Click here for linkTUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Last month, after Alabama romped past Florida in The Swamp, Sports Illustrated proclaimed the Crimson Tide defense one of the best in college football history.
So much for an SI jinx.
Alabama has held its three opponents since then to 13 points, continuing a dominant run that has the Tide defense riding atop the national leader board in several key categories.
Aussie connection
LSU punter Brad Wing, a Melbourne, Australia, native, won’t be the only player on the field Saturday from Down Under. Alabama defensive lineman Jesse Williams, from Brisbane, Australia, has started all eight games this year in helping anchor the Crimson Tide’s 3-4 alignment.
Asked about Wing after Tuesday’s practice, Williams said he has enjoyed watching his fellow Aussie experience success.
“I don’t know him personally, but I know of him,” Williams said. “There obviously aren’t too many Australians in the NCAA, so you kind of keep track of each other.
Williams played American football on club teams during his high-school years. He got his first taste of the game in the United States starring for Western Arizona Community College, where he blossomed into one of the nation’s top junior-college prospects.
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