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The Saban Era

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All the fashion at about half the price. GAMEDAY ■ Friday, April 20, 2007 1 ON THE INSIDE ON THE COVER Photo feature On the cover is Alabama Football Take a look back at the arrival of , the new Crimson Tide head coach Nick Crimson Tide leader. Saban to the UA campus. Saban’s arrival at the Capstone on Pages 2-3 Jan. 4 brought a great deal of excite- ment to Tuscaloosa and the state. After going through offseason workouts and spring training under Saban’s leadership, fans look to A- Day to serve as a showcase for what Tracking progress they can expect during the 2007 sea- After the offseason training and son as they get a glimpse of Saban’s spring practice, catch up with how offense, defense and sideline man- the Tide is faring under its new ner for the first time. head coach. In this special A-Day GameDay Pages 4-5 edition, the staff of The Crimson White gives you all the details of the on and off the field Alabama Football happenings. CW/ T.G. Paschal Talking with Terry Saban Terry Saban, the wife of head coach Nick Saban, talks about their family, A-DAY INFORMATION the move to Tuscaloosa and her Schedule charity involvement. Gates to Bryant-Denny Stadium will A-Day to help with relief effors Pages 14-15 open at 11:30 a.m on Saturday. Alabama and United Way of West At 12:15 p.m. at , fans Alabama will raise funds at the game can join in honoring 2006 for disaster relief to aid the citizens of team captains Le’Ron McClain and Enterprise victimized by a tornado on Juwan Simpson in the Walk of Fame March 1. ceremony. The City of Enterprise Tornado Relief THE CRIMSON WHITE STAFF Kickoff for the A-Day spring football Fund will consist of donation stations game is set for 1:05 p.m. at the stadium. to be set up at 38 points of entry to ■ Marlin Caddell - editor, [email protected], 348-8049 Admission is free. Bryant-Denny Stadium during the ■ Mike Faulk - managing editor: news event. Donation stations will begin tak- ■ Callie Corley - managing editor: design TV and radio ing collections at 11:30 a.m. and will ■ Jessie Patterson - sports editor The game will be televised live by stop around 1 p.m. Comcast Sports South with Chris Those wishing to donate to the fund ■ Dan Sellers - assistant sports editor Stewart handling play-by-play, for- should do so with a personal check or ■ T.G. Paschal - photo editor mer Crimson Tide quarterback Tyler cash at any of the donation stations in ■ Amy Owens - chief copy editor Watts providing color commentary and the stadium. Checks should be made ■ Cassie Edwards - advertising manager, 348-8044 Antonio Langham reporting from the payable to United Way of West Alabama sideline. designated for the Enterprise Tornado ■ A.J. Johnson - creative services manager, 348-8042 The game can be heard on more than Relief Fund. ■ Whitney Gullett - Advertising Manager assistant & 40 radio stations in the Southeast as Funds collected Saturday will be spe- national account executive well. The Crimson Tide Sports Network cifically designated as contributions to ■ Khalid Al-Qahtani - account executive will broadcast the game with its full the Enterprise Tornado Fund, ensuring crew: Eli Gold for play-by-play, Ken that all funds raised will go directly to ■ Leigh Anne Landis - account executive Stabler for analysis and Tom Roberts those in need of assistance. ■ Jesse Scroggins - account executive for sideline updates. CTSN’s coverage After all funds are collected, funds ■ J.T. Braswell- account executive of the game will begin at 12:45 p.m., will be distributed to those in need. ■ Laura Pickard - advertising coordinator, 348-8995 just 20 minutes before kickoff of the No costs of any kind will be taken out Golden Flake A-Day game. of the funds raised. Elephant Wear • Alabama "A" and "Elephant" Logos • Pants Now Available In Red/White Panels • Short Sleeve Knit Shirts • Short and Long Sleeve Sport Shirts • Hats, Belts, and Ties 1218 University Blvd 752-2990 2 Friday, April 20, 2007 ■ GAMEDAY Saban joins the ’Bama family

CW/ T.G. Paschal ABOVE: Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban’s airplane lands in Tuscaloosa on Jan. 3. FAR LEFT: A crowd of fans await the arrival of Saban’s airplane while holding signs that cheer on Alabama’s next football coach. LEFT: Saban walks off the airplane in Tuscaloosa toward the crowd of cheering fans waiting for him. GAMEDAY ■ Friday, April 20, 2007 3

CW/ T.G. Paschal TOP LEFT: Newly hired Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban speaks at his first Alabama press conference in the Naylor Stone Media Room on Jan. 4. BOTTOM LEFT: Saban walks across the field at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility during a spring workout. ABOVE: Saban works with in a drill.

