Recruiting season is complete. It’s time to grade the classes, and we start with the Alabama Crimson Tide. We take a look at the needs for the Tide and grade how effectively they filled them.
LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery called Alabama running back Trent Richardson the “best in the world”. Richardson will show the country why he is the top running back tonight.
Last July, Les Miles was asked whether or not the 2011 Tigers were capable of making another trip to New Orleans in January. Miles told his audience that “The want for this team to qualify to travel down there in a bus and again play in the national championship game is the goal; it’s what it should be. It’s who we are. Let’s see if we can establish that legacy. When they play it in New Orleans, we’re coming.”
The Home Depot College Football awards were last night at Disney, and the SEC took home seven awards during the ceremony. It was the Alabama-LSU show, and it’s easy to see why these teams will be squaring off once again in the national championship:
Alabama running back Trent Richardson and Alabama defensive back Tyrann Mathieu are two of the five finalists for the 2011 Heisman Trophy presented this coming Saturday night. The SEC’s best offensive player and the SEC’s best defensive player will battle it out off the field in New York:
Alabama dominated Auburn. Trent Richardson furthered his Heisman campaign. The Alabama defense suffocated Gus Malzahn’s offense. The calls for the rematch are everywhere. LSU dominating Arkansas arguably helps Alabama’s cause even more because the 9-6 overtime loss to LSU looks more impressive with LSU remaining undefeated. But is it enough to stay at #2?
As the season nears its end, talk of Heisman candidates continues to increase. We take a look at the true Heisman hopefuls from the Southeastern Conference as a result of performance on the field in 2011.
Alabama’s Trent Richardson has put together an incredible football season. He has the statistics to prove that he belongs in the Heisman conversation and he also has the incredible highlights. Watch his best plays of the season here…
For MSU to have a chance in this one, the defensive front must slow down Bama’s rushing attack and force first year quarterback A.J. McCarron to throw the ball. That’s much easier said than done, but it will be critical to the Bulldogs’s chances of pulling the upset. In order to accomplish this, powerhouses Fletcher Cox and Josh Boyd must have a big night on the defensive line. Cox and Boyd, both juniors, have combined for 71 tackles and 7.5 sacks so far this season.
Through A Player’s Eyes – An interesting perspective on what it is like for Trent Richardson to play football for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. Check it out here…
