Spring Scrimmage Stats

PASSING LEADERS
Phillip Sims - 20 for 30, 225 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
A.J. McCarron - 18 for 33, 189 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

RUSHING LEADERS
Eddie Lacy - 10 rush, 92 yards, 3 TD
Trent Richardson - 5 rush, 40 yards
Jalston Fowler - 5 rush, 31 yards
Demetrius Hart - 11 rush, 25 yards

RECEIVING LEADERS
Kenny Bell - 7 rec., 89 yards, 2 TD
Marquis Maze - 4 rec., 76 yard, 2 TD
Darius Hanks - 5 rec., 61 yards
DeAndrew White - 4 rec., 61 yards
Brandon Gibson - 3 rec., 28 yards
Trent Richardson - 2 rec., 25 yards, 1 TD
Brad Smelley - 3 rec., 17 yards
Kevin Norwood - 2 rec., 16 yards

FIELD GOALS
Cade Foster - Made: 32, 47, 52; Missed: 32, 52
Jeremy Shelley - Made: 29

DEFENSIVE LEADERS
C.J. Mosley - 6 tackles, 1 INT
Nico Johnson - 5 tackles, 1 TFL
DeQuan Menzie - 5 tackles, 1 TFL
Trey DePriest - 5 tackles, 1 TFL
Dont'a Hightower - 4 tackles, 2 sacks
Courtney Upshaw - 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT
John Fulton - 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 PBU, 1 INT

Alabama spring football scrimmage highlights quarterback battle

Bama's O-Line so far this spring....

First Team;

RT - D.J. Fluker
RG - Barrett Jones
Center - William Vlachos
LG - Chance Warmack
LT - Alfred McCullough

Second Team;

RT - Austin Shepherd
RG - John Michael Boswell
Center - Kellen Williams
LG - Anthony Steen
LT - Aaron Douglas

The BEST news so far from Spring Practice is .....

It's not Trent Richardson, Freshman phenom Dee Hart, Quinton Dial, Mark Barron, Jesse Williams, etc....

My pick for the BEST SPRING PRACTICE NEWS so far is;

Dont'a Hightower is fast, furious and ready to lead the Crimson Tide defense the way many always believed he would.

Introducing JC Transfer - DL Quinton Dial

Ht:6'6"
Wt:315 lbs
Bench Max:400
Squat Max:535

- Dial will have three calendar years to play two seasons at Alabama.

An understatement to say Quinton Dial is a big guy. At 6-5, 310 lbs. he's an ominous presence on the defensive line with his ability to stuff the run, dominant an opposing defender, or sneak inside for a sack. - Scout.com

DL Jesse Williams! Soon to be a household name for the Bama-Nation

Introducing - Jesse Williams, a 6'4", 330-pound monster defensive lineman from Brisbane, Australia. He is a transfer from Arizona Western College and was ranked No. 2 in the Rivals.com JUCO Top 50.

- Bench Max: 520

- He does have three years to play his final two years of eligibility

- Williams' has emerged as an ideal 3-4 two-gap nose who can occupy blockers and clog up running lanes in the SEC.

- Williams' brute strength, quickness to jump on top of blockers at the snap, upper body strength, anchor strength, shed ability and range will allow him to seamlessly fit and transition into the defense.

2011 Preseason All-America Team (Bama Edition)

1st Team
- Barrett Jones
- Mark Barron

2nd Team
- Robert Lester
- Trent Richardson

Honorable Mention
- Dont'a Hightower
- William Vlachos

Trent is Ready to Roll !!

Trent Richardson last year (Never 100% Healthy);
- Tore ligaments in his foot in the opener against San Jose State.
- In the LSU game, Richardson tore his abdominal muscle and also sprained the MCL.

- Trent averaged 6.2 yards per carry, 63.6 YPG and led all Alabama running backs with 23 catches.
- Trent finished 2nd in the SEC in all-purpose yards, averaging 145.4 YPG.

Trent is healthy and ready to Roll. Stronger, Faster and now THE #1 Back for the Tide! Look out SEC !! RTR

Tide's Richardson takes center stage

What we know about Bama's OL as of Today

It is 99% for sure that Bama's O-Line will consist of;

- RT: DJ Fluker
- RG: Barret Jones
- Center: William Vlachos
- LG: Chance Warmack
- LT: ??? Aaron Douglas ???

Back-Ups???

Ingram moved to 5th ALL TIME with his 157 Rushing Yards vs the Razorbacks..

Mark Ingram moved into fifth place on Alabama's list of career rushing leaders. With 2,694 yards, he moved ahead of Dennis Riddle (2,645) and Bobby Marlow (2,560). Fourth on the list is Johnny Musso (2,741). Shaun Alexander is first (3,565). ...

Ingram back vs Duke

The 2009 Heisman Trophy winner will make his first start of the 2010 season at 2:30 p.m. CDT Saturday when top-ranked Alabama (2-0) visits Duke (1-1).

Oh? Marcell Dareus is BACK TOO!

 Defensive end Marcell Dareus has served his two-game suspension for breaking NCAA rules and becomes eligible this week.

Richardson has an SI Cover !! 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.

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

Dareus' status ??

Early next week.

That's the feeling among Alabama officials for when the NCAA will announce a ruling on All-American candidate Marcell Dareus.

Bama's O-Line...

LT - James Carpenter
LG - Chance Warmack
Center - William Vlachos
RG - Barrett Jones
RT - DJ Fluker

From the SEC - Rotary Lombardi Award Watch!

Rotary Lombardi Award goes to "down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, or linebackers who set up no farther than 5 yards deep from the line of scrimmage."

Georgia offensive tackle Clint Boling

Alabama offensive tackle James Carpenter

Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus

Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightower

Georgia outside linebacker Justin Houston

Arkansas offensive tackle DeMarcus Love

South Carolina defensive end Cliff Matthews

Mississippi State defensive end Pernell McPhee

Florida center Mike Pouncey

Ole Miss nose tackle Jerrell Powe

Auburn center Ryan Pugh

South Carolina tight end Weslye Saunders

LSU linebacker Kelvin Sheppard

Mississippi State offensive tackle Derek Sherrod

Auburn offensive tackle Lee Ziemba


Source - Chris Low ESPN.COM

Rimington Trophy Watch

Center William Vlachos was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list as one of the nation's top centers.


Source - TideSports

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