Alabama’s Justin Thomas Wins Jones Cup Invitational
SEA ISLAND, Ga. – The University of Alabama freshman Justin Thomas won the prestigious Jones Cup Invitational on Sunday at Ocean Forest Golf Club. All five Crimson Tide golfers competing in the event finished in the top 20 on the par-72, 7,321-yard layout.
Auburn says it gave football recruits multi-year scholarships; Alabama won’t say
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Signing day 2012 offered a blast from the past: The ability to offer multi-year scholarships. The Big Ten encouraged its schools to give football recruits four-year scholarships and many did. The SEC didn’t do as much prodding but at least two schools — Auburn and Florida — said they gave extended financial-aid agreements. The new NCAA rule could offer greater protection to players from getting their scholarships revoked due to how they play. It can also become a recruiting advantage because schools are permitted, but not required, to give up to five-year scholarships rather than annual renewals.
Alabama, Florida State combine to grab first six off Elite 18 list
Florida State and Alabama combined to grab the state’s top six players Wednesday, but five other schools signed at least one member of the Press-Register’s Elite 18.
Ragland typically ho-hum, even during big occasion
MADISON, Alabama – On the pure drama scale, this ranked even below Alabama’s 21-0 workmanlike drubbing of LSU in last month’s BCS championship game. Which was appropriate, considering how emphatic Bob Jones’ Reggie Ragland had been about playing football for the Crimson Tide since making his verbal commitment more than a year ago. Just like the title game, this one was never in doubt.
Alabama gets top-ranked class, Auburn eyes late additions, South Alabama lands one of program’s best classes
MOBILE, Alabama – Three weeks after hoisting the crystal football as the No. 1 college football team in the country, Alabama was No. 1 again Wednesday on National Signing Day. Alabama’s class of 26 signees was ranked No. 1 in the nation by Rivals, ESPN and 24/7 Sports and a close second to Texas by Scout.com. Auburn brought in a class of 20 signees ranked between 11th and 17th by the recruiting services, with coach Gene Chizik holding out hope for a couple of late marquee additions. The Crimson Tide’s class included three five-star prospects – Daphne running back T.J. Yeldon, Geismar (La.) safety Landon Collins and Arnold (Fla.) receiver Eddie Williams – and it added two coveted defensive line prospects to the class on Wednesday in Dalvin Tomlinson and Korren Kirven.
Meet T.J. Yeldon, an Alabama signee from Daphne (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is T.J. Yeldon. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound running back from Daphne is one of the stars of the class. He’s a five-star signee who was named Alabama’s Mr. Football last month. Yeldon also is one of eight early enrollees.
Meet Ryan Anderson, an Alabama signee from Daphne (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is Ryan Anderson. The 6-foot-2, 244-pound outside linebacker from Daphne is one of eight early enrollees. He was among the new players who made a brief appearance Wednesday in the Alabama media room.
VIDEO: Saban and Players NSD
Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban speaks to the media after landing the number one signing class for 2012 NSD. Following Saban, some of the newest members of the University of Alabama Football team including Ryan Anderson, Dillon Lee, Alphonse Taylor, Amari Cooper, Chris Black, Travell Dixon and T.J. Yeldon addressed the media.
Meet Travell Dixon, an Alabama signee from Eastern Arizona Community College (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is Travell Dixon. The 6-foot-1, 191-pound cornerback from Miami, via Eastern Arizona Community College, is one of eight early enrollees. He said he came to Alabama because he wanted to play for coach Nick Saban and because of recent success of junior college transfers such as Terrence Cody, James Carpenter and DeQuan Menzie.
Meet Amari Cooper, an Alabama signee from Miami (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is Amari Cooper. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound wide receiver from Northwestern High School in Miami is one of eight early enrollees. He was among the new players who made a brief appearance Wednesday in the Alabama media room.
Meet Alphonse Taylor, an Alabama signee from Mobile (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is Alphonse Taylor. The 6-foot-5, 340-pound nose guard from Davidson High School in Mobile is one of eight early enrollees. Wait. Did he just say he weighs 360 pounds?
No surprises for Nick Saban; Alabama recruiting class widely regarded as nation’s best
Saban said there were virtually no surprises, unlike a year ago. He admitted there were challenges with the SEC’s new 25-man cap on signees; Saban said 26 players signed with one back-counted toward the 2011 class. “We couldn’t send out a lot of scholarships on a maybe because if too many guys decided to come here we would have gotten penalized,” Saban said. “It worked out well from that standpoint the fact we had a lot of guys commit to us a long time ago. To stick with those commitments was also a positive thing for us in terms of our management in recruiting this year.”
Meet Chris Black, an Alabama signee from Jacksonville, Fla. (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is Chris Black. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound wide receiver from Jacksonville, Fla., is one of eight early enrollees. He was among the new players who made a brief appearance Wednesday in the Alabama media room.
Meet Dillon Lee, an Alabama signee from Buford, Ga. (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is Dillon Lee. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound linebacker from Buford, Ga., is one of eight early enrollees. He was among the new players who made a brief appearance Wednesday in the Alabama media room.
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