TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The NCAA placed Alabama's football program and 15 other of the school's athletic teams on three years' probation for major violations due to misuse of free textbooks, stripping the Crimson Tide of 21 football wins over a three-year period. As a result, the NCAA ruled the football team must vacate any wins in which any of those seven players took part during 2005-07. Alabama said that pending a successful appeal, the decision would cost the program 21 wins, including the 2005 Cotton Bowl victory over Texas Tech and an upset of Florida earlier that season.
Trent Richardson rushed for 175 yards and scored three touchdowns to power No. 3 Alabama to a 45-21 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Crimson Tide (10-1) didn't win many style points in giving up a season-high 21 points, but the team's biggest national title boost came the previous night when No. 2 Oklahoma State fell 37-31 to Iowa State in two overtimes.
A proposal by the NCAA to pass a rule that would prevent football coaches from offering scholarships to high school players until the July after their junior seasons is getting favorable responses from Southeastern Conference coaches. Many players now get offers the summer before their sophomore and junior years while attending summer camps at various universities.
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama When: 8:30 p.m. Monday Line: Alabama by 11/2 TV: ESPN NEW ORLEANS - A few months ago, when there were rumblings that Virginia Tech might be jumping to the Southeastern Conference, Eddie Whitley and his teammates got excited.
I am excited about the opportunity to be coaching again," said [Coe], who played two years in the Detroit Tigers' minor league system. "I am also excited about the season and coaching this team for a second year. This is a great group of guys. "The team's strengths are that most of the guys are coming back, especially our offense," Coe said. "Guys like Tarvaris Jackson, Keldrick Williams, C.J. (Clayton) [Kevin Harris], Robert Randolph and Cary Nagel, who was picked on the All-SWAC team. We have a lot of weapons on offense. "This is a great opportunity to head back to Detroit because it gives us the opportunity to showcase SWAC football," Coe said. "It's also a great opportunity to play a second year, especially with all of Alabama State's alumni, family and friends there. I am especia...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - No. 9 Alabama can just relax and play ball. No national championship potentially hangs in the balance, no Heisman Trophy chances are on the line. It's No. 2 Auburn's turn to feel the heat in today's Iron Bowl.
I also want to recognize your captains, Rolando McClain, Mike Johnson, and [Javier E. Arenas], and all the upperclassmen for their leadership on this team. Congratulations to all of you. I especially want to congratulate Rolando for winning the Butkus Award as the Nation's top linebacker. And I know that part of Rolando's talent comes from his intelligence and his judgment. In fact, one of his teammates was asked to describe him.
DOTHAN, Ala. - A collision involving a car driven by former Alabama football star Siran Stacy killed six people, including Stacy's wife and four of his children, state troopers said today. The driver of the second vehicle also was killed, said Dorris Teague, a spokeswoman for the state troopers.
ATLANTA - Tim Tebow's career will not have a fairy-tale ending. The quarterback who already had accomplished so much returned to the University of Florida this season to win back-to-back national championships. That's not going to happen. Alabama made sure of it Saturday at the Georgia Dome, and it wasn't even close.
Alabama's tailback tandem treated another packed stadium to big plays. Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram had a 60-yard run and backup Trent Richardson caught a 28-yard TD pass in the Crimson Tide's spring game on Saturday. The official attendance at Bryant-Denny Stadium was a near-capacity 91,312, second-best in the four A-Day games since Nick Saban's hiring as coach.
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