13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 22 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 97 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS • 57 BOWL APPEARANCES • 31 BOWL VICTORIES No. 11/1211/12 ALABAMA ((7-2,7-2, 4-2 SECSEC)) GAMEGAME 10: ALABAMALABAMA (7-2,(7-2, 4-2 SEC)SEC) Sept. 4 San Jose State (PPV) W, 48-3 Sept. 11 Penn State (ESPN) W, 24-3 Sept. 18 at Duke (ABC) W, 62-13 VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE (7-2,(7-2, 3-2 SEC)SEC) Sept. 25 *at Arkansas (CBS) W, 24-20 Oct. 2 *Florida (CBS) W, 31-6 SATURDAYDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2010 • 6:216 P.M. • ESPN2 Oct. 9 *at South Carolina (CBS) L, 21-3521-35 Oct. 16 *Mississippi ((ESPN2)ESPN2) W, 23-123-100 BRYANT-D-DENNY STADIUM (101,821)(101,821) • TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Oct. 23 *at Tennessee ((ESPN)ESPN) W, 41-141-100 Nov. 6 *at LSU (CBS)(CBS) L, 21-24 Nov. 13 *Mississippi State ((ESPN2)ESPN2) 6:21 p.m. THE GAME: AlabamaAlabama begins a season-ending three-game home stand this SaturdaySaturday after Nov. 18 Georgia State ((ESPNU)ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. playingplaying fi ve of its last seven games on the road. The 11th-ranked Crimson Tide return to the Nov. 26 *Au*Auburnburn (CBS) 1:30 p.m. friendlyfriendly conficonfi nes ooff Bryant-Denny Stadium where they have won 18 consecutive games to taketake on No. 17/18 Mississippi State this SaturdaSaturday,y, November 13, in an SEC West clash. The No. 17/1817/18 Mississippi St. (7-2,(7-2, 3-2 SEC)SEC) TideTide and BulldogsBulldogs will are schedule to kickoff at 6:21 p.m. (C(CT)T) on ESPN2. It will be the 95th95th meetinmeetingg bbetweenetween tthehe two scschoolshools in a series tthathat AAlabamalabama lleadseads 72-18-3, incincludingluding Sept. 4 MemphisMemphis (ESPNU)(ESPNU) W, 49-7 an impressiveimpressive 39-9-1 record in Tuscaloosa. MississippiMississippi State is comingcoming off of a byebye week Sept. 9 *Au*Auburnburn (ESPN) L, 114-174-17 with a 7-2 record on the season and 3-2 mark in the SEC aafterfter a 24-17 win over Kentucky SeSept.pt. 18 *at LSU ((ESPNU)ESPNU) LL,, 7-29 onon October 31. The Bulldogs are the fi fthfth ooff six SEC teams to have a bbyeye bebeforefore plaplayingying SSept.ept. 2255 *Georgia ((FSN)FSN) W, 24-124-122 Alabama. Mark Jones will handle the plplay-by-playay-by-play on ESPN2 with former Notre Dame head OOct.ct. 2 AlcornAlcorn State (FSN) W, 49-16 coachcoach BobBob Davie providingproviding colorcolor analyst.analyst. EliEli GoldGold andand PhilPhil Savage willwill handlehandle thethe radioradio callcall OOct.ct. 9 at Houston (CBS CoCollege)llege) W, 33-29 onon thethe Crimson TideTide Sports NetworNetworkk witwithh BarrBarryy Krauss on tthehe sisidelines.delines. OOct.ct. 16 *at FFloridalorida (E(ESPNU)SPNU) W, 10-7 OOct.ct. 23 UAB ((ESPNU)ESPNU) W, 29-229-244 HEAD COACHCOACH NICK SABASABAN:N: AlabamaAlabama headhead coachcoach NickNick SabanSaban (Kent State, 1973) is in hishis OOct.ct. 31 *Kentuc*Kentuckyky (ESPNU) W, 24-17 fourthfourth seasonseason with thethe CrimsonCrimson TidTide.e. HHee wwasas nnamedamed ththee sschool’school’s 27th hheadead coaccoachh oonn JJanu-anu- Nov. 1133 *at AAlabamalabama (E(ESPN2)SPN2) 66:21:21 p.m. aryary 3, 2007. Saban has compiled a 35-10 record (40-10 including fi ve vacated wins in 2007) NoNov.v. 2200 **ArkansasArkansas TBATBA at Alabama while leadingleading the Tide to two SEC Western Division championships,championships, one confer-confer- NNov.ov. 27 **atat MississiMississippippi