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MMiicchhaaeell JJaacckkssoonn —This ishis first season at Russellvilleand his 10th season overall.Jackson is a former GoldenTiger player and previouslycoached at Buckhorn. He hasa career regular-season recordof 53-47. His overall playoffrecord is 6-4.
AHSAA Class 5A,Region 8
2010 Record: 11-2
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COACH
2011 SCHEDULE
RRuusssseellllvviilllleeGolden Tigers
This time of year every high school foot-ball team is ready to cash in on the hothours spent in the August sun by strap-ping on their helmets and hitting an oppo-nent.
That is especially true for Russellville,which hasn’t faced another school sincelosing to Hartselle in the third round of theplayoffs.
Instead of playing in a spring jamboree,the Golden Tigers held an intra-squadscrimmage.
New head coach Michael Jackson isalso eager to see what his players can doagainst another team.
Jackson said the team has made sever-al improvements since spring practice andthey are ready for the season to begin.
In addition to its opponents, Russellvillewill also be facing several critics when theseason begins. The Golden Tigers werenot ranked in the preseason poll andmany football fans across northwest
Alabama expect a lackluster season fromRussellville.
In a reversal of fortunes, the GoldenTigers are looking at the polls as out-siders while region rival Muscle Shoals isenjoying the No. 9 spot in Class 5A.
The drop from the polls is not withoutreason. Russellville lost several playerswho were key in putting together threeyears of deep playoff runs. Three of thoseplayers will be playing on Saturdays thisfall after signing Division I scholarships.
Despite the loss of those players,Jackson is confident his team can contin-ue the tradition of success at Russellville.The Golden Tiger faithful are also eager tosee what this team can do.
The last time everybody expectedRussellville to fail — the 2008 season —the Golden Tigers reached the statechampionship game. Fans want to know ifthe 2011 Russellville football team canpull off the same magical run.
Tyler Boyd
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DevanParker
WesleyBohannon
All-Star Candidates
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No. 1TylerBoydJunior
No. 4Chase
FretwellJunior
No. 3Jordan
GistJunior
No. 5JacobSealJunior
No. 6Jose
BetancourtSenior
No. 9TerenceGraham
Senior
No. 8HenryGarciaSenior
No. 10DevanParkerSenior
No. 12Wesley
BohannonSenior
No. 11Daniel
BetancourtSophomore
No. 13JacksonSmithJunior
No. 14Tucker
SealSenior
No. 16Oscar
GusmanSenior
No. 15Christian
FosterFreshman
No. 17Grant
HagedornSenior
No. 18KalebDanielJunior
No. 19Dillon
WilliamsSophomore
No. 20BrodyAvery
Sophomore
No. 22TomasMiguelSenior
No. 21JalenScott
Sophomore
No. 23Oscar
GrahamJunior
No. 27Zack
GarrisonFreshman
No. 24ColtonHargett
Sophomore
No. 25Isaac
FlemingJunior
No. 28Josh
CummingsSenior
No. 30Jacob
WallaceFreshman
No. 29Shawn
WilliamsSophomore
No. 31Micah
FlemingSophomore
No. 33MartinGasparSenior
No. 32Damon
DinsmoreFreshman
No. 34MatthewDavidsonSophomore
No. 35Cody
LoweryJunior
No. 37AustinJames
Freshman
No. 36EmmyChavez
Junior
No. 38Chris
OwensSophomore
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No. 39Jamar
HamiltonFreshman
No. 41EnriqueMiguel
Sophomore
No. 40KaelanBondsJunior
No. 42LoganEzzellJunior
No. 43Jose
MartinezSophomore
No. 45TylerStone
Freshman
No. 44Chris Hill
Sophomore
No. 46ChrisAyers
Sophomore
No. 49LucasWitt
Sophomore
No. 48Colby
TompkinsFreshman
No. 50Sam
LynchFreshman
No. 51Taishun
AbernathySophomore
No. 53IsaacSouth
Sophomore
No. 52Damian
McGlaughnSophomore
No. 54DylanBaileyJunior
No. 55HaydenEvans
Sophomore
No. 56Hunter
WinsteadSophomore
No. 57SamuelJones
Sophomore
No. 59MarcoVelezJunior
No. 58Ryan
MitchellFreshman
No. 60Taylor
HamiltonSenior
No. 63Josh
TillerySenior
No. 61GarnerGannJunior
No. 62BrandonMitchellSenior
No. 64Brett
AdcockJunior
No. 66Elvis
AmbrosioSophomore
No. 65Chase
HollandSophomore
No. 67AndrewWallace
Senior
No. 69JosephButtsJunior
No. 68FreddyVargasJunior
No. 70Cody
SkeltonSophomore
No. 71Denver
SealSenior
No. 73Louis
MonterrosoSophomore
No. 72HugoCastroJunior
No. 74Ben
BritnellSenior
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No. 75Bryan
SalgadoSenior
No. 77Dakota
Oxendine Junior
No. 76Braxton
DempseySophomore
No. 78IsaiahValdez
Freshman
No. 79Jacob
DeVaneyFreshman
No. 81Zane
PoundersJunior
No. 80Kadin
PoundersSenior
No. 82JamallMorris
Freshman
No. 84BradenNewtonFreshman
No. 83RyanPike
Sophomore
No. 85Leslie
DunstanJunior
No. 86Blake
BendallFreshman
No. 88MichaelBrickerFreshman
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Last season the Phil Campbell footballteam was an experienced squad featuring 16seniors, but the Bobcats will not have thatkind of leadership when they take the field in2011.
