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FanNation SEC Sites Pick Alabama to Top League, Dominate Player of the Year Honors
Everybody related to the Southeastern Convention could not at all times see eye-to-eye, however they normally know a great factor once they see it.
For the 2022 soccer season, Alabama is trying good.
In preseason voting among the many FanNation’s SEC websites, the Crimson Tide was a unanimous choose to win the league title this season. Furthermore, quarterback Bryce Younger and linebacker Will Anderson Jr. had been the preseason alternatives for offense and defensive gamers of the 12 months honors.
Nick Saban’s staff additionally led the best way in preseason All-SEC alternatives with 12, together with eight first-team picks.
Georgia had the second-most alternatives with eight general, together with 4 first-team gamers. Arkansas and Texas A&M, which had the Particular Groups Participant of the Yr selection with return specialist Ainias Smith, had been tied for third with 5 general alternatives and three first-team picks.
A few notable objects about this 12 months’s alternatives:
• As an alternative of two operating backs, three large receivers had been chosen.
• Defensively, a 3-3-4 formation was used, however the eleventh participant was the one who obtained probably the most votes amongst remaining gamers. The concept was to reward the participant most deserving and replicate that almost all of groups would be the nickel bundle greater than their base protection this season.
• Ties weren’t damaged. When one occurred on the primary staff an extra participant was not added to the second staff.
• Just one return specialist was named for first- and second-team standing.
Each college within the SEC had no less than one participant obtain votes.
All-SEC Offense
Place, First-team participant, college; Second-team participant, Faculty
QB: Bryce Younger, Alabama; Will Rogers, Mississippi State
RB: Tank Bigsby, Auburn; Chris Rodriguez, Kentucky
WR: Cedric Tillman, Tennessee; Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss
WR: Jermaine Burton, Alabama; Josh Vann, South Carolina
WR: Kayshon Boutte, LSU; Tyler Harrell, Alabama
TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia; Jaheim Bell, South Carolina
OL: Layden Robinson, Texas A&M; Nick Broeker, Ole Miss
OL: Broderick Jones, Georgia; Warren Erickson, Georgia
OL: Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama; Kenneth Horsey, Kentucky/Dylan Wonnum, South Carolina (tie for second-team)
OL: Javon Foster, Missouri/O’Cryus Torrence, Florida (tie for first-team)
C: Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas; Bryce Foster, Texas A&M/Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia (tie for second-team)
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All-SEC Protection
DL: Derick Corridor, Auburn; Justin Eboigbe, Alabama
DL: Byron Younger, Alabama; Mason Smith, LSU
DL: Jalen Carter, Georgia/Colby Wood, Auburn (tie for first-team)
LB: Henry To’oTo’o, Alabama; Tryus Wheat, Mississippi State
LB: Will Anderson Jr., Alabama; Drew Sanders, Arkansas
LB: Bumber Pool, Arkansas; Nolan Smith, Georgia
DB: Cam Smith South Carolina; Trey Dean, Florida
DB: Eli Ricks, Alabama; Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M
DB: Jordan Battle, Alabama; Christopher Smith, Georgia
DB: Kelee Ringo, Georgia; Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
Nickel/LB/DL: Jalen Catalon, Arkansas; BJ Ojulari/Ali Gaye LSU (tie second-team)
All-SEC Particular groups
Ok: Harrison Mevis, Missouri; Will Reichard, Alabama/Cam Little, Arkansas (tie second-team)
P: Nik Constantinou, Texas A&M; Oscar Chapman, Auburn
PR/KR: Ainias Smith, Texas A&M; Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
Predicted Gamers of the Yr
Offensive: Bryce Younger, Alabama
Defensive: Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
Particular groups: Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
Predicted Order of End
East
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- Florida/
- Kentucky (tied for third)
- South Carolina
- Missouri
- Vanderbilt
West
- Alabama
- Texas A&M
- Ole Miss/
- Arkansas (tied for third)
- LSU
- Mississippi State
- Auburn
Predicted SEC Champion
Alabama Crimson Tide
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James Spann: Warm weekend ahead for Alabama; cooler air arrives Tuesday – Alabama News Center
RADAR CHECK: Light rain is fairly widespread across southwest Alabama this afternoon; showers are widely spaced over the northern half of the state. Temperatures are in the 70s over south Alabama with clouds and rain. The northern counties, where the sun is out in spots, are in the low to mid 80s. Showers will fade quickly after dark, and the sky becomes mostly fair tonight with a low in the 60s.THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Highs remain in the 80s Saturday and Sunday with a partly to mostly sunny sky both days. We will keep some risk of showers in the forecast for far southern Alabama, but nothing too widespread or heavy.