TBATBA enceence title and one national championship. Saban holds a career record ofof 126-52-1 (131-52-1) *SEC ggameame as a collegiatecollegiate hheadead coaccoach,h, wwhilehile aalsolso servingserving at ToToledo,ledo, MicMichiganhigan State anandd LSU. SaSabanban all times are central and subject to change won his fi rst national chachampionshipmpionship as head coach of the LSU TTigersigers in 2003, gguidinguiding the NEXT UUPP TigersTigers to a 13-1 record that season. Overall, Saban has coached ffourour conconferenceference champichampi-- onshiponship teams (1990 Mid-American, 2001 SEC, 2003 SEC and 2009 SEC) and 10 of his 13 GEORGIAGEORGIA STATESTATE • Nov. 18,18, 20102010 • 6:30 p.m.p.m. teamsteams have plaplayedyed in postseason bowl games with the Tide appearing in a bowl game each EESPNUSPNU yearyear under Saban’s direction. Saban is also one ofof two coaches (Urban Meyer,Meyer, Florida) to win two BCS National Championships and the fi rst to accomplish the featfeat at two diffdiff erent ONON THE AIR schools.schools. TELEVISIONTELEVISION ESPNESPN22 RANKINGS:RANKINGS: Alabama opened the 2010 season ranked fi rst in the AssociatedAssociated PPressress andand PPlay-by-Play:lay-by-Play: MMarkark JJonesones USA TodayToday Coaches’Coaches’ preseason pollspolls butbut checkschecks in at No. 11 in tthehe AP pollpoll andand No. 12 in tthehe CoColorlor AnaAnalyst:lyst: BBobob DDavieavie coaches’coaches’ pollpoll thisthis week.week. MississippiMississippi State is ranrankedked 17t17thh in thethe APAP pollpoll andand 18th18th in thethe USAUSA TodayToday Coaches’Coaches’ Poll.Poll. Sideline:Sideline: NoneNone RADIORADIO MISSISSIPPIMISSISSIPPI STATESTATE SERIES:SERIES: AlabamaAlabama will be meeting the Mississippi State Bulldogs for Crimson Tide SportsSports Network thethe 95th time in school history and boasts a 72-18-3 record in the series (one forfeitforfeit and Play-by-Play:Play-by-Play: EliEli GoldGold oneone vacated wiwin).n). The Tide have won two strastraightight in the series and seven ooff the last nine. Alabama has outscored MSU 63-10 in the last two meetings.meetings. The Tide also boasts a 339-9- ColorColor Analyst:Analyst: PhilPhil SavaSavagege 9-19-1 (.806)(.806) record againstagainst the BulldogsBulldogs in Tuscaloosa,Tuscaloosa, winningwinning fi ve of the last six gamesgames Sideline:Sideline: BarryBarry KraussKrauss at BrBryant-Dennyyant-Denny Stadium. Alabama’s record against MSU in games plaplayedyed in the state of SATELLITE RADIORADIO AlabamaAlabama is 50-11-2 (.810) CTSN onon XM: 201201 NEXT GGAME:AME: Alabama plays its fi rst Thursday night game in nine years as Georgia State CTSN onon Sirius: 218218 visits Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 18, for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff on ESPNU. It is the NATIONALNATIONAL RADIORADIO fi rst yyearear of existence for the Georgia State program under the direction of former Alabama NoneNone coachcoach BillBill Curry (1987-89). TThehe PantPanthershers are 6-4 on thethe season withwith victories over SShorter,horter, Campbell,Campbell, MoreheadMorehead State, SavannahSavannah State, NorthNorth CarolinaCarolina CentralCentral andand Lamar. 