This year’s team has only five seniors, butthat doesn’t worry head coach Bo Culver,because the juniors are entering their thirdseason in his system.
“The juniors were freshmen when I gothere,” Culver said. “I’m excited about whatwe’ve got.”
The Bobcats will have the challenge ofreplacing a potent passing attack. Gone arequarterback Corey Alexander and receiversDylan Rice — an All-State HonorableMention last season — as well as Jake Dilland Jordan Benford.
Tyson Sumerel takes over at quarterback.Culver said Sumerel has a good understand-ing of the offense after backing up Alexanderlast year and that should help the offense
click. Jamie Dorroh is projected to be theBobcats’ top receiving target. Culver said hepossesses good speed and is a playmaker.
The only skill player returning that account-ed for a good chunk of the offense last sea-son is running back Craig Saint.
“He’s as strong as an ox,” Culver said.“When he wants to, he can bowl people over.”
Anchoring the offensive line will be centerTrevor Allison, who missed most of last sea-son with an injury. Culver said Allison is eagerto get on the field during his senior season.
Defensively, the Bobcats will also have torecover from heavy losses.
Dorroh will provide some experience in thesecondary, but Colton Vickery and Kody Ortizare first-year players.
Brady Whitten, which Culver describes as ahard-nosed, tough-as-nails player, is a three-year starter at linebacker.
Austin Mercer will help anchor the defen-sive line.
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TrevorAllison
All-Star Candidates
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No. 14Brady
WhittenJunior
No. 16Eric
OdellFreshman
No. 15Brent
WhittenSenior
No. 19BrianEdgar
Sophomore
No. 20CraigSaintJunior
No. 22JustinKnightJunior
No. 21Casey
GallowayFreshman
No. 24DylanHaneyJunior
No. 50Cory
CheekFreshman
No. 33ColtonVickery
Sophomore
No. 53Tyler
JenkinsJunior
No. 54DamienReevesSenior
No. 56Jason
GallowayJunior
No. 55AustinMercerJunior
No. 58ChrisFrostJunior
No. 60Johnny
CummingsJunior
No. 66StuartMokes
Freshman
No. 67NathanDuncan
Sophomore
No. 72Wade
BurchamJunior
No. 70Ty
SniderJunior
No. 76TrevorAllisonSenior
No. 77Dylan
FrederickSenior
No. 79AaronMiller
Sophomore
No. 89CoreyPotterJunior
No. 2JamieDorrohJunior
No. 4DavidSparksJunior
No. 3KodyOrtizSenior
No. 7TristenGodsey
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AHSAA Class 2A,Region 8
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2011 SCHEDULE
TigersRReedd BBaayyRed Bay football coach Dale Jeffreys said
there are several reasons for fans to get excit-ed about the Tigers’ 2011 season.
The team has a starting quarterback withtwo previous years of starting experience andthe defense will be in the second year of a sys-tem that put up impressive numbers in 2010.
“Last year we were four plays away from fin-ishing 9-1,” Jeffreys said. “We have a lot moreplaymakers this year who can make thoseplays.”
While the Tigers have some playmakers onthe roster, there is one area they must avoid tohave a good season — turnovers.
“We can’t make mistakes and turn the ballover,” Jeffreys said. “That is what killed us lastyear.”
While the Tigers lost a couple of runningbacks, there are several experienced playersreturning to the offense.
Hunter Childers will be quarterbacking RedBay for the third straight season while juniorMatt Bellue will be the feature running back.Childers will have a trio of speedy receivers to
throw to in Dmitri Humphrey, Taylor Ozbirn andAustin Humphries.
Seniors Ethan Blanton and Chance Wootenwill anchor the offensive line.
Defensively, senior Bradley Patterson andBelue will give Red Bay a pair of strongdefense ends. The linebacking corps is alsoexperienced with juniors Steven Wood andJustin Payne along with senior Kyle Robbins.
Humphrey and Ozbirn will also play in thesecondary for the Tigers.
The experience Red Bay has will be crucial ifthe Tigers want to extend their playoff streak to13 years.
While there is quite a bit of experience,Jeffreys said there would not be as many play-ers seeing time on both offense and defense.That means there will be some young playerson the field for Red Bay, but that does notworry Jeffreys.
“We’re playing more kids, who have beenplaying since they were younger,” Jeffreyssaid. “We are looking forward to seeing whatthey can do.”
ChanceWooten
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All-Star Candidates
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BarryReach
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HumphreySenior
No. 3Jade
PoundersNinth Grade
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JeffreysEighth Grade
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BelueJunior
No. 6ChrisCruz
Sophomore
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Eighth Grade
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No. 8Austin
HumphriesJunior
No. 10Zach
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No. 11JustinPayneJunior
No. 14StevenWoodJunior
No. 12Hunter
ChildersSenior
No. 15TylerReach
Freshman
No. 20Mike
RamirezJunior
No. 21Reed Holt
Eighth Grade
No. 22Austin
ChildersNinth Grade
No. 40BarryReach
Sophomore
No. 39Matt
SenkbeilSophomore
No. 51Taylor
WeclowskiSophomore
No. 53Ethan
BlantonSenior
No. 52Kyle
RobbinsSenior
No. 60Jordan
TurbyfillSophomore
No. 68Chris
BeerbowerEighth Grade
No. 70Bradley
PattersonSenior
No. 71Colby
KnoblockEighth Grade
No. 50Bailey
TurbyfillEighth Grade
No. 72Jamal
AndersonEighth Grade
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FullerSophomore
No. 62ChanceWootenSenior
No. 66Dillion
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BBiillll SSmmiitthh —— This isSmith’s second year as theWildcats’ head coach. Heguided Tharptown to a 2-8record his first season.Tharptown is the fourthhigh school football pro-gram in Franklin Countyhe has coached.
