Zach Mettenberger and AJ McCarron typically only run as a last resort and much prefer throwing passes the old-fashioned way. No. 1 Alabama's McCarron and No. 10 LSU's Mettenberger are the increasingly rare pure drop-back passers these days in the Southeastern Conference, which doesn't make their matchup in Saturday night's game any less compelling. Mettenberger and McCarron are two of the SEC's three most efficient passers and had quite a duel in last year's game won by 'Bama on a last-minute touchdown pass to T.J. Yeldon. McCarron has the two national titles as starter and a 33-2 career mark for Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC) that gives him the highest winning percentage among SEC quarterbacks with 30-plus starts. More...