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Senior running back Roy Upchurch is the quintessential workman. He has a team-member mentality, brute strength, and motivation to excel beyond his natural ability.

Here is my weekly update on former Alabama football players currently active in the NFL .

Glen Coffee, left, and Gary Cramer forged a friendship in Tuscaloosa. Now, Cramer visits the rookie running back of the San Francisco 49ers to help Coffee adjust to life as a professional football player.

TUSCALOOSA -- Mark Ingram never shies away from the extra work in practice, the extra carries on the football field or the extra hits he'll take in fighting for extra yardage.

This season in college football was supposed to be about the quarterback, specifically the signal-callers at national title contenders Florida, Texas and Oklahoma.

San Francisco 49ers running back Glen Coffee drives past Atlanta Falcons players in the second quarter of an NFL football game, in San Francisco, Sunday, Oct.

It does not matter if Alabama has never had a Heisman winner. It does not matter if the Heisman Trophy is good for the team or not.

Tuscaloosa, Ala. -- A full 24 hours after the game, Mark Ingram was still reliving the play.

Six regular-season games down. Six to go. So it's midseason for the Alabama football team? Not quite.

Alabama running back Mark Ingram leads the offense in big plays and explosive plays this season.

The Gators weren't even trying in that game and you could tell. This is a good article, but you told me everything as to why Alabama is going to be in the National Championship.

When a shiny new luxury model comes out, the trusty old model sometimes gets kicked to the curb.

Runnning back Terry Grant returns a kickoff during Alabama's opening game against Virginia Tech.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Terry Grant used to be the man in No. 4 Alabama's backfield, a shifty, speedy back who had perhaps the best freshman season of any running back in school history.

Coach Nick Saban and old-fashioned Alabama resisted the Wildcat offense craze all of last season, after it had caught on around college football and even with his former NFL team.

Ingram leads the Tide's running attack. 1. Defensive dominance: Remember the defense that dominated for 12 games last season? There's little difference this time around.

The Alabama football team, as usual, watched a movie the night before stepping into the ring for the first time this season.

Alabama running back Glen Coffee is wrapped up by Florida safety Ahmad Black , Florida defensive end Carlos Dunlap and Florida defensive tackle Terron Sanders in the third quarter of the SEC Championship game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, Dec.

The jitters were sure to hit Greg McElroy, with all the usual signs. Sweaty palms.

Virginia Tech fans are no doubt delighted that Alabama will be breaking in a new starting quarterback Saturday.