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          <title>Alabama players ready for LSU</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; The loudest Javier Arenas has ever heard Bryant-Denny Stadium was when Terrence Cody blocked a field goal on the final play of the game against Tennessee two weeks ago.           ]]></description>
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          <title>The Huddle: Alabama Edition</title>
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Alabama writer Ken Rogers and Sports editor Jon Johnson preview Alabama&#8217;s matchup with LSU set for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Alabama braces for improved LSU quarterback</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Jordan Jefferson isn&#8217;t the flashiest quarterback Alabama&#8217;s defense has faced this season. But LSU&#8217;s sophomore leads a balanced attack that is coming off its two best games of the year.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; T-Bob comes to the Mount.
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          <title>Alabama basketball plays exhibitions Wednesday night</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama plays the first of two exhibition basketball games tonight against Montevallo before the Anthony Grant era officially opens on Nov. 14.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Leigh Tiffin moving up Alabama&#8217;s scoring charts</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Senior placekicker Leigh Tiffin is coming off a huge game and going into another one this weekend.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Mark Ingram growing more comfortable in wildcat offense</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; It started as a gimmick, another wrinkle an opponent had to prepare for.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Don&#8217;t think that a bye week translates into an automatic win for Alabama.
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          <title>Stakes high between Bama&#45;LSU</title>
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Alabama coach Nick Saban calls it the biggest game of the season &#8212; not because LSU visits Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, but because it&#8217;s the next one on the schedule.
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          <title>Javier Arenas nears several records</title>
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The numbers are impressive, but they&#8217;re not enough to describe Javier Arenas on a punt return.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Alabama hopes to rest, improve on off week</title>
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Nick Saban talked this week about ignoring &#8220;external factors&#8221; and refocusing on what has Alabama 8-0 and ranked No. 2 in the country &#8212; improvement.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Nick Saban wants Alabama offense more explosive</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Just in case word didn&#8217;t get back to Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain that Nick Saban was, um, less than impressed with the play-calling in Saturday&#8217;s victory over Tennessee, Saban was even more pointed on Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Ken Rogers column: Tide&#8217;s to&#45;do list grows for open week</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; The list of things Alabama must improve for the Crimson Tide to compete for a national championship is longer today than before the Tennessee game.
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          <title>Weary Crimson Tide can now get much&#45;needed rest</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; A strange thing happened on the way to the fourth quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday afternoon.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Leigh Tiffin leads Tide with his foot</title>
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Leigh Tiffin connected on a 50-yard field goal midway through the second quarter, hitting a low-drive through the uprights. It was his longest of the season thus far, and his fifth of 50 yards or more for his career. He ranks second in school history behind his father, Van Tiffin, who had six field goals of 50 yards or more during his career (1983-86). Tiffin accounted for all of the Tide&#8217;s points on Saturday. In addition to the 50-yarder, he had field goals of 38, 22 and 49.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Alabama edges Tennessee on blocked field goal</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Like the bad guest that wouldn&#8217;t go home, Tennessee did everything it could to ruin Alabama&#8217;s party on Saturday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tennessee keeps eye on Alabama&#8217;s Mark Ingram</title>
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Alabama running back Mark Ingram grabbed national attention for his 24-carry, 246-yard performance against South Carolina last Saturday.           ]]></description>
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An expert was talking about Alabama&#8217;s football team this week.
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          <title>The Huddle: Alabama Edition</title>
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Alabama writer Ken Rogers and Sports editor Jon Johnson preview the Alabama-Tennesee game that kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tide cornerback Marquis Johnson doesn&#8217;t back down</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; One of the keys to Alabama&#8217;s defensive system is that often its cornerbacks are on an island.
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          <title>Alabama welcomes back former assistant Lance Thompson</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Lance Thompson returns to Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, this time on the visitors&#8217; sidelines.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy searching for answers to struggles</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Greg McElroy is a perfectionist.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Bama notebook: Saban not concerned with rankings</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama coach Nick Saban met news of his team&#8217;s No. 1 ranking in the AP poll this week and No. 2 standing in the first BCS poll with his trademark mix of disdain and apathy.

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          <title>Depth on defense paying dividends for Tide</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama linebacker Dont&#8217;a Hightower went down with a season-ending knee injury and Nico Johnson and Cory Reamer have stepped up.
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          <title>Johnson column: Voice of Tide good as Gold</title>
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Eli Gold is considered one of the most versatile sports broadcasters in the nation.
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          <title>Rogers column: No time for rest for No. 1 Alabama</title>
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He could have thrown a fit, instead, Alabama coach Nick Saban threw compliments.
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          <title>Ingram leads way in Bama victory</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; For much of its homecoming game, it looked like Alabama welcomed back the Mike Shula era of offensive football to Bryant-Denny Stadium.