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Alabama head coach Nick Saban was clear about one thing after the first day of practice — the front seven on defense don’t have a lot of depth. A 2006 squad that was forced to play with three down linemen most of the season because of depth issues lost almost all of the candidates, which made the position even more depleted by the time Saban took over. Dominic Lee, Jeremy Clark and J.P. Adams, who took the majority of the snaps at nose tackle last season, have all graduated. With vir- tually no tackles returning, and the only one who has logged snaps — — injured, Saban was forced to make a posi- tion change. Freshman Byron Walton is also a candidate at nose tackle, but like Washington, he has been limited in the spring because of injury. Third-string center Brian Motley made the switch to defensive tackle, with Saban’s praise, the players’ praise and scrimmage statis- tics seeming to indicate the move was a great one. “It’s a little bit more physical, a lot more responsibility,” Motley said. “I feel a little bit more comfortable at defense. When I came up I played center, where I never played before. “I had a hard time snapping and getting on blocks and stuff. With defense I can just fly to the ball. I didn’t have a problem with offense; I was just having trouble at center. I can play either one.” Motley recorded 11 tackles, including three for a loss during the first scrimmage, and has been running with the first unit all spring. “He is a strong and determined kid,” defensive end Wallace Gilberry said. “He switched to defense and has been excellent. He has good enough feet to come over to defense and play tackle. He has done a tremendous job.” Behind him, however, the depth is shaky. Converted offensive linemen Joshua Curry and Layne Rinks line up behind Motley. Saban experimented with another offensive lineman during the first half of spring practice. He moved Taylor Pharr from his tackle position to defensive tackle, but three practices later, Pharr was back with the offensive linemen. Former middle linebacker Matt Collins has also been moved to the defensive line. CW/ T.G. Paschal Saban’s first signing class was heavy on defensive linemen, includ- Senior linebacker Ezekial Knight runs through a drill during spring practice. Knight, ing Hoover’s Kerry Murphy and as well as Luther who moved from wideout to defensive end last fall, moved to outside linebacker Davis. this spring. Knight sat on most of last season with a heart-murmur related issue. The linebacker depth is almost equally as troubling for Saban, who will employ a scheme that uses four linebackers at least part of the time. Prince Hall is the only returning starter for the linebacker corps Saban said Hall and Darren Mustin, a Middle Tennessee State with the loss of Terrence Jones and Juwan Simpson to graduation. transfer who saw most of his time in 2006 on special teams, were Paul W. Bryant Museum ‘Where the Season Never Ends’ Across from Coleman Coliseum Open 7 days a week 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 205-348-4668 www.bryant.ua.edu GAMEDAY ■ Friday, April 20, 2007 5 the frontrunners at the two inside linebacker positions, but depth was linemen and four linebackers), but the Tide will showcase a lot of its thin behind those players. defense from the 4-3 (four down linemen and three linebackers). On the outside, Saban has implemented the “jack” position, which “It’s not a different defense,” Saban said of the 3-4 scheme. “It’s just serves as a hybrid defensive outside/end linebacker. Former ends Keith an implementation based on the personnel.” Saunders and Brandon Fanney have been working at the position in In the past, Saban has also relied heavily on the nickel and dime pack- spring workouts. ages, which utilize extra defensive backs into the defensive scheme. He Saban has praised the performance of Ezekial Knight, who has made said senior Simeon Castille has shown the ability to play the switch from defensive end to outside linebacker. cornerback and nickel back as well as the “star” position, in which a “That’s what we’re trying to do here with a couple of guys who aren’t defensive back serves more as a linebacker. really defensive linemen,” Saban said. “Zeke Knight is not a defensive Saban said the “star” position would be ideally suited for a safety, but lineman. He’s an outside backer body type, and so is Saunders. Those Castille’s versatility gives him the option to play that role. two guys do a pretty good job, and we’re not getting them beat up play- Castille has been the anchor for the Tide defense over the course of ing over the tackle all the time.” spring practice. He scored touchdowns in Alabama’s two spring scrim- Knight was cleared for the first day of spring practice after undergo- mages, with a 36-yard return and a 32-yard return ing surgery for a heart murmur-related issue. The medical issue side- for a touchdown. lined Knight for the majority of last season. “He’s done a really good job,” Saban said. “He’s smart. He can play Behind Knight, Zach Schreiber has seen most of the work with Cory multiple roles. He makes a lot of plays because he is instinctive, but I Reamer, who moved over from safety during the middle of spring drills, think he also takes a lot of what you’re trying to teach and apply it on learning the ropes on the outside. the field, without having multiple [repetitions] with it.” Older players — but mostly career backups — seniors Marcel Stamps On the corner opposite Castille, Saban has yet to single one person and DeMarcus Waldrop provide some depth at the middle linebacker out as a clear favorite to win the position battle. However, it appears positions. Waldrop started three games last year and logged 21 tackles Lionel Mitchell, who served as Alabama’s nickel back last season, has a from the weakside linebacker spot. Freshman Charlie Higgenbotham is slight edge over sophomore . also in the mix at middle linebacker. Mitchell picked off four passes last season and returned those for 131 “We don’t have a lot of depth there,” Saban said. “We’ve got two yards, including a touchdown. outside backers who’ve never played there before. They’re making nice True freshman has been working behind Castille progress, but they have to make some improvement. along with senior Eric Gray. “We’re talking about guys reacting and making mental errors and Special teams star Rashad Johnson appears to be the leader at free penalties, because they’re not used to doing it,” Saban said. “We’ve got safety, while Marcus Carter returns as the starter at strong safety. to work through that and get better at it.” Chris Rogers and are among those battling for time at The base defense for Alabama will be the 3-4 formation (three down safety as well.

