 2008. The group of Smith, Johnson, Caldwell, Marlon Davis and Drew Davis only missed a total of four starts between the five of them and cleared the way for one of the nation’s top rushing attacks. Smith won the Outland Trophy and was a as consensus All-American while Caldwell was also listed on several All-America teams. Johnson was also a second-team All-SEC selection. In 2007, Pendry saw Smith earn first-team All-SEC honors and win the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the league’s top offensive lineman. In addition, Caldwell was a second-team All-SEC selection playing all three positions on the offensive line. With 19 years of NFL coaching experience, Pendry joined head coach Nick Saban’s staff in January of 2007. Pendry has worked with six different NFL clubs and has been to the playoffs 11 times in his career. His most recent stop was with the Houston Texans, where he served as offensive line coach and offensive coordinator in 2004 and 2005. Prior to that, Pendry worked for three years under Dom Capers at the Carolina Panthers from 1995-97. Carolina posted a 27-23 overall record with one NFC championship game appearance over those three seasons. He has served as an offensive coordinator with four NFL teams (Houston, Carolina, Buffalo and Kansas City). A native of Matheny, W.Va., Pendry was a three-sport star at Oceana High School, excelling in football, basketball and track. He was an all-state selection in football and basketball and was the West Virginia High School Lineman of the Year in 1964. Pendry played two seasons at West Virginia University (1965-66) before a career-ending injury allowed him to become a student coach (1967-68) before becoming a graduate assistant coach in 1969. He remained on the WVU staff as freshman coach (1970), wide receivers coach (1971-72), offensive line coach (1973-74) and offensive coordinator (1976-77). Pendry also had collegiate coaching stints at Kansas State (1975), Pittsburgh (1978-79), and Michigan State (1980-81) before moving to the professional ranks. He was an assistant coach with the USFL’s Philadelphia Stars (1982-83) before becoming head coach of the Pittsburgh Maulers in 1984. In 1985, he began his NFL coaching career, where he spent 19 seasons. Pendry is a 1969 graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in physical education. Pendry and his wife, the former Sandi Barbera, have two children, Joe Jr., and Jill Koeppel, and five grandchildren (Sandra, Max and Katy Jo Koeppel; Jay and Casey Jane Pendry).

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Jeremy Pruitt became the newest member of Alabama’s coaching staff in January of this year when head coach Nick Saban announced his hiring as an assistant coach on defense. Pruitt, a former defensive back with the Crimson Tide, will work with the secondary. The defensive backfield will be a point of emphasis this spring with the loss of starters Javier Arenas (CB), Kareem Jackson (CB) and Justin Woodall (S) following last year’s National Championship. Pruitt will have Mark Barron back at one of the safety spots and he will contend for All-America honors after leading the SEC with seven interceptions and finishing second on the team with 76 tackles last year as a sophomore. Pruitt joined the Alabama staff as Director of Player Development in 2007 after a successful stint as an assistant coach at Hoover (Ala.) High School. At Hoover, he served for three seasons as defensive backs coach with the final two as the defensive coordinator. He tutored a defense that helped the Bucs reach the Class 6A State Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2006, winning titles in 2004 and 2005. Pruitt served as an assistant coach under his father, Dale Pruitt, at Fort Payne High School from 2001-03. Pruitt began his coaching career as a student assistant coach at Alabama during the 1997 season, where he worked under defensive backs coach Curley Hallman. After one year on the UA staff, Pruitt joined his father’s staff at Plainview High School as defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator in 1998 and 2000. He spent one season as defensive backs coach at the University of West Alabama, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1999. During his collegiate career, Pruitt played at both Middle Tennessee and Alabama. He began his career at Middle Tennessee under legendary coach Boots Donnelly, where he was a two-year starter at safety and cornerback for the Blue Raiders. After his sophomore season, Pruitt transferred to Alabama where he played two seasons under Gene Stallings. As a junior, Pruitt played in nine games and recorded seven tackles. As a senior, Pruitt played in seven games as a backup defensive back and was a member of Alabama’s 1996 SEC Western Division Championship team that beat Michigan 17-13 in the Outback Bowl in Tampa. A two-time all-state defensive back, Pruitt helped Plainview High School to a 48-8 record during his four-year career. He earned All-State honors in both 1991 and 1992.

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Kirby Smart begins his fourth spring with the Alabama football staff and third as defensive coordinator. A former standout defensive back and scholar-athlete at Georgia, Smart brings an impressive blend of college and pro coaching experience to the Crimson Tide. The 2009 season was a special one for Smart as he not only helped lead UA to the National Championship, but also took home the Broyles Award as the top assistant coach in the country. Smart will have a busy spring as Alabama returns just one player on defense, safety Mark Barron, who started seven or more games last season. The Alabama defense was again regarded as one of the top units in the country in 2009, leading the SEC and ranking second nationally in scoring defense (11.7 ppg), pass efficiency defense (87.7), rush defense (78.1 ypg) and total defense (244.1 ypg). In the BCS National Championship Game against Texas, the Tide recorded four interceptions and scored a defensive touchdown. Three players on Smart’s defense earned first-team All-America honors – Rolando McClain, Javier Arenas, Terrence Cody – while Barron was a third team Associated Press All-American. McClain captured the Butkus Award and Cody was a finalist for several national awards as well. The Alabama defense was rated among the nation’s best in 2008. The Tide finished third in total defense (263.5 ypg) and seventh in scoring defense (14.3 ppg) in the final NCAA stats. Senior captain Rashad Johnson earned first-team All-America honors as well as firstteam All-SEC recognition after intercepting five passes, including that were returned for touchdowns. Alabama recorded 15 interceptions in 2008 and brought back four of those for scores. Under Smart’s guidance in 2007, Johnson led the SEC with six interceptions and earned first-team All-SEC honors along with cornerback Simeon Castille. A third member of the Alabama secondary, Kareem Jackson, was honored at the end of the season as a second-team Sporting News Freshman All-American. Smart joined the Tide after spending the 2006 season as safeties coach with head coach Nick Saban and the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. Prior to his stint with the Dolphins, Smart spent six years on the collegiate level with Georgia (1999 and 2005), LSU (2004), Florida State (200203), and Valdosta State (2000-01). As the running backs coach at Georgia in 2005, the Bulldogs averaged 162.2 yards per game, the third-best mark in the SEC. Smart spent the 2004 season as defensive backs coach under Saban at LSU, where he tutored two NFL draft picks: Corey Webster (2nd round, New York Giants) and Travis Daniels (4th round, Miami Dolphins). That season, the Tigers allowed 157.2 passing yards per game, which ranked second in the SEC and fifth nationally. Smart was a graduate assistant coach under Bobby Bowden and Mickey Andrews at Florida State in 2002-03, having served as defensive coordinator/linebackers coach (2001) and defensive backs (2000) coach at Valdosta State the two previous seasons. He began his coaching career as an administrative assistant at Georgia in 1999. As a player, Smart was a four-year lettermen at defensive back for the Bulldogs, where he was a first-team All-SEC pick as a senior. He finished his career with 13 interceptions, fourth in Georgia annals, and led the Bulldogs with six interceptions in 1997 and five in 1998. A fourtime member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Smart earned his undergraduate degree in finance from Georgia and his master’s degree from Florida State in 2003. A native of Bainbridge, Ga., Smart is married to the former Mary Beth Lycett of McDonough, Ga. The couple became the proud parents of twins (Weston and Julia) on February 8, 2008.

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Sal Sunseri, a former All-American linebacker at Pittsburgh, joined the Alabama coaching staff in January of 2009 after serving as the defensive line coach with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. As a member of the Crimson Tide staff, he holds the title of assistant head coach for defense and works with the linebackers. In year one at Alabama, Sunseri helped guide the Crimson Tide to the National Championship behind a dominant defense that ranked second nationally in four major categories – rushing defense, pass efficiency defense, total defense and scoring defense. Sunseri’s NFL experience with the pass rush helped Alabama greatly increase production in that area. UA totaled 32 sacks in 2009 and 98 tackles for loss, despite losing one of its best pass rushers in linebacker Dont’a Hightower early in the season to injury. Alabama was also well-represented on the AP All-America team with three defenders earning first-team honors, including Butkus winner Rolando McClain. Sunseri’s defensive line with the Panthers was regarded as one of the best in the NFL. Defensive end Julius Peppers, defensive end Mike Rucker and defensive tackle Kris Jenkins earned Pro Bowl honors during Sunseri’s tenure. He produced at least one Pro Bowl defensive lineman in five of six seasons as defensive line coach. The Panthers were among the top 10 in the NFL in terms of fewest yards allowed in four of his seven seasons and made three playoff appearances. Sunseri came to Carolina as a defensive assistant in 2002 and took over as defensive line coach in 2003. It was a seamless transition as the Panthers defensive line remained one of the best in the NFL in 2003 under Sunseri. Carolina ranked eighth in overall defense, 11th against the run and seventh in sacks per pass play. The defensive line accounted for 32.5 of the team’s 40 total sacks and also produced a pair of Pro Bowl players in Jenkins and Rucker. The Panthers’ defensive line has provided more than its share of superlatives. In 2006, the Panthers ranked seventh in yards allowed and seventh in sacks per play as two members of the starting unit, Peppers and Jenkins, were selected to the NFC Pro Bowl squad. In 2005, Carolina finished third in yards allowed, fourth against the rush and fifth in sacks per pass play. In 2008, Carolina ranked ninth in the NFL and fifth in the NFC in sacks (37.0) while also ranking 12th in the NFL and sixth in the NFC in scoring defense (20.6 ppg). Peppers earned his fourth trip to the Pro Bowl and established a new career-high with 14.5 sacks. Prior to his time at Carolina, Sunseri worked as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Michigan State in 2001 after spending 2000 at Louisiana State under head coach Nick Saban in the same capacity. He coached at Alabama A&M in 1998 and 1999 as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach following three seasons from 1995-97 at the University of Louisville as linebackers coach. Working his way up the coaching ladder, Sunseri spent one year each at Illinois State as defensive coordinator in 1994 and Iowa Wesleyan as assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and special teams coach in 1993. He broke into coaching at his alma mater, Pittsburgh, in 1985 and coached the defensive line and linebackers before being named assistant head coach in 1992. unseri began his career at the University of Pittsburgh in 1978 as a walk-on and ended it as a team captain and consensus All-American as a senior in 1981. A three-year starter at linebacker, he helped the Panthers to a combined record of 33-3 and anchored a defensive unit that led the NCAA in total defense in 1980 and 1981. He was the defensive MVP in the 1982 Senior Bowl and was drafted in the 10th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers but had his pro career cut short by a knee injury in training camp. He received a bachelor’s degree in communications from Pittsburgh in 1982. Sunseri is married to the former Roxann Evans, who was a varsity gymnast at Pittsburgh. The couple has two daughters, Jaclyn and Ashlyn, and two sons, Santino (a quarterback at Pittsburgh) and Vinnie.

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Bobby Williams begins his third spring in Tuscaloosa after being hired as Alabama’s tight ends coach and special teams coordinator in January of 2008. A veteran coach with both college and NFL experience, Williams is a member of Nick Saban’s coaching staff for the fourth time in his career as they have worked together previously at Michigan State, LSU and the Miami Dolphins. Williams had to replace a pair of senior tight ends from last year’s roster, but the Alabama offense did not miss a beat as transfer Colin Peek emerged as one of the team’s top targets. Peek earned second-team Associated Press All-SEC honors with 26 catches for 313 yards and three touchdowns. He was also named a first-team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American. Williams also oversaw Groza finalist Leigh Tiffin at place-kicker, who earned first-team AP All-America status, as well as Javier Arenas, who set the SEC career record punt return yards and touchdowns. All three were invited to the Senior Bowl with Peek and Tiffin accounting for all of the scoring for the South. Peek had a 19-yard TD catch while Tiffin kicked a pair of field goals and an extra point. Punter P.J. Fitzgerald turned in a career season for the Tide by averaging 41.5 yards per kick with 19 inside the 20-yard line. In year one at the Capstone, Williams led a pair of senior tight ends to the best seasons of their careers. Nick Walker made 11 starts and was second on the team in receiving with 32 catches, 324 yards and two touchdowns. Travis McCall started 12 games and was one of the team’s top blockers, clearing the way for an outstanding ground game. McCall, who also caught seven passes for 52 yards, represented Alabama in the Senior Bowl. The special teams in 2008 were a big weapon for the Tide under Williams. Arenas broke two punt returns for touchdowns and set the school record for career punt return yardage and punt return touchdowns. Tiffin was a Lou Groza Award semifinalist and connected on 20of-29 on field goals while Fitzgerald had a then-career-best average of 41.1 yards per punt with 15 inside the 20. Williams spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the running backs coach with the Dolphins. In his first season, Miami averaged 118.6 yards rushing per contest, the second-best figure by the team over the previous 21 years (1985-05). Ronnie Brown led the team with 907 yards rushing, second-most among NFL rookies in 2005 and the second-highest total ever by a Dolphins rookie. Brown followed that up with 1,008 yards in 2006, which marked the first time a player in the franchise had rushed for 900 or more yards in each of his first two seasons. In 2004, Williams served as the associate head coach/wide receivers coach at LSU where he coached a pair of future NFL first round picks in Craig Davis and Dwayne Bowe. Both Davis and Bowe ranked in the top ten in the SEC in both receptions per game and receiving yards per game that season. Prior to LSU, he had a one-year stint with the Detroit Lions as wide receivers coach in 2003. Williams followed Saban as head coach at Michigan State, and served in that post from 2000-02. He led the Spartans to a victory over Florida in the 2000 Citrus Bowl after the 1999 season, in his first game as the school’s head coach. He also guided Michigan State to a 7-5 mark in 2001, his second full season as the team’s head coach, one which culminated with a victory over Fresno State in the Silicon Valley Football Classic, as he became the first coach in Michigan State history to lead his team to victories in his first two bowl appearances. He previously was an assistant on the Spartans staff from 1990-99, during which time he tutored the running backs under Saban. Michigan State backs produced nine individual 1,000- yard rushing seasons in Williams’ ten years in that post, a list which includes T.J. Duckett, Atlanta’s first-round draft choice in 2002. Williams got his start in the coaching profession as running backs/defensive backs coach at Ball State from 1983-84. He followed that with a five-year stop (1985-89) as offensive backfield coach at Eastern Michigan before heading off to East Lansing. Williams is a 1982 graduate of Purdue where he earned his degree in general management and was a four-year letterman for the Boilermakers. He started his career at running back before moving to the secondary and starting in his final three seasons. A tri-captain as a senior in 1981, Williams was a part of three bowl teams as a player. He then served one year (1982) as a graduate assistant at his alma mater. A native of St. Louis, Mo., Williams and his wife, Sheila, have a daughter, Nataly, and a son, Nicholas, a wide receiver for the Crimson Tide, who redshirted in 2009.

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The booming voice you hear leading a pre-practice stretch or encouraging a Crimson Tide player to finish a workout session strong is that of Director of Strength and Conditioning Scott Cochran. The high-energy coach joined the Alabama staff in 2007 after spending three seasons with the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA as an assistant strength coach. He received one of the highest honors in his field when he was named the 2008 Samson Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year as featured in American Football Quarterly following Alabama’s 12-2 season in 2008. Prior to the start of spring drills, Cochran implements head coach Nick Saban’s offseason workout plan, which includes the wellknown “Fourth Quarter Program” -- a very important step in helping UA players develop physically and prepare for the upcoming practices. It is no coincidence that through improvements off the field in strength and conditioning, Alabama is known as one of the most physically dominant teams in the country. The main goal of the program is to win the fourth quarter and wear down your opponent as the game goes on. On the way to the 2009 National Championship, Alabama did just that as they won the fourth quarter by an astounding margin of 121-32. While in the NBA with the Hornets, Cochran’s duties included assisting with the exercise and strength conditioning programs to help players achieve and maintain optimal fitness throughout the NBA season. With the Hornets, he coached NBA standouts Chris Paul, Baron Davis, David West and Tyson Chandler. Prior to joining the Hornets staff, Cochran worked for his alma mater, Louisiana State, as an assistant strength coach in 2003 (13-1, BCS National Champions) and 2004 (9-3, Capital One Bowl). He was a graduate assistant in Baton Rouge from 2001-03. Cochran returned to LSU after starting his career in the strength and conditioning field at University Laboratory High School in Baton Rouge, La. He held that position from 1998-2001 before returning to LSU as a graduate assistant for all sports from 2001-03. Cochran was then hired on to the full-time staff for the 2003-04 season. A native of New Orleans, Cochran received a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from LSU in 2001 and added a master’s degree in sports management from LSU in 2003. Cochran was born on March 21, 1979, and is married to the former Cissy Schepens. They have a son, Beau, and a daughter, Savannah.

