http://www.mail.com/people/76090-barrett-jones.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/76090-barrett-jones.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048702-uscs-barkley-3-qbs-picked-4th-round.html NEW YORK (AP) — This was one rush quarterbacks embraced. Starting with Matt Barkley, the fourth round of the NFL draft was the landing spot for quarterbacks who carried hopes of going much higher. Philadelphia traded up with Jacksonville to get the Southern California QB with the opening pick Saturday. "I try not to get stressed about ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:38:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048702-uscs-barkley-3-qbs-picked-4th-round.html 2013-04-27T23:38:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048556-10-things-to-nfl-draft.html NEW YORK (AP) — The most exciting few minutes of the NFL draft came on Day 2. In the span of a few minutes early in Friday night's second round, the San Diego Chargers caused draftniks at Radio City Music Hall to let out a roar with the selection of Notre Dame's Manti Te'o. Just when things were settling down, the New York Jets announced their pick — quar... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:55:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048556-10-things-to-nfl-draft.html 2013-04-27T13:55:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048312-10-things-to-nfl-draft.html NEW YORK (AP) — The most exciting few minutes of the NFL draft came on Day 2. In the span of a few minutes early in Friday night's second round, the San Diego Chargers caused draftniks at Radio City Music Hall to let out a roar with the selection of Notre Dame's Manti Te'o. Just when things were settling down, the New York Jets announced their pick — quar... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:17:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048312-10-things-to-nfl-draft.html 2013-04-27T07:17:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2047946-teo-time-san-diego-geno-smith-to-jets.html NEW YORK (AP) — Manti Te'o and Geno Smith provided the sizzle previously missing from the NFL draft. Te'o is headed to San Diego, Smith is a Jet, and Radio City Music Hall shook with the kind of noise usually heard in stadiums when they were selected. The theater rocked with two picks within minutes of each other Friday night. ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:43:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2047946-teo-time-san-diego-geno-smith-to-jets.html 2013-04-27T02:43:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1973100-alabama-hires-bill-battle-athletic-director.html TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Bill Battle was cutting trees downed in a recent storm on his suburban Atlanta farm when alma mater Alabama called a couple of weeks ago. Now, the former Crimson Tide football player has ditched a comfortable semi-retirement of charity work and consulting to run a flourishing athletic department that had a $133 million budget in 20... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:52:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1973100-alabama-hires-bill-battle-athletic-director.html 2013-03-22T20:52:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1806526-saban-turns-to-challenges-2013-season.html FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It's becoming a familiar January scene for Nick Saban. The Alabama coach plastered a smile on his face for a series of posed photos next to the various trophies awarded to college football's national champions and then proceeded to talk about the challenges facing his team. Maybe Saban let the Gatorade dry ... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1806526-saban-turns-to-challenges-2013-season.html 2013-01-08T18:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805860-alabama-blocks-way-irish-title-42-14.html MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — When Alabama's first-team offense came off the field for the final time in the BCS championship game, center Barrett Jones skipped toward the bench like a 302-pound schoolboy, waving his arms toward the cheering Crimson Tide fans. Jones' unit went out with a roar Monday, steamrolling Notre Dame from the start to help Alabama win... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805860-alabama-blocks-way-irish-title-42-14.html 2013-01-08T08:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805838-feisty-mccarron-guides-bama-to-title.html MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — It might have been the hardest hit Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron absorbed all night. With the play clock down to zero and just a few minutes before the confetti started raining down, McCarron expressed displeasure with All-America center Barrett Jones after an essentially meaningless delay of game penalty. Jones gave him a goo... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805838-feisty-mccarron-guides-bama-to-title.html 2013-01-08T07:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805824-bama-bashes-notre-dame-42-14-bcs-title-game.html MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Barely taking time to celebrate their latest national championship, Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide are ready to get back to work. That's how they make it look so easy. In what must be an increasingly frustrating scene for the rest of college football, another season ended with Saban and his players frolicking in the mid... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805824-bama-bashes-notre-dame-42-14-bcs-title-game.html 2013-01-08T07:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805668-fast-start-helps-tide-beat-irish-title-42-14.html MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Tide sure did roll. Alabama proved unstoppable from the outset of the BCS championship game Monday night. The Crimson Tide mounted touchdown drives of 82, 61 and 80 yards on its first three possessions and went on to beat Notre Dame 42-14. The lightning-quick start gave the Tide a 21-0 lead one play into ... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805668-fast-start-helps-tide-beat-irish-title-42-14.html 2013-01-08T06:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805654-bamas-lacy-romps-notre-dame-defense.html MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Eddie Lacy romped through Notre Dame's defense with power and his favorite move. No. 2 Alabama's latest star tailback rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown and scored with a spin move on a catch in Monday night's 42-14 rout over No. 1 Notre Dame in the BCS championship. If the game ends up being the junior's finale at Alabama, it... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805654-bamas-lacy-romps-notre-dame-defense.html 2013-01-08T05:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1804458-40-years-ago-irish-tide-played-game-ages.html MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Ara Parseghian still remembers every little detail of that dreary night in New Orleans nearly four decades ago, when two titans of college football met for the first time. It was a time of jarring social and political turmoil in America: the pain of the civil rights movement still fresh, U.S. troops finally home from an unpopula... