A late strip of the football away from Gilbert and a recovery by Eryk Anders provided door-slamming drama. Texas QB, Gilbert, was intercepted four times, two by Javier Arenas, one by Tyrone King and the Dareus pick-six. The highly rated Longhorn rushing defense surrendered 240 yards to three Tide tailbacks. At 24-6, the game was over.Įach team scored two second-half touchdowns for the final 16 point margin. Before halftime, the Tide scored 17 more on a long TD run, a Leigh Tiffin field goal and an interception and return for a touchdown by Dareus. What Nick Saban said following Wednesday's practice. He was a late-round pick in the NFL, and he has bounced around the league with the Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions. Early in the second quarter, the Tide took a 7-6 lead on Mark Ingram’s seven-yard run. Scarbrough finished his career at Alabama with 1,800 total yards (1,512 rushing, 288 receiving) and 20 rushing touchdowns. The Longhorns kicked two first-quarter field goals before the Tide scored. His replacement, Garret Gilbert ended up throwing 40 passes with Texas mostly playing from behind and unable to run on the Tide defense. McCoy left the game at the 10:54 mark in the first quarter. The outcome was quite different and it was much more than Marcell Dareus knocking McCoy out of the game.
Some predictions favored Texas based on its ability to stop Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram and for having a big advantage at quarterback in Colt McCoy. The Crimson Tide had been a steady four-point favorite leading up to the game. Texas had survived a tough Big 12 Championship game, taking down Nebraska 13-12. That ‘place’ was regained by overwhelming Texas in the BCS Championship. Ten days later he told them “this is the beginning.”
Three years and three days from stepping off a plane as Alabama’s head coach, Nick Saban returned the program to a place fans believe is a birthright. But they know he will take them home.Īnd home in terms of Alabama football is a place in college football glory. It may take two years, three, more, to be in the discussion again when people talk about the best teams in college football. “I don’t believe in predictions,” (says Nick Saban) but they (fans) believe. In the spring of 2007, writing for SI.com, Rick Bragg described the anticipation of Alabama football fans who flocked 92,000 strong to the A-Day game. Ten days later, in the drizzle and cold of a Tuscaloosa national championship celebration, Nick Saban spoke less eloquently but with even greater impact. That was the Eli Gold call at the end of the 2009 BCS Championship game that won Alabama football the 2009 national championship. Alabama football (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) January 7, 2010: Alabama vs Texas, BCS Championship in Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) And the roses at the grand old stadium once again are Crimson
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