SEC honors Alabama WR Amari Cooper for his historic performance vs. Tennessee

ESPN
On a night when he elicited Heisman-worthy praise, Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper was good enough to earn recognition from the SEC.

Cooper was named the SEC's Co-offensive Player of the Week for his nine-catch, 224-yard, two-touchdown performance against Tennessee. Mississippi State running back Josh Robinson, who ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns in a win 

The Alabama Effect on the SEC

Bleacher Report

Paul Finebaum noticed something peculiar when he was in Fayetteville, Arkansas, two weeks ago to see Arkansas take on Alabama.

There was no fear or anxiety in the air from anyone the SEC prognosticator talked to—from Razorbacks coach Bret Bielema down to the fans grilling hot dogs before the game. The usual intimidation that comes with playing Alabama was not as present.

Alabama rolls over Florida in SEC tilt

The Florida offense is not back as Alabama shut down the Gators attack to win 42-21 in Tuscaloosa.

Alabama set the tone with an 87-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage and went on to gain 645 yards in game that was not as close as the score would indicate.

The 645 yards are the most-ever by a Florida opponent.

No. 3 Alabama beats Southern Miss 52-12 behind Sims' three-TD day

Blake Sims passed, ran and confidently staked his claim as the leader of No. 3 Alabama's offense.
Sims threw for two touchdowns and rushed for a third in three quarters and emerged as the Crimson Tide's undisputed starting quarterback -- for now, at least -- in a 52-12 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday night.

Alabama Beats Florida Atlantic, 41-0

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Alabama went to 2-0 on the season as the game ended with 7:53 left on the clock in the fourth quarter by mutual agreement between the school's athletics directors due to inclement weather.
 

Alabama Wins SEC 

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The Alabama men's golf team validated its No. 1 ranking with a wire-to-wire, dominating performance at the Southeastern Conference Championship at Sea Island's Seaside Course.

Statistically speaking: Alabama's defense among SEC's, nation's best midway through season

al.com
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Pardon our tardiness on this weekly installment. Lexington is just far enough to provide a day's worth of driving but not enough to necessitate a flight.

Typing and driving, while tempting, was not an option.

As expected, Alabama's overall numbers received a big boost on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball after Saturday's rout at Kentucky.

McCarron, No. 1 Tide beat Colorado State 31-6

Cullan Times
TUSCALOOSA — AJ McCarron passed for 258 yards and threw a 30-yard touchdown to DeAndrew White in the fourth quarter to lift No. 1 Alabama to a 31-6 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night.  

Alabama vs Texas A&M: Crimson Tide hold off Manziel, Aggies

Sporting News
They won’t admit it, but you know the Alabama Crimson Tide circled today on their calendar not long after Texas A&M knocked off the Tide in Tuscaloosa last November

With end in sight, Alabama gymnast Ashley Priess ready to have endurance tested at NCAAs

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Even though it hadn't been publicly revealed, Ashley Priess had it in the back of her mind that the 2012 NCAA Championships wouldn't be her last in an Alabama uniform.

Now two years removed from surgery on both of her ankles, Priess, a fifth-year senior, knows for certain that this weekend's NCAA Championships at New Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles will be the final competition of her gymnastics career.

Tide softball continues its early-season roll

TUSCALOOSA | Maybe Jackie Traina didn’t have her absolute best stuff Saturday at the Bama Bash.

Perhaps the ace pitcher for the No. 1-ranked University of Alabama softball team, and most valuable player of the Crimson Tide’s national championship run through the Women’s College World Series, hasn’t completely hit her stride this early in the 2013 season. Or maybe it was the cold, windy conditions.