They must make the passing game work because the running game won't. Everybody thinks they have the team that can run against Alabama and yet nobody has, so the passing game must work. They must let Tim Tebow be Tim Tebow. Full Article at Bleacher Report

By Darren Everson For the past six weeks, in the WSJ 16 rankings section of this column, Alabama has been our No. 1. Alabama. Not Florida.There were several perfectly rational reasons for this. Full Article at Wall Street Journal

There was (effectively) no Mark Ingram. The defense surrendered two historically long touchdowns, Gene Chizik was outfoxing Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide struggled with its emotional energy. Full Article at TimesDaily.com

Yet, Alabama found a way to scrape together just enough to slip out of Jordan-Hare Stadium with its 12th win in 12 tries this season 26-21. Every time the Tide needs a fourth quarter hero, a new one emerges. Full Article at Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Tim Tebow is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football players of all-time and Mark Ingram is regarded by many as the leading candidate for the 2009 Heisman Trophy. Full Article at Bleacher Report

Opening Comments: “Very quickly, I was pleased with the way our team went out and we wanted to play Alabama football on Saturday, I think we did that. We were pleased with that. Full Article at University of Alabama Athletics