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AJ McCarron might be the most talked about Alabama football player not named Trent Richardson. Today we take a look at his first five games as Alabama’s starting quarterback.

TUSCALOOSA — If Barrett Jones had any questions about the player he protects, they vanished Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla.

Alabama’s starting left tackle proudly watched quarterback AJ McCarron “briefly follow” Florida’s 282-pound defensive lineman Dominique Easley in disgust.

McCarron wasn’t taking lightly the late hit Easley had dealt him, and all 90,000 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium watched the lanky quarterback make his
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There’s a confidence in McCarron’s step five games into his first year as the Crimson Tide’s starter behind center.

“We love to see when our quarterback hops up from a big hit,” Jones said. “He’s not laying on the ground and moaning. He’s hopping up, and he’s ready to go back and play. Next play we sneak it in, or maybe two plays later. That was a great series for us.”

Even without a public proclamation of his official status as the No. 1 quarterback, McCarron has taken every meaningful snap since sharing time with Phillip Sims in the season opener. The two are still listed as co-starters on the depth chart released Monday, but the offense is clearly McCarron’s entering Saturday’s 6 p.m. visit from Vanderbilt (3-1, 1-1 SEC).

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