Tide’s Arenas sets SEC return mark

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AUBURN, Ala. (AP)—Alabama’s Javier Arenas set the Southeastern Conference record for career punt returns and moved closer to the NCAA mark.

Arenas raced 56 yards into Auburn territory midway through the second quarter to break the mark of 1,695 yards set by Vanderbilt’s Lee Nalley from 1947-49. He had an 11-yard return earlier.

Arenas came in 37 yards behind Nalley and 104 from the NCAA mark set by Texas Tech’s Wes Welker in 2003.

He set the SEC record with his seventh punt return for a touchdown a week earlier against Chattanooga, one shy of the NCAA record.

Updated Nov 27, 5:25 pm EST
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    29Point9 Sat Nov 28, 2009 07:22 am PST Report Abuse
    Arenas could have done this on any team, with any team. Yes, he is THAT good. Glad that he's a part of the Alabama program. ROLL TIDE
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    Sainthog Sat Nov 28, 2009 04:04 am PST Report Abuse
    I looked at the Texas schedule and seen where they play about 9 teams that are very soft and about 5 of them in the category of Chat choo choo they are talking about.With their schedule they should be unbeaten every year. Now , their championship game is with Nebraska ? Hello Texas...they have 3 loses their and thats the best you can do ?? LMAO atleast here in the SEC Championship we have undefeated teams every year !!Your Conf is so weak they should change your name to the Texas Pillows cause man you are SOFT there. I hope The Alabama Crimson Tide plays your butts this year in the title game cause that would be so nice !!But you don't want no part of Bama or The Gators my little soft schedule underbellies , you need to hope for the Ducks or UCLA or S Cal,Northwestern,Notre Dame,The Utes,Navy or that real big power house..THE UCF again , lol , you really had a soft one there , HUH ?
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    Sainthog Sat Nov 28, 2009 03:44 am PST Report Abuse
    Bama plays...Vt..Lsu..Ole Miss..Auburn..Tenn.surging Miss St..S.Carolina..Kentucky and Sec championship game..then a top 3 team from where ever...seems to me that it is a pretty tough schedule here folks plus , other then Bama @ Fla. , who else is going threw the SEC for two staright years with NO losses? Whats Texas play ? Well , small schools that should be division 2a and also Nebraska and Ok U and then Texas Am ? LMAO , stay there cause you don't want to be in the SEC my friends. Now I will say this , back in the day when you had Daryl Royal as a coach , you had a team there. Now , Your in that weak division.Really , what has Ok U and Nebraska done lately ? Those other small schools like TCU are only getting wins now cause teams like OK U and Nebraska are way down and not even close to what they use to be !!In a normal time teams like Tcu and such like Tulane,Navy,The Utes and all these other small schools would not even be ranked in the after mention of the NCAA ranking system. Check the histoey of Bowl Games , you will find that NO conf. is close to the SEC and I might add...WE SURE TAKE HOME MORE NATIONAL TITLES then any conf. LMAO , ask Ohio State how it feels to play an SEC team in a Bowl. Look at S.Cal and Michigan and Oklahoma now , look at Notre Dame and Texas Am. and UCLA. All losers and just a wining. Look at Fla.State and Miami U. And you want to ball that the SEC is weak ? I remember when Fla. St @ MIami was asked to join the SEC and they said...WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE SEC WHERE YOU GO HEAD TO HEAD EVERY WEEK , GET ALL BEAT UP AND NEVER PLAY FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CAUSE YOU WILL NEVER COME OUT OF THE REGULAR SEASON UNDEFEATED. (see Bobby Bowden) Thats when Arkansas and S. Carolina had the guts to join the SEC. This was around 1989 or 1990 or so , anyway , Bama proved them wrong again because in 1992 we went undefeated (13-0) and killed the same Miami U in the Sugar Bowl (34-13) Bama is in a rebuilding process right now and this is the second straight year it has finished the season UN DEFEATED in the SEC and so has Florida I might add. So you and Fla. State and Miami U can stay in those weaker divisions and say what ever you want to , over here we go out on the field and prove you all wrong ! PLZ see (B.Bowden) and Miami U. Have a good one chumps of Texas and PS..ROLL TIDE
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    Jason Sat Nov 21, 2009 01:26 pm PST Report Abuse
    mathew r, you want bama to play boise state and tcu,and i guess u luv utah dude are u a girl acting lke a man those are girl schools sissy football SEC is real,so stay up north play with your dolls and leave alabama out of your mouth by the way who did Arenas other six scores come against since your a you know everything
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    Stephen Sat Nov 21, 2009 01:04 pm PST Report Abuse
    Yawn, worry about Kansas Texas and not some ficticious score you have dreamed up. Oh all kinds of good things from this game. First off Ingram over 100 yards and 2 td's, Juilo scored and caught another deep pass, Arenas set the SEC record for punt returns for TD's and is very close to the all-time punt return record with three games left to break it, and he threw in a pick just for good measure. Defensively, wow, 84 yards allowed, a shutout, three ints, knocked the qb down even though they threw short the entire game, and played all subs in the second half. To top it off, Upchurch got a much deserved TD! Not, much to complain about here, except hey our back-up kicker missed a field goal and Saban got pissed off and we didnt make a fourth and nineteen. Hey Auburn fans, this is the same conference that Furman plays in, yeah you gave up 31 points to and whined that your subs played that was the reason, guess what we played our subs as well and still shut them out and allowed not even close to 100 yards! We will see you wannabe come Friday, Roll Tide Roll, Texas, Florida, Cincy, TCU, BSU really who cares about your opinions right now, the biggest rivalry in college sports is upcoming so keep wishing.
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    Family Acct Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:45 pm PST Report Abuse
    Texas 24 vs. Ala 13................Hook'em Horns.
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    Matthew R Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:41 pm PST Report Abuse
    Who cares about this since this Arenas guy just had this return against Division 1 - AA Chatanoooga Choo Choo? This should not count as any Division 1 - A record and is a joke. It shows how lame and despicable the SEC and all B.S. (no C needed) conferences are that they play only weak sisters like Chatanooga Choo Choo out of conference (how about scheduling Boise State or Texas Christian). Alabama and Florida should both be disqualified from the national title for the pathetic opponents they are playing so late in the season while ducking any real competition.
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    Bevo Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:36 pm PST Report Abuse
    Chatanooga and Florida International.......what powerhouses!!!

    And people want to rag on the teams that Texas plays?
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    Emil Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:06 am PST Report Abuse
    Lets beat them Gators! RTR

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