Category: Football

Offensive line shines in spring game

Few players stood out as individuals in Alabama’s annual A-Day scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, but one particular group did as a whole. After losing three-fifths of last season’s offensive line this offseason, Alabama’s new front five proved it may not be a weakness after all heading into next season. Joining veterans Cyrus Kouandjio and Anthony Steen, the three [...]

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Sloppy play on both sides of ball dampens A-Day game, reveals need for improvement

Turnovers and penalties plagued each squad in Alabama’s 2013 Golden Flake A-Day game. The White team defeated the Crimson team 17-14 in front of 78,315 fans on Saturday. Head coach Nick Saban said the miscues were unfamiliar from what he has seen from the Crimson Tide so far this spring. “I thought there were a lot of undisciplined penalties today, [...]

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T.J. Yeldon, overlooked due to Derrick Henry’s injury, shines in A-Day game

Rising sophomore running back T.J. Yeldon repeated his performance from last year in Saturday’s A-Day game. In 2012, Yeldon compiled 178 yards and a touchdown. On Saturday, he racked up 130 all-purpose yards and a score and received his second consecutive Dixie Howell Award, which is given to the game’s most valuable player. His numbers may have decreased from his [...]

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Offensive line shines in A-Day

Few players stood out as individuals in Alabama’s annual A-Day scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, but one particular group did as a whole. After losing three-fifths of last season’s historic offensive line this offseason, Alabama’s new front five proved that it may not be a weakness after all heading into next season. Joining veterans Cyrus Kouandjio and Anthony Steen, [...]

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Sloppy play dampens A-Day game

Turnovers and penalties plagued each squad in Alabama’s 2013 Golden Flake A-Day game. The White team defeated the Crimson team 17-14 in front of 78,315 fans on Saturday April 20. Head coach Nick Saban said the miscues were unfamiliar from what he has seen from the Crimson Tide so far this spring. “I thought there were a lot of undisciplined [...]

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