Bear Bryant Challenge: Alabama 2011

[Ben E Lou]

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK ONE

RECRUITING UPDATE

Schollies to offer this year: QB, RB, TE, WR, G, T, DE, DT, OLB, CB, S

Walk-ons to induce: RB, FB, WR, C, T



Worth noting early: The #2 player overall, and #1 QB in the nation, Robert Moe, is from Franklin, LA, only 339 miles from Tuscaloosa. I visit his home the first wek, and it turns out he's an Acad/Dist guy. I'm rated 72 in his major. I'm going to make a run at him.



OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Notre Dame 17, USC 10

Iowa 24, Ol' Miss 10

LSU 38, UNC 25

Arkansas 38, Troy 16





OUR GAME: Akron (0-0) at #11 Alabama (0-0) (-7) [TV2]

Well, we won, but this one was wayyyyyyyyyy too close for comfort, considering the level of the opposition. For starters, QB Glenn Coleman separated his shoulder on a QB Draw on the 2nd play of the ball game and will miss around 5 weeks of action. Isaac O'Neal replaced him and didn't exactly inspire confidence with a four-interception performance. RB Flowers, of course, was a bright spot, carrying the ball 24 times for 131 yards and 3 TD's to lead us to a 38-35 win. We actually trailed this one at the beginning of the fourth quarter, too. The defense gave up 333 passing yards, but did come up with 3 interceptions. All in all, this did nothing to assuage my concerns that this might just have to be a rebuilding year.



POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

*QB Glenn Coleman, separated shoulder, Out, 5