ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Alabama Coach Nick Saban wins 1st ever Bobby Bowden Award (NBC 13 Birmingham)
Alabama Coach Nick Saban wins 1st ever Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year award.
Top recruiters by conference (Rivals.com via Yahoo! Sports)
It's easy to say head coaches are the reason why a team has a successful recruiting class.
LOOKING BACK (The Tuscaloosa News)
A 14-year-old news carrier, Harry McCollum, returned from a tour of New York City, the Netherlands, France and Belgium after winning the expense-paid tour sponsored by The Tuscaloosa News and Family Weekly Magazine. Forrest David Mathews of Grove Hill was appointed counselor for off-campus students at the University of Alabama.
INSIDE THE TIDE: Early enrollees may be key to this Alabama recruiting class (Montgomery Advertiser)
It was nearly impossible for Alabama to live up to the hype surrounding its top-rated recruiting classes in 2008 and 2009.
ALABAMA ADVISORY BOARD: Tide fans know to trust Saban’s process (Montgomery Advertiser)
Two thoughts on recruiting: First, I restore old cars as a hobby. Part of that process is finding the right part that will fit and mesh with all the other parts so the result will work.
ALABAMA ADVISORY BOARD: Tide fans know to trust Saban’s process (Montgomery Advertiser)
Two thoughts on recruiting: First, I restore old cars as a hobby. Part of that process is finding the right part that will fit and mesh with all the other parts so the result will work.
Brees has Hall of Fame numbers (The Decatur Daily)
A few thoughts after a Sunday evening of watching the Super Bowl and wondering who won the office football pool. As New Orleans celebrates a Super Bowl championship, Saints all-star quarterback Drew Brees can celebrate a place in NFL history.
Sports statues: The great ones stand out in a crowd (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Sports statues have been in the news lately.A statue of Bill Mazeroski will be erected outside of
‘Bama weighs appeal after NCAA vacates wins (SportingNews)
Associated Press
Recruits getting headstart with Tide (The Decatur Daily)
TUSCALOOSA — Both know the life of a high school superstar and the incredible expectations that accompanies notoriety. That life includes Internet fame, intense recruitment and all the pitfalls and benefits that follow.