The University of Alabama Football and Crimson Tide Sports Source
July 31, 2010
Alabama Football
The first time Tyrone Prothro ever made the Bryant-Denny Stadium crowd hold its collective breath, a potential stunning upset of rival Tennessee hung on his every step on a last-minute kickoff return . . . Tuscaloosa News
My sons just got their latest issue of Sports Illustrated Kids in the mail...and guess who's on the cover? The reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Alabama running back Mark Ingram . . . Birmingham News
Five of the SEC's top 12 tacklers in 2009 are back in 2010, along with three of the league's top six leaders in tackles for loss and two of the top four in both interceptions and passes defended . . . Mobile Press-Register
The same word that DePriest used, "comfortable," the same word that so many recruits have used when citing reasons to come to Alabama . . . Bleacher Report
Brassell is expected to stay closer to home as Alabama, Mississippi State and Ole Miss are near the top of his list . . . College Football News
Some scouts are torn over DePriest despite five star status on Scout, and four star ratings on Rivals and ESPN . . . Bleacher Report
Say what you want about Nick Saban, the guy can coach a little bit . . . Baton Rouge Advocate
Curtis Grant has been down south to visit Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Clemson . . . Gainesville Sun
"The bowl system is too valuable to lose, and the regular season is too important to mess with . . . Detroit News
Alabama coach Nick Saban rattled off what he thought about his five rivals in the Western Division . . . Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
Trey DePriest, Scout.com five-star middle linebacker from Springfield High School in Ohio, excited the Alabama coaching staff and fans when he committed to the Crimson Tide . . . Tuscaloosa News
Alabama picked up commitment No. 16 today in the form of highly coveted linebacker Trey DePriest of Springfield, Ohio . . . Mobile Press-Register
A tough season opener for San Jose State and first-year coach Mike MacIntyre appears to have gotten a bit tougher . . . Mobile Press-Register
It's been well-documented that six SEC football teams will have an open date this season before they play Alabama . . . Birmingham News
It looks like the Crimson Tide will have both a true freshman place-kicker (Cade Foster) and true freshman punter (Jay Williams) . . . ESPN
Several of Coach Saban's wins at Alabama can be considered as milestones that pointed to future success . . . Bleacher Report
James has taken visits to a number of schools, including Alabama, Auburn and Vanderbilt . . . Demopolis Times
Saban said last week, for instance, that 25 of the prep players who competed in a recent Tide camp had already received scholarship offers from other schools despite having just completed their sophomore year of high school . . . ESPN
Nick Saban will have his defense where it needs to be by the end of the season . . . Bleacher Report
With a record number of voters, almost 60% more than ever, at SEC Media Days, the results are in as eight Alabama players were selected as preseason first-team All-SEC players . . . Crimson White
Between stinging jabs at sports agents, Nick Saban tried his best at SEC Media Days to downplay 2010 expectations for the 2009 national champions . . . Mobile Press-Register
"It just so happened that he had just got the job (at Alabama) in the spring and I was looking to transfer," Williams said . . . Tuscaloosa News
The annual fan day practice for Alabama's football team will be Sunday, Aug. 8 . . . Mobile Press-Register
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban's annual football camps have been in full swing this summer . . . Crimson White
Perhaps Saban and Slive were playing a bit of preemptive defense with their comments . . . Sports Illustrated
Mark Ingram is the returning winner and the only player with a chance to join Archie Griffin as the only two-time winner . . . Bleacher Report
Nick Saban can certainly wring every drop of talent out the players he has . . . Bleacher Report
Tony Steward: "I'll probably wait until close to signing day to make a final decision . . . Florida Times-Union
Alabama approached Duke officials twice about moving the game to a larger, neutral site . . . Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun
The Tide has just about drawn even with Texas for the five-star native of Cibolo, TX . . . Bleacher Report
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