1. Defensive backsReloading the secondary has been perhaps the biggest priority of the spring. Lacking experience but not talent, Alabama is auditioning for three new starters and others to play key roles in nickel and dime packages. In particular, watch White team cornerbacks Dre Kirkpatrick (No. 21) and B.J. Scott (No. 1), two emerging stars.

2. in the trenchesCrimson DE Marcell Dareus (No. 57) vs. White OT D.J. Fluker (No. 76). Dareus has had a monster spring, compiling four sacks in one scrimmage and five in an-other. Fluker is stepping up to replace Drew Davis, the longtime starting RT. This matchup will pit power and quickness against size and strength. Dareus is 6-foot-4, 306 pounds; Fluker is 6-6, 340.

3. kickersAll-American Leigh Tiffin, a four-year starter and school-record-setter, is gone. True freshman Cade Foster (No. 43, White) is in. His leg is strong pay attention to his booming kickoffs but how accurate are his place-kicks?

Three Things WhaT To WaTch for Compiled by News staff writer Don Kausler Jr.

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thursDaY6 p.m. – rV parking opens at the Northington lot (behind Bruno’s Supermar-ket on mcFarland Boule-vard). No reservation re-quired and free to public.

friDaY6 p.m. – rV parking opens at Coleman Coliseum rV lot (permit only). Cost $75.

saturDaY10 a.m. – Coca-Cola Kick-off on the Quad tailgate party.

11 a.m. – Gates open at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

noon – a-Club 7-on-7 Flag Football Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

12:15 p.m. – Walk of Fame: 2009 team captains Ja-vier arenas, mike Johnson and rolando mcClain are inducted into the the university of alabama Walk of Fame. the Walk of Fame around Denny Chimes holds the hand-prints and footprints of all ua football captains since the 1940s.

2 p.m. – a-Day Game: crimson vs. White.

The schedule TickeTsadmission: Freeseating: all sectionsconcessions: all open

fYi. Cameras permitted.

. No outside food or drink allowed inside the stadium.

BroadcasTstelevision: eSpN, with rece Davis handling play-by-play, Craig James and mark may providing color commentary and Wendi Nix reporting from the sideline.radio: Crimson tide radio Network Fm-94.5.

ParkingOn campusmore public parking lots will be available for a-Day than for a regular season game. there will be areas

designated for general public parking, tide pride parking, handicap acces-sible parking, rV parking, commercial bus parking and reserved parking. all designated university of alabama public parking areas will be free of charge for the game, including the Coleman Coliseum and soccer lots, and the desig-nated grass parking lot at the medical Center just off university Boulevard (next to the soccer lot).

the Crimson ride transit System will provide shuttles to Bryant-Denny Stadium from public and reserved parking lots.

Off campusFree parking is available at the Downtown intermo-dal Facility parking deck, located by tuscaloosa City Hall, just off university Boulevard, on 7th Street and 23rd avenue. that’s about 1 mile from the stadium.

the tuscaloosa transit authority will have nine buses providing service to the stadium and back. Cost is $1 per trip for adults; 50 cents per trip for persons with special needs; free for children 3 and under.

Defensive end marcell Dareus

Offensive tackle D.J. fluker

1 b.J. scott DB2 star Jackson QB3 trent richardson rB4 mark barron DB5 Jerrell harris lB6 Demetrius Goode rB7 kenny bell Wr9 nick Williams Wr10 a.J. mccarron QB1 1 brandon Gibson Wr13 rob ezell Wr16 michael adams Wr17 brad smelley te18 morgan Ogilvie QB19 roland James Wr20 nate carlson te21 ben howell rB21 Dre kirkpatrick DB23 robby Green DB23 craig Dee rB29 Will Lowery DB30 Dont’a hightower lB33 mike marrow te36 chris Jordan lB37 robert Lester DB38 petey smith lB39 kyle pennington DB41 courtney upshaw lB43 cade foster pK43 taylor conant Wr46 William strickland Wr

47 Logan thomas Wr51 carson tinker DS52 alfred mccullough ol54 russell raines ol56 William ming Dl57 marcell Dareus Dl57 aaron Joiner ol58 nick Gentry Dl61 anthony steen ol66 brian motley ol67 John michael boswell ol71 allen skelton ol72 tyler Love ol78 chad Lindsay ol79 austin shepherd ol83 kevin norwood Wr86 undra billingsley Dl87 Drew bullard lB87 chris underwood te88 michael bowman Wr91 alex Watkins lB94 Zach Goehler p96 Luther Davis Dl99 Josh chapman Dl

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2 tana patrick lB4 marquis maze Wr8 Julio Jones Wr9 phelon Jones DB10 John fulton DB10 J.b. kern lB12 Greg mcelroy QB14 andrew Davidson DB14 phillip sims QB15 Darius hanks Wr15 mark holt DB17 tyler maddox DB18 rod Woodson DB19 Jonathan atchison lB22 mark ingram rB24 nathan mcalister Wr26 nick tinker rB28 Demarcus milliner DB31 kelly Johnson DS31 John baites te32 David blalock Dl34 Jeramie Griffin rB34 hunter bush DB35 nico Johnson lB37 hardie buck Wr38 Levi cook DB40 Demarcus Dubose lB42 eddie Lacy rB45 kolby taylor pK45 Jalston fowler lB45 Wesley neighbors DB

47 ed stinson lB48 rowdy harrell lB50 andrew schieffer lB51 michael DeJohn lB53 anthony Orr Dl54 Glenn harbin lB55 chavis Williams lB60 David Williams ol63 kellen Williams ol64 kerry murphy Dl65 chance Warmack ol68 taylor pharr ol69 spencer Whitfield DS73 Williams vlachos ol74 David ross ol75 barrett Jones ol76 D.J. fluker ol77 James carpenter ol81 kendall kelly Wr/DB82 earl alexander Wr85 preston Dial te89 michael Williams te90 Jeremy shelley pK92 Damion square Dl93 chris bonds Dl93 Jay benson p94 Darrington sentimore Dl95 brandon Lewis Dl95 colin Gallagher pK97 brandon moore Dl97 sam buckingham p

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crimsOn White Three PlaYersWho To WaTch for no. 30 DOnt’a hiGhtOWer

His stunningly quick recovery from major knee surgery has been a big story this

spring. The MLB will lead the White defense, taking over for departed All-American Rolando McClain.

no. 8 JuLiO JOnesSlowed by injuries last season, the junior WR (Crimson) is healthy. ìI think

itís safe to say heís a different player,î QB Greg McElroy said.

no. 10 a.J. mccarrOn Everybody’s buzzing about the backup QB who, in two scrimmages

combined, completed 38 of 58 passes for 444 yards, six TDs and no interceptions. He will direct the White team.

Compiled by Don Kausler Jr.