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Alabama's 2011 team has a chance for some more recognition before the 2012 season begins. The ESPYS are just around the corner and Wednesday marked the first day of voting. While the SEC has some representatives spread throughout the 32 categories...

DESTIN, Fla. -- Nick Saban isn't looking to compare his 2012 football team to past ones, but he'd like to take one key ingredient from 2011 and sprinkle it around his team right now, especially on defense. What Saban hopes to see more of from his ...

We're putting spring behind us and looking toward the fall with our post-spring power rankings: 1. LSU: The Tigers had one of the best springs around. Things were quiet off the field, and the offense rallied behind quarterback Zach Mettenberger. Coa...

Our look at the SEC's most productive returning players in 2012 continues with a look at the top tacklers. Past producers: Quarterback Running back Wide receiver Tight end Sacks The SEC returns three of the top 10 tacklers from 2011...

Our look at the SEC's most productive returning players in 2012 continues with a look at the sack artists. Past producers: Quarterback Running back Wide receiver Tight end The SEC returns six players that ranked in the top 10 in sacks...

We all know that defense wins championships and the SEC is very much a testament to that. Alabama possessed the nation's No. 1 defense last season and now possesses another national championship. Runner-up LSU ranked second nationally. Alabama ran...

With this year's NFL draft only a few hours away, it's time to see when and where the experts have last year's top college football players going. ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper's final mock draft only covers the first round, while Todd McShay's mock ...

It's the eve of this year's NFL draft, so it's time to take a couple of final looks at what could happen on such a special extended weekend. Today, we'll take a look at ESPN NFL draft gurus Mel Kiper's and Todd McShay's final big boards. Natural...

A record 26 players are expected to be in attendance at the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Twelve are from the SEC, including five from Alabama. Todd McShay's most recent mock draft had 11 SEC players going in the first...

This year's NFL draft is just around the corner and ESPN's draft gurus are hard at work, getting tons of information about past college stars and their NFL futures. Mel Kiper's two-round mock draft is out and it shouldn't come as a surprise that ...

Alabama returned to practice Monday to go through its sixth practice of the spring and coach Nick Saban said afterward that he could tell that one side appears to be moving faster than the other. But unlike most teams, Saban said it was the offens...

We're starting a new series today called "Spring shoes to fill." We'll be taking a look at one key player who must be replaced on each of the 14 teams in the SEC and how these teams will go about it this spring. We're going to go in alphabetical o...

From the looks of things, plenty of SEC players could hear their names called in the first round of April's NFL draft. ESPN draft gurus Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay both have a slew of SEC players in their recent pre-draft player rankings. Kiper ...

The postseason top 25 countdown is done and it's time for us to discuss our reasons for how we sorted our list and why we left some players off. Anytime you do this sort of thing you always second-guess yourself. There are always players you wish ...

If you're looking for the national championship treatment, Alabama's football facility isn't the place. Sure, you can see signs of all the national titles the Crimson Tide has won, including the 2011 championship, but there is no feeling of entitl...

Michael Brockers didn't exactly blow scouts away during the NFL combine last week. The former LSU defensive tackle didn't test well at all, as all of his times were slow and he only had 19 repetitions of 225 on the bench press. But testing isn't e...