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Former Alabama RB Santonio Beard has passed away

Sad news to report on the former Alabama standout

According to multiple reports on Saturday evening, former Alabama Crimson Tide running back Santonio Beard has passed away. The details of his death have not yet been released.

Beard was a member of the Crimson Tide from 2000-02 under head coaches Mike DuBose and Dennis Franchione.

Beard is best known for his five rushing touchdown performance against the Ole Miss Rebels during the 2002 season. His five scores on the ground tied the school’s single-game record, matching Shaun Alexander’s mark against BYU in 1998. Beard also had a dominating performance in the 2001 Iron Bowl, rushing for 199 yards.

In his career with the Tide, Beard rushed for a total of 1,444 yards and 16 touchdowns.

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Series Rewind: Reliving Alabama’s 2002 domination of Ole Miss

Rewind the clock to 2002 and take a look at Alabama’s dominating win over Eli Manning and the Ole Miss Rebels!

This Saturday two of the best teams in the country will go to battle inside of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Nick Saban will lead the topped ranked Crimson Tide against Lane Kiffin and the No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels in what is sure to be an epic contest.

Alabama and Ole Miss have had plenty of great battles over the past several seasons including last year’s offensive clinic when Alabama topped Ole Miss 63-48.

We are now less than 24 hours away from kickoff and I thought it would be fun to look back at one of Alabama’s most dominating victories over the Rebels.

In 2002 an Eli Manning-led Rebels team headed to Tuscaloosa to take on the Tide. Ole Miss came into the contest ranked 21st and Alabama was ranked 24th.

Alabama controlled the game from start to finish behind junior running back Santonio Beard’s five rushing touchdowns. Alabama dominated the Rebels winning 42-7.

Beard finished the game with 138 yards rushing while Ole Miss only ran for four yards as a team in the game.

Alabama starting quarterback Tyler Watts exited the game early in the second quarter and did not return. Backup Brodie Croyle stepped in and played brilliantly. Croyle finished the game 6-11 for 179 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown pass to Dre Fulgham.

While I don’t expect Alabama to handle Ole Miss the same way in this year’s matchup, I still believe the Tide is the better team and will walk out of Bryant-Denny Stadium with a victory over the Rebels.

Click here for the extended highlights of Alabama’s dominating win over the Rebels in 2002.

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