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January 7, 2009
"He has re-established Alabama as a national power in quick fashion. He was an overwhelming choice by our members for this very prestigious award . . . University of AlabamaThe Crimson Tide is following up last year's consensus No. 1 recruiting class with at least a top-5 effort this year . . . Clanton Advertiser"This should really be a team of the year award instead of a coach of the year award . . . Mobile Press-RegisterNick Saban took a step closer to nearly sweeping the national college football coach of the year honors when he was named the winner of the Eddie Robinson Award for the second time in six years . . . Tuscaloosa NewsMiles met with reporters in Louisiana on Monday and was asked if Davis was still a candidate. "No, he is not," Miles said . . . Birmingham NewsWhich is how McElwain left them laughing when asked if Oklahoma had contacted Alabama about Florida . . . Dothan EagleUniversity of Alabama defensive head coach Kevin Steele has accepted Clemson's offer to become the school's defensive coordinator . . . Tuscaloosa News"We played, I think, 16 total freshmen this year, 14 that played enough to letter," Saban said. "So we had a lot of young players on this team . . . Opelika-Auburn News"We're encouraged by this. But every game, we just hit a point where we let down a little bit. We need to find a way to play solid the entire game . . . Birmingham NewsTrevor Booker had 19 points to help No. 12 Clemson remain unbeaten with a 66-59 victory over Alabama on Tuesday night . . . Montgomery AdvertiserThe Crimson Tide (10-4) will return home on Sunday to face LSU in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams . . . Tuscaloosa NewsClemson used a 17-1 run to seize control of the game midway through the second half . . . Mobile Press-RegisterThe Tigers are 14-0 for the second time in the last three seasons . . . CUTigersTonight's test against the Atlantic Coast Conference foe is difficult. Littlejohn Coliseum is not the easiest place for opponents to play . . . Birmingham NewsIncluding a much-needed 88-77 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday, Alabama has now won five consecutive games and nine of its past 10 . . . Mobile Press-RegisterClemson (14-0) remains on a roll with many of the same names that destroyed Alabama last year . . . Montgomery AdvertiserThe Crimson Tide will wrap up the non-Southeastern Conference portion of its schedule tonight against the Clemson Tigers, winners of 14 games in a row . . . Tuscaloosa NewsGreen will attempt to add to his strong play of late with a pair of games this week against teams that boast a combined 26-1 record in Clemson and LSU . . . Bama MagazineJunior cornerback Jerraud Powers, one of Auburn's defensive leaders in 2008, is leaving school a year early to enter the NFL draft . . . Huntsville TimesJohn Parker Wilson is one of four Tide players bound for the Senior Bowl . . . Mobile Press-RegisterThe Pelham native marked the start of 2009 by coaching his first bowl game as a collegiate head coach in the same place he coached his first bowl game as an assistant 15 years ago — the Gator Bowl . . . Shelby County (Ala.) Reporter
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