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GM 1 - VIRGINIA TECH SEPT. 5, 2009 ATLANTA, Ga. – What started as a defensive struggle opened up late in the game with No. 5 Alabama beating No. 7 Virginia Tech 34-24 in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game held in the Georgia Dome. “Anyone that liked competition liked the game that was played tonight,” UA head coach Nick Saban said. The two teams traded the lead back and forth throughout the first half with Tech holding a onepoint margin over the Tide, 17-16, heading into the locker rooms at halftime. While Alabama was moving the ball offensively and stopping the Hokies defensively in the first half, Virginia Tech’s special teams kept them in front in the first half. After a scoreless third quarter, Alabama built a ten-point lead in the fourth only to have the Hokies cut it to three before the Tide put the game away by scoring a touchdown with 6:35 remaining. Crimson Tide running back Mark Ingram ran for a career-best 150 yards, including a six-yard touchdown run. He also scored on an 18-yard pass from Greg McElroy, who made his first start and completed 15 passes, including a long of 48 yards, on 30 attempts for 230 yards, a touchdown and an interception. After starting with just two completions on 12 attempts, McElroy went 13-of-18 the rest of the way. Kicker Leigh Tiffin made four of five field goal attempts, including a long of 49 yards on the Tide’s first drive. In addition to Ingram’s TDs, Roy Upchurch burst into the end zone from 19 yards out for Alabama’s first touchdown of the night. Alabama dominated statistically, rolling up 488 net yards to Tech’s 154 with a 14-minute advantage in time of possession and 24 first downs to the Hokies’ 12. Alabama’s defense had five sacks. SCORING SUMMARY Alabama Virginia Tech

9 7

7 10

0 0

18 7

- -

34 24

FIRST QUARTER UA – Leigh Tiffin 49-yard field goal, 9:56 left. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 3:10 elapsed. Score: Alabama 3, Virginia Tech 0. UA – Tiffin 34-yard field goal, 6:47 left. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 1:59 elapsed. Score: Alabama 6, Virginia Tech 0. VT - Dyrell Roberts 98-yard kickoff return (Matt Waldron kick), 6:35 left. Drive: No Drive. Score: Virginia Tech 7, Alabama 6. UA – Tiffin 49-yard field goal, 9:56 left. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 3:10 elapsed. Score: Alabama 9, Virginia Tech 7, 3:05 left. SECOND QUARTER VT – Matt Waldron 28-yard field goal, 8:39 left. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:00 elapsed. Score: Virginia Tech 10, Alabama 9. UA - Roy Upchurch 19-yard run, 3:09 left. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:24 elapsed. Score: Alabama 16, Virginia Tech 10. VT - Ryan Williams 1-yard run, 1:02 left. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:01 elapsed. Score: Virginia Tech 17, Alabama 16. THIRD QUARTER No Scoring. FOURTH QUARTER UA – Mark Ingram 6-yard run (Colin Peek pass from Greg McElroy), 12:23 left. Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:37 elapsed. Score: Alabama 24, Virginia Tech 17. UA - Tiffin 20-yard field goal, 10:29 left. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:45 elapsed. Score: Alabama 27, Virginia Tech 17. VT - Williams 32-yard run (Waldron kick), 9:22 left. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 1:00 elapsed. Score: Alabama 27, Virginia Tech 24. UA - Ingram 18-yard pass from Greg McElroy (Tiffin kick), 6:35 left. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:40 elapsed. Score: Alabama 34, Virginia Tech 24. ATTENDANCE – 74,954 (capacity: 72,000) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

FOOTBALL

UA 22 9 11 2 49 293 25 268 230 30 15 1 79 498 6.3 2-1 10-83 5-224 44.8 3-35 5-99 0-0 0-0 36:32 6-17 0-0 5-38

VT 11 4 4 3 31 121 57 64 91 20 9 0 51 155 3.0 5-2 6-45 8-365 45.6 2-11 8-243 1-6 1-2 23:28 2-12 0-1 2-5

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 26 156 6 150 1 39 Roy Upchurch 7 92 2 90 1 34 Greg McElroy 8 33 5 28 0 9 Trent Richardson 3 10 0 10 0 6 Terry Grant 2 2 0 2 0 2 Julio Jones 1 0 1 -1 0 Marquis Maze 1 0 1 -1 0 Team 1 0 10 -10 0 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 30 15 1 230 1 48 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Julio Jones 4 46 0 16 Darius Hanks 3 55 0 35 Colin Peek 3 37 0 19 Mark Ingram 3 35 1 18 Marquis Maze 2 57 0 48 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 5 224 44.8 53 3 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 3 35 11.7 15 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Terry Grant 2 44 22.0 29 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD None FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 4-5 49,34,32,20 36 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 8 517 64.6 0 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOT Mark Ingram 150 35 0 0 0 185 Roy Upchurch 90 0 0 0 0 90 FUMBLES No. Lost Roy Upchurch 1 1 Team 1 0 DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Tackles – Eryk Anders (LB) 8; Justin Woodall (DB) 7; Dont’a Hightower (LB) 6; Rolando McClain (LB) 5; Javier Arenas (DB) 5. Sacks (5-38) – Rolando McClain (LB) 2-19; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1.5-8; Javier Arenas (DB) 1-10; Josh Chapman (DL) 0.5-1. Tackles For Loss (9-43) – Eryk Anders (LB) 2-3; Rolando McClain (LB) 2-19; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1.5-8; Javier Arenas (DB) 1-10; Josh Chapman (DL) 1-1; Dont’a Hightower (LB) 1-1; Justin Woodall (DL) 0.5-1. Passes Broken Up (3) – Dont’a Hightower (LB) 1; Kareem Jackson (DB) 1; Marquis Johnson (DB) 1. VIRGINIA TECH RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Ryan Williams 13 71 0 71 2 32 Jonathan Oglesby 6 19 3 16 0 7 D Coale 1 5 0 5 0 5 Team 1 0 2 -2 0 Tyrod Taylor 10 26 52 -26 0 16 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Tyrod Taylor 20 9 0 91 0 43 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG J Boykin 3 19 0 10 Ryan Williams 2 42 0 43 D Coale 2 16 0 12 J Oglesby 2 14 0 13 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB B Bowden 8 365 45.6 57 2 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD J Hosley 1 11 11.0 11 0 Ryan Williams 1 0 0.0 - 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD D Roberts 4 195 48.8 98 1 D Morgan 3 45 15.0 21 0 D Wilson 1 3 3.0 3 0 INT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD A Hopkins 1 6 6.0 6 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Matt Waldron 1-1 28 -KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Jeremy Davis 3 145 48.3 0 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOT Ryan Williams 71 43 -- 0 -- 114 J Oglesby 16 14 -- -- -- 30 FUMBLES No. Lost D Morgan 2 1 Ryan Williams 1 1 J Oglesby 1 0 Tyrod Taylor 1 0 DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Tackles – Johnson 13; Rivers 11; Virgil 9; Grimm 8. Sacks (2-5) 1-4; Johnson 1-3; Hopkins 1-2; Rivers 1-2; Grimm 0.5-0; Friday 0.5-0. Passes Broken Up (5) – Johnson 1; Grimm 1; Porch 1; Friday 1; Morgan 1.

GM 2 - FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL SEPT. 12, 2009

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama used a balanced attack to rack up more than 500 yards of total offense on its way to defeating Florida International, 40-14, in front of a sellout crowd in the home opener at Bryant-Denny Stadium. After being held to a 23-yard Leigh Tiffin field goal on its first drive, the Tide reached the end zone on its second possession when McElroy found receiver Mike McCoy for a 24-yard touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, FIU’s T.Y. Hilton returned it 96 yards for a score to bring the Golden Panthers within three points at 10-7. Tiffin added a second field goal on the first play of the second quarter to extend the Tide lead to 13-7 and tie his father, Van Tiffin, for third place on the career field goals list at Alabama with 59. FIU answered with an eight-play, 60-yard drive capped by a nine-yard touchdown catch by Greg Ellingson to take the lead, 14-13. Alabama came back quickly, driving 64 yards in five plays on a drive concluded by a two-yard Mark Ingram touchdown plunge to regain the lead at 20-14. The Tide took that lead to the locker room at halftime. McElroy completed 13-of-14 attempts for 203 yards and a score in the first half, and McCoy snatched five passes for 100 yards and a touchdown before intermission. While McElroy and the passing game did most of the damage in the first half, the second half belonged to the Crimson Tide rushing attack. Freshman Trent Richardson made his debut at Bryant-Denny Stadium a memorable one with two rushing touchdowns in the second half. Richardson’s first score came on a nine-yard carry to take the Tide lead to 26-14 late in the third quarter. Then, following a 49-yard Javier Arenas punt return, Richardson struck again with a 35-yard burst to extend the lead to 33-14 on the first play of the fourth quarter. Terry Grant tacked on another touchdown with a 42-yard scamper for Alabama’s final score. In total, the Crimson Tide ran for 275 yards, 203 of which came in the second half. Richardson finished with 118 yards on 15 carries to lead the team. McElroy finished the game 18-of-24 passing for 241 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. McCoy led the team in receiving with five catches for 100 yards. Nine players caught at least one pass for the Tide. The Alabama offense wound up with 516 total yards. The defense stiffened in the second half, shutting out the Golden Panthers while holding them to 95 yards of total offense. For the game, Florida International managed only one rushing yard. Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain led the team with 10 tackles, and defensive lineman Marcel Dareus had two of the team’s five quarterback sacks. Strong safety Mark Barron came up with an interception late in the fourth quarter. SCORING SUMMARY Florida International Alabama

7 10

0 6

0 14

- -

14 40

FIRST QUARTER UA – Leigh Tiffin 23-yard field goal, 9:02 left. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 5:58 elapsed. Score: Alabama 3, FIU 0. UA - Mike McCoy 24-yard pass from Greg McElroy (Leigh Tiffin kick), 3:25 left. Drive: 7 plays 80 yards, 3:20 elapsed. Score: Alabama 10, FIU 0. FIU - T.Y. Hilton 96-yard kickoff return (Dustin Rivest kick), 3:07 left. Drive: No Drive. Score: Alabama 10, FIU 7. SECOND QUARTER UA - Tiffin 29-yard field goal, 14:55 left. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:12 elapsed. Score: Alabama 13, FIU 7. FIU - Greg Ellingson 9-yard pass from Paul McCall (Rivest kick), 10:29 left. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:26 elapsed. Score: FIU 14, Alabama 13. UA - Mark Ingram 2-yard run (Tiffin kick), 8:20 left. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:09 elapsed. Score: Alabama 20, FIU 14. THIRD QUARTER UA - Trent Richardson 9-yard run (pass failed), 3:14 left. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:11 elapsed. Score: Alabama 26, FIU 14. FOURTH QUARTER UA – Richardson 35-yard run (Tiffin kick), 14:53 left. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:18 elapsed. Score: Alabama 33, FIU 14. UA - Terry Grant 42-yard run (Tiffin kick), 8:21 left. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:35 elapsed. Score: Alabama 40, FIU 14. ATTENDANCE – 92,012 (capacity: 92,012) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

UA 26 14 12 0 42 295 20 275 241 24 18 0 66 516 7.8 1-0 7-65 3-129 43.0 4-101 2-30 1-17 0-0 31:38 3-10 1-1 5-38

FIU 13 4 7 2 26 56 55 1 213 38 18 1 64 214 3.3 2-0 8-54 8-379 47.4 1-3 7-185 0-0 0-0 28:22 7-17 1-3 1-15

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Trent Richardson 15 119 1 118 2 35 Terry Grant 6 72 3 69 1 42 Mark Ingram 10 57 1 56 1 16 Demetrius Goode 4 24 0 24 0 14 Roy Upchurch 4 17 0 17 0 9 Julio Jones 1 5 0 5 0 5 Greg McElroy 2 1 15 -14 0 -PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 24 18 0 241 1 35 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Mike McCoy 5 100 1 35 Mark Ingram 4 47 0 31 Trent Richardson 2 23 0 12 Earl Alexander 2 20 0 11 Preston Dial 1 19 0 19 Colin Peek 1 13 0 13 Darius Hanks 1 11 0 11 Julio Jones 1 9 0 9 Brad Smelley 1 -1 0 -PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 3 129 43.0 45 0 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 4 101 25.3 46 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 1 25 25.0 25 0 Damion Square 1 5 5.0 5 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Mark Barron 1 17 17.0 17 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 2-3 23, 29 39 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 8 442 55.2 0 1 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOT Trent Richardson 118 23 0 0 0 141 Mark Ingram 56 47 0 0 0 103 Mike McCoy 100 0 0 0 0 100 FUMBLES No. Lost Greg McElroy 1 0 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Eryk Anders (LB) 8; Justin Woodall (DB) 7; Dont’a Hightower (LB) 6; Rolando McClain (LB) 5; Javier Arenas (DB) 5. Sacks (5-38) – Rolando McClain (LB) 2-19; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1.5-8; Javier Arenas (DB) 1-10; Josh Chapman (DL) 0.5-1. Tackles For Loss (9-43) – Eryk Anders (LB) 2-3; Rolando McClain (LB) 2-19; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1.5-8; Javier Arenas (DB) 1-10; Josh Chapman (DL) 1-1; Dont’a Hightower (LB) 1-1; Justin Woodall (DL) 0.5-1. Passes Broken Up (3) – Dont’a Hightower (LB) 1; Kareem Jackson (DB) 1; Marquis Johnson (DB) 1. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL RUSHING Att. Darria Mallary 3 Wayne Younger 2 Darriet Perry 9 T.Y. Hilton 1 Paul McCall 11 PASSING Att. Paul McCall 32 Wayne Younger 6 RECEIVING No. Greg Ellingson 5 T.Y. Hilton 5 Darriet Perry 3 Jason Frierson 2 Colt Anderson 1 Marquis Rolle 1 Jon Faucher 1 PUNTING No. Carlos Munera 8 PUNT RETURNS No. T.Y. Hilton 1 KICKOFF RETURNS No. T.Y. Hilton 2 Junior Mertile 4 Kreg Brown 1 INT RETURNS No. None FIELD GOALS None KICKOFFS No. Dustin Rivest 3 ALL-PURPOSE Rush T.Y. Hilton 0

FUMBLES

Junior Mertile Paul McCall

No. 1 1

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Gain 13 12 13 0 18 Comp. 16 2 Yards 92 40 14 22 23 16 6 Yards 379 Yards 3 Yards 120 54 11 Yards

Lost 0 0 8 0 47 Int. 0 1 TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avg. 47.4 Avg. 3.0 Avg. 60.0 13.5 11.0 Avg.

