Game 2: Alabama Crimson Tide AP: 2, Coaches: 2 Head coach: Nick Saban (130-53-1) Alabama vs. Penn State No. Name Pos. Cl. Beaver Stadium, State College, PA 10/14 AJ McCarron/Phillip Sims QB So/F Sept. 10, 2011, 2:30 p.m. CT 3 Trent Richardson RB JR ABC 4 Marquis Maze WR SR 2 DeAndrew White WR FR Quick stats 89 Michael Williams TE JR 17 Brad Smelley TE SR Alabama leaders: Penn State leaders: 75/71 Barrett Jones/Cyrus Kouandjio LT J/F RUSHING RUSHING 65/75 Chance Warmack/Barrett Jones LG J/J Jalston Fowler 4 for 69 yds (17.2), 1TD Silas Reed 12 for 104 yds (8.7), 2 TD 73 William Vlachos C SR Eddie Lacy 8 for 58 (7.2), 1 TD Curtis Dukes 6 for 47 yds (7.8), 0 TD 61 Anthony Steen RG SO PASSING PASSING 76 D.J. Fluker RT SO 92 Damion Square DE JR AJ McCarron 14 of 23, 226 yds, 1 TD, Matt McGloin 6 of 8, 77 yds, 0 TD, 54 Jesse Williams DE JR 2 INT 0 INT 99 Josh Chapman NG SR Phillip Sims 7 of 14, 73 yds, 0 TD, Rob Bolden 6 of 12, 37 yds, 0 TD, 41 Courtney Upshaw JLB SR 2 INT 0 INT 5 Jerrell Harris SLB SR RECEIVING RECEIVING 35/32 Nico Johnson/C.J. Mosley WLB J/So Marquis Maze 8 for 118 yds, 1 TD Derek Moye 4 for 57 yds, 0 TD 30 Dont’a Hightower MLB JR DeAndrew White 4 for 44 yds, 0 TD Joe Suhey 2 for 16 yds, 0 TD 21 Dre Kirkpatrick CB JR SCORING Justin Brown 1 for 12 yds, 0 TD 24 DeQuan Menzie CB SR 37 Robert Lester SS JR Trent Richardson 3 TD, 18 pts SCORING 4 Mark Barron FS SR TACKLES Silas Redd 2 TD, 12 pts Trey Depriest 10 tkls (3 solo), 0.5 TFL TACKLES Penn State Nittany Lions AP: NR, Coaches: 25 Head coach: Joe Paterno (402-135-3) Dont’a Hightower 7 tkls (4 solo), Mike Hull 7 tkls (1 solo), 0.5 TFL No. Name Pos. Cl. 0.5 TFL Michael Yancich 6 tkls (1 solo), 1 Rob Bolden QB SO Courtney Upshaw 7 tkls (4 solo), 1.5 TFL 6 Derek Moye WR SR 1.5 TFL Jordan Hill 5 tkls (2 solo), 0.5 TFL 81 Shawney Kersey WR JR 80 Andrew Szczerba TE SR Rivalry facts 67 Quinn Barham LT SR 74 Johnnie Troutman LG SR • This is traditional rivals Ala- • This is Joe Paterno’s 62nd year 54 Matt Stankewitch C SR bama and Penn State’s 15th on Penn State staff. He is the 50 DeOn’tae Pannell RG SR meeting. Saturday will be the all-time leader in career wins 52 Chima Okoli RT SR Tide’s first appearance in among FBS (1-A) coaches. He Beaver Stadium since 1989. was on the sidelines for 14 of 25 Silas Reed TB SO Alabama leads the series 9-5, this series’ 15 games. 37 Joe Suhey RB SR 56 Eric Latimore LE SR including a slight 3-2 edge over • The Tide captured the 1978 Penn State in State College. national championship with a 47 Jordan Hill LT JR • Saturday’s game is the only victory over the Nittany Lions in 71 Devon Still RT SR Big Ten-SEC regular season the Sugar Bowl. 81 Jack Crawford RE SR match-up this year. 6 Gerald Hodges LB JR 40 Glenn Carson LB SO SPONSORED BY: 42 Michael Mauti LB SR 8 D’Anton Lynn CB SR 1 Nick Sukay FS SR 28 Drew Astorino SS SR 2 Chaz Powell CB SO.