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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The lightning cracked near Faurot Field. The players hurried into the locker room and the fans went for shelter. The delay stalled No. 1 Alabama's assault on Missouri for 40 minutes. The wait might have kept the final score, a 42-...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- No. 1 Alabama made itself at home in its first trip to Columbia in more than 30 years, jumping out to a 28-7 lead by halftime at a rain-soaked Faurot Field. Stat of the half: The only thing that could halt Alabama's romp of Missou...

No. 1 Alabama goes into unfamiliar territory Saturday, as it travels to Columbia, Mo., for its first SEC matchup with the Missouri Tigers.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The break is over. It's back to SEC action for the No. 1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday when they travel to Columbia, Mo., to face the league upstart Missouri Tigers. The Tigers are still looking for their first SEC wi...

E.J. Gaines is sick of the questions about playing in the SEC. Missouri's standout defensive back has heard enough. It's been 103 days since the Tigers officially became full-fledged members of the conference and the transition hasn't occurred withou...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Playing against no-huddle offenses has become almost the norm in college football, much to the chagrin of Alabama coach Nick Saban, who wondered aloud last week whether the NCAA should consider legislation to slow down the pace of...

Alabama has been good on the offensive and defensive lines, but the No. 1 Crimson Tide are hardly satisfied with their play in the trenches.

Alabama coach Nick Saban took to the SEC's weekly teleconference on Wednesday morning to talk about how his team is handling the return from the bye week. He touched on preparing for Missouri, his ties to coach Gary Pinkel and the random nature of co...

Waiting patiently for his turn, then through lower-body injuries, Eddie Lacy is finally leading the Alabama ground attack.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Sheldon Richardson got the attention of the college football world when he called Georgia's style of play, "Old-man football." Missouri's star defensive lineman continued: "If we execute, nobody in this league can touch us. Per...

Alabama is on top of the college football world heading into a trip to Columbia, Mo., this week. That doesn't mean anything though, as it was in the same position two years ago before losing in Columbia, S.C., to South Carolina.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- As he's done all season, Nick Saban continued to guard his Alabama Crimson Tide against an upset. He could have stepped to the podium on Monday and not said a word and gotten his point across. But that's not his style. With ...

HOOVER, Ala. -- Eddie Lacy missed the entirety of spring practice due to an injury, but don't expect that to slow his ascension to No. 1 on the running backs depth chart. Alabama coach Nick Saban said Lacy's recovery from offseason surgery has gone w...

Each week at TideNation we will speak with a writer who covers one of Alabama's 2012 opponents. Today we spoke with Dave Matter, who covers all things Missouri for the Columbia Daily Tribune. He's the co-author of The Mizzou Fan's Survival Guide to t...

The rundown 2011 record: 8-5 2011 conference record: 5-4 All-time against Alabama: 2-1 Returning starters Offense: 6; defense: 7; kicker/punter: 2 Top returners OT Elvis Fisher, RB Henry Josey, QB James Franklin, OT Justin Britt, WR T.J. M...