Sprawled out on the Superdome turf, uncertainty clouded C.J. Mosley’s future. He’d just made a huge interception in the third quarter of the BCS title game, but the crowd was silent. Trent Richardson cringed as he stood by Mosley’s side.

His hip was out of socket. It didn’t look good. A first glance said the gruesome injury could’ve threatened a few years of football — possibly his career. The twisting tackle made by LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson on the Alabama linebacker only looked worse as replays continued.

Just a few months later, Mosley laughs when he rewinds the tape of his hip dislocation. What appeared so damaging didn’t even keep him from spring practices. Mosley participated “at full go” when the Crimson Tide put on full pads for the first time Wednesday afternoon in its third spring workout. Read Moore