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Michael Casagrande
Sports Writer
Anniston Star
Sep 27, 2009 | 617 views |

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Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy threw a career-high three touchdown passes and amassed a career-high 291 yards passing in upstaging Arkansas' Ryan Mallet during the Crimson Tide's 35-7 win. Photo: Gary Cosby Jr./The Decatur Daily
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TUSCALOOSA — Greg McElroy finally reached a breaking point Friday night. All the talk of Arkansas' dynamite offense and big-play potential led him to an impassioned speech on the eve of the SEC opener. McElroy proved himself right with a handful of big plays that pushed the third-ranked Tide to a 35-7 beating of the Razorbacks on another muggy and soggy Tuscaloosa afternoon. [
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