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Before Saturday's win over Ole Miss, coach Nick Saban cautioned his Alabama team to stay focused and avoid the kind of surprise letdown that could ruin this year's title bid.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- After roughly 24 hours of digestion, analysis of No. 1 Alabama's 33-14 win over Ole Miss: On offense ... Ole Miss was not going to allow Alabama to run the ball effectively. The Rebels put eight men in the box most of the night ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- For weeks, months even, the Crimson Tide coaching staff saw it coming. They glimpsed it in the way Amari Cooper would snatch the ball in midair at practice, the way he'd swing his hips and blow past defenders. They'd see the ta...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- A look at the good and bad from Alabama's 33-14 win over Ole Miss at home on Saturday night. THREE UP 1. Responding to adversity: Alabama wasted no time getting over the feeling of being down in a game. After Ole Miss took a 1...

After trailing for the first time all season -- albeit for only 15 seconds -- No. 1 Alabama responded with a 21-point outburst, and all was right with the world.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- No. 1 Alabama trailed Ole Miss, if ever so briefly. And then the Crimson Tide remembered what it is to be the No. 1 team in the country playing in front of its home crowd, scoring three unanswered touchdowns to lead the Rebels 27-...

Ole Miss wide receiver Donte Moncrief is more than familiar with what his teammates will face when they travel Saturday to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to face the No. 1 Crimson Tide. He grew up knowing what trips to Bryant-Denny Stadium sounded like and felt l...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- For the Alabama Crimson Tide, Saturday's showdown against Ole Miss will be a return to SEC action and the beginning of the meat of the conference schedule. For the Rebels, it's just the start of league play. First-year coach Hu...

Alabama's top-tier recruiting classes of late are giving the Crimson Tide some much-needed depth in its title-defense season.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- In what seems to be a growing trend, the No. 1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide must once again prepare for a team unsure of the health of one of its top weapons on offense. Week 1, it was Michigan's starting running back Fitzgerald...

Alabama coach Nick Saban took to the SEC's weekly teleconference on Wednesday morning to discuss this week's game against Ole Miss. While he was on the line, he talked about a number of issues, including the Rebels' up-tempo attack, the future of inj...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama defensive end Damion Square smiled when he remembered last year's game against Ole Miss. "It was a good day," he said with a laugh, thinking back on the 52-7 win in Oxford, Miss. The Crimson Tide dominated from start...

The rundown 2011 overall record: 2-10 2011 conference record: 0-8 Returning starters: Offense: 8; defense: 6; kicker/punter: 2 Top returners: RB Jeff Scott, WR Ja-Mes Logan, WR Donte Moncrief, WR Randall Mackey, C Evan Swindall, DE C.J. Johnson...

Each week at TideNation we will speak with a writer who covers one of Alabama's 2012 opponents. Today we spoke with Parrish Alford, who covers all things Ole Miss for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Question: What has been your impression...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Just when it looked as if the ball was finally rolling the Crimson Tide's way, a play you don't see every day happened, reminding the Alabama faithful that the times have not yet changed for a baseball team fighting to forge an id...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The sour ending to the regular season, losing at Ole Miss with a less than 100 percent effort, is over with. Senior forward JaMychal Green said the team was down and dejected after the loss on the road Saturday, but starting with ...