Wednesday, February 06, 2008
On this day:

A good day for the Crimson Tide

AP: Alabama lands nation's top recruiting class:

(AP) — Nick Saban has led Alabama to a national championship — on the recruiting trail.

Signing day pledges from the nation's top-rated receiver, Julio Jones, and linebacker Jerrell Harris vaulted the Crimson Tide's class to the top of the national rankings according to recruiting services on Wednesday.

Here's the Huntsville Times's Paul Gattis:

In studying the breakdown on Alabama's recruiting class, came up with some interesting nuggets:

*Alabama signed seven of the top 10 players in the state. The other three all signed out of state scholarships.

*Alabama signed 15 players who were offered scholarships by Auburn, according to Rivals.com.

*Auburn signed no players who were offered scholarships by Alabama, according to Rivals.com.