AHSAA Class 1A,Region 8
2010 Record: 2-8
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TThhaarrppttoowwnnWildcats
Usually the second year of a coach’s tenurewith a program is a little smoother than the firstyear. Players have had a year to absorb thenew system and are more familiar with whatthe coach expects.
Tharptown’s Bill Smith faces a tough situa-tion during his second season with theWildcats. Tharptown lost 10 seniors from lastyear’s team, and will only have 18 varsity play-ers in 2011.
“The numbers are not good,” Smith said. “Butwe’ve got good kids and I expect a lot out ofthem.”
One of the problems many fans will notice isthat most of the skill players from last seasonare gone. Multiple threat players such asJacob Parker and Brandon Cothrum will nolonger be suiting up for the Wildcats this fall.
Kelby Hallmark, Nick Long and TimothyBryant will all take turns at different positions togive Tharptown the best match-ups eachweek.While there will be some quality athletesat the skill positions, Smith said there is onearea of the offense that he is unsure about.
“The question is the line,” Smith said. “Theoffensive line wasn’t strong last year.”
William Washington and Brian George willbe the anchors on the line.
With only 18 players, Tharptown will have toplay many members of the team on offenseand defense, so the line could be a problem onthat side of the ball as well.
The Wildcats gave up several long runs toopponents last season, a problem that led tosome lopsided losses.
“We hope to improve on defense this year,”Smith said.
Hallmark will be in the secondary to protectagainst the pass and Bryant will be at line-backer to try and stop the run.
Smith is hoping the defense will cometogether by the opening game against Meek,a team that had several long runs against theWildcats last year. The summer workouts didnot go as well as Smith would have liked, buthe is pleased with the effort in fall camp.
“The players are out in the heat workinghard,” Smith said.
TimothyBryant
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All-Star Candidates
Nick Long
KelbyHallmark
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No. 72Jay
Tucker
MacBaker
No. 67Fernando
Lopez
No. 65Alex
Hamilton
No. 74Fidel
Bonilla
No. 3HaydenFleming
No. 66Brian
George
No. 32MikeRice
No. 2NickLong
No. 11BlakeMcGee
No. 26TimothyBryant
No. 52CodyBraly
No. 54William
Washington
No. 78Dru
Gandy
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Little
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Bahena
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JJaammeess PPhhaarrrr —This isPharr’s second season asthe head coach of the RedDevils. He is the principalof Vina High School andhas been an assistant coachfor the team. He guided theRed Devils to a 2-8 recordin 2010, including a 2-5record in region play.
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Red DevilsBeing one of the smallest public schools
in the state can present a few problems,especially when you are trying to puttogether a football team.
Vina is feeling the crunch this fall, as theRed Devils have only 15 varsity players. Ithurts even more that Vina lost seven sen-iors from last year’s team.
Head coach James Pharr is making thebest of the situation though and is notallowing the players to use the small ros-ter as an excuse not to work hard.
“We’ve got to count on our seniors andskill players to do something,” Pharr said.“When called on, they have to make aplay.”
Fortunately for the Red Devils, many ofthe skill players from last season areback. Quarterback Nick Schmittou andwide receivers Adam Pharr and ClayPierce, as well as running back EthanPharr, give the Red Devils quite a bit ofexperience.
The biggest holes Vina needs to fill are
along the offensive and defensive lines,but Pharr has faith in the players he hasand said Casey Poores, Blake Townsendand Adam Wilson will do a good job on thelines.
While the low numbers do present achallenge — Pharr decided not to play afall jamboree game to reduce the likeli-hood of injuries — Pharr said he seessome good signs in his team.
“They are coachable this year,” Pharrsaid. “They are also in better shape thanlast year.”
Pharr said being in shape will be the keyto Vina’s success this season and a goodway to prevent injuries. The Red Devilsget a good dose of conditioning drillseveryday at the end of practice to makesure they are fit when the season starts.
Pharr said he likes the effort he hasseen from his team this fall.
“They are few in numbers, but they looklike they can play,” Pharr said. “I am proudof them.”
