Arkansas came into Tuscaloosa averaging 47 points per game and holding opponents to 12 points per, and while that sounds great, one must consider who they played (Missouri State, New Mexico and Troy). While these games are great tune ups for SEC play, they tend to make a team over confident and relaxed which is
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Saturday could be hosting the second biggest game of the season in the SEC when #3 Alabama faces off against #14 Arkansas in Tuscaloosa.

We are now coming up on the third week of the football season but let us take a look back at what happened this past Saturday around the country in this week’s quick hits. Oregon and Darron Thomas headed back out west to the land of fruits and nuts where football is about as physical
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Once again, Alabama has demonstrated that the top Big Ten programs are still outmatched by the top SEC programs. With a second straight beating of the Penn State Nittany Lions – this time on their home turf – Nick Saban and Co made it clear that Joe Paterno’s team isn’t exactly close to competing at the highest levels of college football.

In the premiere out-of-conference game of the week, Alabama travels to Penn State to take on Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions. Here’s how we expect Alabama to manhandle the school from up north.

The Crimson Tide did exactly as expected Saturday in the dismantling of Kent State. The defense displayed why they are considered one of the top defenses in the country and the running game got the job done just as it has over the past few years.

Alabama has a very stable group of running backs in Tuscaloosa in Trent Richardson and Eddie Lacy. Both will be very crucial for the Tide in order to compete for the West and make noise on the national scene as well.

Alabama had a terrible schedule a year ago, and this year is much more favorable. Here is the No. 1 reason Alabama should win the West.

All eyes are AJ McCarron and Phillip Sims for game one against Kent State. Saban has indicated both are equal and is not giving the media any information at all regarding the race.