Uh, do those people not remember Houston last season? You know, Simeon Castille intercepting a pass in the end zone on the final play of the game to save a 30-24 win for the Tide.
This season will once again be no easy task if the Tide don't come ready to play against the Arkansas State Red Wolves, formerly the Indians.
For starters, these guys are no slouch. They went into Austin, Texas last season and lost to the Longhorns 21-13. They went into College Station this season on opening weekend and took down Texas A&M 18-14.
In other words, these boys come to play.
The Red Wolves run a spread style offense, focusing on using their quarterback Corey Leonard and running backs Derek Lawson and Reggie Arnold for most of their yards.
Leonard is averaging 210 yards per game through the air and another 50 on the ground.
Arnold and Lawson are sharing time at running back, but have amassed similar numbers, running for 555 and 553 yards, respectively.
On Defense, the Red Wolves aren't too shabby either.
They are 45th in the nation in total defense, ranking better than Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Michigan State, and North Carolina.
They are led on the line by DL Alex Carrington who is second in the nation with 9.5 sacks per game.
Their leading tackler so far this season is LB Ben Owens with 51 stops.
So, it's quite easy to see that Arkansas State is not to be taken lightly.
Want some more opinions on the Red Wolves? Here are some links to other analyses.
- Here is my breakdown of this week's game from fansknowbest.com.
- Larry Burton, a member on Bleacher Report, laid out a preview of Arkansas State earlier this week.
- Here is the link to the official website of the Red Wolves if you feel the need to do a little investigating of your own.
Tomorrow, be on the lookout for predictions galore from me and many other writers from other sites.
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