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ContributedFor the past several years, the Russellville High School Marching Hundred has taken crowds on a rock ‘n’ roll musical experience during their half-time performances, but Band Director Gary McNutt said they planned to change things up this year. During this year’s season, the MarchingHundred’s show will be a tribute to the victims and first-responders of September 11 on the 10-year anniversary of the tragedy. The show tunes willinclude New-York themed songs like the popular “New York, New York,” as sung by Liza Minelli; “On Broadway;” music from “On the Town;” and thehit song from popular R&B singer Alicia Keys called “Empire State of Mind.” McNutt said they also have a patriotic tribute planned involving some ofthe local firemen and policemen. RHS Marching Hundred members: Lauren Alford, James Aycock, Sarah Aycock, Alexa Bailey, Richard Behena,Adam Bendall, Hannah Bendall, Blaze Bishop, Salvador Blanco, Meagan Bonds, Dakota Bonn, Casey Brandenburg, Chloe Brownell, ShelbyBrownell, Dylan Burbey, Hunter Butler, Kylynn Channel, Dania Chavez, Maggie Coan, Nick Cook, Shelby Cooper, Lauren Crawford, EmilyCrummie, Ariel Cummings, Austin Darling, Jake Davis, Tiffany Dean, TaLeah Demastus, Jessica Hutchins, Michaela Fish, Sara Fisher, HankForsythe, Chance Fretwell, Taylor Fretwell, Mikaila Fuller, Alyssa Gentry, Hannah George, Aaliyah Gholston, Katelynn Gordon, Brody Green, HaleyGreenhill, Andrew Guinn, Jess Guzman, Cree Hamilton, Eddie Herlong, Kiyah Herlong, Caroline Holliman, Taylor Hollimon, Victoria Jackson, DanielJenkins, Brady Johnson, Sam Johnson, Aeriel Jones, Brandon Kennedy, Kimberly Lemus, Micah Malone, Haley Mansell, Erin Masterson, BriannaMcCullar, Duncan McDowell, Jerica Meade, Bernie Moussad, Mary Beth Nichols, Anna Nieto, Hannah Pace, Hannah Pierce, Katie Pinkard, Alex,Richey, Hannah Rickard, Kaylee Rickard, Laken Robinson, Belen Sanchez, David Sanchez, Liza Scott (drum major), Matthew Sewell, MichaelSewell, Alyssa Shackleford, John Sheffield, Jordan Shelton, Anna C. Smith, Jerri Beth Smith, Jenna Sornberger, Evan Swinney, Hannah Swinney,Courtney Thornton, Madison Thompson, Maria Tomas, Taylor Townley, Tanner Vandiver, Laurel Wade, Danny Wilkerson, Lexi Williams, RealeWilson and Megan Woodard. Symphonic Band (Not Pictured): Jordan Chadderdon, Bobbi Duncan, Zac Fullman, Lesley Gonzalez, Zach Lowery,Justin Shaffer, Amy Stafford, Anna M. Smith, Colby Spain and Josue Vargas.
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The Red Bay High School Band hasbeen working hard in preparation fora new season. Band Director ErinGilbert said she will have a younggroup this year but she’s looking for-ward to what the new year will hold.Since the group is still learning, theshow tunes for this year’s show aresubject to change, but Gilbert saidshe is proud of the progress hergroup has made this far.RBHS Band members: MaggieBates, Levi Burney, Jason Byrd, ChrisCrowder, Errin Day, Brady Dean,Ashley Ginn, Montana Gray, MorganGray, Destiny Higgins, Anna Jackson,Koley Kent, Krista Lindsay, AdrienneLourenco, Emily McKinney, MeganMorrow, Cameron Patterson, TarinPuckett, Brock Ray, BrookeShewbart, Jodi Shotts and ElizaWilliams.
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Lions facing challenge in depleted GSCDepending on your point of
view, the University of NorthAlabama’s road to a GulfSouth Conference title in2011 has never been easier— or more difficult.
After all of the Arkansas-based members of the confer-ence left, the GSC is barelyhanging on with five membersplaying football.
With the Lions having to playfewer conference games, itwould be easier for them to goundefeated in the GSC andearn the title.
Unfortunately for UNA, twoof the conference’s bestteams — Delta State andValdosta State — are still inthe GSC.
The Lions were chosen inthe coaches’ poll to finish sec-ond in the conference.
UNA will have an experi-enced quarterback leadingthe offense in Lee Chapple,
but he will not the big-namereceivers he had last year.Even so, UNA coach TerryBowden thinks the passingattack can be potent.
“I like the possibilities evenwithout the great big-nameguy,” Bowden said.
Relieving some of the pres-sure from Chapple will be run-ning backs Wes Holland, whoranked eighth in rushing in theGSC last season, andDemetrius Goode, a transferfrom the University ofAlabama.
There are only two returningstarters on defense — line-backer John Ware and defen-sive back Rod Woodson.
Just as in previous years,Bowden has boosted theteams needs with Division Itransfers. He brought in for-mer Florida defensive backJanoris Jenkins to help out inthe secondary.
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Alabama’s title hopes could rest on defenseLast year Alabama was so close to
posting a third consecutive undefeat-ed regular season.
Yes, the Crimson Tide lost to SouthCarolina, LSU and Auburn, but thosethree losses were by a combined totalof 18 points.
Ask any member of the defense andthey will be quick to tell you the prob-lem the Tide had last season was fin-ishing games. The loss that stung themost was the 28-27 loss to Auburn inwhich the Tide let a 24-point lead slipaway.
Members of the defense will also tellyou that not finishing games will notbe an issue in 2011.
“As a defense we didn’t finish in thatAuburn game,” said safety MarkBarron. “Never again will we go outand not finish like we did in thatAuburn game.”
Linebacker Dont’a Hightower alsothinks this year’s defense will not onlyfinish games, but will also go down asone of the best defenses in Alabamahistory.
“We have one of the most athleticdefenses that’s been throughAlabama,” Hightower said. “Last year,we lacked the speed part, gettingafter the quarterback. This year, Ithink it’s what our defense is about.”
The defense will have to play strongfor Alabama this season since theoffense lost several key componentsof its recent success.
Heisman Trophy winner MarkIngram is gone, as is the potent pass-ing combination of Greg McElroy andJulio Jones.