COOL CHANGE: While Monday will be another warm day, a dry cold front will bring a cool change to the Deep South beginning Tuesday. Highs drop into the 70s over north and central Alabama, with lows in the 50s. The high will be close to 80 over south Alabama, and the week will be dry with sunny days and fair nights. We see no significant rain for Alabama for the next 10-15 days. This is common for October, the driest month of the year here based on climatology.TROPICS: Kirk remains a major hurricane with winds of 140 mph, but it is in the middle of the Atlantic, far from land. It turns north, then northeast well east of the U.S. Behind Kirk is Tropical Storm Leslie with winds of 65 mph. It should become a hurricane over the next 24 hours, but, like Kirk, it will remain far from land.
A trough of low pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico is producing widespread showers and thunderstorms. A broad area of low pressure is expected to develop from this system over the southwestern or south-central Gulf of Mexico during the next day or two, and additional subsequent development is possible while the low moves slowly eastward or northeastward. A tropical or subtropical depression or storm could form during the early to middle part of next week if the low remains separate from a frontal boundary that is forecast to extend across the Gulf of Mexico.
Regardless of tropical or subtropical development, locally heavy rains could occur over portions of Mexico during the next few days and over portions of the Florida Peninsula late this weekend into next week. The latest global models move the tropical low into south Florida Wednesday.
The National Hurricane Center gives this feature a 50% chance of development. We see no risk of a tropical storm or hurricane for the central Gulf Coast (Gulf Shores to Panama City Beach) for at least the next seven days.FOOTBALL WEATHER: There’s just a small risk of a shower during the first quarter for the high school games tonight. Otherwise, it will be mostly fair and pleasant; temperatures will fall through the 70s.
Saturday, UAB will host Tulane at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham (noon kickoff). The sky will be mostly sunny with temperatures in the low to mid 80s.
Auburn will be on the road at Georgia (2:30 p.m. CT kickoff). The sky will be sunny with temperatures in the low 80s through most of the game.
Alabama travels to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt (3:15 p.m. CT kickoff). Expect a sunny sky with temperatures falling from near 85 degrees at kickoff to near 80 by the final whistle.
RACE WEEKEND: There’s just an outside risk of a shower today at Talladega; otherwise, it will be warm and dry through the weekend with highs in the mid 80s. Lows will be in the 60s.
ON THIS DATE IN 1995: Opal made landfall at Pensacola Beach as a Category 3 hurricane with top sustained winds of 115 mph. Opal at that time was the first major hurricane to strike the Florida Panhandle since Eloise in 1975.
Opal’s legacy will always be the devastating storm surge that occurred across the coastal areas of the western Florida Panhandle. Storm surge of 10-15 feet was recorded from Navarre Beach east to Destin, with 6-8 feet observed in the inland bays from Pensacola to Choctawhatchee Bay. Opal destroyed most of the homes that were facing the Gulf of Mexico from Navarre Beach to east of Destin.
Opal was a high-impact event for most of inland Alabama. Rainfall measured at the Birmingham Airport reached 6.94 inches for the day, with major flooding in parts of the city. There were two storm-related deaths in Gadsden, in Etowah County, when high wind toppled a massive oak tree onto their mobile home.
For more weather news and information from James Spann and his team, visit AlabamaWx.
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James Spann: A few showers for Alabama today; warm afternoons continue – Alabama News Center
RADAR CHECK: We have a few areas of mostly light rain over the southern half of Alabama early this morning. Otherwise, the sky is mostly cloudy with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. We are forecasting a mix of sun and clouds today with scattered showers possible; the highest coverage will be over the southern counties. The weather stays warm, with a high between 80 and 85 degrees this afternoon.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Highs remain in the 80s Saturday and Sunday with a partly to mostly sunny sky both days. We will keep some risk of isolated showers in the forecast for the far southern part of Alabama, but nothing widespread or heavy.
COOL CHANGE: While Monday will be another warm day, a dry cold front will bring a cool change to the Deep South beginning Tuesday. Highs drop into the 70s over north and central Alabama, with lows in the 50s. The highs will be close to 80 over south Alabama, and the week will be dry with sunny days and fair nights. We see no really significant rain for Alabama for the next 10-15 days. This is common for October, the driest month of the year here based on climatology.
TROPICS: Kirk remains a powerful hurricane this morning with winds of 145 mph, but it is in the middle of the Atlantic far from land. It turns north, then northeast well east of the U.S. Behind Kirk is Tropical Storm Leslie with winds of 60 mph. It should become a hurricane over the next 24 hours, but like Kirk it will remain far from land.