CW/ T.G. Paschal RIGHT: Freshman Brian Motley made the switch from center to nose tackle this LEFT: Senior Keith Saunders is the first Alabama player to occupy Saban’s “jack” spring and made 11 tackles in the first spring scrimmage. position. The “jack” is ideal for an outside linebacker, who can also play with a hand down and rush the passer. 6 Friday, April 20, 2007 ■ GAMEDAY Tide offense ready to take action

BY RYAN WRIGHT ing list last year with 254 yards Senior Sports Reporter and a touchdown. ■ [email protected] Sophomore fin- ished as the Tide’s third leading As Alabama football head rusher last year with 179 yards on coach Nick Saban gears up for 48 carries. his first season with the Crimson Coffee sustained a sports her- Tide, little worry surrounds the nia prior to last spring and a defensive unit with a few soft knee injury that sidelined him spots on the depth chart. for a portion of the season. The question on everyone’s He had 15 carries for 81 yards mind: How will Saban infuse life and a touchdown in the Tide’s into last year’s stagnate, between- first spring scrimmage. the-20s offense? Sophomore Roy Upchurch, “We’re running, philosophi- who underwent season-ending cally, the offense that we want surgery to his right ankle half to run,” Saban said. “We’ll have way through the season last year, multiple personnel groups, have could become a factor. variation in the ways we can use Sophomore Terry Grant missed them, and we’ll run the same the final nine games of last sea- basic plays that we ran at Miami son with a shoulder injury and and LSU.” surgery. On the tail end of a rigorous He had 12 carries for 53 yards spring training program, such and a touchdown in the scrim- coachspeak is about as clear as it mage. gets. Jamar Taylor, a freshman from Trying to get a feel for his new Lakeland, Fla., has also turned a squad, Saban remains focused few heads. CW/ T.G. Paschal on conditioning and battling the Coffee and the team said they Junior quarterback John Parker Wilson throws a pass during a spring workout at basics. are fully aware that with a new the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility. Wilson is the Tide’s first-string quarterback. But he has discussed, gener- coach, a new offense and a new ally, his running game strategy. year, it’s anybody’s job for the “We won’t have running back taking. by committee,” Saban said. “But “There’s no No. 1,” Coffee said. I always like to have two. “We all compete for No. 1. No “Most places I’ve been, if one’s got that job.” you just look at my track his- Offensive coordinator Major tory, when we’ve had really good Applewhite said he wants to see running, we’ve always had two a Tiger Woods mentality for the guys.” quarterback position. In his second year at LSU, “I’ve always talked to quarter- Saban led the Bengals to its tri- backs about competing against umphant return as SEC champ the course,” Applewhite said. on the legs of LeBrandon Toefield “Much like a golfer, you’re not and Domanick Davis. competing against other golfers The tailback tandem com- as you are trying to master the bined for 24 rushing touchdowns course. and almost 1,400 yards on the “It’s about mastering the ground. offense and not so much com- In Michigan State’s break- peting with each other.” out ’99 season, the duo of T.J. Aiding Applewhite will be Duckett and Lloyd Clemons car- assistant head coach , ried the bulk of the running load, someone Applewhite said has combining