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The next game is the biggest. That's Alabama coach Nick Saban's mantra, repeated over and over whether his team is playing LSU or Chattanooga.

There's a new dimension to Alabama's offense: a running quarterback. Greg McElroy isn't going to be confused with Florida's Tim Tebow or even UAB's Joe Webb, but he had a career-high 30 yards rushing on four carries Saturday in a 31-3 victory at Mississippi State, and that included a career-long 16-yard run.

TUSCALOOSA - No worries and no injuries. That was the goal for second-ranked Alabama heading into Saturday's game with Chattanooga and the mission was accomplished as the Tide scored three first-quarter touchdowns and cruised to a 45-0 win over the Mocs at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon.

Mark Ingram has rushed for 1,297 yards through 10 games, leaving him fewer than 200 yards shy of Bobby Humphrey's school-record 1986 season .

Nov. 20 - Tim Robinson's mother keeps a smile on her face as she scampers around her son's hospital bed.

College football pundits have deemed 2009 the "Year of the Running Back." And why not? The top three passers coming into the year are either injured , inconsistent or underwhelming .

Although I wasn't watching the Auburn-Georgia game very closely on Saturday night , I happened to catch a quote from Auburn running back Ben Tate that was featured on the ESPN2 broadcast.A In response to a question about how he felt he compared to Alabama running back and Heisman trophy candidate Mark Ingram, Tate said the following: "I know Ia m ...

I understand the "guarantee game" and the financial reasoning behind scheduling these games.

Without a doubt the most disturbing statement I ever heard an Alabama coach make was during the ill fated 2006 season when a certain coach stated to the press a oeHow do you bench a player that close to the recorda .A He was referring to Alabama running back Kenneth Darby.A A It had been a miserable year for Darby,A he had lost his father that ...

In a year of parity when it comes to Heisman Trophy candidates, Alabama running back Mark Ingram is emerging as the consensus pick.

Clemson-Clemson Tiger running back C.J. Spiller's name has popped up as one of the top five candidates for the Heisman Trophy in eight of the published polls this week.

"I know I'm the best back in the state," he told the paper. "I bet if you went and broke down film and asked teams in the SEC who is the best back in the state, I mean I feel like it's me." The statement raised a few eyebrows in Tuscaloosa, where Alabama running back Mark Ingram is turning in the type of year that has him near the top of almost ...

Alabama tailback Mark Ingram of Flint and teammate Roland McClain are on the watch list of players in contention for the Walter Camp Award, given to the nation's top college football player.

Stanford running back Toby Gerhart has been mostly overlooked despite rushing for 1,395 yards and 19 touchdowns.

In what appears to be a monumental mismatch, the second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide welcome the Chattanooga Mocs, a mediocre FCS team, to Tuscaloosa this weekend.

TUSCALOOSA -- Alabama senior left guard Mike John son was named the Southeast ern conference offensive line man of the Week following the Tide's 31-3 win over Mississip pi State on Saturday.

AUBURN, Ala. - Two weeks ago, Auburn's Demond Washington was a backup cornerback.

Two of the 15 players on the list of candidates for the Walter Camp Football Foundation's 2009 Player of the Year award are from Alabama.

Alabama running back Mark Ingram gets a crack at Florida's vaunted defense in the SEC championship game.

Greg McElroy, talking with Alabama head coach Nick Saban during a game against Mississippi State, is leading the ever-improving Crimson Tide.