Nick Saban is in his 2nd season at Alabama with a record of 23-8 (.742) and 16th overall with a record of 129-67-1 (.657). The Crimson Tide's offensive coordinator is Jim McElwain and the defensive coordinator is Kirby Smart. Rich Brooks is in his 7th season at Kentucky with a record of 34-42 (.447) and 19th overall with a record of 125-151-4 (.454). The Wildcats' offensive coordinator is Randy Sanders and Steve Brown serves as the defensive coordinator. WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN ALABAMA HAS THE BALL: Trent Richardson led the Crimson Tide in rushing with 65 yards on 9 carries in the 35-7 win against Arkansas. He is 2nd on the team in rushing with 280 yards on 38 attempts and is tied for the team lead with 4 rushing touchdowns. Greg McElroy has been impressive in his first four games as the Crimson Tide's starting quarterback, completing 67.7 percent (63 of 93) of his passes for 938 yards and 7 touchdowns with only 1 interception. The junior boasts a 175.15 passing effi ciency rating, which ranks third nationally. In addition to rushing for 347 yards through 4 games this season to rank 36th nationally in rushing, Mark Ingram has added 13 receptions for 141 yard and three scores. Trevard Lindley has made several game-changing plays while at Kentucky. He currently has 10 interceptions and 38 pass breakups during his Wildcat career. Seven of his 10 interceptions have been key plays in Kentucky victories, with the 8th pick helping send a game into overtime. He led the team in breakups each of the last three seasons and now holds UK's career record with 38. He currently leads the SEC in passes defended with 1.7 per game. Corey Peters has 107 tackles in his career, including 17.5 tackles for loss and 8.0 quarterback sacks. The Wildcats linebackers are paced by senior Micah Johnson, who leads the team in tackles with 25 stops. He ranks fifth in the SEC in tackles per game. WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN KENTUCKY HAS THE BALL: Defensive end Marcell Dareus has led the way for the Tide with 3.5 sacks (-25) to rank tied for 23rd in the NCAA and fourth in the SEC. Dareus also has nine tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and three quarterback hurries. Cornerback Javier Arenas is second on the team with 3.0 sacks for a loss of 31 yards to rank tied for fifth in the SEC. Middle linebacker Rolando McClain is next with two sacks for a loss of 19 yards. Kentucky has a 8-4 (.667) record with junior Mike Hartline as the starting quarterback. Hartline has completed 62.2 percent of his passes for 485 yards and four touchdowns. After gaining 36 yards against Florida, Derrick Locke has 993 career rushing yards and needs just seven more yards for 1,000. Randall Cobb has scored at least 1 touchdown in 6 of 14 career games, including five of the last seven. He leads UK and ranks 2nd in the SEC in receptions per game (6.0). The SEC Rocks!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Kentucky and Alabama meet for the 38th time in school history
Nick Saban is in his 2nd season at Alabama with a record of 23-8 (.742) and 16th overall with a record of 129-67-1 (.657). The Crimson Tide's offensive coordinator is Jim McElwain and the defensive coordinator is Kirby Smart. Rich Brooks is in his 7th season at Kentucky with a record of 34-42 (.447) and 19th overall with a record of 125-151-4 (.454). The Wildcats' offensive coordinator is Randy Sanders and Steve Brown serves as the defensive coordinator. WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN ALABAMA HAS THE BALL: Trent Richardson led the Crimson Tide in rushing with 65 yards on 9 carries in the 35-7 win against Arkansas. He is 2nd on the team in rushing with 280 yards on 38 attempts and is tied for the team lead with 4 rushing touchdowns. Greg McElroy has been impressive in his first four games as the Crimson Tide's starting quarterback, completing 67.7 percent (63 of 93) of his passes for 938 yards and 7 touchdowns with only 1 interception. The junior boasts a 175.15 passing effi ciency rating, which ranks third nationally. In addition to rushing for 347 yards through 4 games this season to rank 36th nationally in rushing, Mark Ingram has added 13 receptions for 141 yard and three scores. Trevard Lindley has made several game-changing plays while at Kentucky. He currently has 10 interceptions and 38 pass breakups during his Wildcat career. Seven of his 10 interceptions have been key plays in Kentucky victories, with the 8th pick helping send a game into overtime. He led the team in breakups each of the last three seasons and now holds UK's career record with 38. He currently leads the SEC in passes defended with 1.7 per game. Corey Peters has 107 tackles in his career, including 17.5 tackles for loss and 8.0 quarterback sacks. The Wildcats linebackers are paced by senior Micah Johnson, who leads the team in tackles with 25 stops. He ranks fifth in the SEC in tackles per game. WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN KENTUCKY HAS THE BALL: Defensive end Marcell Dareus has led the way for the Tide with 3.5 sacks (-25) to rank tied for 23rd in the NCAA and fourth in the SEC. Dareus also has nine tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and three quarterback hurries. Cornerback Javier Arenas is second on the team with 3.0 sacks for a loss of 31 yards to rank tied for fifth in the SEC. Middle linebacker Rolando McClain is next with two sacks for a loss of 19 yards. Kentucky has a 8-4 (.667) record with junior Mike Hartline as the starting quarterback. Hartline has completed 62.2 percent of his passes for 485 yards and four touchdowns. After gaining 36 yards against Florida, Derrick Locke has 993 career rushing yards and needs just seven more yards for 1,000. Randall Cobb has scored at least 1 touchdown in 6 of 14 career games, including five of the last seven. He leads UK and ranks 2nd in the SEC in receptions per game (6.0). The SEC Rocks!
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