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          <title>Javier Arenas does not play for Alabama</title>
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Senior cornerback and return specialist Javier Arenas did not play Saturday night, ending his streak of 20 consecutive starts and 45 games played dating to the 2006 season opener against Hawaii.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Mark Ingram leads Alabama past South Carolina</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; For much of its homecoming game, it looked like Alabama welcomed back the Mike Shula era of offensive football to Bryant-Denny Stadium.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Alabama linebackers get a boost</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier knows the challenge of facing Alabama&#8217;s defense tonight. The specifics, however, not so much.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Steve Spurrier won the national championship at Florida in 1996 &#8212; when Javier Arenas was in the third grade.           ]]></description>
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          <title>The Huddle: Alabama Edition</title>
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Alabama sports writer Ken Rogers and Sports editor Jon Johnson preview the Alabama-South Carolina football game set for Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Basketball season at Alabama is going to be different, Mikhail Torrance promised.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama released more documents Tuesday it sent to the NCAA in its appeal of sanctions resulting from the textbook infractions case.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy was in the film room Sunday night when running back Mark Ingram walked in.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama linebacker Nico Johnson earned respect from his teammates and coaches in his first start Saturday against Ole Miss.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Saturday night&#8217;s game will mark a first for Alabama football.
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OXFORD, Miss. &#8212; Halfway through the regular season, Alabama coach Nick Saban is far more interested in where his team is going than where it has been.
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OXFORD, Miss. &#8212; Somehow, Cory Reamer resisted the temptation to scream, &#8220;How ya like me now?&#8221;
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Alabama&#8217;s defense had a new starter in the lineup. Get used to him.           ]]></description>
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OXFORD, Miss. &#8212; Here&#8217;s how good Alabama&#8217;s defense was on Saturday: Even Nick Saban was impressed.           ]]></description>
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The Crimson Tide faces an opponent just as physical, just as fast and just as dangerous when Alabama takes on No. 20 Ole Miss in a nationally televised game.           ]]></description>
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Alabama football coach Nick Saban&#8217;s philosophy to keep opponents from scoring in the red zone is to keep them from getting there in the first place.           ]]></description>
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Alabama football coach Nick Saban on Wednesday attributed the third-ranked Crimson Tide&#8217;s improved offense to better balance, more explosive plays and not turning the ball over.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; He was a freshman, a couple days into his first training camp, and Rolando McClain was struggling.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy finished a television interview feeling a little hot &#8212; and it wasn&#8217;t because of the lights.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Preparations for Saturday&#8217;s SEC West game at No. 20 Ole Miss started Monday with a fairly short workout in shells.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. &#8212; Maybe it took Dont&#8217;a Hightower&#8217;s absence for people to see just how dominant a middle linebacker Rolando McClain is.           ]]></description>
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LEXINGTON, Ky. &#8212; Alabama shook free from Kentucky with two touchdowns 19 seconds apart in the final minute of the first half.           ]]></description>
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LEXINGTON, Ky. &#8212; If the third-ranked team in America needs something extra to get motivated to play its first conference road game of the season, it can look to the real return of Brandon Deaderick.
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Rich Brooks thought his Kentucky football team was past undergoing a complete meltdown.           ]]></description>
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Alabama sports writer Ken Rogers and sports editor Jon Johnson review Alabama&#8217;s game against Arkansas and preview Oct. 3 matchup against Kentucky.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; A 35-7 win normally means a pretty good day at the office for a college football team.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Marquis Maze&#8217;s 80-yard touchdown reception against Arkansas grabbed headlines.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; It wasn&#8217;t exactly Indianapolis Colts superstar Peyton Manning&#8217;s pre-snap ballet, but Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy walked up and down the offensive front, issuing orders before several snaps last Saturday.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; After a game in which Alabama scored three touchdowns on plays of 50 yards or longer, quarterback Greg McElroy allowed himself a lesser moment to savor.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; As Alabama moved ahead without inside linebacker Dont&#8217;a Hightower on Monday, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said last Saturday&#8217;s fix isn&#8217;t necessarily this season&#8217;s cure.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8211; Alabama coach Nick Saban&#8217;s two-sentence statement on Sunday indicated that, as expected, sophomore linebacker Dont&#8217;a Hightower will be lost for a significant amount of time, if not the rest of the season.


