AP Top 25 WEEK #1

AP Top 25 Week 1

RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (47) 1-0
2 Ohio State (4) 1-0
3 Boise State (8) 1-0
4 TCU 1-0
5 Texas (1) 1-0
6 Nebraska 1-0
7 Oregon 1-0
8 Florida 1-0
9 Iowa 1-0
10 Oklahoma 1-0
11 Wisconsin 1-0
12 Miami (FL) 1-0
13 Virginia Tech 0-1
14 Arkansas 1-0
15 Georgia Tech 1-0
16 USC 1-0
17 Florida State 1-0
18 Penn State 1-0
19 LSU 1-0
20 Utah 1-0
21 Auburn 1-0
22 Georgia 1-0
23 West Virginia 1-0
24 South Carolina 1-0
25 Stanford 1-0

Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh 15, North Carolina 18 Oregon State 24

Others receiving votes: Michigan 71, Houston 60, Pittsburgh 59, Oregon State 58, North Carolina 45, Notre Dame 38, Arizona 30, Brigham Young 30, Missouri 25, Fresno State 24, Kansas State 12, Clemson 11, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma State 7, Cincinnati 4, Texas Tech 3, Michigan State 2, East Carolina 1

SEC Power Rankings Post Week #1

#1 Alabama

The defending national champion is supposed to make quick work of San Jose State, and that’s what Alabama did in a season-opening 48-3 rout. Sure, the Crimson Tide are missing some talented guys on defense from a year ago, but there’s still nobody in this league that can match Alabama’s overall talent. It’s difficult to find any weaknesses on offense, even with Mark Ingram standing on the sideline.

#2 Georgia
#3 Florida
#4 Arkansas
#5 South Carolina

SEC power rankings

Richardson has an SI Cover !! RTR

Ingram Doubtful vs Penn State

Ingram started "dry-land re hab" on his ailing left knee Mon day, coach Nick Saban said, and has several steps that follow be fore he'll be cleared to return.

Each step of the rehab, Saban said, requires a wait of 12-24 hours until Ingram can be eval uated before he can move to the next step.

"You can ask me, but I don't know if he'll be able to play," Sa ban said. "It could probably be a little bit of a stretch for every thing to go perfectly, but that's where it is.

Penn State Offense after Game 1

QB

- Robert Bolden 20-29 for 239 2 TDs and 1 INT.

Running Backs

- Evan Royster was never able to get going finishing the day with 11 carries for 40 yards with a long of 13 yards.

- Stephfon Green finished the day with 6 carries for 32 yards and a TD.

- Freshman Silas Redd, 3 carries for 20 yards.

Wide Receivers

- Brett Brackett was a beast on offense finishing the day with 8 catches for 98 yards and 2 TDs

Offensive Line

- The pass blocking was excellent.

- The run blocking, well that is a completely different story.


Grading the Offense - Youngstown State Edition

SEC Power Rankings

EAST

#1 - South Carolina

South Carolina won as they were expected to, but looked better doing it against a better opponent than anyone else in the West who played creme puffs.

Their stock rose this week and they looked like a complete team on offense and defense.


WEST

#1 - Alabama

The Crimson Tide won the game as expected and, apart from just a few hiccups, looked great doing it. Although San Jose State was not a true, quality opponent, Alabama did beat the spread and answer some important questions about the secondary.

Their stock rose with a dominant defensive showing and they looked like the champions that they are. The backups shined as the insiders thought they would and they looked like a team ready to make a case for repeating.

The 48-3 victory beat the spread. The play of the team as a whole, first, second and third strings surpassed most expectations.

SEC Power Rankings After Week 1

SEC: Week 1

Wide-open Tide: With Heisman Trophy running back Mark Ingram watching from the sideline while recovering from knee surgery, Alabama served notice that it can be just as explosive in the passing game as it can the running game. The Crimson Tide finished with 334 passing yards in their 48-3 thrashing of San Jose State and showed an assortment of different formations and looks, no doubt giving Penn State a few things to think about next week. Greg McElroy threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Marquis Maze, and A.J. McCarron tossed a 29-yard touchdown pass to a diving Julio Jones. The Crimson Tide also showed a little bit of the Wildcat and Pistol formations. Obviously, this is an offense that can do a lot more than just turn around and hand the ball off to the tailback, although Alabama still does that as well as anybody.

By Chris Low: What we learned in the SEC: Week 1

Recruting Update

Jesse Williams, a 6-foot-4, 330-pound defensive lineman from Arizona Western Community College in Yuma, Ariz., said Sunday that he plans to play for the Crimson Tide.

Tide gets a commitment from Australian

Upate - Courtney Upshaw

Linebacker Courtney Upshaw injured an ankle in the first half and did not return, but Saban said he probably could have continued to play and will likely be able to play next week against Penn State.