for 1,500 yards and 10 “seen everything known to touchdowns. man.” With a deep stock of running Pendry, who will work with the backs, many of who are coming offensive line, said he plans to off injuries, it remains unclear use whatever style best fits his which two players will emerge as personnel. Alabama’s go-to guys. “Through the years I’ve done The following list highlights zone blocking, and I’ve done key prospects. man blocking,” Pendry said. Junior Jimmy Johns, a backfield “I’ve had big guys; I’ve had mainstay last season, entered smaller guys. Whatever we have, spring training a heavy favorite. whatever they do the best, that’s He finished second on the rush- how we’ll fit it together.” GAMEDAY ■ Friday, April 20, 2007 7 PicturePictureYourselfYourself Campus Area 1 and 2 Bedrooms

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UP FOR GRA 04.20.07 Junior cornerback Lionel Mitchell (16) leaps to make an interception during a drill backs. Mitchell recorded with the defensive last season. four 10 Friday, April 20, 2007 ■ GAMEDAY The men behind the Tide Joe Pendry Assistant head coach-offense, offensive line coach

Pendry will have dual responsi- bilities this season as both the Tide’s assistant head coach on offense and also as the Tide’s offensive line coach. Pendry comes to Alabama after 19 years of NFL coaching experience. Bo Davis Receivers coach Defensive line coach Assistant head coach-defense, secondary coach

Smart comes to Alabama from the where he was the safeties coach. His previous stops include , LSU, Florida State and Valdosta State. Ron Middleton Lance Thompson Tight ends/special Outside linebackers teams coach coach Associate head coach, running backs coach

Burns comes from Clemson, where he has been an assistant coach for the last eight seasons and helped coach 2005 ACC Rookie of the Year James Davis.

Major Applewhite Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach

Tuscaloosa will be the latest stop for Applewhite, who was the young- est coordinator in Division I football in 2006 while with the Rice Owls. He has also served as quarterbacks coach for Syracuse in 2005 after being a graduate assistant for Texas.

Kevin Steele , inside linebackers coach

For the last four seasons, Steele has served as inside lineback- ers coach under at Florida State. Steele was also named National Recruiter of the Year in 2005 by Rivals.com. GAMEDAY ■ Friday, April 20, 2007 11

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Tony Whitten Chris Reynolds sophomore sophomore computer science computer science “The team will probably go 8-5 or “I think they can win, pull out 9-4. It’s going to be a much better nine games next year. But one season.” of the biggest games will be the Florida State game.”

Courtnie Harris Hanna Harrison freshman junior accounting telecommunication and fi lm “I think the new coach is going to “Having someone as upstanding as bring us a good year with a lot of [Nick Saban], I think Alabama’s wins.” going to have a much better record this year and a much more prom- ising, strong and good team.”

Giselle Warren Jeffery Rouse freshman sophomore public relations accounting “I think that we’re going to beat the “You never change a coach and breaks off everybody and send just fl ow seamlessly into the next everybody home crying. And we’re year, but I think that as the year going to be screaming ‘Rammer progresses, we’ll look better and Jammer’ all year long.” better.”

