You are looking (not at all) live at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The bowl games of other SEC teams and things like Urban Meyer's midlife crisis and Rich Brooks' retirement have taken away some time from doing the Alabama-Texas previews that we might have otherwise done in the run-up to this game. Then again, there has been no shortage of great preview content from Burnt Orange Nation, Roll Bama Roll and other sites for you to peruse. But we'll be doing our part to break down the game over the next 10 hours or so, beginning with what we hope is one of the most comprehensive statistical breakdowns of the game.
What to look for when Texas has the ball:
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SCORING OFFENSE 40.7 PPG 3RD NCAA |
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COLT McCOY 330-468 | 3,512 YDS | 27 TD | 12 INT | 147.46 RAT 128 ATT | 348 YDS | 3 TDs |
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| RECEIVERS |
TOTAL OFFENSE 432.4 YPG 16TH NCAA |
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JORDAN SHIPLEY 106 REC | 1,363 YDS | 11 TDs |
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JAMES KIRKENDOLL 48 REC | 461 YDS | 6 TDs |
PASSING OFFENSE 279.7 YPG 18TH NCAA |
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DAN BUCKNER 44 REC | 445 YDS | 4 TDs |
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MALCOLM WILLIAMS 38 REC | 546 YDS | 2 TDs |
PASS EFFICIENCY 143.70 22ND NCAA |
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TRE NEWTON 103 ATT | 513 YDS | 6 TDs |
RUSHING OFFENSE 152.7 YPG 55TH NCAA |
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CODY JOHNSON 84 ATT | 333 YDS | 12 TDs |
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| OFFENSIVE LINE |
SACKS ALLOWED 2.31/GM 82ND NCAA |
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| LT ADAM ULATOSKI | LG CHARLIE TANNER | C CHRIS HALL |
RG MICHAEL HUEY | RT KYLE HIX |
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| ALABAMA DEFENSE | |||||
| DEFENSIVE LINE |
SCORING DEFENSE 11.0 PPG 2ND NCAA |
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DE LORENZO WASHINGTON 19 TKL | 4.0 TFL 2.0 SACKS | 8 QBH |
NG TERRENCE CODY 26 TKL | 6.0 TFL | 3 QBH |
DE MARCELL DAREUS 32 TKL 9.0 TFL 6.5 SACKS 7 QBH |
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| LINEBACKERS |
TOTAL DEFENSE 241.7 YPG 2ND NCAA |
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SLB CORY REAMER 47 TKL 7.0 TFL 2.0 SACK 3 QBH |
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WLB NICO JOHNSON 27 TKL 4.5 TFL 1.0 SACK 2 PBU |
JLB ERYK ANDERS 59 TKL 12.5 TFL 5.0 SACK 17 QBH |
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MLB ROLANDO McCLAIN 101 TKL | 12.5 TFL 4.0 SACK | 14 QBH |
RUSHING DEFENSE 77.9 YPG 2ND NCAA |
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| DEFENSIVE BACKS |
PASSING DEFENSE 163.8 YPG 8TH NCAA |
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CB JAVIER ARENAS 66 TKL | 12.0 TFL 5.0 SACK | 3 INT |
SS MARK BARRON 70 TKL | 7 INT | 10 PBU |
FS JUSTIN WOODALL 43 TKL 3 INT 5 PBU |
CB KAREEM JACKSON 46 TKL 1 INT 12 PBU |
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When Alabama has the ball:
| ALABAMA OFFENSE | |||||
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SCORING OFFENSE 31.7 PPG 25TH NCAA |
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MARK INGRAM 249 ATT | 1,542 YDS | 15 TDs |
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| QUARTERBACK |
TOTAL OFFENSE 413.8 YPG 32ND NCAA |
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GREG McELROY 192-314 | 2,450 YDS | 17 TD | 4 INT | 142.01 RAT |
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| RECEIVERS |
PASSING OFFENSE 197.9 YPG 83RD NCAA |
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JULIO JONES 42 REC | 573 YDS | 4 TDs |
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MARQUIS MAZE 30 REC | 519 YDS | 2 TDs |
PASS EFFICIENCY 140.81 31ST NCAA |
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COLIN PEEK 20 REC | 313 YDS | 3 TDs |
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| RUNNING BACK |
RUSHING OFFENSE 215.9 YPG 12TH NCAA |
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TRENT RICHARDSON 126 ATT | 642 YDS | 6 TDs |
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| OFFENSIVE LINE |
SACKS ALLOWED 1.15/GM 16TH NCAA |
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| LT JAMES CARPENTER | LG MIKE JOHNSON |
C WILLIAM VLACHOS | RG BARRETT JONES | RT DREW DAVIS | |
| TEXAS DEFENSE | |||||
| DEFENSIVE LINE |
SCORING DEFENSE 15.2 PPG 8TH NCAA |
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BUCK SERGIO KINDLE 62 TKL 18.0 TFL 3.0 SACKS 36 QBH |
NG KHEESTON RANDALL 21 TKL 3.0 TFL 9 QBH |
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DE SAM ACHO 57 TKL 13.0 TFL 9.0 SACKS 15 QBH |
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DT LAMARR HOUSTON 58 TKL | 20.0 TFL | 7.0 SACKS | 28 QBH |
TOTAL DEFENSE 251.1 YPG 3RD NCAA |
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| LINEBACKERS |
RUSHING DEFENSE 62.2 YPG 1ST NCAA |
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SLB EMMANUEL ACHO 48 TKL 10.0 TFL 2.0 SACK 3 QBH |
MLB RODDRICK MUCKELROY 96 TKL | 11.0 TFL 2.0 SACK | 3 FF |
WLB KEENAN ROBINSON 67 TKL 4.0 TFL 1.0 SACK 4 PBU |
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| DEFENSIVE BACKS |
PASSING DEFENSE 188.9 YPG 25TH NCAA |
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CB AARON WILLIAMS 41 TKL | 6.0 TFL 3 INT | 6 PBU |
SS BLAKE GIDEON 56 TKL | 5 INT | 5 PBU |
FS EARL THOMAS 71 TKL 8 INT 16 PBU |
CB CURTIS BROWN 52 TKL 1 INT 15 PBU |
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