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April 20, 2014
Alabama Football
The Alabama offense had its struggles, but the Crimson Tide picked up commitments from five more recruits on Saturday . . . CBS Sports
After several recruiting sites reported that four-star Florida wide receiver Jovon Durante committed to Alabama on Saturday, the star prospect now says the commitment did not take place . . . Birmingham News
In Alabama's first two scrimmages, Sims was efficient, productive and had no trouble feeding Amari Cooper . . . Mobile Press-Register
Alabama's A-Day spring game produced mixed reviews but off the field, the Crimson Tide enjoyed one of the most successful recruiting weekends of Nick Saban's tenure in Tuscaloosa . . . Huntsville Times
The questions will run straight through August and September as Alabama looks for a new starting quarterback . . . Birmingham News
Four prospects committed to Alabama on Saturday, one 5-star and three 4-stars . . . Bleacher Report
"Nobody ever has a bad spring game, let's start with that," Alabama coach Nick Saban said . . . Crimson White
Jackson Harris listed his top ten as Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, Florida, South Carolina, Ohio State, Purdue, Penn State, Florida State, and Vanderbilt . . . Vandymania
Adam Griffith inconsistencies weren't confined to field goals, as Griffith missed an extra point with 21 seconds remaining . . . Chattanooga Times-Free Press
Mosley is simply one of the best football players in the draft. Unlike most prospects, he's well-rounded both in terms of physical talent and already-developed skills . . . SB Nation
"Everybody needs to understand that in games like this we really limit what we do ... and we don't feature players," Saban said. "I feel like there are some things that Blake can do to be an effective player and we didn't feature them today . . . Tuscaloosa News
Fitzpatrick told Rivals' Mike Farrell ..."Coach (Nick) Saban is one of the greatest defensive back coaches and one of the greatest coaches of all time . . . Birmingham News
Alabama landed a commitment from four-star athlete Shawn Burgess-Becker shortly after the Tide wrapped it's annual A-Day spring game . . . Mobile Press-Register
Ridley (6-1, 189) is a five-star prospect according to Rivals.com, which ranks him as the No. 1 receiver in the nation and the No. 11 prospect overall for 2015 . . . Huntsville Times
Even on a sluggish day for the offense, T.J. Yeldon was still effective enough to make a little history . . . Birmingham News
Add it up and Alabama's announced attendance for Saturday's A-Day Game was 73,506 . . . Mobile Press-Register
Two of his passes were intercepted, but Sims threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Chris Black with 21 seconds left . . . Huntsville Times
Running back T.J. Yeldon...earned the Dixie Howell Award given to the game's most valuable player after totaling 104 yards on the day (95 rushing, 9 receiving), including one rushing touchdown . . . University of Alabama
Redshirt freshman Cooper Bateman showed why he's been moving up the depth chart when he led Robert Foster away from cornerback Tony Brown for a 34-yard reception to set up the first scoring opportunity . . . Bleacher Report
"I'm like shocked that anybody would think someone did anything wrong on their part," Saban told The Post . . . Birmingham News
Before Alabama's spring practice was officially underway, we had a lot of questions . . . Huntsville Times
Payne, who's extremely high on the boards at both Auburn and Alabama, told his high school coach this week not to expect him to make his commitment until after his senior season this fall . . . Birmingham News
"This A-Day game, I look at a little bit like it's an exhibition game for our players and our team," coach Nick Saban said . . . Bleacher Report
In 2013, [Mosley] had 108 tackles, 30 more than anyone else on the defense. The year before, on Alabama's national championship team, he had 107 tackles, 48 more than anyone else on the Crimson Tide . . . Yahoo Sports
The most intriguing part of spring was to see who would emerge as the top quarterback on the roster to compete with Florida State transfer Jacob Coker . . . USA Today
Junior T.J. Yeldon was the first player in Alabama history to have back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons in his first two seasons . . . Mobile Press-Register
Defensive end A'Shawn Robinson is one of the SEC's top rising stars and figures to build off a freshman season that was good enough to warrant All-Freshman team consideration . . . Huntsville Times
Nobody knows what's going to happen, and that could make this year's draft the most entertaining in history . . . Crimson White
After a spring in which they received some public criticism from Nick Saban, Alabama's defensive linemen can prove how far they've come Saturday . . . Birmingham News
With the Crimson Tide set to take the field inside Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday afternoon for the annual spring game . . . Crimson White
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