HZT Crimson Tide Daily Wrap 10-28-2013

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Cyrus Kouandjio, T.J. Yeldon, Christion Jones among Alabama’s 7 players of the week

  • Kevin Norwood, Trey DePriest, Landon Collins and Dillon Lee are also honored.

Nick Saban says suspending players is like parenting, punishments must send a message

  • Nick Saban talks discipline before a Birmingham speech Monday.

‘Red team’ comments were made ‘out of respect’ for Alabama, Tennessee coach Butch Jones says

  • “I respect their football program and what they’ve done as much or more than anyone in the country,” Jones says.

Alabama coach Nick Saban talks momentum, offensive line and more before annual speech in Birmingham (video)

  • The Crimson Tide coach speaks to Birmingham’s Monday Morning Quarterback Club to kick off the bye week.

For third straight year, Alabama-LSU kickoff set for primetime

  • The Crimson Tide and Tigers will be under the lights of Bryant-Denny Stadium on Nov. 9.

Nick Saban says Alabama DL Brandon Ivory is ‘fine’ after missing Tennessee game

  • Nick Saban came to Birmingham to speak with the Monday Morning Quarterback Club.

Top recruits on hand to watch Alabama’s dismantling of Tennessee (photo gallery)

  • Among the home crowd were several elite recruits, including two of the top uncommitted prospects in the country for 2014.

Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley a semifinalist for Butkus Award

  • He leads the Crimson Tide with 59 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss.

Alabama safety Landon Collins named SEC defensive player of week, Thorpe Award semifinalist

  • He took his first career interception back 89 yards for a touchdown.

In case you missed it: check out the Tennessee at Alabama photo gallery (photos)

  • In case you missed it this weekend, check out the images from the Tennessee at Alabama football game this Saturday

Alabama’s bye week focus: ‘Maintaining discipline, improving our team,’ Nick Saban says

  • “I always talk about the opportunity we’ve created for ourselves by what we’ve done to this point and the challenges we have ahead and our focus needs to be on improving, maintaining focus and discipline so that we can improve,” Saban said. “We need to because I think a couple of these teams that are ranked pretty high up there, we have to play between now and the end of the season. How we do week in and week out is going to determine where we end up, which is the most important thing.”

Softball Closes Fall Competition at 6-0 After Sweeping West Alabama

  • The Alabama softball team concluded its fall season with a pair of victories over West Alabama Sunday. The Crimson Tide won the first game 11-1 in five innings and the second game 7-1. “I thought we pitched well, and the ball was moving,” said head coach Patrick Murphy. “West Alabama has a good team. In the second game, I was really happy to see the four lefties in our lineup in a row do something. We need those lefties to do something against a pitcher with movement.”

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