ALABAMA NOTEBOOK: Crimson Tide doesn't want to drop the ball (Montgomery Advertiser) TUSCALOOSA -- There is a chart in the Alabama locker room that the Crimson Tide receivers have memorized.
ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Tide's defense hopes to improve on the goal line (Montgomery Advertiser) TUSCALOOSA -- Alabama's defense was rarely spectacular last year, but once an opponent drove inside the Crimson Tide 20-yard line, it was almost nonexistent.
Alabama wide receiver Mike McCoy not bothered by questions about Julio Jones (Mobile Press-Register) TUSCALOOSA — The media's first question for Alabama's top returning receiver was about freshman Julio Jones. The second was, too. In all, seven of the first nine topics lobbed at Crimson Tide junior Mike McCoy dealt with Foley's famous Jones, who will make his long-awaited collegiate debut at 7 p.m.
Immediate impact: Alabama freshmen Julio Jones, Terrence Cody, Don'ta Hightower all earn starting spots for Crimson Tide (Mobile Press-Register) TUSCALOOSA — If you had Terrence Cody, Don'ta Hightower and Julio Jones in the office pool, you're a winner. The biggest question of Alabama's preseason was answered Monday with the release of the depth chart for Saturday's 7 p.m. opener against No. 9 Clemson in Atlanta.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE POSITION ANALYSIS (The Huntsville Times) John Parker Wilson is the most experienced quarterback in the SEC going into his third year as the Crimson Tide's starter. By midseason, he should be the owner of eight school passing records.
(24) Alabama (0-0) vs. (9) Clemson (0-0) (The Kansas City Star) GAME NOTES: The ninth-ranked Clemson Tigers begin the 2008 season in unfamiliar territory, as they are the favorite to win the ACC ands earn at the very least a BCS bowl bid. Those lofty expectations will be put to the test right away, as Tommy Bowden's Tigers open the new season in the Georgia Dome, where they will take on Nick Saban and his 24th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.
UA fans may face delays (The Tuscaloosa News) University of Alabama football fans attending the Crimson Tide's season opener against Clemson should prepare for travel delays because of major interstate construction in Atlanta over the Labor Day weekend.
Crimson Tide to settle in depth issues before team debut in Atlanta (The Andalusia Star-News) TUSCALOOSA (AP) - Settle into campus life. Find classes. Learn how to do laundry. Next on the checklist for Alabama's freshman orientation: Step onto the field against a Top 10 team in front of 80,000 or so screaming fans and a national television audience.
Crimson Tide knows all about Julio (The Decatur Daily) TUSCALOOSA — For Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson, it’s the same kind of questions. Last year, Tide fans wanted to know all about new coach Nick Saban. Now, it seems everyone wants to know about Julio Jones, the Tide’s [..]
Former Alabama player, assistant Dabo Swinney will face beloved Tide on Saturday (Birmingham News) CLEMSON, S.C. - On Dabo Swinney's desk sits a framed game program of the 1969 Clemson-Alabama game. A friend gave it to Swinney a couple of years ago because of his ties to both schools, long before Swinney knew his loyalties would be tested this Saturday in Atlanta.
