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Alabama’s Smith named Walter Camp Player of the Year

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama football senior wide receiver DeVonta Smith has been named the 2020 Walter Camp Player of the Year, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Thursday evening. Smith joins past Alabama winners Derrick Henry (2015) and Tua Tagovailoa (2018) for the award presented annually to the most outstanding player of the year in college football who has exemplified the…

Alabama’s DeVonta Smith wins the Heisman Trophy

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama’s DeVonta Smith is your Heisman winner.  The first receiver to win the award since Michigan’s Desmond Howard in 1991. Smith sits at 105 catches, 1,641 yards and 20 touchdowns on the year. The next closest receiver is 448 yards shy of Smith. That makes three Heisman winners for Nick Saban and Alabama as Smith joins Mark…

Bama’s Mac Jones, DeVonta Smith Among Heisman Trophy Finalists

Alabama teammates Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith, along with Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Florida’s Kyle Trask, have been named finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman will be awarded Jan. 5 during a virtual ceremony as the pandemic forced the cancellation of the usual  trip to New York that for the presentation that usually comes with being a finalist. Jones…

Mac Jones Bolsters Heisman Case; No. 1 Alabama Throttles LSU 55-17

Alabama quarterback Mac Jones (10) throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Alabama quarterback Mac Jones passed for 385 yards and four touchdowns and No. 1 Alabama used a slew of explosive plays to run away from LSU 55-17 Saturday night in Baton…

Jones, Smith Give Nick Saban a 41-0 Birthday Present as Alabama Shuts Out Mississippi State

On Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s 69th birthday Saturday night, quarterback Mac Jones threw four touchdown passes to DeVonta Smith, who had 203 receiving yards, as No. 2 Alabama cruised to a 41-0 victory over Mississippi State in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide (6-0) turned in a dominant defensive performance and Smith caught first-quarter touchdowns of 35 and 53 yards against…

Alabama, Auburn well represented on Coaches Preseason All-SEC teams

2020 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Team (* – ties) First Team Preseason All-SEC OFFENSE TE Kyle Pitts, Florida OL Alex Leatherwood, Alabama Trey Smith, Tennessee Darian Kinnard, Kentucky Landon Dickerson, Alabama C Drake Jackson, Kentucky WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama Jaylen Waddle, Alabama QB Kyle Trask, Florida RB Najee Harris, Alabama Kylin Hill, Mississippi State AP Jaylen Waddle, Alabama DEFENSE DL…

Alabama, Troy represented on Walter Camp All-American Teams

2020 Walter Camp PRESEASON All-America Teams First Team Offense Pos.     Name, School                                                 Hgt      Wgt     Class   Hometown WR      Ja’Marr Chase, LSU *                                                6-1       200      Jr.        Harvey, LA WR      DeVonta Smith, Alabama                               6-1       175      Sr.        Amite, LA TE       Kyle Pitts, Florida                                           6-6       239      Jr.        Philadelphia, PA OL       Penei Sewell, Oregon  *                                  6-6       325      Jr.        Malaeimi, American Samoa OL       Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin                          …