Archive for October 14th, 2009

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Norwood a Lombardi semifinalist

USC linebacker Eric Norwood made the first cut for the Lombardi Award. Norwood is one of the 12 semifinalists announced Wednesday for the award that goes to the country’s top lineman (linebackers included).
Norwood’s on the watch lists for just about every major defensive award, and figures to make the semifinal list for most, if not [...]

Oct200914

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Bama LBs all run together

Meant to post this Tuesday – a snippet from Steve Spurrier’s weekly press conference that sort of illustrates the depth of the Alabama defense.
Someone asked Spurrier about Rolando McClain, the Crimson Tide’s All-SEC middle linebacker.
“They’re all very good. He must be No. 32,” Spurrier said, looking down at Alabama’s roster. “No, he’s 25. We’ve been [...]