The Crimson Tide’s offense is notentirely depleted — running backTrent Richardson is back, and he isgetting early talk about being aHeisman favorite.
“I love all the expectations,”Richardson said. “At the end of theday I want to live up to that.”
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Auburn loses many starters,still optimisticUsually winning a national champi-
onship brings a lot of perks to yourprogram.You get a boost in recruitingand you typically get a high rankingin the polls at the start of the nextseason.
While Auburn has not had muchproblem drawing in recruits in theGene Chizik era, the Tigers did notget much love from poll voters tostart the 2011 campaign.
Auburn is ranked No. 19 in the USAToday Poll.
The biggest reason for the drop inthe poll is the perceived drop in thetalent level in Auburn. HeismanTrophy winning quarterback CamNewton and Lombardi Trophy win-ning defensive tackle Nick Fairley areboth in NFL training camps right now.
But they are not the only membersof the national championship teammissing — Auburn lost 18 startersfrom last year’s squad. The Tigerslost eight starters on offense, eighton defense and two on specialteams.
Defensive tackle Nosa Eguae, oneof the three returning starters ondefense, said people are overlookingAuburn.
“I think a lot of people in the media,they get misconstrued that beingyoung is a lack of talent, and it’s notat Auburn,” Eguae said. “We have alot of talent, and come Sept. 3 we’relooking to show off that talent on astage.”
Tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen saidit does not bother him that peoplethink the Tigers will have a bad sea-son.
“(The off-season workouts) aregood like last year. People are under-estimating us. It’s where we want tobe,” Lutzenkirchen said. “I wouldrather prove people wrong thanprove them right.”
The Tigers have a lot of work to doto challenge for the Western Divisiontitle, let alone a conference or nation-al title. But one thing Auburn provedrepeatedly last year is that the Tigerslove the role of the underdog.
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200910-3 overall, 6-2 in the SEC – Second in
the SEC Western Division
Projected finishThird in the Western Division
BrieflyThe Razorbacks are coming off their
first trip to a BCS bowl game and arepoised to return to another in BobbyPetrino’s fourth season at Arkansas.Those hopes took a hit in fall practice asrunning back Knile Davis suffered a sea-son-ending injury.
Key players returningGreg Childs (WR), Joe Adams (WR),
Jake Bequette (DE) and Tramain Thomas(S). The Razorbacks return 15 startersfrom last year’s team.
Key lossesRyan Mallett (QB), D.J. Williams (TE),
Ramon Broadway (CB) and Alex Tejada(K). The Razorbacks lost nine startersfrom last year’s team.
20108-5 overall, 4-4 in the SEC – Second
in the SEC Eastern Division
Projected finishThird in the Eastern Division
BrieflyThe Gators open the 2011 season
with new head coach Will Muschamp.Florida is coming off its first five-lossseason since 2004.
Key players returningJohn Brantley (QB), Chris Rainey
(RB/WR), Jeff Demps (RB) andJonathan Bostic (LB). The Gators return12 starters from last year’s team.
Key lossesMike Pouncy (C), Ahmad Black (S),
Janoris Jenkins (CB) and Justin Trattou(DE). The Gators lost 12 starters fromlast year’s team.
Coach says“I think more than anything, if it’s not
broke, don’t fix it. Urban (Meyer) did aphenomenal job, he and his staff. They
did some great things that we’re going tocontinue to do. There were some thingsthat were very good at Florida. Whychange ‘em if they are working?
“But obviously from a scheme stand-point, we feel a little differently defen-sively, do a little different offensively.Special teams, there will be a lot of con-tinutiy”
Will Muschamp
Players say“(Coach Will Muschamp) is very
intense.You’ve seen him on highlights atTexas, chest bumping his players. He’s agreat coach, great defensive coach.Great intensity and he’s brought that tothe team. We needed that, that giddyup.”
Quaterback John Brantley
“I think everybody has a chip on theirshoulder. We want to be our best everySaturday and get back to Atlanta.”
Defensive End William Green
You might not knowFlorida holds the national record for
consecutive games scoring a touch-down on a pass. The Gators scored apassing touchdown from Oct. 1, 1992through Oct. 4, 1997 – a span of 62games.
Coach says“We obviously will try to build on last
year. Very proud of last year, but we dounderstand that this is a new team.We willhave to find out a lot about ourselves aswe get started practicing here and find outwhat is going to make us the type of foot-ball team that we were a year ago.”
Bobby Petrino
Players say“I wouldn’t say our preseason expecta-
tions have changed. We’ve had the samegoals for two years now. We are comingback with the same goals we had last yearand that’s to play for an SECChampionship and to play for the NationalChampionship.”
Wide Receiver Jarius Wright
“On defense we have made a lot ofplays, but we know that we have so muchmore to achieve. We’re just going to per-fect what coach (Willy) Robinson has instore for us with the game plan.”
Defensive End Tenarius Wright
You might not knowArkansas has played in the three
longest games in NCAA history. It tookseven overtime periods for theRazorbacks to defeat Ole Miss 58-56 in2001 and seven overtime periods todefeat Kentucky 71-63 in 2003. TheRazorbacks lost to Tennessee 41-38 in sixovertime periods in 2002.
201010-3 overall, 5-3 in the SEC – Fourth in
the SEC Western Division
Projected finishFirst in the Western Division
BrieflyExpectations are high for the Crimson
Tide in 2011. Two years removed from anational championship, Alabama isfavored as the best team in the SECdespite losing several important playerson offense.
