"In the case of Alabama junior running back Trent Richardson, weight room numbers tell just part of the story when you start to dissect what a freak of nature physically he truly is."

Bid today on SI football photos. Proceeds benefit the Red Cross

"The bowl presented the "Nick’s Kids Foundation" with a check for $70,000, all of which Saban said would go to tornado victims in Alabama."

From Team Speed Kills:

Jon Infante of the Bylaw Blog reported today that the NCAA has ruled that institutions can no longer subscribe to Rivals.com affiliated sites. The rationale "is that Rivals provides video of nonscholastic competition that is not available to the general public."

No love for the defending national champions?

Check this out. She posted on his FB page.

One reponse: How is Eric Ramsey doing? ha ha

Karma. She is a bitch.

No real surprise here but congrats to Gmac on a well deserved honor.

"Senior quarterback Greg McElroy has become only the second University of Alabama athlete to be selected as the ESPN Academic All-American of the Year.

McElroy earned that recognition and more on Tuesday. He was named the Academic All-American of the Year in the Football Bowl Subdivision by the College Sports Information Directors of America."

Here is a nice little write up on Ezell getting into the game vs Georgia State. SIAP

Since his Colonial bank empire imploded, Lowder’s power on the Auburn Board of Trustees has reportedly diminished, but as overseer of the school’s athletic and overall budget, he obviously still wields considerable influence.

Influence that undoubtedly includes same manner of oversight of Tigers Unlimited, which as a private entity, can keep its financial records secret.

The same Tigers Unlimited that has reportedly paid the lobbying firm of Auburn alumnus Robert Geddie "almost a million dollars thus far."

The same Tigers Unlimited-funded Geddie who was arrested by the FBI last month following an investigation - that included wiretaps - of his recent dealings with Auburn mega-booster Milton McGregor.

What was current Auburn Athletic Jay Jacobs doing before he took his present job?

From the Auburn athletics official site:

Jacobs gained strong business expertise as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Tigers Unlimited prior to his appointment as Director of Athletics.

From ESPN.com in 2006:

Jay Jacobs, the new AD who previously headed Tigers Unlimited, said of his dealings with Lowder: "I don’t have any whatsoever."

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The following is a statement from Alabama head coach Nick Saban concerning running back Mark Ingram:

"Mark Ingram sustained a left knee injury late in Monday's practice. It was a situation where everyone involved thought it would be better to take care of now, so he would not have any issues with it later in the season.

"Mark had an arthroscopic procedure this morning with Dr. Cain and Dr. Andrews and it was successful. We have full confidence in our medical staff and we know the doctors and athletic trainers will do an outstanding job in taking care of Mark and assisting him in his rehab.

"Mark will definitely be out for this week's game against San Jose State and we will manage this on a week to week basis beyond this week. We will make every decision in the future based on what's best for Mark and his career as we consult with Dr. Cain and Dr. Andrews on his progress. This is not an injury that will affect Mark's future ability to make a full recovery in a relatively short time frame."

He has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. God's speed Kevin.

Yep.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- University of Alabama officials are investigating whether junior defensive lineman Marcel Dareus broke NCAA rules by attending an agent's party in Miami's South Beach earlier this summer, multiple sources told ESPN.com.

The University of Alabama has added a commitment from Isaac Luatua from La Mirada High School in California. He called head coach Nick Saban this morning with the good news.

"There just isn't another place like it, and it's a perfect fit," Luatua told Brandon Huffman the West Coast Regional Manager for Scout.com. "I don't care about depth charts. I'm going to Alabama and the tradition, fan support and the academics were all the determing factor in my decision. I'm going to give everything I got to the University of Alabama and to the state of Alabama."

Good article here from Chris Low on Gmac and how he perceives his role in the offense.

"You never know what you have until you lose it," he said. "That (injury) was a great example. I'm looking forward to the season. ... I'm probably going to want to take somebody's head off. I'm looking forward to catching a running back or even a lineman, just taking them and dumping them off and making a big play."

It sure looks like it to me.

Here's a little motivation from the archives.

Chris Low comments on opposing QB's success against the Bama D vs other opponents.

It looks like Sentimore might qualify after all.

Episode 2 from 3rd Saturday in Blogtober

maybe not knocked out, but certainly laid out