The Alabama Crimson Tide won the 2009 national title over the Texas Longhorns with the help of quarterback Greg McElroy under center. The team also featured Heisman winner Mark Ingram II and Julio Jones. Alabama ultimately won the game 37-21 for the first national title of the Nick Saban era in Tuscaloosa.

Greg McElroy feels "really good" about what he saw from Alabama football in its first scrimmage. The former Crimson Tide quarterback and WJOX Radio host called Alabama's first scrimmage "very, very, very strong,