"It’s kind of funny. I went home and had so many people come up to me and say, ‘I bet you’re glad you transferred now,’" Peek said. "But even if nothing worked out the way I thought it would, playing for this program and playing for Coach Saban … that was good enough in itself in that you learn so much from a man like that and being a part of this program and the tradition and the prestige that it has, you learn to love everything about Alabama and the Crimson Tide, which encapsulates the fans, the community. It’s such a wonderful environment.

I don’t think the SEC Championship Game won him the Heisman. Granted, I watched him just about every week and have seen the things that he was doing. But I don’t think that one game alone sealed it for a lot of the voters. I think a lot of the voters recognized what he brought to the table before that game.

"I'm playing my role," Kirkpatrick said, "and if my role is to sit on the sideline and chill, that's what I'm going to do because we're going to Cali. Ain't nobody going to change that."

"Next year is going to be my time and my number," he said. "I'm going to be ready to ball."

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (TSK) -- The University of Tennessee has hired Tigers Woods to serve as recruiting co-coordinator, head coach Lane Kiffin announced Friday.

"We felt like we really needed someone else to help Ed [Orgeron], but it had to be someone who understood our methods and what we were trying to do here," Kiffin said. "This is a perfect fit."

Woods told reporters he knew the job was the right one for him when he saw stories about the NCAA's inquiry into the Vols recruiting methods.