For most people, tomorrow is simply "Groundhog Day." For college football coaches and fans, tomorrow is their version of Christmas. 

Schools all across the country are patiently waiting to unwrap their presents tomorrow as the next batch of prep stars will let their college destinations be known on National Signing Day. 

If you ask any college coach, they will tell you that recruiting is the key lifeline to building a big-time program.  For proof of that, look no further than the last two national champions, in-state powers Alabama and Auburn.

In 2008, Alabama signed the top rated class in the country, which was Nick Saban's first full cycle as the head coach of the Crimson Tide.  Players such as Julio Jones, Marcell Dareus, and Mark Ingram formed a base that would help the Tide capture the 2009 national title.

ANC Critter Crawl 5K February 19

Pull on your running shoes and enjoy Alabama's forests and fields with your family in the first-ever "Critter Crawl" -- a 5K run (with an additional 1-mile run run) along the beautiful trails of the Alabama Nature Center located at Lanark in Millbrook.

Grab your running shoes and hit the trails for the first ever Alabama Nature Center Critter Crawl! It's a 5K trail run beginning at 9 a.m. benefiting the Alabama Nature Center education programs. There will be a 1-mile race beginning at 10 a.m.

Moisture wicking shirts are guaranteed for participants registering before February 6, 2011.

 Pre-registration cost is $25 (5K) or $20 (1 Mile).

There will be prizes for male and female overall, Masters (40+) and Grand Masters (50+).

Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey has a special place in his heart for the state of Alabama.  After all, his first big break in the coaching profession came in the southeastern part of the state.

Gailey’s first head coaching job came when he spent two seasons at Troy State University.  Gailey helped the school capture its first NCAA Division II national championship in 1984.

The former Dallas Cowboys coach is back in Alabama to coach the South squad against the North team in Saturday’s Under Armour Senior Bowl in Mobile.

“My memories of Troy are just amazing,” Gailey said.  “We had such a great group of young men.  We were there twice.  My very first job was at Troy as a defensive backfield coach and then I came back as a head coach 1983-1984 and we were able to win a championship.” 

Gailey reminisced about his days in Troy, and in his mind, that time period ranks highly among his favorite memories in his coa