Alabama Crimson Tide scrimmage #2 spring practice 2010
Alabama Crimson Tide scrimmage #2 spring practice 2010 (via UA Media Relations)

Here is the latest on the Alabama Crimson Tide’s football scrimmage. Stats follow below this release from the University. I’ll post some thoughts later. On to the spring practice news:

Defense Shows Improvement in Crimson Tide’s Second Scrimmage (via UA Media Relations)
The University of Alabama football team held its second scrimmage of the spring on Saturday afternoon inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The scrimmage was roughly 120 plays and was played under sunny skies and pleasant temperatures.

“I think the first defense played better,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban said following Saturday’s scrimmage. “They didn’t give up the number of big plays and the tackling was better. I think we were more physical, and we affected the quarterback more. A lot of the things that you need to do to win, we were a little better at. ”

Junior defensive end Marcel Dareus provided consistent pressure on the Crimson Tide quarterbacks with five sacks, 10 tackles and several more quarterback hurries. Junior linebacker Dont’a made eight tackles and recorded two sacks while Courtney Upshaw notched three sacks and four total tackles.

The Alabama offense was solid once again with all four of the quarterbacks managing the increased pass rush and producing solid numbers while junior Mark Ingram led the way on the ground with 72 yards on 19 carries and one touchdown.

Senior Greg McElroy completed 17-of-27 passes for 156 yards and a score while redshirt freshman A.J. McCarron was 17 of 30 for 215 yards and three touchdowns. True freshman Phillip Sims missed on only four passes in 19 attempts for 139 yards while Star Jackson was 10 for 17 for 91 yards. Julio Jones and Brandon Gibson led the receiving corps with Jones going for 117 yards on nine receptions and two touchdowns while Gibson grabbed 10 balls for 74 yards and a score.

“The first offense, who played very, very well in the last scrimmage, continued to make some big plays and continued to do things well,” Saban said. “I think they were a little more challenged today. I think all four quarterbacks played well today, and had pretty good passing stats. We did have a couple of turnovers – a couple of interceptions – that we didn’t have in the last scrimmage. I think that was probably due to better play on defense, closer coverage and more pressure on the quarterback.”

The Crimson Tide has two more practices – on Tuesday and Thursday of next week – before the 2010 A-Day Game on Saturday, April 17, at 2 p.m. at Bryant-Denny Stadium. . The game will be televised nationally on ESPN for the second straight season. Rece Davis, Craig James, Mark May and Wendi Nix will call the action for ESPN.

“I think the big message to me is consistency in performance,” Saban said. “Define success. That’s the message I had for the players after the scrimmage. We sort of have days that one side of the ball or another will do extremely well and then maybe not do as well the next day out. We have three opportunities to improve as a team from here on out … the two practices and the A-Day Game to help our team improve and get better. Consistency and performance define success. You can’t be complacent or be satisfied.”

ALABAMA FOOTBALL – SCRIMMAGE #2 (April 10, 2010)
*Stats include 11-on-11, situational drills, red area, goalline, 2-minute
PASSING LEADERS
Greg McElroy – 17 for 27, 156 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
A.J. McCarron – 17 for 30, 215 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT
Phillip Sims – 15 for 19, 139 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Star Jackson – 10 for 17, 91 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT

RUSHING LEADERS
Mark Ingram – 19 rush, 72 yards, 1 TD
Eddie Lacy – 10 rush, 28 yards, 1 TD
Trent Richardson – 7 rush, 18 yards,

RECEIVING LEADERS
Brandon Gibson – 10 rec., 74 yards, 1 TD
Julio Jones – 9 rec., 117 yards, 2 TD
Trent Richardson – 8 rec, 39 yards
Preston Dial – 4 rec., 46 yards
Kenny Bell – 4 rec., 33 yards
Demetrius Goode – 3 rec., 79 yards, 1 TD
Hardie Buck – 3 rec., 34 yards
Kevin Norwood – 3 rec., 33 yards

FIELD GOALS
Cade Foster – Made: 27, 32, 24, 33

DEFENSIVE LEADERS
Marcell Dareus – 10 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 PBU
Dont’a Hightower – 8 tackles, 2 sacks
John Fulton – 5 tackles, 1 TFL
Tana Patrick – 5 tackles
Will Lowery – 5 tackles
B.J. Scott – 5 tackles, 1 PBU
Chris Jordan – 5 tackles, 1 TFL
Jerrell Harris – 4 tackles
Rod Woodson – 4 tackles
Darrington Sentimore – 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack
Ed Stinson – 4 tackles, 1 TFL
Robert Lester – 4 tackles, 1 INT
Courtney Upshaw – 4 tackles, 3 sacks

SCORING
Touchdowns – 7 (Jones 11-yard pass from McElroy; Goode 16-yard TD pass from McCarron; Jones 16-yard pass from McCarron; K. Norwood 14-yard pass from Sims; Gibson 5-yard pass from McCarron; Ingram 3-yard run; Eddie Lacy 2-yard run)

Field Goals – 4 (Foster: 27, 32, 24, 33)

3 thoughts on “Alabama spring practice scrimmage #2”

  1. Damn, could McCarron be the answer to our recuring red zone td problems. 6 tds to 2 for McElroy. And GMAC had both of the days INTs. How about Sims going 15 of 19 and a td. Damn, just 2 months removed from high school. And he can run too. Kind of a combo of McCarron and Jackson. This is going to be a hell of a QB war. Looks like D’ontas bouncing back nicely and it’ts good to see BJ, Tana and Lesters names in the stats. Has Millner not enrolled yet? RTR!

  2. There are some awesome articals in Bleacher Report.com. Go to the Alabama Archives and start with todays posts or whatever day you go there. Hell there’s a great one on 10 reasons people hate Alabama. Love it. RTR!

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