Bama Routes SJSU 48-3 ...

Bama's offense destroyed the SJSU defense from play #1. Bama's defense destroyed SJSU's offense after they settled into the game (2nd SJSU possession).

A couple of things that were mighty impressive;

1. Freshman LB CJ Mosley was everywhere. He is going to be an All American before long.
2. DJ Fluker was dominating at Right Tackle.
3. Lacy an Goode, both very hard an impressive runners.
4. AJ McCarron - 9-of-15 for 116 yards & no ints.


"I'm really pleased with the effort and intensity we had. We worked to try to dominate the competition," Saban said of Saturday's meeting with the Spartans. "The goal all along was to develop an identity."

SEC Week 1 Predicitions

Alabama 42, San Jose State 6

Who gets the most carries in this one: Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy or another back? The only other drama will be how many true freshmen play for the Crimson Tide, who will be breaking in the newly expanded Bryant-Denny Stadium.

SEC predictions: Week 1

Who replaces Marcell Dareus at defensive end?

Back-up for Dareus?

- Undra Billingsley
- Darrington Sentimore
- Damion Square

I bet you'll see all three on Saturday. BUT, all through fall big #92 (Square) has been getting all the raves. Look for Damion to start. Just a hunch! RTR

DAREUS SUSPENDED 2 GAMES

Dareus sidelined for this week’s opener against San Jose State and next week’s home game against Penn State.

130,000 + in T-Town this Weekend .. RTR

The University of Alabama expects more than 130,000 people to descend on campus this weekend.

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Mark Ingram's Injury

From the sound of the limited amount of information available on Mark Ingram's injury, the tear was minor and required minimal intervention.


Hopefully, his tissues will respond well to the surgery, and he will have a rapid recovery.

He is already in excellent physical condition and has made it through the conditioning phase of fall camp.

If his rehabilitation is uneventful, he should be ready to play within three or four weeks. Doubtful anytime sooner.

Expect his debut in 2010 to occur in Fayetteville, Ark.

Alabama Football RB Mark Ingram's Injury

Ingram's out vs. SJSU.. Richardson to Start ..

Mark Ingram is Injured in Practice

"Mark Ingram sustained a left knee injury late in Monday's practice. It was a situation where everyone involved thought it would be better to take care of now, so he would not have any issues with it later in the season".  

Alabama head coach Nick Saban

SJSU Preview

The only way Alabama can be threatened in this game is if the defensive backfield is an utter disaster, and there’s nothing in Alabama’s fall camp so far to suggest that’s true. More likely, Alabama will put this one away in the first half, then spend the rest of the game working on situations and resting starters for next week’s game against Penn State. In other words, this game has the feel of a glorified scrimmage. It may not be as exciting as the last two years’ openers were, but it should be more comfortable for the partisan Crimson Tide fans in attendance.

Alabama 52
San Jose State 7

SJSU preview

SEC West: Alabama

Alabama

Strengths: Offense is rarely the focal point of a Nick Saban team, but the 2010 Tide's offense could be one of the nation's best with nearly all the critical skill-position contributors coming back -- quarterback Greg McElroy; Heisman-winning tailback Mark Ingram and understudy Trent Richardson, who many have said might be even better than Ingram; and the top three WRs from last year, Julio Jones, Marquis Maze, and Darius Hanks. And while having to start a freshman (D.J. Fluker) on the O-line would ordinarily be a cause for acid reflux, they did it last year with Barrett Jones (in a year when the line was supposed to be a question mark to begin with) and it worked out just fine.

Weaknesses: It isn't just the number of defensive players Bama has lost, it's the quality -- four went in the first two rounds of the NFL draft alone. The Tide now enter 2010 wielding just two starters from last year's second-in-the-nation defense, none of them from the D-line. Special teams are getting a complete overhaul as well, with 2009's top kicker, punter, PR and KR all having graduated.

Key player: NT Josh Chapman. It's no secret to anyone that Bama's 3-4 defensive alignment relies heavily on a gargantuan nose tackle to plug gaps up front. Chapman -- a bit undersized for the position at 6'1", 310 -- has the formidable task of filling Terrence Cody's shoes.

Best chance to make a statement: Oct. 2 vs. Florida. If the Tide pick up right where they left off after last year's dismembering of the Gators in the Georgia Dome, there'll be no doubt about their chops as a repeat national-title contender.

Best chance to get tripped up: Sept. 25 at Arkansas. In Fayetteville, against the conference's best QB, are not the circumstances where you want to be tinkering with a rebuilt defense.

Goals for 2010: Another national title. Why not? There may be a lot of new faces on D, but with the coaching they've got and the raw talent they've amassed over a series of stellar recruiting seasons, there's no reason to think the Tide is headed for instant collapse.

2010 SEC Football Preview: West Division