Rolando McClain

McClain is one of five finalists for college football's top linebacker award TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama junior linebacker Rolando McClain was named one of five finalists for the 2009 Dick Butkus Award on Friday. The award has been presented...

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November 18, 2009 TUSCALOOSA -- Alabama tailback Mark Ingram and linebacker Rolando McClain were among the 15 players named by the Walter Camp Football Foundation to the watch list for the Walter Camp Award, given to the nation's top...

In this article: Mark Ingram, Walter Camp Award, Alabama, Greg McElroy, Colt McCoy, Golden Tate, and Southeastern Conference

...said he's always the one making the call when it's Alabama's to make. As far as he can remember, McClain said he's won every coin flip he's called. What they do after that is always decided by coach Nick Saban in advance. "I don't...

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...Watch" Alabama Hosts Chattanooga on Saturday at 11:21 a.m. Nov. 17, 2009 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama junior linebacker Rolando McClain and sophomore running back Mark Ingram headline the 15 college football players named as "Players to...

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Jesse was an undersized guy but he would just knock you out, just a mean, quiet guy. I don t know (McClain) off the field, but he looks like he just studies and works out and gets the job done. That s the way Jessie Tuggle was. Matt...

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...he had a Heisman Trophy ballot this year. Alabama running back Mark Ingram, a leading candidate for the Heisman, would vote for Rolando McClain. "The impact he has on our team," Ingram explained. "Not just how he plays, but from a...

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...two-time national defensive player of the week winner in 2009 Nov. 11, 2009 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama junior linebacker Rolando McClain in one of eight semifinalists for the 2009 Lott Impact Trophy, the Pacific Club Impact Foundation...

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...games. Saban, who drives his players and coaches as hard as he drives himself, learned not to yell at McClain. "I'm so competitive," McClain said. "I want to be the best at everything I do. Growing up, I wanted to be the smartest, wanted...

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