Net 13 12 5 0 -29 Yards 189 24 LG 46 25 13 16 23 16 6 LG 54 LG 3 LG 96 23 11 LG

FG-FGA

Good

Missed

Yards 132 Rec. 0

Avg. 44.0 KOR 120

TB 0 PR 3

Lost

TD 0 0 0 0 0 TD 1 0

LG 7 8 6 0 8 LG 46 23

I20 2 TD 0 TD 1 0 0 TD

TB 2

OB 0 IR 0

TOT 123

0 0

Tackles – Scott Bryant 9; Anthony Gaitor 7; Winston Fraser 7; Ashlyn Parker 7; Dez Johnson 7. Tackles For Loss (5-21) – Toronto Smith 2-16; Anthony Gaiter 1-3; Ashlyn Parker 1-1; Justin West 0.5-1; Chuck Grace 0.5-0. Passes Broken Up (1) – Toronto Smith 1.

ALABAMA

GM 3 - NORTH TEXAS SEPT. 19, 2009 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama (3-0) dominated North Texas (1-2) on both sides of the ball en route to a 53-7 victory at Bryant-Denny Stadium on a damp afternoon. Alabama showcased a balanced attack on offense, throwing for 264 yards and grinding out 260 yards on the ground to surpass the 500-yard mark for the second straight game. North Texas finished with 181 yards of total offense with 61 rushing yards while earning only seven first downs. After a turnover on its first possession, the Alabama offense asserted itself with four straight touchdown drives. Quarterback Greg McElroy got the scoring started with a two-yard scramble that capped a 13-play, 95-yard drive to put the Tide up 7-0. McElroy went to the air for the Tide’s second score, finding receiver Marquis Maze for a 34-yard scoring strike. Alabama’s next drive belonged to running back Trent Richardson, who busted a 38yard run to put the Tide in scoring position then finished the drive with a one-yard dive to give Alabama a 21-0 lead. Running back Mark Ingram gained 108 yards from scrimmage in the first half, in addition to a 29yard reception for the Crimson Tide’s final touchdown of the half. Reserve quarterback Star Jackson saw his first significant game action for Alabama on the final possession of the first half and led the Tide down the field to a 35-yard Leigh Tiffin field goal that gave Alabama a 30-0 lead at halftime. Jackson completed 5-of-6 passes on the drive for 30 yards. Alabama piled up 353 yards of total offense before intermission compared to 62 yards for the Mean Green. McElroy came out for one possession in the second half and it turned out to be a short one as the Tide punched in another touchdown on a three-play drive that took less than a minute. Ingram found the end zone on a five-yard run to conclude the quick march. After McElroy’s exit, Jackson kept the offense ticking, leading the Tide down the field on three more scoring drives. Running back Terry Grant cashed in two of those drives with one-yard and nineyard touchdown runs. Meanwhile, Jackson finished the game 9-of-13 passing for 88 yards. The Alabama backfield shared the wealth as Ingram, Richardson and Grant each rushed for more than 75 yards and at least one score. Eleven Tide players caught passes, led by Maze with four catches for 49 yards and a score. North Texas scored its touchdown on a 34-yard pass to Lance Dunbar late in the third quarter with Alabama leading 44-0. SCORING SUMMARY North Texas 0 0 7 0 - 7 Alabama 14 16 14 9 - 53 FIRST QUARTER UA – Greg McElroy 2-yard run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 7:47 left. Drive: 13 plays, 95 yards, 5:52 elapsed. Score: Alabama 7, North Texas 0. UA - Marquis Maze 34-yard pass from Greg McElroy (Tiffin kick), 2:52 left. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:35 elapsed. Score: Alabama 14, North Texas 0. SECOND QUARTER UA – Trent Richardson 1-yard run (Tiffin kick), 11:56 left. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:10 elapsed. Score: Alabama 21, North Texas 0. UA – Mark Ingram 29-yard pass from McElroy (kick failed), 3:56 left. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:25 elapsed. Score: Alabama 27, North Texas 0. UA – Leigh Tiffin 35-yard field goal, 0:00 left. Drive: 11 plays, 36 yards, 2:08 left. Score: Alabama 30, North Texas 0. THIRD QUARTER UA – Ingram 5-yard run (Tiffin kick), 12:26 left. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:54 elapsed. Score: Alabama 37, North Texas 0. UA – Terry Grant 1-yard run (Tiffin kick), 4:29 left. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:57 elapsed. Score: Alabama 44, North Texas 0. UNT – Lance Dunbar 34-yard pass from Nathan Tune (Jeremy Knott kick), 2:11 left. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:18 elapsed. Score: Alabama 44, North Texas 7. FOURTH QUARTER UA – Leigh Tiffin 20-yard field goal, 11:42 left. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:29 elapsed. Score: Alabama 47, North Texas 7. UA – Terry Grant 9-yard run (kick failed), 5:59 left. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:43 elapsed. Score: Alabama 53, North Texas 7. ATTENDANCE – 92,012 (capacity: 92,012) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

FOOTBALL

UA 28 15 12 1 45 288 28 260 263 28 22 0 73 523 7.2 4-1 2-15 1-49 49.0 4-90 2-71 0-0 0-0 30:43 10-14 1-1 0-0

UNT 7 2 5 0 26 63 2 61 126 23 16 0 49 187 3.8 1-0 3-27 9-379 42.1 0-0 7-119 0-0 0-0 29:17 4-14 0-1 0-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 8 91 0 91 1 22 Trent Richardson 11 88 1 87 1 38 Terry Grant 19 79 0 79 2 9 Greg McElroy 3 16 0 16 1 8 Demetrius Goode 1 14 0 14 0 14 Team 3 0 27 -27 0 -PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 15 13 0 176 2 34 Star Jackson 13 9 0 87 0 21 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Marquis Maze 4 49 1 34 Mike McCoy 3 38 0 20 Mark Ingram 3 38 1 29 Terry Grant 2 29 0 17 Darius Hanks 2 28 0 20 Colin Peek 2 26 0 19 Brad Smelley 2 13 0 7 Brandon Gibson 1 21 0 21 Earl Alexander 1 11 0 11 Michael Bowman 1 7 0 7 Trent Richardson 1 3 0 3 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 1 49 49.0 49 0 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 4 90 22.5 36 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 1 61 61.0 61 0 Baron Huber 1 10 10.0 10 0 INTERCEPTION RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD None FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 2-2 35, 20 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 9 618 68.7 2 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Mark Ingram 91 38 0 0 0 129 Terry Grant 79 29 0 0 0 108 FUMBLES No. Lost Greg McElroy 1 1 Javier Arenas 1 0 Darius Hanks 1 0 Team 1 0 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Chris Jordan (DB) 6; Mark Barron (DB) 6; Terrence Cody (DL) 5; Eryk Anders (LB) 5; Robby Green (DB) 5; Nick Gentry (DL) 5. Sacks (0-0) – None. Tackles For Loss (4-15) – Mark Barron (DB) 1-10; Terrence Cody (DL) 1-3; Nico Johnson (DB) 1-1; Don’t’a Hightower (LB) 0.5-1; Josh Chapman (DL) 0.5-0. Passes Broken Up (5) – Javier Arenas (DB) 2; Mark Barron (DB) 2; Terrence Cody (DL) 1. NORTH TEXAS RUSHING J. Hamilton C. Montgomery Jeremi Mathis Nathan Tune Lance Dunbar Darius Carey Micah Mosley PASSING Nathan Tune RECEIVING Darius Carey Jamaal Jackson C. Montgomery Lance Dunbar Michael Outlaw PUNTING W. Atterberry

PUNT RETURNS

Att. 7 7 4 1 5 1 1 Att. 23 No. 5 4 3 2 2 No. 9

Gain 31 8 8 7 6 3 0 Comp. 16 Yards 34 1 17 40 34 Yards 379

Lost 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Int. 0 TD 0 0 0 1 0 Avg. 42.1

Net 31 8 7 7 5 3 0 Yards 126 LG 17 5 8 34 32 LG 52

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TD 1

LG 9 3 6 7 3 3 -LG 34

I20 2

TB 0

No.

Yards

Avg.

KICKOFF RETURNS No.

Yards

Avg.

No.

Yards

Avg.

FG-FGA

Good

Missed

No.

Yards

Avg.

Rush

Rec.

KOR

No.

Lost

None

Ira Smith J. Hamilton Darius Carey Lance Dunbar

4 1 1 1

INTERCEPTION RETURNS None

FIELD GOALS None

KICKOFFS

Jeremy Knott

ALL-PURPOSE Ira Smith

FUMBLES

Lance Dunbar

0 1

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

73 19 15 12

104 0

18.3 19.0 15.0 12.0

52.0 73

LG 23 19 15 12

TD 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 73

Tackles – DaWaylon Cook (LB) 11; C. Robertson (LB) 9; Royce Hill (DB) 8; Adryan Adams (DB) 6. Sacks (0-0) – None. Tackles For Loss (3-11) – Tobe Nwigwe (LB) 2-5; S. Owusu-Hemeng (DL) 1-6. Passes Broken Up (2) – A.J. Penson (DB) 1; DaWaylon Cook (LB) 1.

GM 4 - ARKANSAS SEPT. 26, 2009

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A career-high 291 passing yards from quarterback Greg McElroy, combined with a staunch defensive effort, propelled No. 3 Alabama to a convincing 35-7 win over Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference opener for the Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama held a 425 to 254 advantage in total offense with five different players scoring, including three touchdown passes from McElroy. The Crimson Tide defense also performed well, allowing just 63 yards on the ground with three sacks, eight tackles for a loss, six quarterback hurries and an interception. McElroy keyed the offensive output with another solid performance, completing 17-of-24 passes for 291 yards and touchdown strikes of 80, 50 and 14 yards with no interceptions. On the ground, Alabama gained 134 yards, the majority split between Trent Richardson (9 carries, 65 yards) and Mark Ingram (17 carries, 50 yards). Ingram finished the afternoon with 71 total yards of offense and two touchdowns. Alabama (4-0) jumped out to a 14-0 lead at halftime thanks to scoring plays of 52 and 50 yards. Richardson jump-started the Tide’s scoring with a 52-yard touchdown run over right end, breaking four tackles behind the line of scrimmage to spring the big run and give the Tide a 7-0 lead with 9:30 left in the half. Following another defensive stop, the offense tacked on another touchdown when a direct-snap reverse freed up receiver Julio Jones downfield. McElroy, who received the ball from Terry Grant via Ingram, hit the wide-open Jones for the 50-yard strike to give the Tide a 14-0 halftime lead. Alabama’s defense was the story of the first half, limiting Arkansas to just 101 yards of total offense and forcing the Razorbacks to punt on all seven first-half possessions. The Tide’s rush defense was particularly stout, allowing 27 yards on 17 attempts while quarterback Ryan Mallett completed only seven of his 21 attempts for 74 yards. The Arkansas signal caller finished the afternoon 12-of-35 passing for 160 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Cornerback Javier Arenas led the Tide’s first-half defensive effort on the rain-soaked grass with four solo tackles, three of them for losses totaling 25 yards, and two quarterback sacks for his first multi-sack game at Alabama. Arkansas’ lone score came when the Razorbacks took the opening drive of the second half 55 yards in five plays culminating with an 18-yard toss from Mallett to Greg Childs that cut UA’s lead to 14-7. The Tide needed just one play covering 20 seconds to respond to Arkansas’ only score as McElroy found a streaking receiver Marquis Maze along the sideline for an 80-yard touchdown completion to take a 21-7 lead with 10:25 left in the third quarter. The Tide defense returned to form on the ensuing series, forcing a three-and-out that allowed the special teams unit to shine. With Arkansas in punt formation, Lorenzo Washington blocked a Dylan Breeding punt. Alabama made use of the short field on the fifth play of the series as McElroy, facing a healthy dose of pressure, dumped the ball off to Ingram on a screen pass. A lone block up the sideline allowed Ingram to waltz into the end zone for the first of his two touchdowns on the day. The Crimson Tide effectively sealed the verdict with its third straight touchdown drive, this one a clock-killing 99-yard march that took 6:28 off the clock before Ingram’s two-yard dash ended the day’s scoring with 13:12 left in the fourth quarter. SCORING SUMMARY Arkansas Alabama

0 0

0 14

7 14

0 7

- -

7 35

FIRST QUARTER No Scoring. SECOND QUARTER UA – Trent Richardson 52-yard run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 9:30 left. Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 3:14 elapsed. Score: Alabama 7, Arkansas 0. UA – Julio Jones 50-yard pass from Greg McElroy (Tiffin kick), 6:55 left. Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:10 elapsed. Score: Alabama 14, Arkansas 0. THIRD QUARTER ARK – Greg Childs 18-yard pass from Ryan Mallett (Alex Tejada kick), 10:45 left. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:17 elapsed. Score: Alabama 14, Arkansas 7. UA – Marquis Maze 80-yard pass from McElroy (Tiffin kick), 10:25 left. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:20 elapsed. Score: Alabama 21, Arkansas 7. UA – Mark Ingram 14-yard pass from McElroy (Tiffin kick), 5:53 left. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:28 elapsed. Score: Alabama 28, Arkansas 7.

UA 18 6 9 3 41 150 16 134 291 24 17 0 65 425 6.5 0-0 7-60 7-288 41.1 5-75 2-33 1-24 0-0 33:36 6-15 0-1 3-28

ARK 14 3 10 1 26 101 38 63 191 41 16 1 67 254 3.8 0-0 11-98 10-358 35.8 1-3 4-102 0-0 0-0 26:24 2-14 1-3 1-2

Att. 12 4 2 2 2 1 3 Att. 35 6 No. 6 4 2 1 1 1 1

Gain 63 16 10 6 5 1 0 Comp. 12 4 Yards 81 60 26 14 8 3 -1

Lost 2 4 0 0 4 0 28 Int. 1 0 TD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Net 61 12 10 6 1 1 -28 Yards 160 31 LG 25 20 23 14 8 3 --

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TD 1 0

LG 18 9 5 3 5 1 -LG 25 11

39.8 0.0

LG 52 --

I20

PUNTING

No.

Yards

Avg.

PUNT RETURNS

No.

Yards

Avg.

KICKOFF RETURNS No.

Yards

Avg.

Jerell Norton

ATTENDANCE – 92,012 (capacity: 92,012)

ARKANSAS RUSHING Michael Smith Rich Wingo, Jr. Broderick Green Knile Davis Dennis Johnson Dylan Breeding Ryan Mallett PASSING Ryan Mallett Tyler Wilson RECEIVING Joe Adams Greg Childs D.J. Williams Jarius Wright Broderick Green Cobi Hamilton Knile Davis Dylan Breeding Team

FOURTH QUARTER UA – Mark Ingram

TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Trent Richardson 9 68 3 65 1 52 Mark Ingram 17 51 1 50 1 14 Terry Grant 13 26 19 16 0 10 Greg McElroy 2 5 2 3 0 5 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 24 17 0 291 3 80 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Roy Upchurch 3 30 0 13 Mark Ingram 3 21 1 14 Marquis Maze 2 88 1 80 Julio Jones 2 65 1 50 Colin Peek 2 19 0 14 Trent Richardson 2 16 0 9 Darius Hanks 1 32 0 32 Terry Grant 1 18 0 18 Preston Dial 1 2 0 2 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 7 288 41.1 51 2 3 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 4 59 14.8 18 0 Lorenzo Washington 1 16 16.0 16 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Terry Grant 2 33 16.5 20 0 INTERCEPTION RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Justin Woodall 1 24 24.0 24 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 2-2 35, 20 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 6 386 64.3 2 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Marquis Maze 0 88 0 0 0 88 Trent Richardson 65 16 0 0 0 81 Mark Ingram 50 21 0 0 0 71 FUMBLES No. Lost None. DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Mark Barron (DB) 7; Rolando McClain (LB) 5; Javier Arenas (DB) 5; Kareem Jackson (DB) 5; Justin Woodall (DB) 4. Sacks (3-28) – Javier Arenas (DB) 2-21; Eryk Anders (LB) 1-7. Tackles For Loss (8-54) – Javier Arenas (DB) 3-25; Eryk Anders (LB) 2-22; Cory Reamer (LB) 1-4; Rolando McClain (LB) 1-2; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1-1. Passes Broken Up (8) – Mark Barron (DB) 2; Kareem Jackson (DB) 2; Robby Green (DB) 2; Eryk Anders (LB) 1; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1.

