Alabama Crimson Tide NCAA Football News

Just when it looked as if Alabama had solved its problems on kickoff coverage, along came Mississippi State.

Terry Grant rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown earlier this season against Florida International, but he has not logged a carry since September .

SEC Sports Report believes the Tide will continue rolling this weekend...

Mark Barron is starting to feel at home in the secondary. No. 2 Alabama's sophomore free safety is settling into his relatively new position quite nicely after playing offense until his senior year in high school and backing up All-American Rashad Johnson last season.

Three penalties. Three turnovers forced, none committed. And a commanding 444-213 edge in total yards.

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.

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

Of course, the dark theater supplied the safety that comes with anonymity. The second-ranked Crimson Tide watched "The Blind Side" last Friday night before playing Mississippi State the next evening, checking out their ultra-intense coach playing himself on the big screen.

Mississippi State gave signs of preparedness and aggression in pre-game warm-ups that were sensed by Alabama head coach Nick Saban.

OneA of theA fewA absolute things I can say that I've learned throughout my time as a writer is that every team needs at least a decent quarterback.

Greg McElroy thought he was prepared for the starting job as quarterback at the University of Alabama.

Measure the length of Marquis Johnson's hand from base of the palm to fingertip and you'll know just how close a college football game can be.

Can class schedules be an advantage to a football team? Consider that Alabama has 13 players who have attained undergraduate degrees, which is the most of any Division I-A school this season, according to UA sports information.

Now that the pressure to clinch the SEC West is in the past, Alabama's battle with complacency begins tonight.

Jordan Jefferson has five touchdowns and one interception in three road games this season.

No. 3 Alabama's Mark Ingram is earning the attention of the Heisman Trophy crowd, while Mississippi State's Anthony Dixon is putting up similar numbers with a fraction of the hoopla.

Miss State has had two weeks to prepare for Alabama and get all healed up. Bama would have to have some letdown in intensity after the LSU game...Find out how this game should play out from SEC Sports Report....

Javier Arenas returns a kick against Ole Miss on Oct. 10, 2009. "He's one of those guys that comes to work every day, works hard and competes," Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kirby Smart said of Arenas before this season.

Alabama fans partied like it was 1999 Saturday night. Of course, that's how long it had been since the Crimson Tide last defeated LSU in Bryant-Denny Stadium.