Key players returningTrent Richardson (RB), Barrett Jones
(OL), Dont’a Hightower (LB) and MarkBarron (S). The Crimson Tide return 18starters from last year’s team.
Key lossesMark Ingram (RB), Greg McElroy (QB),
Julio Jones (WR) and Marcell Darius (DL).The Crimson Tide lost seven starters fromlast year’s team.
201014-0 overall, 8-0 in the SEC – First in the
SEC Western Division, beat SouthCarolina in the SEC ChampionshipGame, beat Oregon in the BCS NationalChampionship Game
Projected finishFifth in the Western Division
BrieflyThe Tigers are coming off a national
championship season, but much of the tal-ent that earned Auburn its first title in morethan 50 years is gone, including HeismanTrophy winner Cam Newton and LombardiTrophy winner Nick Fairley.
Key players returningMichael Dyer (RB), Brandon Mosely
(OL), Nosa Eguae (DE) and Neiko Thorpe(CB). The Tigers return six starters fromlast year’s team.
Key lossesCam Newtown (QB), Darvin Adams
(WR), Nick Fairley (DT) and Josh Bynes
(LB). The Tigers lost 18 starters from lastyear’s team.
Coach says“So the journey from this point in time
last year to now has been incredible for us.But...the minute our plane hit the ground inMontgomery on Jan. 11, we had movedon. We have been focused and locked insolely on the 2011 football season.”
Gene Chizik
Players say“I don’t think the numbers will go down
this year, especially in the passing game.They should go up, the rushing yardsmight go down, but if you look at GusMalzahn’s offense over the six years he’sbeen a college coach, his teams scorepoints.”
Wide Receiver Emory Blake
“I think a lot of people in the media, theyget misconstrued that being young is alack of talent, and it’s not at Auburn. Wehave a lot of talent, and come Sept. 3,we’re looking to show that talent on astage.”
Defensive Tackle Nosa Eguae
You might not knowOf the opponents on the 2011 schedule,
Auburn has a losing record to only two ofthem. Auburn is 34-40-1 against Alabamaand 20-24-1 against LSU.
Coach says“We’ve had a very good off-season. We
have a little bit more maturity, a little betterleadership on this team, a little more expe-rience in a lot of ways.”
Nick Saban
Players say“I love all the expectations. At the end of
the day, I want to live up to that. I want tobe able to say like ‘Hey, I did that’ or ‘Wedid that.’ At the same time, it’s hardbecause you’ve got a big target on yourback, but that’s nothing to be scared of.”
Running back Trent Richardson
“We have one of the most athleticdefenses that’s been through Alabama.Last year, we lacked the speed part – get-ting after the quarterback. This year, Ithink, it’s what our defense is about. If wecan get there faster, that relieves pressureoff the defensive backs.”
Linebacker Dont’a Hightower
You might not knowOf the five coaches to guide Alabama to
a national championship, none have had alosing record on the field.The NCAA, how-ever, stripped the 1993 Alabama team ofseveral wins (the Crimson Tide was 9-3-1on the field, but 1-12 following the NCAAsanctions) and stripped the 2007 Alabamateam of five victories (the Crimson Tidewas 7-6 on the field, but 2-6 following theNCAA sanctions).
35The Game Plan
201011-2 overall, 6-2 in the SEC – Third in
the SEC Western Division
Projected finishSecond in the Western Division
BrieflyThe Tigers are one of the five SEC
teams to claim a national championship inthe previous five seasons, and are expect-ed to be one of the top teams in the con-ference in 2011. LSU is trying to extend itsstreak of winning seasons to 12.
Key players returningJordan Jefferson (QB), Rueben Randle
(WR), Ryan Baker (LB) and MorrisClaiborne (CB). The Tigers return 15starters from last year’s team.
Key lossesTerrence Tolver (WR), Drake Nevis (DT),
Kelvin Sheppard (LB) and PatrickPeterson (CB). The Tigers lost 12 startersfrom last year’s team.
20104-8 overall, 1-7 in the SEC – Sixth in the
SEC Western Division
Projected finishSixth in the SEC Western Division
BrieflyThe Rebels are trying to reverse the for-
tunes of 2010 when Ole Miss had a 4-8record after posting 9-4 seasons in theprevious two years. Head coach HoustonNutt will be on the hot seat if the Rebelsstruggle and rival Mississippi State contin-ues to find success.
Key players returningBrandon Bolden (RB), Bradley Sowell
(OT), Kentrell Lockett (DE) and D.T.Shackelford (DE). The Rebels return 16starters from last year’s team.
Key lossesJeremiah Masoli (QB), Markeith
Coach says“I think the schedule is as challenging as
any I’ve been around. I look forward topreparing for it and taking them on one ata time. I look forward to the West Virginiagame on the road and Tennessee. It’sgoing to be a great year, and one that withthis team, I think it will be challenging but,again, a lot of fun to prepare for.”
Les Miles
Players say“It’s a very different situation from last
year. Last year we weren’t in the top rank-ings, but this year we are. We still have totake a humble approach to the season.Nothing is set yet. It’s just a preseasonranking. We have a lot to do to still be inthe top ranking at the end of the year.”
Quarterback Jordan Jefferson
“Playing a team like Oregon in the firstgame, you really have to be on you’re A-game from the start.We can’t come in withany weaknesses. Obviously they’re agreat team; they made a national champi-onship run last year.The defense feels likeit’s more of our game than anything; theyhave a great offense and we have to comeout and try to play our game.”
