AJ and Corey McCarron lobbied the coaches for it for two years.

AJ, the Alabama quarterback with a 36-2 record and two national championships as a starter, wanted to throw a pass to his brother Corey, a walk-on tight end who transferred to Alabama last year to play with his older brother.

On Saturday, senior day and AJ’s last game in Bryant-Denny Stadium, they got their wish.

With Alabama leading 28-0 at halftime, head coach Nick Saban told offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier to put Corey in the game for a play and call something that could get him the ball easily.

The play was “Nashville,” a quick out, and AJ hit Corey for a three-yard gain.

“It was awesome,” AJ said, standing next to Corey after the game. “It’s just something we’ll be able to cherish for the rest of our life. I congratulated him but still chewed his butt out, told him he should have got upfield faster. I’m happy for him, but I’m still going to be the bigger brother.”

AJ said when he completed the pass, he heard a dull roar in the crowd. After all, it was only a three-yard gain. But he said he could hear his mom, Dee Dee Bonner, over the entire stadium.

“The coaches told us they were going to try,” Bonner said. “I was screaming at the top of my lungs. It was a dream come true for me.”

And even though it was only a three-yard gain in a blowout game, Corey said he felt immense pressure to catch the ball.

“If I dropped it,” Corey said. “[AJ] would have yelled at me in front of a lot of people.”

Three starters rested for Iron Bowl

Running back T.J. Yeldon (ankle), cornerback Deion Belue (toe, hamstring) and tight end Brian Vogler (ankle) were held out of Saturday’s game for precautionary reasons. Saban said they all could have played but were given time to rest before the Iron Bowl.

Left guard Arie Kouandjio twisted his ankle Saturday, Saban said, and did not play the rest of the game. Saban said he could have gone back in but did not.

Harris no longer on staff

Corey Harris, the assistant strength and conditioning coach who reportedly provided safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix with a loan after his car was broken into, is no longer on staff, a UA official confirmed Saturday.

The Tuscaloosa News reported that Harris was fired after an internal investigation by the University found he had connections to an agent. According to the report, Clinton-Dix did not have any contact with an agent or an agent’s representative.

Clinton-Dix served a two-game suspension in October but is back in the starting lineup.