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FOX Sports NEXT's Jamie Newberg and Amy Campbell break down this year's prospects from the Crimson Tide. http://profootball.scout.com/2/1285806.html 2047 Newberg / Campbell http://profootball.scout.com/2/1285806.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:01:00 GMT 0 127 NFL profootball Linebacker Nico Johnson is back from the NFL Combine and attended the Iron Bowl Trophy presentation at halftime of the Alabama-Auburn basketball game Tuesday. Afterwards, he took some time to update reporters on his draft preparation. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1270140.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1270140.html Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:59:00 GMT 0 14 Alabama alabama MOBILE, Ala. - After another national championship, the next wave of Alabama talent headed to the NFL is out to prove their worth at the 2013 Senior Bowl. Linebacker Nico Johnson wants to prove that he is more versatile than NFL scouts think during the all-star week, among other things. http://profootball.scout.com/2/1260249.html 2047 John Garcia Jr. http://profootball.scout.com/2/1260249.html Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:43:00 GMT 1 127 NFL profootball If you hear a booming 'YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!' coming from the Alabama sideline, that's head strength coach Scott Cochran energizing and inspiring the Crimson Tide. But in his six years in Tuscaloosa, he's become more than just a coach to this program. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1255549.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1255549.html Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:50:00 GMT 0 14 Alabama alabama The Crimson Tide's defense, which has struggled in its last two SEC games, hopes to make Auburn's true freshman quarterback Jonathan Wallace's first experience in Bryant-Denny Stadium an unpleasant one. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1242386.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1242386.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:31:00 GMT 1 14 Alabama alabama Alabama learned a lesson two weeks ago when it lost to Texas A&M--don't overlook your opponent. This week the Crimson Tide must focus on Auburn and block out what could happen in the aftermath of a win--trips to the SEC and national championships. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1242083.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1242083.html Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:02:00 GMT 1 14 Alabama alabama No. 11 Mississippi State will try and take down No. 1 Alabama on its homecoming at Bryant-Denny Stadium tonight. Despite the Crimson Tide's 74-18-3 all-time record vs. the Bulldogs, linebacker Nico Johnson said Bama isn't taking this game lightly in the least. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1234019.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1234019.html Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:34:00 GMT 0 14 Alabama alabama Saturday will be a battle of the perfect records when No. 11 Mississippi State comes to Bryant-Denny Stadium to try and knock off No. 1 Alabama. The Bulldogs are reeling and as Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban said this week, MSU is the best team his has faced all season. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1233181.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1233181.html Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:07:00 GMT 1 14 Alabama alabama Notebook: Alabama head coach Nick Saban said there’s “lots of catching up to do” during the team's bye week. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1227273.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1227273.html Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:10:00 GMT 1 14 Alabama alabama Nico Johnson is a four-year starter for the Tide. He has seen every kind of offensive set imaginable. Among the calls available for the senior linebacker is an emergency defense if the offensive tempo and substitution pattern becomes overwhelming. Alabama is prepared to defend the ambulance speed offense of Ole Miss said Johnson at a Tuesday press conference. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1225152.html 2047 A. P. Steadham http://alabama.scout.com/2/1225152.html Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:51:00 GMT 1 14 Alabama alabama Arkansas lost an overtime shocker to Louisiana-Monroe last week and may have lost its starting quarterback in the process, but Alabama isn't approaching its matchup with the Razorbacks any differently, and expects to get its SEC foe's best performance. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1220470.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1220470.html Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:24:00 GMT 1 14 Alabama alabama Alabama running back/fullback/H-back Jalston Fowler, who was carted off the field after injuring his knee Saturday against Western Kentucky, will have surgery this week and could miss the rest of the season. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1220160.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1220160.html Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:35:00 GMT 0 14 Alabama alabama Watch defensive coordinator Kirby Smart work with the inside linebackers during Wednesday's practice. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1213958.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1213958.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:57:00 GMT 0 14 Alabama alabama As a senior, linebacker Nico Johnson knows it's his time to not only leads the defense, but the whole team. Head coach Nick Saban said Johnson used to be shy, but now that he has more knowledge and experience, he's stepping into more of a leadership role. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1211997.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1211997.html Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:17:00 GMT 1 14 Alabama alabama Senior linebacker Nico Johnson talked about the defense's performance during last Saturday's scrimmage, Alabama's first of fall camp. He said the desire and effort was there, but the group made a lot of mistakes. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1211214.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1211214.html Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:35:00 GMT 0 14 Alabama alabama Watch inside linebackers Trey DePriest, Nico Johnson, C.J. Mosley, Reggie Ragland, Tyler Hayes, Tana Patrick and Josh Dickerson work with defensive coordinator Kirby Smart during Monday morning's practice. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1211069.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1211069.html Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:16:00 GMT 0 14 Alabama alabama Watch defensive coordinator Kirby Smart work with inside linebackers like Nico Johnson, Trey DePriest and Dillon Lee during Wednesday morning's practice. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1209669.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1209669.html Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:07:00 GMT 0 14 Alabama alabama One didn’t have to be Kreskin the mind-reader to expect that a couple of Alabama linebackers who had been on the watch lists for the Bednarik Award, given to the nation’s best college linebacker, and the Bronko Nagurski Award, given to the best defender, would be on the Butkus Watch List. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1202787.html 2047 Kirk McNair http://alabama.scout.com/2/1202787.html Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:39:00 GMT 0 14 Alabama alabama This week we’re going through every position and analyzing the accuracy of Scout.com’s star ratings on Alabama’s actual performance at that position. Up next: linebackers. Again these stories are about players who have already seen time on the field. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1199582.html 2047 Laken Litman http://alabama.scout.com/2/1199582.html Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:08:00 GMT 1 14 Alabama alabama Children have been waiting anxiously for the arrival of Christmas. Alabama football players, with six weeks between the final regular season game and the next one, are counting the days until kicking off against LSU. http://alabama.scout.com/2/1141689.html 2047 Kirk McNair http://alabama.scout.com/2/1141689.html Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:35:00 GMT 1 14 Alabama alabama