Brian Vesely Tiffany Travis senior sophomore telecommunication and fi lm marketing, Spanish “I think minimum of eight wins but “I think in the future Saban can maximum being the sky’s the limit. do great things, but I don’t expect ..and I think it’s going to be a fun a miracle this season.” year.”

COMPILED BY WILL BARRY AND CAROLINE GWALTNEY GAMEDAY ■ Friday, April 20, 2007 13 Saban definitely in charge at Alabama

There’s no question of who’s in has been in Tuscaloosa, he has Shula had never experienced charge of the Alabama Football After talked repeatedly about instilling some of the situations he experi- program. a winning attitude, and he always enced as the head coach. Even if you have been on the Further emphasizes that it starts with little He never had to be the sole lunar surface for the last four Review things. leader of a group of football play- months and subsequently have He said it starts with discipline ers. missed the Nick Saban mania and mental toughness, which Saban, on the other hand, has that has overtaken the Alabama leads to a rugged physical con- been in the position of molding nation, you probably still know ditioning program dubbed the and developing a group of foot- there’s a new sheriff in town. Fourth Quarter Program. ball players for more than two All it takes is listening to one More importantly, Saban pos- decades. speech, one press conference or sesses an attitude of settling for He knows how to make it work, watching him coach for 10 min- Dan Sellers nothing but the best. because he has made it work at utes of a practice. Sooner or later, that attitude three different collegiate pro- He’s doing things his way, and [email protected] will rub off on his players. Then grams. you’d have to search long and hard that attitude will rub off on the With the resources and facilities to find anyone who didn’t like it. dweller into a conference con- entire program. available to Saban at a program Yes, he can be brash. He can be tender, garnering a 10-win season This is not an attempt to criticize like Alabama, you’d be a fool to harsh. He can be abrasive. before bolting to Louisiana State former head coach , think it won’t work in Tuscaloosa. He will do things his way, University. because he obviously doesn’t have Saban has done it before, and because it’s proven to be a win- He inherited a downtrodden the coaching credentials Saban he will do it again. ning way. program after Gerry DiNardo’s possesses. He will take a program from the And frankly, that’s all that mat- departure and started the turn However, he wasn’t a coach pits of the SEC back to the top of ters at this point for the Crimson around immediately. that seemed to be completely in the league. Tide football program. Two conference champion- charge during most of his stay at As he said earlier this spring, Saban’s track record speaks for ships and a BCS national title the Capstone. you can’t go wave a magic wand itself. He won 10 games in his only later, Saban has turned into one At times, it didn’t seem he knew and expect everything to change. year at Toledo. of the most successful collegiate exactly what he wanted to do. It’s going to take a little time, Saban went to Michigan coaches around. But maybe some of the indeci- but with Saban in charge, a little State and turned a Big 10 cellar During the short time Saban sion was to be expected. time is the only thing standing in

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430 Main Avenue Historic Downtown Northport 391-0949 14 Friday, April 20, 2007 ■ GAMEDAY Terry Saban talks family, life

BY JESSIE PATTERSON Sports Editor ■ [email protected]

The lone unhung painting in the living room propped next to the stairs is the only evidence that Nick and Terry Saban haven’t been living in their home for years. In reality though, it’s been little more than three months since the whirlwind courtship of Nick Saban landed the Crimson Tide football team a new head coach. Just in from walking the family dog and curled up on a couch in a red Alabama sweat- shirt, Terry, the coach’s wife of 35 years, couldn’t help smiling and laughing as she recounted the events of the past few months. For the Sabans, the transition from Miami to Tuscaloosa was a relatively easy one, Terry said. The past three months have been jam-packed for her, though. “Things fell into place so easily, I kept think- ing and asking myself, ‘Could this have been destiny?’” Terry said. All about the family