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1804458-40-years-ago-irish-tide-played-game-ages.html 2013-01-07T17:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803400-love-em-hate-em-eyes-tide-irish.html MIAMI (AP) — Love 'em or hate 'em, it's hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama. They are storied programs that stir plenty of passions, college football's North and South versions of the New York Yankees. Well, now they're facing each other for the biggest prize of all. A national championship. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803400-love-em-hate-em-eyes-tide-irish.html 2013-01-07T07:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802852-will-game-live-up-to-hype-bcs-championship.html MIAMI (AP) — Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field. Certainly, No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama would have to play nothing less than a classic to live up to all the hype for Monday night's BCS championship. Before either team stepped on the field in balmy South Florida, this was shaping up as one of the most a... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802852-will-game-live-up-to-hype-bcs-championship.html 2013-01-07T03:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801280-saban-opens-up-media-day-nds-pair-5s.html MIAMI (AP) — Nick Saban has a charity called Nick's Kids Fund. He and his wife Terry have been running it for 14 years and it raises money for needy children. It's not named after the Alabama coach. It's named after his late father, the hardworking man and tough Pop Warner coach who made Saban what he is. Saban, who isn't one to let hi... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801280-saban-opens-up-media-day-nds-pair-5s.html 2013-01-05T23:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801876-lets-110-percent-take-1-game-time.html MIAMI (AP) — Whether it's giving 110 percent or taking it one game at a time, you've always got to remember it is what it is. In other words, the formula for winning the game before the game is simple: bring on the clichés! Notre Dame and Alabama are already winners in that regard, spending the days leading up to the BCS championship talking about a lot o... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801876-lets-110-percent-take-1-game-time.html 2013-01-05T22:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1800472-will-coming-playoff-finally-take-sec.html FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Roy Kramer remembers all the fretting when the Southeastern Conference launched its own championship game two decades ago. "Especially from the coaches," the former SEC commissioner said Friday, chuckling a bit at those long-ago discussions. "They were convinced that would be the end of everything and we would never win anothe... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1800472-will-coming-playoff-finally-take-sec.html 2013-01-04T21:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1800310-alabama-avoiding-word-.html FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Barrett Jones was definitely not going there. Alabama's All-American offensive lineman has spent five seasons with coach Nick Saban and he knows better than to talk about stuff like legacies and the Crimson Tide's place in history. "Do you know what would happen if Nick Saban watched this interview and heard me say the D word?... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1800310-alabama-avoiding-word-.html 2013-01-04T20:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798424-tide-irish-school-way-to-title-game.html FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The BCS championship is going old school. In this era of wide-open, pass-happy offenses, college football's ultimate prize will be decided Monday night by two throwback teams, No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama. The Fighting Irish (12-0) have run for nearly has many yards as they've managed through the air. The Crimson Tide (1... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798424-tide-irish-school-way-to-title-game.html 2013-01-03T20:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1797162-o-lines-paving-way-to-bcs-championship-game.html FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Offensive linemen are usually the unsung heroes, the guys who only get talked about when they screw up. Not at Alabama, where the second-ranked Crimson Tide's road to the BCS championship game has been paved by five talented 300-pounders, including two-time All-American and four-year starter Barrett Jones. ... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1797162-o-lines-paving-way-to-bcs-championship-game.html 2013-01-03T09:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796200-notre-dame-alabama-arrive-bcs-title-game.html FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brian Kelly walked off the tarmac, hopped aboard one of Notre Dame's team buses that bore his image on the side and grinned broadly as he sat in the driver's seat. Soon, the Notre Dame coach will know if his team — or Alabama — will finish college football's season in that proverbial spot. The top-ranked Fighting Irish landed ... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796200-notre-dame-alabama-arrive-bcs-title-game.html 2013-01-02T22:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1758504-no-2-alabama-places-4-ap-all-america-team.html NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama is No. 1 when it comes to All-Americans. The second-ranked Crimson Tide placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team released Tuesday. Among them was center Barrett Jones, who became a two-time first-team selection. No other team had more than two players selected to the first team. The Tide also led with six player... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1758504-no-2-alabama-places-4-ap-all-america-team.html 2012-12-11T18:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745968-coaches-sleep-til-bcs-championship-game.html NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Kelly and Nick Saban expect many restless nights between now and the BCS championship game on Jan. 7. Kelly and top-ranked Notre Dame play Saban and No. 2 Alabama in Miami. The coaches appeared together at a news conference on Wednesday at the Nasdaq stock exchange in Times Square. "And in keeping with the venue where we are, you hav... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745968-coaches-sleep-til-bcs-championship-game.html 2012-12-05T19:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738562-notre-dame-vs-alabama-star-power-power-football.html NEW YORK (AP) — On one side, a blossoming dynasty from the college football capital of the Deep South. On the other, the sport's most famous team, trying to reclaim its place among the elite. Notre Dame and Alabama bring star power and power football to the BCS championship. The matchup became official Sunday night when the final standings were released a... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738562-notre-dame-vs-alabama-star-power-power-football.html 2012-12-03T01:57:00Z