Linebacker Ryan Baker
You might not knowDating back to 1908, LSU claims seven
national championships, but only two ofthose teams went undefeated (10-0 in1908 and 11-0 in 1958).
Summers (WR), Jerrell Powe (NT) andJohnny Brown (S). The Rebels lost eightstarters from last year’s team.
Coach says“We went back to work in January after
really a disappointing year. I was reallyproud of our attitude and work ethic.We’ve had a very good summer, so I’mexcited. It’s a brand-new year.”
Houston Nutt
Players say“We were put at the bottom, the very
bottom. We’ve got to get back to the top.We’ve got to win games; we’ve got to dosomething. It’s a horrible spot to be in from4-8. We’ve just got to get back to the top.We’ve just got to climb.”
Running back Brandon Bolden
“No matter what game it is, no matterwho we’re playing, where we’re playingand what time, just go out and have funand do your best and that’s all you can askfor.That’s all really we can do and that’s allwe can control. If we have fun and do whatwe’re supposed to do, then nine times outof ten, the outcome is going to be a ‘W’.”
Defensive End Kentrell Lockett
You might not knowSince 1930 the Rebels have had 28 los-
ing seasons and have had back-to-backlosing seasons 15 times.
20106-7 overall, 3-5 in the SEC – Third in
the SEC Eastern Division
Projected finishSecond in the Eastern Division
BrieflyThe Bulldogs are coming off their first
losing season since 1996 and will openthe season against Boise State, a pro-gram that likes to upset teams frommajor conferences. It will not get easierin the second week of the season whenGeorgia hosts South Carolina. If theBulldogs lose both of those games, thehot seat head coach Mark Richt is sit-ting upon could get cranked up a fewmore degrees.
Key players returningArron Murray (QB), Brandon Boykin
(CB/KOR), Blair Walsh (PK) and DrewButler (P). The Bulldogs return 13starters from last year’s team.
Key lossesA.J. Green (WR), Kris Durham (WR),
Washaun Ealey (TB) and JustinHouston (DE). The Bulldogs lost 11
20106-7 overall, 2-6 in the SEC – Fifth in the
SEC Eastern Division
Projected finishFifth in the Eastern Division
BrieflyKentucky enters its second season
under head coach Joker Phillips. TheWildcats, which return the top 11 tacklersfrom 2010, are trying to extend its schoolrecord of bowl appearances to six years.
Key players returningLarry Warford (OG), Stuart Hines (OG),
Danny Trevathan (LB) and Winston Guy(LB/S). The Wildcats return 17 startersfrom last year’s team.
Key lossesRandall Cobb (WR/QB), Mike Hartline
(QB), Derrick Locke (TB) and DeQuinEvans (DE). The Wildcats lost sevenstarters from last year’s team.
starters from last year’s team.
Coach says“There’s not one sense of doom or
gloom. There’s only excitement, onlyguys that are so thankful that we’ve gota new season and a clean slate and theability to play some great opponents tostart the year. The expectations are justas high as they’ve ever been going intoany season.”
Mark Richt
Players say“The past is the past. What happened
last year, nobody is really proud of. Wecan really change that this year. This isa new year; we’ve got a new scheduleand a new task at hand, so we’re look-ing forward to that.”
Cornerback Brandon Boykin
“As a unit this year, our receivers havedefinitely taken it upon their back to stepup. They understand they’ve got a hugerole to fill. They’re doing a great job at itso far. This summer, those guys havelooked awesome. They’re working hardand I am excited to see what they cando.”
Quarterback Aaron Murray
You might not knowThe Bulldogs are 7-8 all time in games
played in domed stadiums, including a4-3 record in the Georgia Dome.
Coach says“Our challenge to our players, our veter-
an players and our young players, ournew players, is to try and fill the void ofsome of the departure players we justlost. We lost a lot of production out of thispast class. We have challenged our play-ers to make sure they are filling that void.”
Joker Phillips
Players say“We’ve got guys on the line who have a
lot of experience and experience is ahuge part of being a good player andbeing a good group on the team. We’veall played together for two years now andwe’re really starting to come together andbe able to rely on each other and trusteach other.”
Offensive Guard Stuart Hines
“I’m not really worried about thedefense. I have the kind of relationshipwith everyone where I trust them to theextent that I know they are going to takecare of business. We have been throughso much together that we don’t haveroom to make mistakes that are going tobe costly.”
Linebacker Danny Trevathan
You might not knowKentucky has ranked in the nation’s top
25 in attendance every year but one sinceCommonwealth Stadium was expandedin 1999.
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20106-7 overall, 3-5 in the SEC – Fourth
in the SEC Eastern Division
Projected finishFourth in the Eastern Division
BrieflyTennessee is entering its second
season under head coach DerekDooley, who guided the Volunteers tothe Franklin American MortgageMusic City Bowl in 2010.
Key players returningTyler Bray (QB), Tauren Poole (TB),
Justin Hunter (WR) and Malik Jackson(DL). The Volunteers return 13starters from last year’s team.
Key lossesLuke Stocker (TE), Denarious Moore
(WR), Nick Reveiz (LB), VictorThomas (DL). The Volunteers lost 11starters from last year’s team.
20102-10 overall, 1-7 in the SEC – Sixth in
the SEC Eastern Division
Projected finishSixth in the Eastern Division
BrieflyVanderbilt enters the 2011 season
under new head coach James Franklin,who is in his first season as a headcoach. From 2008-10 Franklin was theassistant head coach/offensive coordina-tor/quarterbacks coach at Maryland.