Nick and Terry have two children — Nicholas, 20, and Kristin, 16 — and a dog named Lizzy. Nicholas attends a small college in Georgia and plays both the electric guitar and the piano. When Nicholas is not away at school, mother and son share their love of playing the piano. “He and I jam on the piano when he comes home,” Terry said. “He kind of taught himself, but I did help. The computer has been wonder- ful in that he taught himself both the guitar and the piano.” It is not just her son’s accomplishments that leave Terry glowing with pride, but also the space Nick has given his son to follow his dreams. “I’m really proud of my husband that he has allowed Nicholas to walk to the beat of his own drum,” Terry said. “He has never pushed ath- letics down his throat. We applaud his accom- plishments and want him to feel good about himself.” Kristin, a sophomore in high school, found a CW/ T.G. Paschal home at Tuscaloosa Academy in the days after Terry Saban, wife of head football coach Nick Saban, enjoys a swing in her back yard with the family dog, the move from Miami to Tuscaloosa. “I have been so pleased with the transition Terry said. “I somewhat fear the pressure of our home. He’s not just all football.” that she has made,” Terry said. “I’m proud of being the coach’s son, and I don’t know if he her attitude. Moving for a 16-year-old isn’t easy. needs to deal with that. He’s made his own Leaving her best friend was probably the most way.” Loving the Tuscaloosa life difficult thing.” When talking about her relationship with her It was the community the Sabans found upon husband, Terry said it’s the respect and commu- Finding what Terry called the perfect home in their arrival in Tuscaloosa that made the transi- nication that has helped them get so far. Tuscaloosa cemented her feelings that the fam- tion easier on the youngest of the family. “While I feel like I’m a part of what he does, I ily had made the right decision to come back to “She came here and I think because the still have my own life and my own interests,” she the college game. neighbors and her school were so welcoming said. “I can’t get so caught up in what he does “Finding a house that seemed just right for that it made it easier for her to adjust,” Terry said that it totally absorbs who I am. I don’t think he us, finding a neighborhood that seemed just of her daughter, who was recently named to the would want me to. And yet, my energy is always right for us and even bigger than that, having an cheerleading squad at her high school. there if he needs me, because I love it.” opportunity to come back to college, we didn’t Reuniting the entire family in Tuscaloosa will Nick’s interest in the everyday aspects of fam- know if we would ever have that opportunity be a possibility in the future, but for now the ily life is also a key factor for the Sabans. again,” Terry said. “Sometimes it takes losing Sabans have found a comfort zone for the entire “Thank goodness he’s interested in how something you have to realize what you had and family. Kristin did on her math test and wants to know to appreciate it. I kind of think that’s what hap- “[Nicholas] has considered trying to join us if I talked to [Nicholas] today,” Terry said. “Nick pened in Nick’s career.” here, but we’ll see what happens with that,” is truly interested in the everyday goings-on of The Sabans bought a house in the Crowne GAMEDAY ■ Friday, April 20, 2007 15 Pointe subdivision of Tuscaloosa been so much hype surrounding on Feb. 14. his arrival,” she said. “Expectations “The home has some acreage are dangerous because of the let- to it, so our dog can get out and down, and what that does is to get exercise,” Terry said. “I think cause people in the program to Tuscaloosa is the perfect town for lose focus. The quickest road to our needs and desires. By that, I success is focus, and when your mean we’re small-town people. focus is diverted because of neg- Tuscaloosa is what I call a ‘big ative things, you slide down the little town.’ It has everything you mountain.” need. It’s growing, yet it’s easy to get around. It has a nice housing mar- ket, really nice schools. Everything Crimson karma you need is here.” The opportunity to return to When trying to explain what after two years at she had been missing, Terry talked the NFL’s Miami Dolphins put the about “crimson karma” – the spirit Sabans back in the atmosphere and passion surrounding Alabama they loved. Football and Tuscaloosa. “I love college towns because “It’s a togetherness, and I feel that college atmosphere is just the that here more than any place added ingredient that the other we’ve been,” she said. “Recently I towns don’t have,” she said. “It’s a heard it called crimson karma, and CW/ T.G. Paschal little more diverse. It’s a little more that’s a good catch word. It’s a spirit Nick Saban applauds his wife, Terry, during his introductory press conference. liberal. It’s a little more entertain- ,and it just keeps getting stronger.” ing.” of the most important charities that it’s just in its infancy,” Terry said. can be given to, because, obviously, “Our first major event will be a golf Giving back education is probably the No.1 fac- Facing great expectations outing at North River Yacht Club.” tor that changes people’s lives and The golf tournament to benefit From the outset, the Sabans raises the quality of people’s lives,” Terry said that as a close observ- have made it clear that giving back Nick’s Kids will include 20 four- she said. “Once the first person somes and will take place on June er of her husband’s career, history to the community will be a prior- goes to college, it becomes more of 14. is the best indicator of what the ity for them. One of the first things a standard.” future will bring. they did publicly was to present a Also consuming her time since “Every penny of that will stay in “I’ve kind of been there every $100,000 donation to the SPIRIT the move is moving the Nick’s Kids the state of Alabama to help people minute. I’ve watched the devel- campaign, a scholarship program foundation to Tuscaloosa from in need,” Terry said. “Any time he opment of a program under his that rewards students who are the Florida. Last year in Florida, the speaks or is given monetary value leadership, and I can predict that first in their immediate family to foundation distributed more than for things he does, we put it right there will be times when people are attend college. $300,000 to those in need. into the charity and give it back to disappointed, because there has “We strongly believe that is one “Now we’ve started it here and people. That’s the joy of it.” A-DAY PARTY HEADQUARTERS!

