By Mark Hughes Cobb Staff Writer The last time most people got this close to the trophy was Jan. 9, with walls of Dr Pepper standing guard at Walmart. But now the Waterford crystal football atop an onyx stand, announcing the University of Alabama Crimson Tide as 2009 national champions, shines under lights and behind glass at the Paul W. Bryant Museum.
There is probably not an Alabama fan reading this who is not welling up inside with pride from the comments made by President Barack Obama on Monday morning when the Crimson Tide football team visited the East Wing room of the White House.
National champion Alabama opened spring practice looking to fill key holes on defense.
Alabama's biggest task for spring practice might be rebuilding a depleted defense, but the coaches also are making it clear that the Crimson Tide can't dwell on the national championship.
The University of Alabama football team took the practice field on Friday for the first time since capturing the school's 13th national championship in early January for a two-hour workout at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility.
By Chase Goodbread Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama football team opened Spring practice Friday at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility, and plenty of new faces took the field as the Crimson Tide looks to replace the majority of the defense from the 2009 season, among other positions. A few notes from individual drills from the first practice:
By Mark Hughes Cobb Staff Writer The Waterford crystal football atop an onyx stand announcing the University of Alabama Crimson Tide as 2009 national champions shines under lights and behind glass at the Paul W. Bryant Museum.
Tide begins spring practice today
The University of Alabama held its Pro Day on Wednesday, featuring 18 draft-eligible Crimson Tide players with all 32 NFL team in attendance.
WASHINGTON — The University of Alabama's football team capped off its championship season Monday with the president of the United States holding up a Crimson Tide jersey in the White House.