Dennis Johnson Brandon Barnett

9 1 1

3 1

INTERCEPTION RETURNS None

FIELD GOALS None

KICKOFFS

Cameron Bryan

ALL-PURPOSE Michael Smith

FUMBLES None

358 0 3

81 21

3.0

27.0 21.0

52 21

3 0 0

0 0

No.

Yards

FG-FGA

Good

Missed

No.

Yards

Avg.

Rush

Rec.

KOR

No.

Lost

132 0

66.0 0

0 0

TOTAL 61

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Tackles – Jerry Franklin (LB) 10; Adrian Davis (DB) 7; Matt Harris (DB) 7; Jake Bequette (DL) 5; Tenarius Wright (LB) 5. Sacks (1-2) – Adrian Davis (DB) 1-2. Tackles For Loss (7-16) – Jake Bequette (DL) 2-6; Adrian Davis (DB) 1.5-3; M. Sheppard (DL) 1-3; Tenarius Wright (LB) 1-2; Wendel Davis (DB) 1-2; Patrick Jones (DL) 0.5-0. Passes Broken Up (0) – None.

ALABAMA

GM 5 - KENTUCKY OCT. 3, 2009 LEXINGTON, Ky. – Running back Mark Ingram ran for a career-high 140 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns and quarterback Greg McElroy threw for two scores, as third-ranked Alabama took advantage of four Kentucky turnovers in a 38-20 victory over the Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium. McElroy completed 15-of-26 passes for 148 yards in the victory, to lead Alabama (5-0, 2-0 SEC). Mike Hartline threw for 168 yards with a touchdown on 17-of-31 passing but was picked off three times for Kentucky (2-2, 0-2). Javier Arenas returned the opening kickoff 60 yards to give Alabama the ball at the Kentucky 37, and three plays later Ingram scored on an 11-yard run for a quick 7-0 lead. Kentucky’s first series ended in an interception that Alabama was unable to convert into points, but UK placekicker Lones Seiber drilled a pair of 49-yard field goals to cap the next two Wildcat possessions, making it a one-point game after 15 minutes. The Alabama offense went dormant after its opening series and momentum appeared to be on Kentucky’s side until the Tide scored a pair of touchdowns in a 19-second span. McElroy engineered a 97-yard drive for the first score. Alabama converted four third downs during the 13-play march and McElroy connected on 5-of-6 throws to key the drive. He finished it with a three-yard toss to tight end Colin Peek for a touchdown and a 14-6 edge with just 40 seconds left in the half. On the first play after the ensuing kickoff, Locke caught a short pass from Hartline but had the ball knocked out of his hands by Crimson Tide linebacker Rolando McClain. It popped into the air for linebacker Courtney Upshaw, who raced 45 yards the other way for an Alabama touchdown and a 21-6 lead with 21 seconds to play in the half. Kentucky’s first series of the second half ended with an interception by McClain, who returned the pick 21 yards to the Wildcat 38. Ingram scored on a 32-yard run soon after to increase the Alabama lead to 28-6. Alabama linebacker Eryk Anders then picked off Hartline moments later, giving the Crimson Tide the ball at the Kentucky 47 to set up a 36-yard field goal from Leigh Tiffin. Kentucky’s Randall Cobb scored on a 45-yard touchdown to make it 31-13, but Alabama followed with a 76-yard drive for another score. Kentucky’s Alfonso Smith scored on a two-yard run early in the fourth to account for the final margin. SCORING SUMMARY Alabama Kentucky

7 6

14 0

17 7

0 7

- -

38 20

FIRST QUARTER UA – Mark Ingram 11-yard run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 14:03 left. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 0:57 elapsed. Score: Alabama 7, Kentucky 0. UK – Lones Seiber 49-yard field goal, 6:32 left. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 4:36 elapsed. Score: Alabama 7, Kentucky 3. UK – Seiber 49-yard field goal, 0:00 left. Drive: 14 plays, 38 yards, 5:28 elapsed. Score: Alabama 7, Kentucky 6. SECOND QUARTER UA – Colin Peek 3-yard pass from Greg McElroy (Tiffin kick), 0:40 left. Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 6:50 elapsed. Score: Alabama 14, Kentucky 6. UA – Courtney Upshaw 45-yard fumble recovery (Tiffin kick), 0:21 left. Drive: No Drive. Score: Alabama 21, Kentucky 6. THIRD QUARTER UA – Ingram 32-yard run (Tiffin kick), 13:43 left. Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:45 elapsed. Score: Alabama 28, Kentucky 6. UA – Leigh Tiffin 36-yard field goal, 10:18 left. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:17 elapsed. Score: Alabama 31, Kentucky 6. UK – Randall Cobb 45-yard pass from Mike Hartline (Lones Seiber kick), 9:36 left. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:34 elapsed. Score: Alabama 31, Kentucky 13. UA – Darius Hanks 7-yard pass from McElroy (Tiffin kick), 3:45 left. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:44 elapsed. Score: Alabama 38, Kentucky 13. FOURTH QUARTER UK – Alfonso Smith 2-yard run (Seiber kick), 12:52 left. Drive: 16 plays, 65 yards, 5:47 elapsed. Score: Alabama 38, Kentucky 20. ATTENDANCE – 70,967 (capacity: 70,000) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

FOOTBALL

UA 18 9 7 2 42 210 6 204 148 26 15 0 68 352 5.2 0-0 6-47 5-199 39.8 0-0 5-141 3-27 1-45 33:24 8-17 2-3 2-10

UK 20 10 9 1 38 153 20 133 168 32 17 3 70 301 4.3 1-1 7-78 3-116 38.7 4-58 5-126 0-0 0-0 26:36 4-13 2-2 1-2

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 22 140 0 140 2 32 Trent Richardson 14 30 4 26 0 6 P.J. Fitzgerald 1 17 0 17 0 17 Roy Upchurch 1 13 0 13 0 13 Greg McElroy 3 7 2 5 0 6 Marquis Maze 1 3 0 3 0 3 PASaSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 26 15 0 148 2 27 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Colin Peek 6 65 1 21 Darius Hanks 2 34 1 27 Julio Jones 2 13 0 9 Roy Upchurch 2 0 0 4 Earl Alexander 1 21 0 21 Trent Richardson 1 9 0 9 Mark Ingram 1 6 0 6 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 5 199 39.8 52 1 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD None KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 3 97 32.3 60 0 Terry Grant 2 44 22.0 25 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Rolando McClain 1 21 21.0 21 0 Mark Barron 1 6 6.0 6 0 Eryk Anders 1 0 0.0 -- 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 1-1 33 6 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 7 416 59.4 2 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Mark Ingram 140 6 0 0 0 146 FUMBLES No. Lost None. DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Rolando McClain (LB) 12; Mark Barron (DB) 8; Javier Arenas (DB) 8; Cory Reamer (LB) 6; Marcell Dareus (DL) 5. Sacks (2-10) – Eryk Anders (LB) 1-9; Courtney Upshaw (LB) 1-1. Tackles For Loss (5-20) – Eryk Anders (LB) 1-9; Justin Woodall (DB) 1-7; Cory Reamer (LB) 1-2; Courtney Upshaw (LB) 1-1; Brandon Deaderick (DL) 1-1. Passes Broken Up (8) – Mark Barron (DB) 2; Kareem Jackson (DB) 2; Robby Green (DB) 2; Eryk Anders (LB) 1; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1. KENTUCKY RUSHING Derrick Locke Alfonso Smith Randall Cobb Moncell Allen John Conner Mike Hartline PASSING Mike Hartline Randall Cobb RECEIVING Derrick Locke Randall Cobb Kyrus Lanxter Moncell Allen Chris Matthews John Conner PUNTING Ryan Tydlacka PUNT RETURNS Jerell Norton

Att. 20 5 4 4 1 4 Att. 31 1 No. 6 3 3 3 1 1 No. 3 No. 1

Gain 85 28 21 7 3 9 Comp. 17 0 Yards 63 57 26 12 8 2 Yards 116 Yards 3

Lost 10 0 0 0 0 10 Int. 3 0 TD 0 1 0 0 0 0 Avg. 38.7 Avg. 3.0

Net 75 28 21 7 3 -1 Yards 168 0 LG 18 45 14 7 8 2 LG 44 LG 3

TD 0 1 0 0 0 0 TD 1 0

LG 18 11 11 4 3 6 LG 45 --

I20 2 TD 0

TB 0

33.0 25.0 10.0

39 34 10

0 0 0

KICKOFF RETURNS No.

Yards

Avg.

INT. RETURNS

No.

Yards

Avg.

FIELD GOALS

FG-FGA

Good

Missed

No.

Yards

Rush

Rec.

No.

Lost

Derrick Locke Randall Cobb Sam Maxwell None

Lones Seiber

KICKOFFS

Craig McIntosh Lones Seiber

ALL-PURPOSE Derrick Locke

FUMBLES

Derrick Locke

2 2 1

2-2 4 1

75 1

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

66 50 10

49, 49 253 67 63

Avg.

KOR

63.3 67.0 66

0 0 0

0 0

TOTAL 204

Tackles – Danny Trevathan (DB) 10; Micah Johnson (DB) 10; Calvin Harrison (DB) 7; Chandler Burden (DL) 5; Winston Guy (DB) 5. Sacks (1-2) – DeQuin Evans (LB) 1-2. Tackles For Loss (4-10) – Micah Johnson (DB) 1.5-3; Trevard Lindley (LB) 1-4; DeQuin Evans (LB) 1-2; Chandler Burden (DL) 0.5-1. Passes Broken Up (3) – Winston Guy (DB) 1; Sam Maxwell (DL) 1; Corey Peters (DL) 1.

GM 6 - MISSISSIPPI OCT. 10, 2009

OXFORD, Miss. – Alabama picked off four Jevan Snead passes and scored twice after special teams miscues to smother Mississippi 22-3. “This was the most complete win we’ve had all year, in a difficult situation,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “It’s like climbing a mountain. The higher you go the more treacherous it gets.” A strong defensive performance by Mississippi was negated by offensive mistakes and the Rebels never had the kind of consistency needed to rattle one of the nation’s top defenses. Alabama couldn’t generate much offense against the Rebels defense, but didn’t need it. Mark Ingram rushed for 172 yards and the game’s only touchdown and Leigh Tiffin hit five field goals, one shy of the school’s single-game record. The Alabama defense made it stand up, forcing Snead into the four interceptions. The Crimson Tide’s Cory Reamer also blocked a punt and recovered a fumble on a punt return. Snead completed 11 of 34 passes for 140 yards. Twice Alabama defenders ripped the ball away from Rebels receivers who were bobbling it. Alabama defenders hit Snead on practically every pass attempt in the first half and it showed in the Rebels’ production. Alabama held the Rebels to 19 yards and one first down in the first half on the way to a 16-0 lead and allowed them past the 50 just four times overall. The Rebels’ offense was in complete disarray in the first 30 minutes and some of the school-record 62,657 fans booed the home team as it ran off the field. Snead completed just 2 of 12 passes for 14 yards with two interceptions and Alabama held the run-happy Rebels to 5 yards on the ground. It could have been worse had the Rebels defense not been so good after turnovers. The Rebels forced a field goal with a goal-line stand after Reamer’s blocked punt gave Alabama the ball at the 5. But with the Rebels’ offense holding the ball for just 8:57 in the first half, Alabama used 47 plays for 237 yards to tire out the Rebels. That helped Ingram score untouched from 36 yards out on fourthand-1 with 55 seconds left in the half to make it 16-0. The Alabama defense came up big again late in the third quarter after Reamer stripped Dexter McCluster on a punt return and recovered the fumble, giving the Tide the ball at the Mississippi 40. Ingram picked up its third fourth-down conversion, and then carried the ball to the 3 with a 24-yard run. The Rebels, however, held the Tide to Tiffin’s fourth field goal. After Kareem Jackson returned an interception deep into Rebels territory in the fourth quarter, the Mississippi defense forced a fumble. Rebels defensive backs also knocked two passes away from Julio Jones in the end zone. Mississippi was the fourth of Alabama’s six opponents to be held under 88 yards in the first half. The five turnovers against Alabama were more than half Mississippi’s season total of nine entering the game. SCORING SUMMARY Alabama Mississippi

3 0

13 0

3 3

3 0

- -

22 3

FIRST QUARTER UA – Leigh Tiffin 25-yard field goal, 2:46 left. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 4:01 elapsed. Score: Alabama 3, Mississippi 0. SECOND QUARTER UA – Tiffin 21-yard field goal, 5:57 left. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:27 elapsed. Score: Alabama 6, Mississippi 0. UA – Tiffin 22-yard field goal, 3:56 left. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:00 elapsed. Score: Alabama 9, Mississippi 0. UA – Mark Ingram 36-yard run, 0:55 left. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:49 elapsed. Score: Alabama 16, Mississippi 0. THIRD QUARTER UM – Joshua Shene 25-yard field goal, 7:49 left. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:02 elapsed. Score: Alabama 16, Mississippi 3. UA – Tiffin 21-yard field goal, 1:14 left. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:49 elapsed. Score: Alabama 19, Mississippi 3. FOURTH QUARTER UA – Tiffin 31-yard field goal, 10:54 left. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:08 elapsed. Score: Alabama 22, Mississippi 3. ATTENDANCE – 62,657 (capacity: 60,580) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

UA 17 9 8 0 41 218 18 200 154 35 16 0 76 354 4.7 2-1 4-30 6-245 40.8 3-5 2-40 4-79 0-0 38:19 4-20 4-4 1-15

UM 12 1 10 1 24 86 29 57 140 34 11 4 58 197 3.4 3-1 4-16 6-228 38.0 3-32 6-149 0-0 0-0 21:41 0-10 1-2 2-14

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 28 173 1 172 1 36 Trent Richardson 9 40 0 40 0 10 Greg McElroy 4 5 17 -12 0 5 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 34 15 0 147 0 16 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Marquis Maze 5 55 0 16 Julio Jones 4 42 0 14 Colin Peek 3 32 0 14 Mark Ingram 3 16 0 13 Trent Richardson 1 9 0 9 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 6 245 40.8 44 1 2 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 2 2 1.0 2 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 2 40 20.0 21 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Kareem Jackson 1 79 79.0 79 0 Rolando McClain 1 0 0.0 -- 0 Justin Woodall 1 0 0.0 -- 0 Javier Arenas 1 0 0.0 -- 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 5-5 25,21,22,21,31 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 7 453 64.7 1 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Mark Ingram 172 16 0 0 0 188 FUMBLES No. Lost Trent Richardson 1 1 Greg McElroy 1 0 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Rolando McClain (LB) 7; Javier Arenas (DB) 5; Cory Reamer (LB) 4; Mark Barron (DB) 4; Justin Woodall (DB) 4; Kareem Jackson (DB) 4. Sacks (1-15) – Eryk Anders (LB) 1-15. Tackles For Loss (5-28) – Eryk Anders (LB) 1-15; Mark Barron (DB) 1-5; Cory Reamer (LB) 1-3; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1-3; Rolando McClain (LB) 1-2. Passes Broken Up (5) – Mark Barron (DB) 2; Robby Green (DB) 2; Justin Woodall (DB) 1. MISSISSIPPI RUSHING Att. Jevan Snead 5 Dexter McCluster 6 Brandon Bolden 10 Enrique Davis 2 Cordera Eason 1 PASSING Att. Jevan Snead 34 RECEIVING No. Brandon Bolden 4 Dexter McCluster 3 Shay Hodge 2 M. Summers 1 Lionel Breaux 1 PUNTING No. Tyler Campbell 5 Team 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Marshay Green 2 Dexter McCluster 1 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Jesse Grandy 5 Brandon Bolden 1 INT. RETURNS No. None FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Joshua Shene 1-1 KICKOFFS No. Andrew Ritter 2 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Jesse Grandy 0 FUMBLES No. Brandon Bolden 2 Dexter McCluster 1

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Gain 44 15 20 7 0 Comp. 11 Yards 76 22 21 13 8 Yards 228 0 Yards 23 9 Yards 115 34 Yards

Lost 15 0 9 0 5 Int. 4 TD 0 0 0 0 0 Avg. 45.6 0.0 Avg. 11.5 9.0 Avg. 23.0 34.0 Avg.