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18 7 PROJECTED FIRST PROJECTED SECOND TEAM OFFENSE TEAM OFFENSE Check out The Crimson White on LT 71 Andre Smith (So.) LT 79 Drew Davis (So.) LG 50 Justin Britt (Sr.) LG 74 David Ross (Fr.) Monday for more A-Day coverage. C 59 (Jr.) C 70 Evan Cardwell (So.) RG 76 Marlon Davis (Jr.) RG 68 Taylor Pharr (Fr.) RT 78 Michael Johnson (So.) RT 75 Cody Davis (Jr.) TE 88 Nick Walker (Jr.) TE 89 Charles Hoke (Jr.) QB 14 John Parker Wilson (Jr.) QB 17 Greg McElroy (Fr.) RB 38 Glen Coffee (So.) RB 29 Terry Grant (So.) FB 40 Baron Huber (So.) FB 30 Patrick Hanrahan (So.) WR 22 DJ Hall (Sr.) WR 9 Nikita Stover (Jr.) WR 81 Keith Brown (Sr.) WR 11 Matt Caddell (Sr.)

PROJECTED FIRST PROJECTED SECOND TEAM DEFENSE TEAM DEFENSE DE 92 Wallace Gilberry (Sr.) DE 95 (So.) DT 66 Brian Motley (Fr.) DT 56 Matt Collins (Sr.) DE 93 Bobby Greenwood (Jr.) DE 90 Milton Talbert (Fr.) JACK 94 Keith Saunders (Sr.) JACK 98 Brandon Fanney (So.) WILL 57 Darren Mustin (Sr.) WILL 44 DeMarcus Waldrop (Sr.) MIKE 21 Prince Hall (So.) MIKE 6 Marcel Stamps (Sr.) SAM 47 Ezekial Knight (Sr.) SAM 46 Zach Schreiber (So.) CB 2 Simeon Castille (Sr.) CB 3 Kareem Jackson (Fr.) FS 49 Rashad Johnson (Jr.) FS 8 Chris Rogers (So.) SS 20 Marcus Carter (Sr.) SS 27 Justin Woodall (So.) CB 16 Lionel Mitchell (Jr.) CB 24 Marquis Johnson (So.)

PROJECTED SPECIALISTS PK 86 Jamie Christensen (Sr.) PK 18 (So.) P 11 P.J. Fitzgerald (So.) P 7 Adam Hill (So.) SN 54 Brian Selman (Jr.) RET 28 Javier Arenas (So.)

Get Set for A-Day! Game Day Essentials From the SUPe Store

Visit our new “Houndstooth Shoppe” in the Ferguson Center location!

Store Hours: Saturday, April 21st Ferguson Center: 8am-2pm Tutwiler Hall: 8am-2pm Bryant Museum: 8am-5pm Tent on the Quad: 8am-1pm