Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley (32)A week after Alabama redshirt junior quarterback AJ McCarron announced he was returning for his senior season, All-America junior linebacker C.J. Mosley followed suit for the Crimson Tide.
Mosley stated his decision following Thursday’s two-hour indoor practice, which was Alabama’s third on-campus workout for the BCS championship game against Notre Dame on Jan. 7.
“I’m staying for one more year,” Mosley said. “There is a lot I still haven’t accomplished yet as far as football goals, and I still want to get my degree. It really hasn’t been a tough decision, because the whole time I knew I was going to stay.”
The 6-foot-2, 232-pounder from Theodore, Ala., leads the Crimson Tide with 99 tackles, and he has seven tackles for loss, four sacks, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Nationally, Alabama has the fewest total yards (246 per game) and fewest rushing yards (79.8) allowed.
Tide coach Nick Saban said earlier this week that he did not expect any players to join McCarron in rendering a decision before the BCS title game, but he obviously was thrilled.