Good 25 Yards 125 Rec. 0 Lost 0 1

Missed Avg. 62.5 KOR 115

Net 29 15 11 7 -5 Yards 140 LG 32 13 13 13 8 LG 71 -- LG 21 9 LG 34 26 LG

TD 0 0 0 0 0 TD 0

LG 17 5 8 7 -LG 32

I20 1 0 TD 0 0 TD 0 0 TD

TB 1 0

TB 0 PR 0

OB 0 IR 0

TOTAL 115

Tackles – Johnny Brown (DB) 10; J. Cornell (LB) 7; Kendrick Lewis (LB) 7; Patrick Trahan (LB) 7. Sacks (2-14) – Greg Hardy (LB) 1-3; J. Cornell (LB) 0.5-6; K. Lockett (DB) 0.5-5. Tackles For Loss (3-15) – Greg Hardy (LB) 1-3; Kendrick Lewis (LB) 1-1; J. Cornell (LB) 0.5-6; K. Lockett (DB) 0.5-5. Passes Broken Up (5) – Kendrick Lewis (LB) 2; Marshay Green (DB) 1; E. Stephens (DL) 1; Ted Laurent (DL) 1.

ALABAMA

GM 7 - SOUTH CAROLINA OCT. 17, 2009 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Running back Mark Ingram churned out a career-high 246 yards and the game-clinching touchdown to power the second-ranked Crimson Tide to a 20-6 victory against No. 22 South Carolina. Ingram’s powerful running and a punishing defense helped the Tide (7-0, 4-0 SEC) overcome four turnovers and 10 penalties. Ingram’s previous career-high was 172 yards set one week earlier against Mississippi, which also didn’t manage a touchdown against the Crimson Tide. The game’s only other touchdown fittingly came from a Crimson Tide defense that sacked Gamecocks quarterback Stephen Garcia five times and kept him firing blanks into the end zone at the end of promising drives. Safety Mark Barron stepped in front of Garcia’s first pass attempt in the middle of the field and returned it 77 yards for a touchdown. South Carolina responded when Garcia and Alshon Jeffrey connected for a 52-yard pass play to the Alabama 16 and an eight-yard completion to Moe Brown set up a first-and-goal from the five. Three plays later, Spencer Lanning rammed a 22-yard field goal between the uprights for a 10-3 game. A 54-yard Ingram run helped set up Tiffin’s 35-yard field goal to give the Crimson Tide a 13-3 lead with 56 seconds on the clock, but Garcia led South Carolina into Alabama territory with runs of 21 and 12 yards, allowing Lanning to connect from 31 yards for a 13-6 score at the half. South Carolina failed to score off two drives into Alabama territory late in the third quarter. The Gamecocks marched just across midfield on 12 plays before having to punt. Then Clifton Geathers stripped the ball from McElroy to give them back the ball. But the Alabama defense held again and Lanning’s 50-yard field goal attempt was short. The Tide relied on Ingram late in the game. With Alabama leading by only seven with eight minutes to play, Ingram carried the ball on each of Alabama’s six plays during a game-changing drive that chewed three-plus minutes off the clock. Runs of 24 and 22 yards set up a first-and-goal on the four and Alabama’s workhorse lowered his head on the next play for a clinching touchdown with just under five minutes remaining. Garcia wound up 20 of 46 for 214 yards, and South Carolina managed just 64 yards rushing. McElroy also was shaky against the nation’s sixth-ranked pass defense. His first pass – and two of his initial four – was picked off after he had gone 135 straight passes without an interception. He wound up completing 10 of his 20 attempts for 92 yards. Ingram made up for it on his 24 rushes and also caught two passes for 23 yards. Both teams were missing key players. South Carolina’s second-leading rusher, Jarvis Giles, was suspended. Alabama cornerback and return man Javier Arenas watched from the sidelines with a rib injury that was aggravated before the game. SCORING SUMMARY South Carolina Alabama

0 10

6 3

0 0

0 7

- -

6 20

FIRST QUARTER UA – Mark Barron 77-yard interception return, 13:58 left. Drive: No Drive. Score: Alabama 7, South Carolina 0. UA – Leigh Tiffin 25-yard field goal, 2:13 left. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:21 elapsed. Score: Alabama 10, South Carolina 0. SECOND QUARTER SC – Spencer Lanning 22-yard field goal, 3:14 left. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 2:38 elapsed. Score: Alabama 10, South Carolina 3. UA – Tiffin 35-yard field goal, 0:56 left. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:18 elapsed. Score: Alabama 13, South Carolina 3. SC – Lanning 31-yard field goal, 0:00 left. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 0:56 elapsed. Score: Alabama 16, South Carolina 6. THIRD QUARTER No Scoring. FOURTH QUARTER UA – Mark Ingram 4-yard run, 4:54 left. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:01 elapsed. Score: Alabama 20, South Carolina 6. ATTENDANCE – 92,012 (capacity: 92,012) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

FOOTBALL

UA 17 12 4 1 38 302 38 264 92 20 10 2 58 356 6.1 2-2 10-113 3-136 45.3 5-75 2-45 1-77 0-0 28:17 3-10 0-0 5-26

USC 19 4 13 2 27 96 32 64 214 46 20 1 73 278 3.8 1-1 5-60 7-308 44.0 1-7 5-111 2-24 0-0 31:43 9-19 0-1 1-5

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 24 248 2 246 1 54 Roy Upchurch 4 27 0 27 0 15 Trent Richardson 5 21 8 13 0 14 Greg McElroy 2 6 5 1 0 6 Marquis Maze 1 0 2 -2 0 -Team 2 0 21 -21 0 -PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 20 10 2 92 0 22 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Mark Ingram 2 23 0 22 Colin Peek 2 21 0 16 Marquis Maze 2 19 0 13 Roy Upchurch 2 18 0 14 Trent Richardson 2 11 0 9 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 3 136 45.3 49 2 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Julio Jones 5 75 15.0 33 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Terry Grant 1 25 25.0 25 0 Trent Richardson 1 20 20.0 20 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Mark Barron 1 77 77.0 77 1 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 2-3 25, 35 49 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 5 293 58.6 0 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Mark Ingram 246 23 0 0 0 269 FUMBLES No. Lost Greg McElroy 1 1 Team 1 1 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles –Mark Barron (DB) 8; Rolando McClain (LB) 7; Tyrone King (DB) 7; Eryk Anders (LB) 7. Sacks (5-26) – Tyrone King (DB) 1.5-10; Cory Reamer (LB) 1-6; Lorenzo Washington (DL) 1-5; Brandon Deaderick (DL) 1-2; Eryk Anders (LB) 0.5-3. Tackles For Loss (9-34) – Brandon Deaderick (DL) 2-6; Tyrone King (DB) 1.5-10; Cory Reamer (LB) 1.5-6; Terrence Cody (DL) 1.5-2; Lorenzo Washington (DL) 1-5; Rolando McClain (LB) 1-2; Eryk Anders (LB) 0.5-3. Passes Broken Up (11) – Marquis Johnson (DB) 6; Kareem Jackson (DB) 2; Mark Barron (DB) 1; Rolando McClain (LB) 1; Justin Woodall (DB) 1. SOUTH CAROLINA RUSHING Att. Kenny Miles 15 Stephen Garcia 9 Moe Brown 1 Brian Maddox 2 PASSING Att. Stephen Garcia 46 RECEIVING No. Jason Barnes 6 Alshon Jeffery 4 Kenny Miles 4 Weslye Saunders 3 Patrick DiMarco 1 Moe Brown 1 D.L. Moore 1 PUNTING No. Spencer Lanning 7 PUNT RETURNS No. Stephon Gilmore 1 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Chris Culliver 3 Bryce Sherman 1 Justice Cunningham 1 INT. RETURNS No. Shaq Wilson 1 C.C. Whitlock 1 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Spencer Lanning 2-3 KICKOFFS No. Adam Yates 2

ALL-PURPOSE Chris Culliver

FUMBLES

C.C. Whitlock

Rush 0

No. 1

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Gain 45 45 6 0 Comp. 20 Yards 46 83 28 38 8 8 3 Yards 308 Yards 7 Yards 81 20 10 Yards 15 9 Good 22,31 Yards 125

Lost 5 26 0 1 Int. 1 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avg. 44.0 Avg. 7.0 Avg. 27.0 20.0 10.0 Avg. 15.0 9.0 Missed 50 Avg. 62.5

Net 40 19 6 -1 Yards 214 LG 16 52 13 15 8 8 3 LG 49 LG 7 LG 34 20 10 LG 15 9

TD 0 0 0 0 TD 0

LG 12 21 6 -LG 52

I20 0 TD 0 TD 0 0 0 TD 0 0

TB 2

TB 0

OB 0

Rec.

Lost

KOR

TOTAL 81

Tackles – Chris Culliver (DB) 11; Shaq Wilson (DB) 11. Sacks (1-5) – Clifton Geathers (DL) 1-5. Tackles For Loss (6-17) – Ladi Ajiboye (DL) 1.5-7; Shaq Wilson (DB) 1.5-2; Clifton Geathers (DL) 1-5; DeVonte Holloman (DB) 1-1; Chris Culliver (DB) 0.5-1; Nathan Pepper (DL) 0.5-1. Passes Broken Up (3) – Cliff Matthews (DL) 1; C.C. Whitlock (DB) 1; Stephon Gilmore (LB) 1.

GM 8 - TENNESSEE OCT. 24, 2009

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Terrence Cody, the Crimson Tide’s 350-pound nose guard, blocked a 44yard field-goal attempt on the final play -- his second block of the fourth quarter -- and Alabama escaped with a 12-10 victory over rival Tennessee at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) was about to lose its perfect record before Cody broke through the line on the last play to block Daniel Lincoln’s low kick. Cody left the field to the sound of Alabama fans chanting “Cody!” in tribute. Leigh Tiffin booted four field goals -- including a 50-yarder and a 49-yarder -- to provide all Alabama’s points and the Crimson Tide survived Mark Ingram’s first college fumble and some problems for the nation’s top defense. Tennessee (3-4, 1-3) kept hopes for head coach Lane Kiffin’s first major victory with Eric Berry’s fumble recovery and quarterback Jonathan Crompton’s 11-yard touchdown pass to receiver Gerald Jones with 1:19 left. Then Tennessee’s Denarius Moore recovered the ensuing onside kick at the Tennessee 41-yard line with no time outs remaining. Crompton hit Jones on a 14-yarder before Tennessee was pushed back by a false start. On second down, Crompton hit tight end Luke Stocker for a 23-yard gain to get the Vols into position for the potential game-winning kick. But Cody and the Crimson Tide defensive line made a big push to enable Alabama to remain in control of its destiny in the national title race. Tiffin’s 49-yarder with 6:31 left had barely cleared the uprights for a 12-3 lead and the decisive points. That came after Cody blocked Lincoln’s 43-yard field goal attempt with his left hand. Tennessee would get new life when Ingram lost the first fumble of his career in 322 touches, giving the Volunteers the ball back at the Alabama 43. All-American safety Eric Berry jarred the ball loose as Ingram was going down, and then recovered it. Crompton overcame a sack on the first play and completed 4-of-4 passes for 42 yards and the touchdown to make it 12-10, the first touchdown allowed by Alabama in almost 12 quarters of action. Alabama was held without an offensive touchdown for the first time since the Mississippi State game in 2007. Tennessee outgained Alabama, 341-256, and Crompton was 21 of 36 passing for 265 yards with one interception. Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy was 18 of 29 for 120 yards. Ingram, who emerged as a Heisman Trophy contender the past two weeks, gained 99 yards on 18 carries and surpassed 1,000 yards on the season. After Cody’s first block, McElroy passed for a first down and ran for another to move the Tide in position for Tiffin’s field goal that made it a two-score game. After a roughing the punter on Tennessee, Alabama was in position to milk the clock and secure the victory. But the normally sure-handed Ingram gave the Vols another shot. Tennessee got close, but Mount Cody was ultimately too big to kick over. SCORING SUMMARY Tennessee Alabama

0 3

3 6

0 0

7 3

- -

10 12

FIRST QUARTER UA – Leigh Tiffin 38-yard field goal, 1:22 left. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:24 elapsed. Score: Alabama 3, Tennessee 0. SECOND QUARTER UT – Daniel Lincoln 24-yard field goal, 11:38 left. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:44 elapsed. Score: Alabama 3, Tennessee 3. UA – Tiffin 50-yard field goal, 7:54 left. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 3:44 elapsed. Score: Alabama 6, Tennessee 3. UA – Tiffin 22-yard field goal, 1:11 left. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:36 elapsed. Score: Alabama 9, Tennessee 3. THIRD QUARTER No Scoring. FOURTH QUARTER UA – Tiffin 49-yard field goal, 6:31 left. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 4:02 elapsed. Score: Alabama 12, Tennessee 3. UT – Gerald Jones 11-yard pass from Jonathan Crompton (Daniel Lincoln kick), 1:19 left. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:10 elapsed. Score: Alabama 12, Tennessee 10. ATTENDANCE – 92,012 (capacity: 92,012) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

UA 16 8 6 2 30 141 5 136 120 29 18 0 59 256 4.6 1-1 1-10 3-132 44.0 2-33 1-30 1-11 0-0 27:42 5-14 0-1 2-19

UT 20 8 12 0 36 106 32 74 265 37 21 1 73 339 4.3 0-0 8-68 5-185 37.0 1-23 5-142 0-0 0-0 32:18 6-15 2-3 0-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 18 99 0 99 0 25 Greg McElroy 3 22 0 22 0 12 Trent Richardson 8 20 2 18 0 5 Roy Upchurch 1 0 3 -3 0 0 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 29 18 0 120 0 19 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Julio Jones 7 54 0 14 Darius Hanks 3 17 0 8 Roy Upchurch 2 6 0 4 Marquis Maze 1 19 0 19 Brad Smelley 1 10 0 10 Preston Dial 1 4 0 4 Baron Huber 1 4 0 4 Michael Williams 1 4 0 4 Trent Richardson 1 2 0 2 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 3 132 44.0 49 0 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 2 33 16.5 24 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Terry Grant 1 30 30.0 30 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Mark Barron 1 11 11.0 11 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 4-4 38,50,22,49 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 5 330 66.0 0 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Mark Ingram 99 0 0 0 0 99 FUMBLES No. Lost Mark Ingram 1 1 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Javier Arenas (DB) 14; Mark Barron (DB) 8; Eryk Anders (LB) 8; Nico Johnson (LB) 8; Rolando McClain (LB) 8. Sacks (2-19) – Javier Arenas (DB) 1-12; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1-7. Tackles For Loss (9-43) – Javier Arenas (DB) 4.5-31; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1-7; Eryk Anders (LB) 1-3; Lorenzo Washington (DL) 1-1; Brandon Deaderick (DL) 0.5-1; Nico Johnson (LB) 0.5-0; Rolando McClain (LB) 0.5-0. Passes Broken Up (8) – Kareem Jackson (DB) 2; Cory Reamer (LB) 2; Nico Johnson (LB) 1; Marquis Johnson (DB) 1; Marcell Dareus (DL) 1; Justin Woodall (DB) 1. TENNESSEE RUSHING Att. Montario Hardesty 18 Bryce Brown 11 Marsalis Teague 1 David Oku 1 Bram Cannon 1 Jonathan Crompton 4 PASSING Att. Jonathan Crompton 36 Team 1 RECEIVING No. Gerald Jones 7 Denarius Moore 4 Montario Hardesty 4 Luke Stocker 3 Marsalis Teague 2 Austin Johnson 1 PUNTING No. Chad Cunningham 5 PUNT RETURNS No. Dennis Rogan 1 KICKOFF RETURNS No. David Oku 3 NuKeese Richardson 2 INT. RETURNS No. None FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Daniel Lincoln 1-4 KICKOFFS No. Chad Cunningham 2 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Montario Hardesty 48 FUMBLES No. None

Gain 55 39 6 2 0 4 Comp. 21 0 Yards 72 73 66 33 17 4 Yards 185 Yards 23 Yards 90 52 Yards

Lost 7 4 0 0 2 19 Int. 1 0 TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 Avg. 37.0 Avg. 23.0 Avg. 30.0 26.0 Avg.

