Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Crimson Tide Football Practice; ESPN Top-25 Power Rankings; Tide's Davis Riley In U.S. Amateur; Men's Basketball Adds Bola Olaniyan; Crimson Tide Volleyball & Team Roster; Bama Birthday Calendar




Crimson Tide Football Practice

Crimson Tide Football Fall Practice
Photo Credit: RollTide.com



And then there were none.

The University of Alabama football team completed its third and final two-a-day practice of Fall Camp yesterday. The morning session began at 9:30 a.m. CT in full pads on the Drew-Thomas Practice Fields. The second session began at 7:30 p.m. with the Tide working in shells. Bama has now completed half of its allotted 28 practice sessions prior to the kickoff of the 2016 football season.

Linebacker Keith Holcombe, who had missed some practice time last week, didn't participate in all drills yesterday.

Cornerback Kendall Sheffield wasn't seen during the media viewing period for the second consecutive practice.

The Crimson Tide will open with the University of Southern California on Saturday, September 3rd. Alabama will enter the contest ranked No. 1 in the nation. USC is ranked No. 17. The Tide and the Trojans square off in the AdvoCare Classic inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas with a start time of 7 p.m. on the ABC Network.


It's back to single practice sessions beginning today, then classes at the university are scheduled to begin tomorrow. Alabama's second scrimmage of the Fall Camp is scheduled for Saturday inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.


Alabama Defensive Back Tony Brown
Photo Credit: AL.com/Vasha Hunt


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ESPN Releases 2016 Top-25 Power Rankings

  1.  Alabama
  2.  Clemson
  3.  Oklahoma
  4.  Florida State
  5.  LSU
  6.  Ohio State
  7.  Stanford
  8.  Michigan
  9.  Tennessee
10.  Notre Dame
11.  Ole Miss
12.  Houston
13.  Michigan State
14.  Washington
15.  TCU
16.  USC
17.  UCLA
18.  Georgia
19.  Louisville
20.  Oregon
21.  Oklahoma State
22.  Baylor
23.  Iowa
24.  North Carolina
25.  San Diego State


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Tide's Davis Riley In 2016 U.S. Amateur


Davis Riley
Photo Credit: RollTide.com


University of Alabama men's sophomore golfer Davis Riley is competing in the 2016 U. S. Amateur championship underway through August 21st at the Oak Hills Country Club in Bloomfield, Michigan. Serving as his caddy is none other than Crimson Tide men's golf coach Jay Seawell.

The U.S. Amateur features a field of 312 golfers that will be cut to the top 64 golfers  following two days of stroke play. Then those 64 golfers will then move on to single-elimination match play in turn culminating in a 36-hole championship match.


Riley reached the semifinals of match play at the 2016 Western Amateur championship.


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Bama Men's Basketball Picks Up Graduate Transfer
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Crimson Tide Adds Bola Olaniyan


Bola Olaniyan
Photo Credit: DailyEgyptian.com


The University of Alabama Crimson Tide has picked up another graduate transfer. Six foot seven Bola Olaniyan out of Southern Illinois will be playing for Bama this season as a center, according to ESPN last night. Final approval for the transfer is expected today. Olaniyan averaged 7.8 points and 8.8 rebounds last season. 


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Crimson Tide Volleyball
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Alabama Faces Four Foes In August



Photo Credit: RollTide.com


The University of Alabama volleyball team faces four foes during the month of August to begin the 2016 season. First up is the Hurricane Invitational to be played in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Bama gals will face South Dakota at 10 a.m. CT on August 26th followed by Tulsa that same evening at 7 p.m. Then on Saturday, August 27th the Tide faces University of the Incarnate Word at 11 a.m.

Next up, and closing out the month, will be a home contest, with the Tide hosting Samford University on August 30th at 7 p.m. This particular contest can be seen on SEC Network +.


The Crimson Tide Volleyball Roster:

Abolanle Onipede, junior
Natalie Murison, junior
Kat Hudson, junior
Quincy Gary, sophomore
Kennedy Robinson, freshman
Cidavia Hall, junior
Jennifer Casillas, junior
Kayla Whitner, freshman
Brittany Thomas, senior
Emily Stebbins, junior
Krystal Rivers, redshirt senior
Alexa Tomlak, freshman
Leah Lawrence, junior
Brooke Feld, junior
Shannon Mikesky, redshirt freshman
Mahalia Swink, freshman
Hayley McSparin, freshman

Coaches:

Ed Allen, head volleyball coach
Ryan Freeburg, assistant coach
Shelly Dyche, assistant coach


Alabama Head Volleyball Coach Ed Allen
Photo Credit: RollTide.com


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Bama Birthday Calendar


Happy birthday to these Alabama Crimson Tide fans:

Kathy Worthy
Barbi Allen Webb
Koehler Gale
Ricky Dorsett
Savannah Gonzalez
Lone Bama Greywolf Niemi
Candie Michelle Bailey Chance