Key players returningChris Marve (LB), Casey Hayward
(DB), Sean Richardson (S) and BrandonBarden (TE). The Commodores return23 starters from last year’s team, includ-ing all 11 on offense.
Key lossesTheron Kadri (DE), Nate Campbell
(LB) and John Stokes (LB). TheCommodores lost three starters from lastyear’s team.
Coach says“What I felt like was important when
we turned the page from last year waswe had to...make a decision from thebeginning that we weren’t going toallow youth to be an excuse for failure.I feel good about the talent level of ouryoung players and how quickly theybecome every-down-dependable play-ers in the SEC will determine what oursuccess is on the field.”
Derek Dooley
Players say“A lot of the young guys don’t know
what to expect so we’ve got to getthem in place. They’re learning as fastas they can. Until they get to the firstgame they probably won’t know howhard it is. But they are coming alongwell.”
Defensive lineman Malik Jackson
“We’re on the right track with ourmentality. We’ve got to get our atti-tudes right and get ready to play somebig time football in a big time league.”
Running back Tauren Poole
You might not knowTennesse only 2-8 all time against
teams ranked No. 1 in the country, butthe Volunteers are 15-0 all time whenentering the game ranked as the bestteam in the nation.
Coach says“I’ve just been blown away by the com-
mitment that our players have made.They’ve bought in completely to whatwe’re doing. It’s been exciting as a first-year coach to watch that all come togeth-er with the staff I’ve been able to puttogether.”
James Franklin
Players say“Coach Franklin’s main thing is a lot of
confidence. If you don’t have any confi-dence, you aren’t going to play with con-fidence and you’re losing off the bat. I feelthat’s what he’s brought to the program,is confidence.”
Cornerback Casey Hayward
“The fans are going to see a little bit ofeverything. The versatility of the offenseis the main thing they’re going to like, withthe different personnel groupings and thedifferent formations we have. It will allowus to do some things and put defenses ina bind.”
Quarterback Larry Smith
You might not knowOf the opponents on the Commodores’
schedule in 2011, there are four againstwhich Vanderbilt does not have a losingrecord. Vanderbilt holds a 7-6 series leadagainst Wake Forest, is tied with Army 4-4, is tied with Connecticut 1-1 and hasnever played Elon.
20109-4 overall, 4-4 in the SEC – Fifth in
the SEC Western Division
Projected finishFourth in the Western Division
BrieflyThe Bulldogs will try to continue their
success under head coach Dan Mullen,who enters his third season atMississippi State. The Bulldogs enterthe season ranked for the first timesince the 1993 season.
Key players returningChris Relf (QB), Vick Ballard (RB),
Fletcher Cox (DL) and Charles Mitchell(DB). The Bulldogs return 15 startersfrom last year’s team.
Key lossesDerek Sherrod (OL), Chris White (LB),
K.J. Wright (LB) and Heath Hutchins(P). The Bulldogs lost nine starters from
last year’s team.
Coach says“The question is, Are we that team
that this year is going to come together,that is going to gel, work a little bit hard-er, believe in themselves, believe ineach other a little bit more than every-body else out there and reach ourpotential to be the best that we can be?”
Dan Mullen
Players say“Everything is motivation. I’ll be in the
classroom (and motivated). I want to winat everything. The media say Alabamaand LSU are at the top, but we’re work-ing hard for our turn and we will see.”
Quarterback Chris Relf
“The mindset is a whole lot different.With coach Mullen, he wants us to dothings a whole lot better this year thanlast year.”
Defensive Tackle Fletcher Cox
You might not knowMississippi State has a winning record
in against only one of the 11 other mem-bers of the SEC. The Bulldogs are 12-7-2 against Vanderbilt, but has a losingrecord against the remainder of the con-ference.
20109-5 overall, 5-3 in the SEC – First in
the SEC Eastern Division. Lost toAuburn in the SEC ChampionshipGame.
Projected finishFirst in the Eastern Division
BrieflyExpectations are high for the
Gamecocks, who look to earn theirfourth consecutive bowl berth for thefirst time in school history and challengefor the Eastern Division title along theway. Steve Spurrier enters his seventhseason with South Carolina .
Key players returningMarcus Lattimore (RB), Alshon
Jeffery (WR), Stephen Garcia (QB) andStephon Gilmore (CB). The Gamecocksreturn 13 starters from last year’s team.
Key lossesPatrick DiMarco (TE/FB), Tori Gurley
(WR), Chris Culver (CB) and JoshDickerson (LB). The Gamecocks lost 11starters from last year’s team.
Coach says“We made some progress last year.
We’ve accomplished a few firsts, butthere’s plenty more for us to go after. Wefeel like we’ve probably assembled thebest group of players we’ve had in theseven years now that I’ve been there.But time will tell. Time will tell how thisyear’s team will do.”
Steve Spurrier
Players say“We are more experienced and more
confident. Going into this season, we’remore together and just one. This year,we are more prepared.”
Wide Receiver Alshon Jeffery
“We’ve got a lot of talent coming back.We’re trying to build a family. If we dothat, then it’s going to be hard to beatus.”
Running back Marcus Lattimore
You might not knowThe Gamecocks have had two coach-
es earn National Coach of the YearHonors. Joe Morrison was the first,earning his award in 1984. Lou Holtzearned his award in 2000.
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