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Mississippi State pulled off one of the stunners of last weekend by upsetting then-No. 4 Texas A&M 35-28.But that may have served as a wake-up call for Alabama, which hosts the Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., at noon ET Saturday with ESPN cameras looking on.At the very least, it gained the unranked Bulldogs (4-5, 2/3 SEC) some respect from the No. 1 Crimson Tide (9-0, 6-0 SEC).I think it does, definitely, Tide cornerback Marlon Humphrey said. I know Mississippi States had a lot of close games that theyve lost.To beat Texas A&M, that must mean theyre doing something right. I think that actually might help our mindset, just to know that theyre a pretty good team. Theyve got as many scholarships as we have, so theyve got good players, too. You just cant take anybody lightly.In nearly every major statistical category, Mississippi State ranks sixth or lower in the SEC. But coach Dan Mullens Bulldogs do field the No. 4 rushing offense in the league with an average of nearly 227 yards per game and 5.4 per carry.Quarterback Nick Fitzgerald ran for 182 yards and two touchdowns in the win over the Aggies, and sophomore running back Aeris Williams rushed for a career-high 140 yards, his first career game in triple digits.Dan has done a great job there for a lot of years, Alabama coach Nick Sabansaid. Weve always had some really difficult games, and that will be our expectation in this game.Just for the record, Bama has won the last eight games in the series, with seven of the wins by double digits. The lone exception was two years ago in Tuscaloosa when the Tide beat the Bulldogs 25-20.Alabama is the only SEC team Mullen has never beaten during his eight years with the Bulldogs, who have failed to score a touchdown during the first three quarters in their last three trips to Tuscaloosa.Theyre hard to simulate in practice because theyve got guys on their bench that nobody else even has on their roster, Mullen said. You cant simulate the talent that theyre putting out there on the field at practice.Both teams have new starters at quarterback this season.Freshman Jalen Hurts took over in the second game of the season for Alabama and has passed for just over 187 yards a game and rushed for nearly 70. He scored the games only touchdown in last weeks 10-0 Tide win at LSU on a 21-yard scramble.For Mississippi State, sophomore Fitzgerald has taken over for Dak Prescott (now starting for the Dallas Cowboys) and, just like his predecessor, is leading his team in rushing. Fitzgerald has rushed for an average of over 93 yards per game and completed passes at a 56.3 percent clip for another 189 yards per game.Its pretty obvious with their win over Texas A&M how good they are playing right now, Saban said. Their quarterback has played really well for them all year. Hes kind of the center of what they do in terms of how much he runs the ball and his effectiveness as a runner, as well as being a very effective passer.The Bulldogs also have the SECs leader in touchdown receptions in wide receiver Fred Ross, who has nine among his 54 catches for 641 yards.Fred Ross is a very good receiver and an outside threat that can create explosive plays for them, Saban said.Alabama also has outstanding receivers in Calvin Ridley, who has 46 receptions for 520 yards, and ArDarius Stewart, who has 31 for 527. Together they have nine touchdown receptions. 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Pierre Larouche Jersey .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights.MADRID -- Vicente del Bosque, the coach behind Spains glorious run of three major titles, confirmed on Monday that he is stepping down following the teams failed attempt to retain its European Championship crown.The Spanish football federation said that Del Bosque told federation president Angel Maria Villar that he wont continue at the head of the national team.Vicente del Bosque marked a before and after in the history of the selection, the federation said in a statement.The 65-year-old coach, who told Spanish radio last week that he didnt intend to continue, had a contract that expires this month.Del Bosque guided Spain to the 2010 World Cup title and the 2012 European Championship, in a successful defense of its continental title won in 2008 under predecessor Luis Aragones.No other team has won three titles in a row between European Championships and World Cups.Spain lost 2-0 to Italy last week in the round-of-16 at Euro 2016.That disappointment came two years after it llost its world title after failing to advance from the group stage at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.ddddddddddddn a statement, the federation said that Del Bosque would continue working for the federation in a role that has yet to be defined.Del Bosque coached a record 114 matches for Spain. He leaves after 87 wins, 10 draws and 17 losses.The former Real Madrid manager is credited with taking over a winning team forged by Aragones and maintaining its tiki-taka passing style as the dominant force in world football.He was generally expected to leave the post following Euro 2016 regardless the outcome.According to Spanish media, the leading candidates to replace him include former Athletic Bilbao coach Joaquin Caparros, Spains former under-19 and under-21 coach Julen Lopetegui, and Rayo Vallecanos Paco Jemez, known for his attacking style of football. ' ' '