Video/Photos: 2009 Alabama Team Pre-Game Tribute

The 2009 BCS National Champions were honored before the homecoming matchup against Arkansas

Joey Blackwell | Oct 26, 2019

Video/Photos: 2009 Alabama Team Pre-Game Tribute /

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The 2009 BCS National Championship team was honored in Saturday’s pre-game festivities.

Mark Ingram, Greg McElroy and Rolando McClain were among the teammates that were on the field as the crowd cheered.

Watch the video above to see the tribute. If you wait until about the two-thirds mark of the video, you’ll see head coach Nick Saban sprint out onto the field to meet his former players.

Alabama also released the following photos:

Published Oct 26, 2019

JOEY BLACKWELL

Joey Blackwell is an award-winning journalist and assistant editor for BamaCentral and has covered the Crimson Tide since 2018. He primarily covers Alabama football, men's basketball and baseball, but also covers a wide variety of other sports. Joey earned his bachelor's degree in History from Birmingham-Southern College in 2014 before graduating summa cum laude from the University of Alabama in 2020 with a degree in News Media. He has also been featured in a variety of college football magazines, including Lindy's Sports and BamaTime.