Alabama shows One spirit in swamping Western Carolina
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 2
The Nick Saban era officially got under way Saturday night at Bryant-Denny stadium, and like a collection of dynamic melodies coming together in near-harmony, the Crimson Tide dominated virtually every aspect of the game as expected to handily defeat Western Carolina, 52-6.

Nick Saban Era Officially Underway
WBRC-Fox 6 – Sept. 1 and 2
The Nick Saban Era officially started on Saturday when Coach Nick Saban led his Crimson Tide to at 52-6 victory over Western Carolina.
WCFT-ABC 33/40 – Sept. 1 and 2
WIAT-CBS 42 – Sept. 1 and 2
WVTM-NBC 13 – Sept. 1 and 2
WVUA 7 – Sept. 1 and 2

Crimson pride fills Quad
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 2
…It looked like 99 percent of the thousands of people packing the Quad that afternoon were laughing, tossing a pigskin, eating barbecue, imbibing or competing in shouting matches to see who could scream “Roll Tide!" the loudest.

Alabama is happy to have Nick Saban, despite his nomadic track record
New York Daily News – Sept. 2
“Wherever he goes, there's a frenzy," Crimson Tide senior preseason All-SEC safety Simeon Castile said. "I think it's awesome. The fans are glad." If he can restore 'Bama to its previous perch as an SEC powerhouse, Saban will be deified. To some, however, Saban will never be the saint wrapped in a Crimson cloak that he has been received as here in the Land of the Tide…

Bama Merchants Happy With Saban
WBRC-Fox 6 – Sept. 2 and 3
Folks who sell Bama merchandise are happy with the start of the Nick Saban era.

Gameday Changes
WVTM-NBC 13 -- Aug. 31
According to Gina Johnson, there will be changes for Gameday at UA this year.

Opinion: Alabama gains ground
Mobile Press-Register – Sept. 3
It’s hard to feel really good about Alabama almost breaking out of the top 10 poorest states in the country. But the latest U.S. Census Bureau report on poverty gives cause for hope that the future will be better for this state's impoverished citizens.…Annette Watters, manager of the Alabama State Data Center at the University of Alabama, attributes much of the overall improvement in the economy to decisions by auto manufacturers and other major industries to locate in the state.

College News
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 3
Ed Mullins, a retired University of Alabama journalism professor, is recipient of the 2007 Robert P. Knight Multicultural Recruiting Award for helping create a more diverse journalism work force.

Edwards leads in state campaign cash
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 3
…University of Alabama political science professor David Lanoue said money isn’t always an indicator of a candidate’s viability. “Money really doesn’t follow the polls based on a small subset of people who vote so if you try to predict a candidate’s standing on the basis of contributions you’d be far off,” Lanoue said.

Consider lifestyle, sacrifices when purchasing new home
Florence Times-Daily – Sept. 2
"A recent article mentioned the average family is now spending $1.22 for every dollar that it gets in disposable income, overextending themselves by 22 cents," said Samuel Addy, director and associate research economist at the University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research….Addy said there are several financial tips to make sure you spend or save your earnings wisely…

An author and her novel, shrouded in mystery
HJNews.com (Logan, Utah) – Sept. 3
…Montana writer Deirdre McNamer about her latest book from Viking, “Red Rover.”
…she was on the first stop of a publicity tour that will eventually take her to the University of Alabama, where she will spend a semester as a visiting faculty member under the auspices of the Coal Royalty Chair in Creative Writing.

Officers say traffic for game was smooth
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 3
…A few of those motorists on their way to Bryant-Denny Stadium for the University of Alabama’s first football game of the season turned off in caravans of two’s and three’s along several red and white Game Day routes marked along U.S. Highway 11. Such routes eased traffic flow for the nearly 115,000 estimated fans coming to the game, said experts who planned routes and law enforcement officers.

DAUGHTRY hits Homecoming
Crimson White – Sept. 4
When students complained last year about the lack of currently popular, higher profile artists playing the Homecoming concert, University Programs listened, and the organization's new leadership vowed to do better with this year's concert. In an effort to satisfy students hoping to see a big name on campus in October, UP has secured the triple-platinum rock band DAUGHTRY to play a paid-admission Homecoming concert in Coleman Coliseum Friday, Oct. 5. It will be the first paid-admission Homecoming concert since Alan Jackson played in Coleman in 1998.

Ozark newspaper a true 'Southern Star'
Montgomery Advertiser – Sept. 4
Two years after the Civil War, a former Confederate soldier with no journalism experience decided to start a weekly newspaper….An anomaly in an era of constant change, the Southern Star has survived 14 decades of ups and downs and continues to provide weekly reports to nearly 5,000 subscribers...Southern Star Publisher Joseph H. Adams, the great-grandson of the founder….A University of Alabama journalism school graduate and former sports editor of the Crimson White, Adams' leadership at the Star began during the Eisenhower administration…