The people of Alabama “have been stellar in how they reacted to help each other rebuild our communities,” Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said during SEC Media Days last week. Saban’s remarks about his team’s hopes for a better finish in 2011 will be included in the News-Aegis’ annual football preview edition to be published Aug. 18. To find out how local athletes contribued to recovery efforts in the wake of April 27’s deady storms, see this week’s special After the Storm section.