Net 48 35 6 2 -2 -15 Yards 265 0 LG 15 31 27 33 12 4 LG 58 LG 23 LG 33 28 LG

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 TD 1 0

LG 8 9 6 2 -2 LG 31 --

I20 1 TD 0 TD 0 0 TD

TB 0

Good 24 Yards 102 Rec. 66 Lost

Missed 47,43(b),44(b) Avg. 51.0 KOR 0

TB 0 PR 0

OB 0 IR 0

TOTAL 114

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Tackles – Rick McCoy (DB) 12; Savion Frazier (LB) 7; Dennis Rogan (LB) 6; Dan Williams (LB) 6. Sacks (0-0) – None. Tackles For Loss (3-8) – Dennis Rogan (LB) 1-3; LaMarcus Thompson (LB) 1-2; Rico McCoy (DB) 0.5-2; Eric Berry (DB) 0.5-1. Passes Broken Up (5) – Dennis Rogan (LB) 2; Eric Berry (DB) 2; Marsalous Johnson (LB) 1.

ALABAMA

GM 9 - LSU NOV. 7, 2009 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Julio Jones took a wide receiver screen and broke loose for a 73-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, and No. 3 Alabama locked down No. 9 LSU in a 24-15 victory. Leigh Tiffin booted a 40-yard field goal with 3:04 left to seal the outcome and the Crimson Tide (9-0, 6-0 SEC) earned a rematch with Florida for the league championship. The hard-hitting affair left the Tigers (7-2, 4-2) without injured quarterback Jordan Jefferson and running back Charles Scott for much of the second half. LSU, whose only other loss came to the Gators, took a 15-10 lead into the fourth but managed only 9 yards in the quarter. They had won four straight games at Bryant-Denny Stadium prior to the defeat. Alabama outgained LSU, 452-253, and narrowed the number of SEC national championship contenders to two. Greg McElroy completed 19 of 34 passes for 276 yards with two touchdowns and an interception as Alabama aired it out 25 times in the first half against a defense that was putting extra defenders near the line. The second half was more typical of the Alabama offense as running back Mark Ingram gained 106 of his 144 yards after the half to continue to mount a strong campaign for Heisman Trophy consideration. Jones had his best game of the season, with four catches for 102 yards, including his second touchdown. The Alabama defense came through in the end. Needing two scores, backup quarterback Jarrett Lee and LSU couldn’t reach midfield in the final minutes. Alabama hadn’t left them much time, milking more than six minutes off the clock in setting up Tiffin’s final kick, made possible when a running into the kicker call led the Crimson Tide to go for it on fourth-and-1 at midfield. Ingram got the first down after taking a direct snap. Tiffin, who became Alabama’s all-time leading scorer in the game, also had a 20-yarder early in the fourth after a drive that took nearly six minutes. LSU had failed on a two-point try late in the third quarter, trying to push its lead to seven points. Trent Richardson’s two-point run after Jones’ touchdown made it a two-score lead for Alabama at the end. For LSU, Scott ran for 83 yards and his 34-yarder was the longest rushing play given up by Alabama to that point in the season. Jefferson passed for 114 yards and also had some success running the option. Lee was 4 of 10 for 44 yards with an interception on a fourth-down play at the end, and the Tigers were held to 95 yards rushing. LSU’s defense held its own through three quarters. Drake Nevis sacked McElroy in the third quarter for a safety, cutting Alabama’s lead to 10-9. LSU fullback Stevan Ridley bounced off a tackle attempt by nose guard Terrance Cody on an eight-yard touchdown run and a 15-10 Tiger lead. Scott’s big run set up the TD, but also ended his day. SCORING SUMMARY LSU Alabama

0 0

7 3

8 7

0 14

- -

15 24

FIRST QUARTER No Scoring. SECOND QUARTER LSU – Deangelo Peterson 12-yard pass from Jordan Jefferson (Josh Jasper kick), 9:12 left. Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 6:11 elapsed. Score: LSU 7, Alabama 0. UA – Leigh Tiffin 28-yard field goal, 5:52 left. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:20 elapsed. Score: LSU 7, Alabama 3. THIRD QUARTER UA – Darius Hanks 21-yard pass from Greg McElroy (Leigh Tiffin kick), 11:40 left. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:20 elapsed. Score: Alabama 10, LSU 7. LSU – Team Safety. Score: Alabama 10, LSU 9. LSU – Stevan Ridley 8-yard run (pass failed), 3:19 left. Drive: 6 plays 59 yards, 2:36 elapsed. Score: LSU 15, Alabama 10. FOURTH QUARTER UA – Tiffin 20-yard field goal, 12:35 left. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:44 elapsed. Score: LSU 15, Alabama 13. UA – Julio Jones 73-yard pass from McElroy (Trent Richardson rush), 10:24 left. Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:13 elapsed. Score: Alabama 21, LSU 15. Alabama 24, LSU 15. ATTENDANCE – 92,012 (capacity: 92,012) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

FOOTBALL

UA 24 10 13 1 38 195 19 176 276 34 19 2 72 452 6.3 1-0 4-20 4-151 37.8 4-11 3-78 1-0 0-0 32:52 4-14 1-1 3-27

LSU 13 7 6 0 29 133 38 95 158 27 14 1 56 253 4.5 0-0 8-43 8-373 46.6 0-0 5-106 1-1 0-0 27:08 5-14 0-1 1-2

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 22 145 1 144 0 25 Trent Richardson 6 27 0 27 0 11 Greg McElroy 6 23 2 21 0 11 Team 4 0 16 -16 0 -PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 34 19 1 276 2 73 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Marquis Maze 6 88 0 37 Mark Ingram 5 30 0 12 Julio Jones 4 102 1 73 Michael Williams 2 25 0 14 Darius Hanks 1 21 1 21 Brad Smelley 1 10 0 10 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 4 151 37.8 41 3 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 4 11 2.8 6 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 3 78 26.0 40 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Robby Green 1 0 0.0 -- 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 3-3 28,20,40 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 6 406 67.7 2 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Mark Ingram 144 30 0 0 0 174 FUMBLES No. Lost Team 1 0 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles –Rolando McClain (LB) 9; Javier Arenas (DB) 7; Mark Barron (DB) 7; Cory Reamer (LB) 5. Sacks (3-27) – Marcell Dareus (DL) 2-12; Nico Johnson (LB) 1-15. Tackles For Loss (7-38) – Marcell Dareus (DL) 2-12; Javier Arenas (DB) 2-8; Nico Johnson (LB) 1-15; Lorenzo Washington (DL) 1-2; Kareem Jackson (DB) 0.5-1; Josh Chapman (DL) 0.5-0 . Passes Broken Up (1) – Marquis Johnson (DB) 1. LSU RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Charles Scott 13 84 1 83 0 34 Jordan Jefferson 7 33 17 16 0 15 Stevan Ridley 2 8 0 8 1 8 Trindon Holliday 1 2 0 2 0 2 Russell Shepard 3 6 7 -1 0 4 Jarrett Lee 2 0 12 -12 0 0 Team 1 0 1 -1 0 -PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Jordan Jefferson 17 10 0 114 1 41 Jarrett Lee 10 4 1 44 0 20 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Terrance Toliver 4 46 0 41 Brandon LaFell 4 28 0 12 Deangelo Peterson 2 40 1 28 R.J. Jackson 2 26 0 20 Russell Shepard 2 18 0 13 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB Josh Jasper 2 91 45.5 46 2 0 Derek Helton 6 282 47.0 53 3 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD None KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Trindon Holliday 4 85 21.3 29 0 Ron Brooks 1 21 21.0 21 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Kelvin Sheppard 1 1 1.0 1 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed None KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Josh Jasper 3 187 62.3 0 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Charles Scott 83 0 0 0 0 83 FUMBLES No. Lost None DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Jacob Cutrera (LB) 11; Perry Riley (LB) 8; Kelvin Sheppard (DB) 8; Drake Nevis (DL) 7. Sacks (1-2) – Drake Nevis (DL) 1-2. Tackles For Loss (2-3) – Drake Nevis (DL) 1.5-3; Jacob Cutrera (LB) 0.5-0. Passes Broken Up (5) – Patrick Peterson (DB) 3; Chad Jones (DB) 1; Brandon Taylor (DB) 1.

GM 10 - MISSISSIPPI STATE NOV. 14, 2009

STARKVULLE, Miss. – Quarterback Greg McElroy hit three passes of more than 40 yards, including two for touchdowns, to lead Alabama to a 31-3 win over Mississippi State. McElroy was 13 for 18 passing for 192 yards and no interceptions, throwing scoring passes of 45 yards to Darius Hanks and 48 yards to Julio Jones. Running back Mark Ingram ripped off a 70-yard touchdown run as the Crimson Tide (10-0, 7-0 SEC) improved to 10-0 for the second straight year, something that hasn’t happened since the 1973-74 seasons. It marked the 30th time in Alabama’s 115 years of football the Tide has reached 10 wins, second only to Oklahoma’s 31. Alabama has done it four times this decade. With wins against TennesseeChattanooga and Auburn, the Tide could envision taking a 12-0 record into the SEC title game against Florida for the second straight year. McElroy got the Alabama offense rolling in the second quarter when he found Hanks wide open near the left sideline about 20 yards downfield. Hanks broke a tackle about 10 yards from the end zone and scored. Mississippi State punted on its next possession, and Alabama drove for another score. McElroy’s 11-yard pass to Hanks converted a third down, and the Tide picked up a 1st-and-goal when Ingram ran three yards to the Bulldogs’ one-yard line. On the next play, Ingram stretched to get the ball across the goal line with 4:41 left as Alabama assumed a 14-0 lead. Ingram had his helmet knocked off in the process, and with his head exposed, he was cut and remained on the field as trainers attended to him. But after a quick examination, he jogged off the field to be bandaged, and then returned to play in the second half. Two one-play drives by Alabama ended any Mississippi State hopes. First, McElroy found Jones all alone around the 15 and hit him in stride for his second long scoring pass. Then on the ensuing drive, Ingram found an opening in the middle and accelerated untouched through the Bulldogs defense. The play highlighted an otherwise typically methodical performance by Ingram. In the second period, Ingram scored on a one-yard run to give Alabama a 14-0 lead at halftime. He rushed for 149 yards. Alabama had the only points of the third quarter, a 39-yard field goal from Leigh Tiffin on the opening drive of the half. Mississippi State got on the board in the fourth quarter, as Derek DePasquale kicked a 34-yarder to end a 15-play drive that consumed nearly seven minutes of game clock. The score came with 10:35 left, but just 17 seconds later, McElroy found Julio Jones for a 48-yard TD and a 24-3 Alabama lead. The Crimson Tide defense came up with several big plays as well. Safety Mark Barron picked off his SEC leading fifth and sixth interceptions, ending two potential scoring drives. Cornerback Marquis Johnson batted away two potential touchdown passes to O’Neal Wilder, forced a field goal with another strong play in the end zone, and then picked off a pass. The Crimson Tide defense held the Bulldogs to 83 first-half yards and 213 total yards on the night. Only running back Anthony Dixon had sustained success against Alabama with 140 all-purpose yards. SCORING SUMMARY Alabama Mississippi State

0 0

14 0

3 0

14 3

- -

31 3

FIRST QUARTER No Scoring. SECOND QUARTER UA – Darius Hanks 45-yard pass from Greg McElroy (Leigh Tiffin kick), 12:48 left. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:04 elapsed. Score: Alabama 7, Mississippi State 0. UA – Mark Ingram 1-yard run (Tiffin kick), 4:41 left. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 6:14 elapsed. Score: Alabama 14, Mississippi State 0. THIRD QUARTER UA – Leigh Tiffin 39-yard field goal, 11:19 left. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:32 elapsed. Score: Alabama 17, Mississippi State 0. FOURTH QUARTER MSU – Derek DePasquale 34-yard field goal, 10:35 left. Drive: 15 plays, 44 yards, 6:59 elapsed. Score: Alabama 17, Mississippi State 3. UA – Julio Jones 48-yard pass from McElroy (Tiffin kick), 10:18 left. Drive: 1 play, 48 yards, 0:08 elapsed. Score: Alabama 24, Mississippi State 3. UA – Ingram 70-yard run (Tiffin kick), 7:24 left. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11 elapsed. Score: Alabama 31, Mississippi State 3. ATTENDANCE – 58,103 (capacity: 55,082) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

100

UA 17 12 5 0 40 257 5 252 192 18 13 0 58 444 7.7 0-0 3-25 5-206 41.2 1-0 6-384 3-0 0-0 31:36 4-11 0-1 2-18

MSU 11 5 4 2 37 151 37 114 99 20 9 3 57 213 3.7 1-0 2-14 5-198 39.6 1-2 2-127 0-0 0-0 28:24 2-13 2-4 0-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 19 151 2 149 2 70 Trent Richardson 11 50 3 47 0 18 Greg McElroy 4 30 0 30 0 16 Roy Upchurch 5 19 0 19 0 5 Marquis Maze 1 7 0 7 0 7 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 18 13 0 192 2 48 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Julio Jones 4 66 1 48 Marquis Maze 4 55 0 42 Darius Hanks 3 59 1 45 Mark Ingram 1 9 0 9 Roy Upchurch 1 3 0 3 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 5 206 41.2 50 2 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 1 0 0.0 -- 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 2 70 35.0 46 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Mark Barron 2 0 0.0 -- 0 Marquis Johnson 1 0 0.0 -- 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 1-1 39 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 6 384 64.0 0 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Mark Ingram 149 9 0 0 0 158 FUMBLES No. Lost None DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Rolando McClain (LB) 11; Cory Reamer (LB) 7; Kareem Jackson (DB) 6; Justin Woodall (DB) 6. Sacks (2-18) – Cory Reamer (LB) 1-11; Rolando McClain (LB) 1-7. Tackles For Loss (6-36) – Rolando McClain (LB) 3-17; Cory Reamer (LB) 2-14; Luther Davis (DL) 1-5. Passes Broken Up (5) – Marquis Johnson (DB) 3; Mark Barron (DB) 2. MISSISSIPPI STATE RUSHING Att. Anthony Dixon 22 Robert Elliott 1 Chris Relf 6 Brandon Heavens 1 Tyson Lee 6 Team 1 PASSING Att. Tyson Lee 17 Chris Relf 3 RECEIVING No. Anthony Dixon 6 Chad Bumphis 2 O’Neal Wilder 1 PUNTING No. Heath Hutchins 5 PUNT RETURNS No. Leon Berry 1 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Chad Bumphis 4 Leon Berry 2 INT. RETURNS No. None FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Derek DePasquale 1-2 KICKOFFS No. Derek DePasquale 2 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Anthony Dixon 81 FUMBLES No. Team 1

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Gain 90 26 18 5 12 0 Comp. 9 0 Yards 59 28 12 Yards 198 Yards 2 Yards 114 98 Yards

Lost 9 0 9 0 18 1 Int. 2 1 TD 0 0 0 Avg. 39.6 Avg. 2.0 Avg. 28.5 49.0 Avg.

