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In the 2011 Iron Bowl, the Alabama Crimson Tide's star running back, Trent Richardson, broke a 57 yard run versus their rival the Auburn Tigers. The Heisman Award Hopeful rushed for 203 yards and scored a touchdown on a five yard touchdown pass.

Did Richardson have his Heisman Moment in the Iron Bowl?

Both the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers have two weeks to prepare for each other because both teams have bye weeks in week 9. The two week preparation should lead to the best game of the season when the Tigers visit Tuscaloosa in the first weekend of November. Currently LSU is #1 in the BCS and Alabama is #2. The winner of this game will be the undisputed #1 team in the nation.

This is the first of several polls covering the game and it will be updated with information over the next two weeks. But for now, who do you think will win and end up #1 in the BCS?

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The Alabama Crimson Tide's Trent Richardson made an amazing 76 yard run this weekend against the Ole Miss Rebels. Many have called this play his "Heisman Moment." Check out the video provided, do you agree?

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Did Trent Richardson have his Heisman Moment?

The Alabama Crimson Tide travel to the Swamp in Gainesville, FL to challege the Florida Gators. Both teams are currently undefeated with the Tide ranked #3 and the Gators ranked #12.

This game is going to be decided on whether Florida's offensive attack can work against Alabama's defense. John Brantley has looked much improved this season, but he has not faced a defense anywhere close to as good as Alabama's. He will need to get the ball in his play-makers hands, primarily Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps. Rainey is averaging 170 all purpose yards and five touchdowns. Demps, on the other hand, is averaging over four yards per carry and has scored four touchdowns. These two will need to get in rhythm and make some big plays for the Gators to get the upset.

Alabama's offense will also have to score against Florida's, which has been equally stingy. The Tide will need their Heisman Hopeful running back, Trent Richardson, to have a big game, and that won't be easy. The Gators rush defense ranks fifth in the nation and has been stingy, giving up less than 57 yards per game, however, they haven't played against a running back of Richardson's caliber. In order for him to have a good game, he will need quarterback AJ McCarron to manage the game and play smart. The Tide can rely on the running game, but need to get the ball in Marquis Maze's hands. Maze is a big play waiting to happen and very reliable. If Bama is able to get the passing game going, then they have...

Coach Bobby Petrino takes his Arkansas Razorbacks offense to challenge Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide defense in Tuscaloosa, AL in week four of the 2011 College Football Season. The Tide have won four in a row in this series, and were able to pull off the comeback last season after the Hawgs star quarterback, Ryan Mallett, threw two interceptions late in the fourth quarter.


This season, the Razorbacks are led by quarterback Tyler Wilson and his stable of star wide receivers, Greg Childs, Cobi Hamilton, Joe Adams, and Jarius Wright. On the season, Wilson has completed 59 of 86 passes for 822 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions. The Hawgs running game has also been descent after the loss of Knile Davis during sring practice. Arkansas destroyed its first two opponents, but struggled somewhat versus Troy. For them to beat Bama, they can not defeat themselves with turnovers and penalties.

The Crimson Tide's defense has been flat-out nasty this season allowing only six points per game and already shutting out one of its opponents. However, the Tide have yet to face a passing attack as sophisticated as Coach Petrino's. Coach Saban's offense will also have to play better than it has so far this season because they will need to score some points to beat the Razorbacks. He needs running back Trent Richardson to grab the spotlight and show he deserves to be in the Heisman race.

Stat Comparison of the Two Teams
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Almost all the major publications covering college football, online and in print, have chosen the Alabama Crimson Tide's Trent Richardson as being a better running back than the Auburn Tigers' Michael Dyer in their 2011 preseason predictions:

Rivals.com SEC Preview: Will the Title Streak be Deep Sixed? - In its Preseason All-Conference Team, Richardson is chosen as one of two RB's on the 1st Team Offense and Dyer is left off both the 1st and 2nd Team Offense. Two out of the five SEC experts choose Richardson to lead the SEC in rushing, and nobody chose Dyer.
Scout.com 2011 Preview: All-SEC Team & Top Players - Richardson is chosen for the 1st Team All-SEC Offense and Dyer is chosen for the 2nd Team All-SEC Offense. Richardson is named the 4th best player in the conference and Dyer 9th.
ESPN.com College Football Nation Blog: Preseason All-SEC Team - Richardson is on the 1st Team All-SEC Offense and Dyer is not mentioned by blogger Chris Low.
ESPN.com SEC Blog: Ranking the SEC Running Backs - Low names Richardson as the best and Dyer as the 4th best running back in the conference.
CBSSports.com Preseason All-SEC Team - Richardson makes the 1st team All-SEC Offense and Dyer is left off.
Athlon Sports Southeastern 2011 Preview - Richardson is on Athlon's 2nd Team All America Offense, 1st Team All-SEC Offense, the 5th best RB in the nation, and the 10th best overall player in the nation. Dyer did not make the All America Offensive Team ...

In Week 2 of the 2011 college football season, the Alabama Crimson Tide will face the Penn State Nittany Lions in State College, Pennsylvania. Last season, Nick Saban led the (#1) Tide in a 24-3 win over Joe Paterno's (#18) Lions in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.


This season, Alabama enters the game ranked second in the nation in both Top 25 Polls - the Associated Press (AP) and the USA Today/Coach's Poll (CP). Conversely, Penn State is currently not ranked in the AP and is #25 in the CP. Both teams were able to easily defeat their opponents at home in week 1, however, they were from inferior, non-BCS schools; thus, how good they actually are remains a mystery.

The Crimson Tide opened the season at home defeating Kent State 48 to 7. They were able to rack up 482 total yards on offense (299 passing and 183 rushing) while holding Kent State to only 90 total yards (99 passing and -9 rushing). Yes, you read that right! Minus 9 Yards Rushing! Bama scored a total of six touchdowns and kicked two field goals. While their win seems impressive, there were a few areas of concern on offense.
The two quarterback system Saban chose to employ led to 4 interceptions, two thrown by each AJ McCarron and Phillip Sims. McCarron completed 14 out of 23 passing attempts (60.9% CMP%) for 226 yards (9.8 YPA), one touchdown, and a QB rating of 140.4. Sims, in contrast, only completed 7 of 14 passing attempts (50% CMP%) for 73 yards (5.21 YPA), no touchdowns, and a 65.2 Q...