1 CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES (Mississippi(Mississippi St.) MONDAYMONDAY TUESDAYTUESDAY WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAY THURSDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAYFRIDAY SATURDAYSATURDAY SUNDAYSUNDAY MediaMedia DayDay PracticePractice SECSEC CoCoachesaches ClosedClosed PracticePractice WalkthroughWalkthrough MississippiMississippi St.St. Off DayDay 12 p.m.p.m. - CoacCoachh SaSabanban 3:45 p.m. - ViewingViewing TeleconTeleconferenceference 4 p.m.p.m. ClosedClosed (ESPN2)(ESPN2) 112:302:30 p.m. - PerPeriodiod NNoo MeMediadia AvailabilityAvailability No MeMediadia AvailabilityAvailability 6:26:211 pp.m..m. ((CT)CT) NickNick SabanSaban - 10:50 a.m. SSelectedelected Players 6 p.m. - SeSelectedlected Players PracticePractice CSS REPLAYREPLAY PracticePractice 3:453:45 p.m.p.m. 8 pp.m..m. 4 p.m. VViewingiewing PerioPeriodd Viewing PerioPeriodd 5:45:455 pp.m..m. - Coach Saban No MeMediadia AvailabilityAvailability 6 p.m. - PlayersPlayers MONDAY THURSDAYTHURSDAY 12 p.mp.m.. CT - Coach Saban Press Conference – AAlabamalabama head coach Nick Saban 4 pp.m..m. CT – Closed Practice at Thomas-Drew Practice Facility.Facility. will be available to the media for his weeklyweekly press conference in the NaylorNaylor Stone (NO MEDIA AVAILABILITY)AVAILABILITY) Media Room in the Mal Moore Building at 12 p.m. (CT). The audio of Coach Saban’s media briebriefifi ng can also be heard by teleconferenceteleconference by calling (800) 973-1544. Se- 7 pp.m..m. CT – Nick Saban Radio Show at Buff alo Wild Wings lected plplayersayers that have been requested 24 hours in advance will be available in the FRIFRIDAYDAY NayNaylorlor Stone Media Room followingfollowing Coach Saban’s presspress conference at 12:3012:30 p.m.p.m. Closed WalkthroWalkthrough.ugh. (NO MEDIA AVAILABILITAVAILABILITY)Y) PlaPlayeryer requests for the press conference should be made byby e-mailing Josh Maxson (([email protected])[email protected]) or callingcalling (205) 348-7496 no laterlater thanthan 5 p.m. CT on Sunday.Sunday. SATSATURDAYURDAY MMONDAYONDAY PRESS CCONFERENCEONFERENCE SCHEDULE Postgame highighlighthlight ffeedseeds are available through the UniversitUniversityy ooff Alabama ffol-ol- 12 pp.m..m. Coach SabaSabann lowlowinging all home football games.games. Coordinates will be available a week priprioror to 12:30 p.m.p.m. SelectedSelected PlayersPlayers tthehe game. 3 p.m. CCTT – Game notes and press conconferenceference quotes posted on RollTide.com. ON THE ININTERNETTERNET RolRollTide.comlTide.com – AlaAlabama’sbama’s offi ccialial atathleticshletics wwebeb sitsitee sserveserves as a rresourceesource fforor 3:33:300 pp.m..m. CT – Crimson Tide Video UplinkUplink – The Crimson Tide SportsSports Network iin-depthn-depth informationinformation on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, will provide game highlights of Coach Saban’s news conference and player in- coaches and teams. The ffootballootball page includes links to rosters, coaching stastaffff , terviews throughthrough its FTP site. Please contact the Alabama media relations offi ce nnotesotes packapackages,ges, practice reports and schedules as well as Tide TV and all of fforor details. Alabama’s rich football historhistoryy and tradition. 4 p.m. CT – Practice at tthehe TThomas-Drewhomas-Drew Practice FaciFacilitylity ((limitedlimited viewing pe- SECsSECsportsmedia.comportsmedia.com – MMediaedia coverincoveringg the Southeastern ConConferenceference have its own riod at beginning; no media availabilityavailability ffollowingollowing practice). web site to get the latest ininformationformation on the league. Through the services ooff Sports SSystems,ystems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics, TTUESDAYUESDAY nnotesotes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and media guides. On the site, the SEC 3:45 pp.m..m.