Net 81 26 9 5 -6 -1 Yards 99 0 LG 18 24 12 LG 46 LG 2 LG 50 78 LG

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0

LG 18 26 6 5 4 -LG 24 --

I20 1 TD 0 TD 0 0 TD

TB 0

Good 34 Yards 127 Rec. 59 Lost 0

Missed 36 Avg. 63.5 KOR 0

TB 0 PR 0

OB 0 IR 0

TOTAL 140

Tackles – Chris White (LB) 8; Jamar Chaney (LB) 8; Kyle Love (DL) 7; Johnthan Banks (DL) 7. Sacks (0-0) – None. Tackles For Loss (3-7) – Maurice Langston (DB) 1-3; Charles Mitchell (DB) 1-2; Nick Bell (DL) 1-2. Passes Broken Up (2) – Johnthan Banks (DB) 1; Pernell McPhee (DL) 1.

ALABAMA

GM 11 - CHATTANOOGA NOV. 21, 2009 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama scored five touchdowns on five straight possessions in the first half in a 45-0 shutout of Chattanooga on Senior Day at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama punted on its first and last possessions of the first half, but scored five straight touchdowns on the possessions in between. Running back Trent Richardson got the scoring started with a two-yard run that capped an 11-play drive that included nine running plays. On Alabama’s next possession, quarterback Greg McElroy hooked up with receiver Julio Jones on a deep pass for 44 yards on the first play of the drive and, on the next play, running back Mark Ingram scored from 25 yards out to give Alabama a 14-0 lead. On Chattanooga’s next play from scrimmage, linebacker Cory Reamer intercepted a wide receiver reverse pass from Jare Gault, Reamer’s first career interception, giving Alabama good field position at the Mocs’ 31-yard line. On the fourth play of the ensuing drive, McElroy cashed in the turnover with a 19-yard strike to Jones, extending the Tide lead to 21-0 as the first quarter came to a close. Javier Arenas set the tone for the second quarter when he took a Chattanooga punt, darted to the outside, and streaked up the sideline for a 66-yard score on the second play of the quarter to take the Alabama lead to 28-0. Chattanooga moved into Alabama territory on its next possession, but the Tide defense held on fourth down, forcing a turnover. Once again, the Alabama offense took advantage swiftly. Following three runs by Richardson that netted 22 yards, Ingram broke his second long run of the day, this time a 40-yarder for his second touchdown. The 40-yard scamper was Ingram’s final carry of the day. He finished with 102 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Chattanooga posed its first scoring threat on its next drive, but on fourth-and-six at the Alabama 22, Arenas intercepted a pass and returned it 22 yards to keep the shutout intact as Alabama took a 35-0 lead into halftime. On the first play from scrimmage of the second half, Alabama safety Justin Woodall intercepted a Chattanooga pass and returned it to the Mocs’ 32-yard line. With quarterback Star Jackson at quarterback, the Tide gained one first down to set up a 41-yard field goal by Leigh Tiffin, making the score 38-0. From that point, Alabama turned the game over to the defense. Alabama gave up only 17 yards and one first down in the second half. Alabama controlled the ball with the running game after halftime, mounting one drive that lasted 19 plays and ate up 10:14 on the clock, including 16 running plays. Alabama running back Roy Upchurch ended the scoring with a 21-yard touchdown run to take the score to 45-0. Upchurch carried 17 times for 70 yards in the game. For Alabama, McElroy finished 6-of-11 for 80 yards and a touchdown in only one half of action. Jackson completed 4-of-5 attempts for 29 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. As a team, Alabama ran for 313 yards on 56 carries. Richardson finished with nine runs for 60 yards, and Demetrius Goode had 11 carries for 70 yards. Linebacker Rolando McClain led the Tide defense with seven tackles. Twenty-seven seniors were honored on the field before kickoff in their last home game at BryantDenny Stadium. SCORING SUMMARY Chattanooga Alabama

0 21

0 14

0 3

0 7

- -

0 45

FIRST QUARTER UA – Trent Richardson 2-yard run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 5:23 left. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:35 elapsed. Score: Alabama 7, Chattanooga 0. UA – Mark Ingram 25-yard run (Tiffin kick), 3:04 left. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:39 elapsed. Score: Alabama 14, Chattanooga 0. UA – Julio Jones 19-yard pass from Greg McElroy (Tiffin kick), 0:54 left. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:53 elapsed. Score: Alabama 21, Chattanooga 0. SECOND QUARTER UA – Javier Arenas 66-yard punt return (Tiffin kick), 14:42 left. Drive: No Drive. Score: Alabama 28, Chattanooga 0. UA – Ingram 40-yard run (Tiffin kick), 9:53 left. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:45 elapsed. Score: Alabama 35, Chattanooga 0. THIRD QUARTER UA – Leigh Tiffin 41-yard field goal, 11:43 left. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 2:56 elapsed. Score: Alabama 38, Chattanooga 0. FOURTH QUARTER UA – Roy Upchurch 21-yard run (Jeremy Shelley kick), 4:00 left. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:33 elapsed. Score: Alabama 45, Chattanooga 0.

FOOTBALL

CHATTANOOGA RUSHING Shaun Kermah J.J. Jackson Bo Dyer Chris Awuah PASSING B.J. Coleman Jare Gault RECEIVING Chris Pitchford Jare Gault Blue Cooper Chris Awuah PUNTING Mike Hammons PUNT RETURNS None

Att. 6 6 3 6 Att. 25 2 No. 2 2 2 1 No. 7 No.

Gain 18 17 11 7 Comp. 7 0 Yards 16 12 7 1 Yards 289 Yards

Lost 0 3 0 2 Int. 2 1 TD 0 0 0 0 Avg. 41.3 Avg.

Net 18 14 11 5 Yards 36 0 LG 10 6 8 1 LG 55 LG

TD 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0

LG 5 7 8 3 LG 10 0

I20 1 TD

TB 0

KICKOFF RETURNS No.

Yards

Avg.

INT. RETURNS

No.

Yards

Avg.

FIELD GOALS

FG-FGA

Good

Missed

No.

Yards

Avg.

Rush

Rec.

KOR

No.

Lost

Buster Skrine Joel Bradford Chris Awuah None None

ATTENDANCE – 92,012 (capacity: 92,012) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 11 102 0 102 2 40 Demetrius Goode 11 70 0 70 0 11 Roy Upchurch 17 79 9 70 1 21 Trent Richardson 9 60 0 60 1 15 Greg McElroy 2 8 0 8 0 6 Star Jackson 6 20 17 3 0 10 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 11 6 0 80 1 44 Star Jackson 5 4 0 29 0 11 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Julio Jones 3 65 1 44 Brad Smelley 2 18 0 11 Mike McCoy 2 11 0 6 Colin Peek 1 8 0 8 Brandon Gibson 1 4 0 4 Trent Richardson 1 3 0 3 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 2 78 39.0 55 0 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 2 68 34.0 66 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Julio Jones 1 12 12.0 12 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 1 22 22.0 22 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 1-1 41 Jeremy Shelley 0-1 -- 43 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 7 481 68.7 2 0 Jeremy Shelley 1 57 57.0 0 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Mark Ingram 102 0 0 0 0 102 FUMBLES No. Lost None DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles –Rolando McClain (LB) 7; Nico Johnson (LB) 4; Josh Chapman (DL) 4. Sacks (0-0) – None. Tackles For Loss (4-5) – Nico Johnson (LB) 1-1; Rolando McClain (LB) 0.5-1; Josh Chapman (DL) 0.5-1; Javier Arenas (DB) 0.5-1; Cory Reamer (LB) 0.5-1; Luther Davis (DL) 0.5-1; Eryk Anders (LB) 0.5-0. Passes Broken Up (7) – Javier Arenas (DB) 2; Rolando McClain (LB) 1; Chris Rogers (DB) 1; Kareem Jackson (DB) 1; Robby Green (DB) 1; Mark Barron (DB) 1.

KICKOFFS UA 26 22 4 0 56 339 26 313 109 16 10 0 72 422 5.9 0-0 5-61 2-78 39.0 2-68 8-538 3-39 0-0 37:02 5-11 1-2 0-0

UTC 5 1 2 2 21 53 5 48 36 27 7 3 48 84 1.8 0-0 3-30 7-289 41.3 0-0 1-46 0-0 0-0 22:58 3-13 0-2 2-17

Craig Camay

ALL-PURPOSE Buster Skrine

FUMBLES None

3 2 1

77 40 27

46 0

25.7 20.0 27.0

46.0 77

28 29 27

0 0

0 0 0

0 0

TOTAL 77

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Tackles – Steven Smigelsky 11; Joseph Thornton 9; Jordan Tippit 9; Doug Faatiliga 7. Tackles For Loss (5-26) – B.J. Taylor 1-12; Joseph Thornton 1-6; Nick Craig 1-5; Doug Faatiliga 1-2; Ryan Consiglio 1-1. Passes Broken Up (1) – Buster Skrine 1.

101

GM 12 - AUBURN NOV. 27, 2009

AUBURN, Ala. – Alabama running back Roy Upchurch scored the go-ahead touchdown on a fouryard pass from quarterback Greg McElroy with 1:24 remaining in the game to preserve Alabama’s perfect season and defeat rival Auburn, 26-21. With 8:37 left in regulation Alabama started what head coach Nick Saban described as one of the best drives he had seen. The 15-play, 79-yard march consumed 7:03 of game clock while giving the Crimson Tide the deciding points. After the Tigers held Alabama to three-and-out on the Tide’s first possession, Auburn wasted no time striking first on the scoreboard when receiver Terrell Zachery scored on a 57-yard touchdown run off a reverse with 11:40 remaining in the first quarter. Auburn followed that score with a 13-play drive after recovering an onside kick. Chris Todd connected with Eric Smith for a one-yard touchdown pass to put the Tigers up 14-0. Alabama did not make a first down until Greg McElroy found Darius Hanks for a 15-yard gain with 2:45 remaining in the first quarter. The Tide continued to move the ball, eventually scoring on Trent Richardson’s two-yard rush on the 10th play of the drive. McElroy later connected with tight end Colin Peek on a 33-yard touchdown pass with 5:31 remaining in the second quarter. Leigh Tiffin’s extra point tied the game at 14-14. Auburn regained the lead on its second offensive possession of the second half when Todd completed a 72-yard pass to receiver Darvin Adams, putting the Tigers up 21-14 with 11:05 left in the third quarter. The Crimson Tide began its comeback when Leigh Tiffin punched through a 27-yard field goal, closing the margin to 21-17. On the ensuing Auburn possession, Alabama safety Mark Barron intercepted a Todd pass on the Auburn 41 and returned it to the 35-yard line. Alabama moved to within one point when Leigh Tiffin made his second field goal of the day, from 31 yards out, drawing the Crimson Tide within a point at 21-20. After the Alabama defense kept the Tiger offense off the board on its next two possessions, the Tide offense took the field for what will go down as one of the best drives in Iron Bowl history. With 8:34 remaining in the fourth quarter the Alabama offense drove to within scoring range. On third-andgoal from the Auburn four, McElroy connected with Roy Upchurch on a play-action pass capping one of the most memorable of recent Alabama history. The call for the pass ended up proving to be the right call and gave Alabama a 26-21 victory over Auburn and Alabama’s second consecutive 12-0 regular season. SCORING SUMMARY Alabama Auburn

0 14

14 0

6 7

6 0

- -

26 21

FIRST QUARTER AU – Terrell Zachery 67-yard run (Wes Byrum kick), 11:40 left. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:42 elapsed. Score: Auburn 7, Alabama 0. AU – Eric Smith 1-yard pass from Chris Todd (Byrum kick), 5:42 left. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:58 elapsed. Score: Auburn 14, Alabama 0. SECOND QUARTER UA – Trent Richardson 3-yard run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 13:26 left. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:11 elapsed. Score: Auburn 14, Alabama 7. UA – Colin Peek 33-yard pass from Greg McElroy (Tiffin kick), 5:31 left. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:18 elapsed. Score: Alabama 14, Auburn 14. THIRD QUARTER AU – Darvin Adams 72-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick), 11:05 left. Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:47 elapsed. Score: Auburn 21, Alabama 14. UA – Leigh Tiffin 27-yard field goal, 5:32 left. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:25 elapsed. Score: Auburn 21, Alabama 17. UA – Tiffin 31-yard field goal, 0:24 left. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 4:24 elapsed. Score: Auburn 21, Alabama 20. FOURTH QUARTER UA – Roy Upchurch 4-yard pass from McElroy (pass failed), 1:24 left. Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 7:03 elapsed. Score: Alabama 26, Auburn 21. ATTENDANCE – 87,451 (capacity: 87,451) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions

102

UA 17 3 13 1 35 90 17 73 218 32 21 0 67 291 4.3 1-0 4-26 5-226 45.2 2-67 1-46 1-14 0-0 33:47 5-14 0-1

AU 15 9 5 1 32 193 42 151 181 27 15 1 59 332 5.6 2-1 8-68 8-320 40.0 2-5 4-99 0-0 0-0 26:13 4-12 0-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Trent Richardson 15 56 5 51 1 7 Mark Ingram 16 34 4 30 0 8 Greg McElroy 4 0 8 -8 0 -PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 31 21 0 218 2 33 Mark Ingram 1 0 0 0 0 -RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Julio Jones 9 83 0 18 Colin Peek 3 53 1 33 Trent Richardson 3 31 0 17 Mark Ingram 3 21 0 9 Roy Upchurch 2 15 1 11 Darius Hanks 1 15 0 15 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 5 226 45.2 55 2 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 2 67 33.5 56 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 1 46 46.0 46 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Mark Barron 1 14 14.0 14 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 2-3 27,31 42 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 6 354 59.0 1 1 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Javier Arenas 0 0 46 67 0 113 Julio Jones 0 83 0 0 0 83 FUMBLES No. Lost Trent Richardson 1 0 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Rolando McClain (LB) 12; Eryk Anders (LB) 7; Javier Arenas (DB) 7; Justin Woodall (DB) 5; Kareem Jackson (DB) 5. Sacks (3-32) – Eryk Anders (LB) 1-12; Rolando McClain (LB) 1-10; Javier Arenas (DB) 1-10.Tackles For Loss (9-50) – Eryk Anders (LB) 3.5-16; Rolando McClain (LB) 1.5-11; Javier Arenas (DB) 1-10; Kareem Jackson (DB) 1.5-9; Marquis Johnson (DB) 1-3; Marcell Dareus (DL) 0.5-1. Passes Broken Up (2) – Justin Woodall (DB) 1; Nico Johnson (LB) 1. AUBURN RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Terrell Zachery 1 67 0 67 1 67 Ben Tate 18 54 9 45 0 11 Onterio McCalebb 5 24 1 23 0 13 Mario Fannin 1 14 0 14 0 14 Kodi Burns 2 5 0 5 0 4 Chris Todd 5 29 32 -3 0 16 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Chris Todd 25 15 1 181 2 72 Kodi Burns 1 0 0 0 0 -Team 1 0 0 0 0 -RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Darvin Adams 4 138 1 72 Mario Fannin 4 20 0 9 Ben Tate 4 17 0 9 Emory Blake 1 7 0 7 Eric Smith 1 1 1 1 Terrell Zachery 1 -2 0 -PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB Clinton Durst 8 320 40.0 51 2 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Demond Washington 2 5 2.5 5 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Demond Washington 4 99 24.8 35 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD None FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed None KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Morgan Hull 2 134 67.0 0 2 Wes Byrum 1 70 70.0 0 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Darvin Adams 0 138 0 0 0 138 FUMBLES No. Lost Chris Todd 1 1 Demond Washington 1 0 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Josh Bynes (LB) 10; Jonathan Evans (LB) 8; Neiko Thorpe (DB) 8; Daren Bates (DB) 7; Craig Stevens (LB) 6. Tackles For Loss (6-17) – Antonio Coleman (DL) 2-6; Daren Bates (DB) 1-5; Josh Bynes (LB) 1-1; Antoine Carter (DL) 0.5-2; Mike Blanc (DL) 0.5-1; Nick Fairley (DL) 0.5-1; Jake Ricks (DL) 0.5-1. Passes Broken Up (3) – Neiko Thorpe (DB) 1; Walter McFadden (DB) 1; Jake Ricks (DL) 1.

