The University of Alabama Football and Crimson Tide Sports Source
December 12, 2013
Alabama Football
Voted as the Crimson Tide's MVP for the second consecutive year, Mosley...was an Alabama defensive player of the week after all but one game this season . . . Mobile Press-Register
Even if McCarron doesn't follow Ingram as the Tide's second Heisman winner, the former St. Paul's prep star will become the 11th Alabama player to finish at least among the top six in the Heisman balloting . . . Birmingham News
McCarron is the one candidate largely judged by a career that stands as perhaps the best among Alabama quarterbacks . . . Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.)
My suspicion is that Saban's wondering the same thing a lot of people wonder when they reach the top. Is this really the top? Or is that other hill, off in the distance, a little bit higher? . . . Forbes Magazine
It's ironic to consider that McCarron's final game at UA will come against a team he nearly signed with as a player coming out of high school . . . ESPN
Alabama is trying to lock up Saban to a hefty contract that keeps him the highest-paid coach in the country. Texas wants to back its money truck into Nick's driveway . . . CBS Sports
Here's the list of things that may pry Saban away from Tuscaloosa . . . Fox Sports
NFL Network reported Tuesday that Alabama and Saban were engaged in negotations on a contract extension that would bump the annual salary of a new deal to the $7 million per season range . . . Lindy's Sports
It's going to be a great game and really good competition for us . . . Bama Magazine
As Alabama well knows, sometimes you have to re-invest. The smoke is rising in Texas. Time to clear the air right here . . . Birmingham News
"I'll have to get used to that. So I just can't wait. I'm really looking forward to it, and being able just to see everything and going through the process is just a dream come true . . . Dothan Eagle
Alabama placed nine players on the coaches All-Southeastern Conference teams . . . Florence Times-Daily
OU coach Bob Stoops finally gets to see whether the SEC is as overrated as he says it is . . . Mobile Press-Register
I feel like no quarterback in the SEC or the country has played as consistent as I have. I think the numbers do the talking . . . Tuscaloosa News
"I'm ready to get in there and work (at Alabama). ... It's a great program . . . Mobile Press-Register
Flowers (6-1, 197) rushed for 1,099 yards and 12 touchdowns on 136 carries . . . Birmingham News
The Crimson Tide had nine overall selections including five on the first team . . . Birmingham News
There were several Alabama commits on the field including Calera's Ronnie Clark . . . Birmingham News
Nick Saban has been putting plenty of mileage on the team plane since the end of the Crimson Tide's regular season and his latest trip brought him to Glenville, Ohio . . . Mobile Press-Register
Can Alabama and Auburn become the nation's two best teams? . . . Huntsville Times
McCarron is the third Alabama player to be invited to New York for the Heisman presentation since 2009 . . . Bama Magazine
While it isn't exactly how Alabama wanted to finish the season, Saban said there is still a lot to take away from playing in a BCS bowl, and it can provide a learning experience for next season . . . Crimson White
Senior quarterback AJ McCarron is one of six finalists for the 2013 Heisman Memorial Trophy, which was announced Monday . . . University of Alabama
The Alabama linebacker did not, however, win the Bronko Nagurski Award . . . Birmingham News
He is also a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, the Manning Award, the Senior CLASS Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year . . . Dothan Eagle
This will be my first trip to New York City, and I can't put into words how much it means to me . . . Gadsden Times
"He's tall and fast and a tough matchup for any secondary as long as he's in Tuscaloosa . . . Huntsville Times
Alabama was led by Mosley — a unanimous choice at linebacker — along with offensive linemen Cyrus Kouandjio and Anthony Steen and punter Cody Mandell . . . Tuscaloosa News
At 5-foot-10 and 187 pounds, Griffith gives up close to 40 pounds to Foster, but the strength in his kicking leg has never been questioned . . . Huntsville Times
Alabama opened as a 15-point favorite to beat Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl . . . Mobile Press-Register
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