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Alabama will find out today the extent of linebacker Dont&#8217;a Hightower&#8217;s knee injury.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama didn&#8217;t just shut down Arkansas&#8217; game plan; the Crimson Tide executed it on offense.           ]]></description>
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As one-sided as last year&#8217;s Arkansas game ended, it did have a pivotal moment. A dramatic goal-line stand with Arkansas trying to get back into the game didn&#8217;t just seal the Hogs&#8217; fate, it showed just how tough Alabama&#8217;s defense would be to run against.           ]]></description>
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Dothan Eagle Alabama sports writer Ken Rogers and sports editor Jon Johnson preview the Alabama vs. Arkansas game set for Saturday, Sept. 26.            ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Javier Arenas didn&#8217;t look at the final score of Georgia&#8217;s 52-41 victory over Arkansas last week.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Arkansas defensive end Jake Bequette heard about Alabama&#8217;s rebuilt offensive line and couldn&#8217;t wait to get in the film room. 



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The Dothan Eagle&#8217;s, Ken Rogers, breaks down the Alabama-Arkansas game in an interview with bamachannel.com.           ]]></description>
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Alabama&#8217;s Southeastern Conference opener is a collision between its standout defense and Arkansas&#8217; prolific offense.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama took advantage of its blowout victory over North Texas by using a lot of players in the game.

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Alabama (3-0) plays its SEC opener Saturday at 2:30 p.m. against Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium. CBS will televise the game nationally.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama has played one-fourth of the season. But it really hasn&#8217;t played any of it.           ]]></description>
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If Alabama needed a wake-up call for the game, it came right away.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama did just what it wanted on Saturday against North Texas &#8212; established control early, played a lot of people and never let the Mean Green think about an upset.           ]]></description>
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Alabama, Auburn and Troy win their games today. Troy v. UAB - 27-14, Alabama v. North Texas - 53-7 and Auburn v. West Virginia, 41, 30.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama&#8217;s final game before Southeastern Conference play begins isn&#8217;t likely to get the juices flowing the way next week&#8217;s game against Arkansas will.           ]]></description>
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Join sports writer Ken Rogers and sports editor Jon Johnson for a preview of Alabama&#8217;s matchup against North Texas.            ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Dont&#8217;a Hightower&#8217;s versatility is becoming more evident while Alabama unveils its defensive package as the season unfolds.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; It was a fourth-quarter touchdown in a game whose outcome had long been decided.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; It&#8217;s a vicious circle. If you can&#8217;t run the football against Alabama, you must pass it.
But to throw the ball, you&#8217;ve got to protect the quarterback.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; In the 30 seasons from 1973 to 2002, Alabama opponents returned a total of three kickoffs for touchdowns.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; James Carpenter picked Alabama because he wanted a challenge.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Florida International stayed in Saturday&#8217;s showdown with Alabama for a half, hurting the Crimson Tide&#8217;s defense with a long pass early and several key third-down conversions.
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Alabama took the opening kickoff and went 55 yards in 13 plays before Leigh Tiffin kicked a 23-yard field goal.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; After opening with a victory at the Georgia Dome for the second straight season, Alabama hopes Week 2 is significantly better than it was a year ago.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Nick Saban let us deep inside the huddle when he revealed his name for Alabama&#8217;s Wildcat offensive formation, revealed about 10 times in the season-opening victory over Virginia Tech.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; He had played this game in his mind for three years, maybe longer.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama moved up one spot to No. 4 in two national polls Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; No one goes through what Brandon Deaderick went through and remains unchanged.           ]]></description>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama middle linebacker Rolando McClain&#8217;s meltdown Saturday night &#8212; he was flagged for two deadball major penalties after the same play late in the first half &#8212; almost single-handedly cost his team a touchdown against Virginia Tech.

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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama linebacker Cory Reamer glanced at the giant scoreboard in the Georgia Dome ... and did a double-take.

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ATLANTA &#8212; From the season&#8217;s first snap, Mark Ingram went from being in the supporting cast to a leading man.
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A little more than an hour before kickoff, Alabama declared sophomore linebacker Jerrell Harris ineligible, pending a reinstatement decision from the NCAA.
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Alabama&#8217;s Crimson Tide defeats Virginia Tech  34-24 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga.            ]]></description>
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A little more than an hour before kickoff, Alabama declared sophomore linebacker Jerrell Harris ineligible, pending a reinstatement decision from the NCAA.
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