ALABAMA

GM 13 - FLORIDA DEC. 5, 2009 ATLANTA, Ga. – Alabama regained its place atop the Southeastern Conference with an impressive, dominating 32-13 victory over Florida in the SEC Championship Game. The victory took Alabama to within one win from its first national championship since 1992. Running back Mark Ingram rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Greg McElroy was 12 of 18 for 239 yards and a touchdown and No. 2 Alabama rekindled memories of Paul “Bear” Bryant with the convincing victory. With the win, Alabama (13-0) moved on to Pasadena for the BCS championship game. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and the Gators (12-1) were denied a shot at their third national title in four years, including their second consecutive Tebow, who came back for his senior year in hopes of winning another title, was 20 of 35 for 247 yards but his last gasp was picked off in the end zone. Alabama held the ball for nearly 40 minutes and piled up 490 yards against a defense that was ranked No. 1 in the country, allowing less than 10 points and about 233 yards per game. Alabama led all the way, establishing its will on the very first drive. In the second half, Alabama shut Florida down, making up for its loss in last year’s SEC title game. Trailing 19-13 at the half, Florida took the third-quarter kickoff and came up a yard short on Tebow’s third-and-7 pass to Riley Cooper. The Gators didn’t know it at the time, but it was over. Ingram carried three straight times before McElroy went down the right sideline to Maze for a 28yard pass. A costly penalty on Jermaine Cunningham for shoving McElroy in the back two steps after the quarterback threw the ball away set up a perfect throw and catch. McElroy rolled to his right, stopped suddenly and lofted the pass in the other direction, the ball dropping over Colin Peek as he extended his arms to haul in a 17-yard touchdown. Ingram finished the drive with his third score early in the fourth, powering over from the 1 to cap an 88-yard drive; Alabama’s longest of the season. Tebow, who came back for his senior year in hopes of winning another title, was 20 of 35 for 247 yards but his last gasp was picked off in the end zone. Ingram passed Bobby Humphrey for the school rushing record in a season (1,542 yards) and augmented his performance with a 69-yard reception on a screen pass. McElroy was nearly flawless against Florida, with his legs as well as his arm. He hopped on one leg along the sideline to pick up a crucial first down, and he set up Ingram’s final touchdown with a bobbing, weaving run to just short of the end zone. SCORING SUMMARY Florida 3 10 0 0 - 13 Alabama 9 10 7 6 - 32 FIRST QUARTER UA – Leigh Tiffin 48-yard field goal, 10:37 left. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:23 elapsed. Score: Alabama 3, Florida 0. UA – Mark Ingram 7-yard run (kick failed), 5:33 left. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:56 elapsed. Score: Alabama 9, Florida 0. UF – Caleb Sturgis 48-yard field goal, 0:28 left. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 5:05 elapsed, Score: Alabama 9, Florida 3. SECOND QUARTER UA – Tiffin 34-yard field goal, 6:03 left. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:47 elapsed. Score: Alabama 12, Florida 3. UF – David Nelson 23-yard pass from Tim Tebow (Caleb Sturgis kick), 4:31 left. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:32 elapsed. Score: Alabama 12, Florida 10. UA – Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Tiffin kick), 3:32 left. Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:59 elapsed. Score: Alabama 19, Florida 10. UF – Sturgis 32-yard field goal, 1:18 left. Drive: 5 plays 65 yards, 2:14 elapsed. Score: Alabama 19, Florida 13. THIRD QUARTER UA – Colin Peek 17-yard pass from Greg McElroy (Tiffin kick), 9:53 left. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:48 elapsed. Score: Alabama 26, Florida 13. FOURTH QUARTER UA – Mark Ingram 1-yard run (Tiffin kick), 13:49 left. Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 8:47 elapsed. Score: Alabama 32, Florida 13. ATTENDANCE – 75,514 (capacity: 71,000) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

FOOTBALL

UA 26 14 10 2 53 272 21 251 239 18 12 1 71 490 6.9 1-0 1-5 2-83 41.5 1-8 7-478 1-0 0-0 39:37 11-15 0-0 0-0

UF 13 4 9 0 14 92 4 88 247 35 20 0 49 335 6.8 0-0 5-51 4-195 48.8 1-12 4-277 0-0 0-0 20:23 4-11 0-1 1-10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 28 115 2 113 3 15 Trent Richardson 11 80 0 80 0 25 Roy Upchurch 7 57 0 57 0 29 Greg McElroy 4 20 10 10 0 8 Team 3 0 9 -9 0 -PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 18 12 0 239 1 69 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Marquis Maze 5 96 0 34 Colin Peek 3 39 1 19 Mark Ingram 2 76 0 69 Julio Jones 2 28 0 18 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 2 83 41.5 43 0 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 1 8 8.0 8 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 3 79 26.3 32 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 1 0 0.0 -- 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 2-2 48, 34 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 7 478 68.3 1 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Mark Ingram 113 76 0 0 0 189 FUMBLES No. Lost Team 1 0 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Mark Barron (DB) 7; Kareem Jackson (DB) 6; Rolando McClain (LB) 5; Cory Reamer (LB) 4. Sacks (0-0) – None. Tackles For Loss (5-7) – Kareem Jackson (DB) 1-3; Brandon Deaderick (DL) 1-1; Terrence Cody (DL) 1-1; Nico Johnson (LB) 1-1; Rolando McClain (LB) 0.5-1; Eryk Anders (LB) 0.5-0. Passes Broken Up (6) – Kareem Jackson (DB) 2; Marquis Johnson (DB) 2; Rolando McClain (LB) 1; Cory Reamer (LB) 1. FLORIDA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Tim Tebow 10 66 3 63 0 23 Jeffrey Demps 1 9 0 9 0 9 Brandon James 1 9 0 9 0 9 Chris Rainey 2 8 1 7 0 8 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Tim Tebow 35 20 1 247 1 59 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Aaron Hernandez 8 85 0 38 David Nelson 4 53 1 23 Riley Cooper 3 77 0 59 Deonte Thompson 2 22 0 19 Brandon James 1 9 0 9 Omarius Hines 1 4 0 4 Emmanuel Moody 1 -3 0 -PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB Chas Henry 4 195 48.8 57 2 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Brandon James 1 12 12.0 12 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Brandon James 3 78 26.0 26 0 Jeffrey Demps 2 55 27.5 28 0 Chris Rainey 1 28 28.0 28 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD None FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Caleb Sturgis 2-2 48, 32 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Caleb Sturgis 4 277 69.3 1 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOTAL Brandon James 9 9 78 12 0 108 FUMBLES No. Lost None DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Jaye Howard (DL) 10; Brandon Spikes (LB) 9; Ahmad Black (DB) 8; Major Wright (DB) 7; Brandon Hicks (DL) 6. Sacks (1-10) – Ahmad Black (DB) 1-10. Tackles For Loss (4-17) – Ahmad Black (DB) 1-10; Brandon Spikes (LB) 1-3; Brandon Hicks (DL) 1-1; Jermaine Cunningham (DL) 0.5-3; Terron Sanders (DL) 0.5-0. Passes Broken Up (3) – Joe Haden (DB) 2; Dustin Doe (LB) 1.

103

GM 14 - TEXAS JAN. 7, 2010

PASADENA, Calif. – The No. 1-ranked Alabama football team held true to its ranking, defeating second-ranked Texas, 37-21, Thursday night in the 2010 BCS National Championship at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The 2009 national championship is the 13th in Alabama history. “Our message to the team at halftime was that it’s a 60-minute game,” said head coach Nick Saban. “I’m proud of the way we hung in there and bounced back at the end of the game.” The Crimson Tide defense ended any hopes of a Longhorn comeback when blitzing linebacker Eryk Anders forced a fumble by Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert with only 3:08 remaining in the game. Alabama would force two more turnovers and score two touchdowns to seal the 2009 national championship. After Texas jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter, the Crimson Tide took the lead with running back Mark Ingram punching in a two-yard rush putting Alabama up 7-6 with 14:18 remaining in the second quarter. Trent Richardson joined in on the ground attack when he busted a 49-yard touchdown run at the 7:59 mark of the second quarter to stretch Alabama’s lead to 14-7. Placekicker Leigh Tiffin extended the Tide’s lead by connecting on a 26-yard field goal. Two plays later, defensive tackle Marcell Dareus intercepted Gilbert’s shovel pass and returned it 28 yards for an Alabama touchdown. The 10-point swing gave the Crimson Tide a 24-6 lead heading into halftime. With Texas’ offense scoring 11 unanswered points in the second half and pulling within 24-21, Anders forced a fumble at the three-yard line with linebacker Courtney Upshaw recovering for the Tide. The Texas fumble led directly to Ingram’s one-yard touchdown run, putting Alabama up 31-21. Javier Arenas came up with his second interception of the night with 1:55 remaining in the game and Richardson turned the turnover into points once again, scoring a touchdown on a two-yard run. Tiffin missed the extra point attempt, making the final score 37-21. With the win Alabama head coach Nick Saban becomes the first head coach in major college football history to win a national championship at two different schools, also winning the BCS national championship in 2003 at LSU. Saban also becomes the second head coach to win two BCS national championships, joining Urban Meyer of Florida. The victory in Pasadena comes 84 years after Alabama won its first national championship in the 1926 Rose Bowl game and makes this the fifth Alabama team to end a national championship campaign at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. SCORING SUMMARY Texas Alabama

6 0

0 24

7 0

8 13

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21 37

FIRST QUARTER UT – Hunter Lawrence 18-yard field goal, 9:11 left. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:50 elapsed. Score: Texas 3, Alabama 0. UT – Lawrence 42-yard field goal, 8:04 left. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:07 elapsed. Score: Texas 6, Alabama 0. SECOND QUARTER UA – Mark Ingram 2-yard run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 14:18 left. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:27 elapsed. Score: Alabama 7, Texas 6. UA – Trent Richardson 49-yard run (Tiffin kick), 7:59 left. Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:45 elapsed. Score: Alabama 14, Texas 6. UA – Leigh Tiffin 26-yard field goal, 0:29 left. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:51 elapsed. Score: Alabama 17, Texas 6. UA – Marcell Dareus 28-yard interception return (Tiffin kick), 0:03 left. Drive: No Drive. Score: Alabama 24, Texas 6. THIRD QUARTER UT – Jordan Shipley 44-yard pass from Garret Gilbert (Hunter Lawrence kick), 1:31 left. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:47 elapsed. Score: Alabama 25, Texas 13. FOURTH QUARTER UT – Shipley 28-yard pass from Gilbert (Dan Buckner pass from Gilbert), 6:15 left. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:58 elapsed. Score: Alabama 24, Texas 21. UA – Ingram 1-yard run (Tiffin kick), 2:01 left. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:01 elapsed. Score: Alabama 31, Texas 21. UA – Richardson 2-yard run (kick failed), 0:47 left. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:01 elapsed. Score: Alabama 37, Texas 21. ATTENDANCE – 94,906 (capacity: 92,542) TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Interceptions Thrown Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Number of Punts-Yards Average Yards Per Punt Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interceptions: Number-Yards Fumble Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

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UA 16 10 9 2 51 246 41 205 58 12 6 1 63 263 4.2 1-1 5-38 7-261 37.3 3-19 3-19 4-31 0-0 33:39 2-12 0-1 1-14

UT 15 4 3 3 28 105 24 81 195 42 17 4 70 276 3.9 1-1 8-77 8-343 42.9 0-0 6-106 1-0 0-0 26:21 6-17 0-0 5-33

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Mark Ingram 22 116 0 116 2 19 Trent Richardson 19 115 6 109 2 49 Roy Upchurch 2 9 0 9 0 5 Greg McElroy 7 6 33 -27 0 6 Team 1 0 2 -2 0 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Greg McElroy 11 6 0 58 0 23 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Trent Richardson 2 19 0 11 Mark Ingram 2 12 0 7 Julio Jones 1 23 0 23 Marquis Maze 1 4 0 4 PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB P.J. Fitzgerald 7 261 37.3 41 3 1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 3 19 6.3 12 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Michael Williams 2 17 8.5 11 0 Team 1 2 0 2.0 2 0 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Javier Arenas 2 3 1.5 3 0 Marcell Dareus 1 28 28.0 28 0 Tyrone King 1 0 0.0 -- 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Leigh Tiffin 1-2 26 52 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Leigh Tiffin 7 415 59.3 1 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOT Trent Richardson 109 19 0 0 0 128 Mark Ingram 116 12 0 0 0 128 FUMBLES No. Lost Team 1 1 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Eryk Anders (LB) 7; Mark Barron (DB) 6; Robby Green (DB) 6; Javier Arenas (DB) 5. Sacks (1-14) – Eryk Anders (LB) 1-14. Tackles For Loss (7-30) – Eryk Anders (LB) 2-16; Rolando McClain (LB) 2-5; Lorenzo Washington (DL) 1-5; Justin Woodall (DL) 1-3; Mark Barron (LB) 1-1. Passes Broken Up (6) – Eryk Anders (LB) 1; Mark Barron (DB) 1; Javier Arenas (DB) 1; Rolando McClain (LB) 1; Kareem Jackson (DB) 1; Marquis Johnson (DB) 1. TEXAS RUSHING Att. Gain Lost Net TD LG Tre Newton 14 44 5 39 0 16 D.J. Monroe 3 38 5 33 0 28 John Chiles 1 8 0 8 0 8 Fos. Whittaker 1 5 0 5 0 5 Cody Johnson 3 2 0 2 0 1 Colt McCoy 1 0 0 0 0 -Garret Gilbert 5 8 14 -6 0 5 PASSING Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD LG Garret Gilbert 40 15 4 186 2 44 Colt McCoy 2 2 0 9 0 5 RECEIVING No. Yards TD LG Jordan Shipley 10 122 2 44 Marquis Goodwin 3 70 0 39 Tre Newton 2 2 0 2 Malcolm Williams 1 4 0 4 Dan Buckner 1 -3 0 -PUNTING No. Yards Avg. LG I20 TB John Gold 4 188 47.0 53 2 2 Justin Tucker 4 155 38.8 43 0 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD None KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Marquis Goodwin 3 62 20.7 23 0 D.J. Monroe 2 36 18.0 24 0 Antwan Cobb 1 8 8.0 0 8 INT. RETURNS No. Yards Avg. LG TD Blake Gideon 1 0 0.0 -- 0 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Good Missed Hunter Lawrence 2-2 18, 42 -KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Justin Tucker 4 133 33.2 0 0 ALL-PURPOSE Rush Rec. KOR PR IR TOT Marquis Goodwin 0 70 62 0 0 132 Jordan Shipley 0 122 0 0 0 122 FUMBLES No. Lost Garret Gilbert 1 1 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles – Lamarr Houston 10; Sergio Kindle 8; Keena Robinson 7. Sacks (5-33) – Sergio Kindle 2.5-19; Lamarr Houston 1-8; Sam Acho 1-3; Keena Robinson 0.5-3. Tackles For Loss (7-39) – Sergio Kindle 3.523; Lamarr Houston 2-10; Sam Acho 1-3; Keena Robinson 0.5-3. Passes Broken Up (0) – None.

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