Alabama key players Virginia Tech key players No.Name Pos CL No. Name Pos CL 1 B.J. Scott DB SO Game 1 2 Davon Morgan ROV JR 2 Star Jackson QB FR Alabama vs. Virginia Tech 3 Logan Thomas QB FR 2 Tana Patrick LB FR 4 David Wilson TB FR 3 Trent Richardson RB FR Georgia Dome - Atlanta, GA 5 Tyrod Taylor QB JR 3 Kareem Jackson DB JR Sept. 5, 2009, 7:00 P.M. CT 6 Jason Worilds DE JR 4 Mark Barron DB SO ABC 7 Marcus Davis SE FR 4 Marquis Maze WR SO 8 Greg Boone TE SR 5 Roy Upchurch RB SR 9 Cris Hill CB SO 5 Jerrell Harris LB SO Quick Stats 11 Dyrell Roberts FL SO 8 Chris Rogers DB SR Alabama Virginia Tech 12 Ju-Ju Clayton QB FR 8 Julio Jones WR SO • '08 Offense: 303.4 total yds/gm 14 Lorenzo Williams FS SO 11 Brandon Gibson WR SO • '08 Offense: 355.8 total yds/gm 15 Eddie Whitley CB SO 12 Greg McElroy QB JR • '08 Defense: allowed 263.5 yds yds/gm • '08 Defense: allowed 279.4 total yds/gm 16 Jeff Beyer QB SR 13 Cory Reamer LB SR • RB Ingram - 728 rush. yds, 12 TDs • QB Taylor - 1,774 total yds, 9 total TDs 17 Kam Chancellor FS SR 15 Darius Hanks WR JR Injuries/Suspensions 18 Sam Wheeler TE SR 17 Brad Smelley TE SO 19 Danny Coale FL SO 18 Rod Woodson DB FR Alabama Virginia Tech 20 Jayron Hosley CB FR 20 Tyrone King DB SR DE B. Deaderick (shot in arm) - ques. 21 Rashad Carmichael CB JR 21 Dre Kirkpatrick DB FR DT Terrence Cody (illness) - probable RB Darren Evans (torn ACL) - out 22 Stephan Virgil CB SR 22 Mark Ingram RB SO WR Marquis Maze (illness) - probable FB Kenny Jefferson (susp.) - out 23 Robby Green DB SO LB Cory Reamer (illness) - probable 23 Matt Reidy ROV SR 24 Marquis Johnson DB SR 24 Dorian Porch ROV SR 25 Rolando McClain LB JR Important Matchups 25 Josh Oglesby TB SO 26 Ali Sharrief DB SR Alabama Virginia Tech 26 Cody Grimm LB SR 27 Justin Woodall DB SR • #77 LT Carpenter and Bama O-line • #6 DE Worilds and VT DL 29 Xavier Boyce SE FR 28 Javier Arenas DB SR • #25 LB McClain and #30 LB Hightower • #5 QB Taylor and #34 RB Williams 31 Kenny Younger FB JR 32 Darren Evans TB SO 29 Terry Grant RB JR • #28 KR Javier Arenas • Virginia Tech kick coverage 30 Dont'a Hightower LB SO 33 Chris Drager DE SO 32 Eryk Anders LB SR Keys To The Game 34 Ryan Williams TB FR 35 Nico Johnson LB FR Alabama Virginia Tech 36 Jake Johnson LB SO 36 Chris Jordan LB SO • Offensive line must set tempo • Keep Bama secondary guessing 37 Jacob Sykes CB SO 41 Courtney Upshaw LB SO • Don't get behind in field position game • Force QB McElroy to make mistakes 38 Quillie Odom LB SO 52 Alfred McCullough OL SO 41 Cam Martin LB SR 55 Chavis Williams LB JR Matchup Information 42 Kenny Jefferson FB SR 57 Marcell Dareus DL SO Alabama Virginia Tech 46 Zach Luckett LB JR 58 Nick Gentry DL SO • '08 record: 12-2 overall, 8-0 SEC • '08 record: 10-4 overall, 5-3 ACC 47 Nekos Brown DE SR 61 Anthony Steen OL/DL FR • Bama leads series 10-1 • Last meeting (1998): VT won 38-7 48 Justin Myer PK SO 62 Terrence Cody DL SR 49 Matt Waldron 3 PK SR 64 Kerry Murphy DL FR 50 Collin Carroll