We continue to watch the southern Gulf of Mexico, where disorganized showers and thunderstorms are associated with a trough of low pressure. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form this weekend, and thereafter some gradual development is possible while the low moves slowly eastward or northeastward. A tropical or subtropical depression or storm could form during the early to middle part of next week if the low remains separate from a frontal boundary that is forecast to extend across the Gulf of Mexico next week. Regardless of tropical or subtropical development, locally heavy rains could occur over portions of Mexico during the next few days and over portions of the Florida Peninsula (not the panhandle) late this weekend into next week.
The National Hurricane Center gives this feature a 40% chance of development. We see no risk of a tropical storm or hurricane for the central Gulf Coast (Gulf Shores to Panama City Beach) for at least the next seven days.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: There’s just a small risk of a shower during the first quarter for the high school games tonight. Otherwise, it will be mostly fair and pleasant; temperatures will fall through the 70s.
Saturday, UAB will host Tulane at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham (noon kickoff). The sky will be mostly sunny with temperatures in the low to mid 80s.
Auburn will be on the road at Georgia (2:30 p.m. CT kickoff). The sky will be sunny with temperatures in the low 80s through most of the game.
Alabama travels to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt (3:15 p.m. CT kickoff). Expect a sunny sky with temperatures falling from near 85 degrees at kickoff to near 80 by the final whistle.
RACE WEEKEND: There’s just an outside risk of a shower today at Talladega; otherwise, it will be warm and dry through the weekend with highs in the mid 80s. Lows will be in the 60s.
ON THIS DATE IN 1995: Opal made landfall at Pensacola Beach as a Category 3 hurricane with top sustained winds of 115 mph. Opal at that time was the first major hurricane to strike the Florida Panhandle since Eloise in 1975.
Opal’s legacy will always be the devastating storm surge that occurred across the coastal areas of the western Florida Panhandle. Storm surge of 10-15 feet was recorded from Navarre Beach east to Destin, with 6-8 feet observed in the inland bays from Pensacola to Choctawhatchee Bay. Opal destroyed most of the homes that were facing the Gulf of Mexico from Navarre Beach to east of Destin.
Opal was a high-impact event for most of inland Alabama. Rainfall measured at the Birmingham Airport reached 6.94 inches for the day, with major flooding in parts of the city. There were two storm-related deaths in Gadsden, in Etowah County, when high wind toppled a massive oak tree onto their mobile home.
For more weather news and information from James Spann and his team, visit AlabamaWx.
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NFL Thursday night: Former Alabama prep star catches 2 TD passes in Falcons’ OT win
Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 509 yards and four touchdowns, including a 45-yarder to wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge on the opening possession in overtime, in the Falcons’ 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night.
Two of Cousins’ touchdown passes in the NFC South game went to wide receiver Darnell Mooney. The former Gadsden City High School star came down with a 24-yard touchdown toss as Atlanta took a 14-10 lead with 11:58 left in the first half and caught a 12-yard TD pass as the Falcons tied the game at 27-27 with 13:18 left in the fourth quarter.
Mooney had nine receptions for 109 yards as Cousins set a franchise record for single-game passing yards. But in his first NFL game with two touchdown receptions and his fifth 100-yard game, Mooney almost went from hero to goat.
With Atlanta trailing 30-27, Mooney dropped a third-and-6 pass that would have been a first down and, because the Tampa Bay defender had fallen down, maybe a touchdown with 6:37 to play.
The Bucs then blocked Younghoe Koo’s field-goal attempt to keep a three-point lead.
On the Falcons’ next possession, Cousins was intercepted trying to connect with Mooney.
Atlanta got one more chance with 64 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, and Cousins hit Mooney for 17 yards as the longest play in a 51-yard drive that netted a game-tying field goal by Koo as time expired in the fourth quarter.
Three other players with Alabama football roots got on the field during the Tampa Bay-Atlanta game:
· Buccaneers safety Marcus Banks (Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
· Buccaneers outside linebacker Chris Braswell (Alabama) made one tackle.
· K.J. Britt (Oxford, Auburn) started at linebacker for the Buccaneers. Britt made a career-high nine tackles.
· Jamel Dean (Auburn) started at cornerback for the Buccaneers. Dean made nine tackles and broke up one pass.
· Falcons linebacker Rashaan Evans (Auburn High, Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
· Falcons safety DeMarcco Hellams (Alabama) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
· Buccaneers cornerback Keenan Isaac (Midfield, Alabama State) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
· Falcons running back Jase McClellan (Alabama) was designated as a game-day inactive.
· Falcons outside linebacker Monty Rice (James Clemens) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
· Buccaneers running back D.J. Williams (Auburn) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
The teams stay in the NFC South for their next games. The Buccaneers (3-2) play the New Orleans Saints at noon CDT Oct. 13 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Atlanta (3-2) plays the Carolina Panthers at 3:25 p.m. CDT Oct. 13 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
FOR MORE OF AL.COM’S COVERAGE OF THE NFL, GO TO OUR NFL PAGE
Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.
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