Greg McElroy News

With the SEC West already won and a date with the defending national champion Florida Gators in the SEC Championship Game already set, the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide invade Starkville this week for a conference showdown with the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

AJ McCarron signed with Alabama earlier this year as a touted prospect from St. Paul's in Mobile Alabama true freshman quarterback AJ McCarron , a former St.

Hey, Nick Saban . You just won your second straight Saban Bowl to clinch your second straight SEC West title.

Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy responded to a key interception Saturday just like any passionate Crimson Tide fan, and perhaps a good deal worse.

Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy points out the LSU defense at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Nov.

Three-and-in was the story of the day. Three-and-out is the story of the season.

TUSCALOOSA -- California dreamin'. Alabama's football team shook off its national perception by reverting back to championship form with a 24-15 win over ninth-ranked LSU that brought the third-ranked Crimson Tide its second consecutive Southeastern Conference Western Division title.

274 yards of passing however sounds a little bit better and two touchdown passes sort of put the icing on the cake.

Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- There was some chatter that Alabama was going to come out throwing Saturday, and the Crimson Tide did just that with seven straight pass attempts.

It's not that Julio Jones literally can't go out to grab a bite. It's just not worth the trouble.

Submitted by Jeffrey Fries on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 18:03. If No. 1 Florida is behind the wheel in the SEC race this season, Alabama is riding shotgun.

Greg McElroy was putting up big numbers as the quarterback for a national championship contender.

Like a fine whine, armchair quarterbacks are getting better with rage as they burn up the airwaves and set the Internet on fire with criticism of Alabama's offense.

On the heels of acquiring Tim Tebow's phone number in 2007 , taking Knowshon Moreno and AJ Green's numbers in 2008 , snagging John Parker Wilson's digits last year , and getting in touch with backup John Brantley this year , LSU fans are trying the same trick with Alabama's Greg McElroy , seemingly.

First it was John Parker-Wilson. Now it's Greg McElroy's turn. LSU fans appear to be living up to their billing as notorious phone pranksters.

Who's afraid of the big bad bad wolf, uh, I mean Tiger? Certainly not Greg McElroy.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban on Saturday's college football game between the Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers.

Date: November 7, 2009 Gators. Last year when these two teams met in Baton Rouge, the Crimson Tide were able to secure a 27 - 21 overtime win over the Tigers.

I sat in the stands of Legion Field in 1993 when David Palmer and Alabama tied Tennessee with a two-point conversion to extend the streak to eight.

Alabama coach Nick Saban said Thursday night that he's proud of the way the Crimson Tide has dealt with high expectations and adversity this season but knows his team must play at a higher level down the stretch.