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BCS National Championship shirts roll hot off the presses

BCS National Championship shirts roll hot off the presses

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- Four years in a row now, the owner of J Rag printing in Birmingham has watched the BCS National Championship game on site so that he's ready to fire up the presses when an Alabama team claimed the title.

For three of those years, it's been crimson and white T-shirts rolling hot off the presses, soon to be snatched up by Alabama fans eager to display their team pride.

Printing crews came into work at halftime last night when Alabama had a 28-0 lead. Employees worked through the night to get as many shirts out as possible. J Rag can print up to 800 T-shirts in an hour, and thousands of their National Championship shirts will hit the stores Tuesday.

McCarron nominated but Klein wins Unitas Award

McCarron nominated but Klein wins Unitas Award

BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) - Kansas State's Collin Klein has won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, given to the nation's top upperclassman quarterback.

Klein passed for 2,490 yards, ran for 890 and accounted for 37 touchdowns (22 rushing and 15 passing) for the No. 7 Wildcats (11-1).

The other finalists were Southern California's Matt Barkley, West Virginia's Geno Smith, Florida State's EJ Manuel and Alabama's AJ McCarron. The winner was announced on Monday.

Klein is also a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.

Last year's Unitas Award winner was Andrew Luck.

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Tide heads indoors for SEC Championship prep

Tide heads indoors for SEC Championship prep

The Alabama football team remained indoors as it continued preparations for the Southeastern Conference Championship game matchup against No. 3 Georgia. The Crimson Tide practiced for two hours in the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility Tuesday afternoon.

"Practice has been going good," said senior defensive lineman Damion Square. "We understand the task ahead of us, and we are going to try and play the best game possible. Guys have had great energy out there in practice." 

Alabama holds a 36-25-4 lead with Georgia in a series that dates back to 1895. The teams will meet for the 66th time this Saturday in the 2012 SEC Championship Game inside the Georgia Dome. Alabama won the last meeting between the two teams in 2008 in Athens, defeating the third-ranked Bulldogs, 41-30.