▁ranked ▁game ▁since ▁Florida ▁State , ▁they ▁beat ▁# 1 9 ▁L SU ▁ 2 4 – 1 0 . ▁Again st ▁# 1 8 ▁Mississippi ▁State , ▁the ▁T ide ▁got ▁a ▁t ough ▁test , ▁but ▁J alen ▁Hur ts ▁threw ▁a ▁game ▁winning ▁T D ▁to ▁win ▁ 3 1 – 2 4 . ▁They ▁shut out ▁Mer cer ▁ 5 6 – 0 ▁in ▁their ▁next ▁game . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁NCAA ▁san ctions ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Inf ra ctions ▁Committee ▁found ▁four ▁rules ▁viol ations ▁by ▁the ▁Alabama ▁football ▁program . ▁Alabama ▁corner back ▁Antonio ▁Lang ham ▁signed ▁with ▁a ▁sports ▁agent ▁and ▁applied ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁NFL ▁draft ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁alleg edly ▁received ▁de ferred - payment ▁lo ans . ▁Alabama ' s ▁football ▁program ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁prob ation ▁with ▁scholar ship ▁limitations , ▁and ▁a ▁one - year ▁post - season ▁ban ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁E ight ▁wins ▁and ▁one ▁tie ▁from ▁the ▁ 9 – 3 – 1 ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁season ▁were ▁for fe ited . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Alabama ▁was ▁san ction ed ▁for ▁providing ▁imper miss ible ▁benefits . ▁The ▁NCAA ▁report ▁states ▁that ▁a ▁rec ru iter ▁gave ▁a ▁pros pective ▁student ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁c ash , ▁lod ging ▁and ▁entertain ment . ▁During ▁the ▁