No. 15 Florida will be without DE Sherit for SEC title game

McElwain made Southeastern Conference history by becoming the first coach to reach the league’s championship game in his first two seasons.

Arizona, UCLA, USC and Washington have been recruiting Taylor-Stuart the hardest (along with Alabama), and he still hopes to get offers from Clemson, Florida and Ohio State.

Its a distinct possibility for the top-ranked Crimson Tide going into Saturdays game against No. 15 Florida, but one they dont want to test. That mark is the best by any quarterback in the Tide-Tigers series with a minimum of 30 attempts.

McElwain started two transfer quarterbacks (Luke Del Rio and Austin Appleby) over two freshmen he recruited (Feleipe Franks and Kyle Trask). “This is what it’s all about in the SEC”.

The last time the Tide allowed a touchdown was October 23 against Texas A&M, when Trevor Knight threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Christan Kirk in the third quarter. Starting defensive end Bryan Cox Jr.

These two historical anecdotes show why this weekend’s SEC championship game is a must-win for Alabama. He has thrown for 2,454 yards and 21 touchdowns with nine interceptions and rushed for 840 yards and a team-high 12 touchdowns.

“He gets in that kind of mind-set that it’s now or never for this team, and we just need to go out there and execute”, Pierschbacher said.

Consistently coming up short in key moments, most notably third downs, was a death sentence for Florida against the Seminoles.

It’s worked well so far. They played their tails off today, and it hurts. That trait has a way of frustrating and intimidating opposing defenses just as much as any touchdown run. “I was also brought in here to get to Atlanta”.

Joining Tabor and Wilson among Florida’s lofty draft projections are defensive tackle Caleb Brantley and linebacker Jarrad Davis, who has battled an ankle injury but is expected to play. In fact, this defense might be even better. And that will be no different this Saturday, when No. 1 Alabama (12-0, 8-0 SEC) takes on No. 15 Florida (8-3, 6-2 SEC) at 3 p.m. At their best, the Gators allowed 43 rushing yards to SC, 149 total yards to Kentucky and a paltry 53 total yards against North Texas. The contract also includes options for another 10 years beyond that.

Tide junior receiver ArDarius Stewart received the unique compliment from Anderson following Stewart’s career-high 10-catch, 127-yard performance in Saturday’s 30-12 win over rival Auburn. Florida’s Danny Wuerffel, who would go on to win the Heisman Trophy, was the game’s MVP for a second year in a row. Howard called the Gators “fast, explosive, very productive”.

“We have battled through all types of scenarios and won”. That’s when Auburn won on a 109-yard return of a missed field goal on the final play, ultimately winning the SEC title and playing for a national championship.Jackson’s desperation heave from deep in Louisville territory was intercepted by Mike Edwards, his second of the game.

This season, Humphrey has tallied 33 tackles and two interceptions, including one which he returned for a touchdown in Alabama’s opener against Southern Cal.