National Signing Day For College Football
High Tide will update the commitment and signed list throughout the day as new announcements are made and the paperwork gets signed for high school senior student-athletes to play for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
Here is the complete list of student-athletes committed to Alabama for the Class of 2017, with those having already signed in crimson and marked signed.
2017 National Signing Day Total : 29
(including 1 gray shirt)
- Najee Harris, RB (6-1, 210), Antioch, California (signed)
- Alex Leatherwood, OL (6-4, 300), Pensacola, Florida (signed)
- Chadarius Townsend, ATH, (6-0, 180), Tanner, Alabama* (signed)
- Brian Robinson, RB (6-2, 210), Tuscaloosa, Alabama* (signed)
- VanDarius Cowan, LB (6-4, 217), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (signed)
- Tua Tagovailoa, QB (6-1, 210), Honolulu, Hawaii (signed)
- Elliot Baker, OL (6-7, 295), City College of San Francisco (California) (signed)
- Mac Jones, QB (6-2, 185), Jacksonville, Florida (signed)
- Markail Benton, LB (6-2, 245), Phenix City, Alabama* (signed)
- Tyrell Shavers, WR ( 6-6, 202), Lewisville, Texas (signed)
- Thomas Fletcher, C (6-2, 220), Bradenton, Florida (signed)
- Hunter Brannon, C (6-4, 290), Cullman, Alabama* (signed)
- Jerry Jeudy, WR ( 6-1, 177), Deerfield Beach, Florida (signed)
- Kyriq McDonald, DB (5-11, 185), Madison, Alabama* (signed)
- Kendall Randolph, OL (6-5, 290), Madison, Alabama* (signed)
- Kedrick James, TE (6-5, 250), Waco, Texas (signed)
- Dylan Moses, LB (6-3, 235), IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida (signed)
- Major Tennison, TE (6-6, 230), Bullard, Texas (signed)
- Jedrick Wills, OT, (6-5, 318), Lexington, Kentucky (signed)
- Christopher Allen, LB (6-4, 234), Baton Rouge, Louisiana (signed)
- Daniel Wright, DB (6-1, 187), Fort Lauderdale, Florida (signed)
- Isaiah Buggs, DL (6-5, 290), Mississippi Gulf Coast (signed)
- Xavier McKinney, S (6-1, 192), Roswell, Georgia (signed)
- Joseph Bulovas, K (6-0, 205), Mandeville, Louisiana (signed)
- Henry Ruggs III, WR (6-0, 175), Montgomery, AL* (signed)
- Phidarian Mathis, DL (6-4, 287), Monroe, Louisiana (signed)
- LaBryan Ray, SDE (6-4, 260), Madison, Alabama (signed)
- Jarez Parks, WDE (6-2, 263), Sebastian, Florida (gray shirt)
- Devonte Smith, WR (6-1, 160), Amite, Louisiana (signed)
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Bama Men's Basketball To Face Arkansas
This will be the 60th meeting between the two schools, with Arkansas holding a narrow 31-28 lead. In their only meeting last season, Arkansas took a 62-61 victory over the Crimson Tide. Tonight's contest will be the 25th time Alabama has played at Fayetteville.
Bama has faced numerous young teams this season, and this will be the first one rotating all juniors and seniors in the contest, making it truly a contest for the Crimson Tide. Many say this nine-man upper classmen rotation is a rare sight in modern college basketball, with many opting to leave the college ranks to turn pro.
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Alabama Men's Basketball Coach Avery Johnson
Holds Press Conference Prior To Arkansas Game Tonight
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Alabama Men's Basketball Coach Avery Johnson
Holds Press Conference Prior To Arkansas Game Tonight
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| Click HERE to view press conference via Tide TV |
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Crimson Tide Football Picks Up Commitment No. 25
4-Star DL Phidarian Mathis Chooses Bama On Tuesday
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| Phidarian Mathis Photo Credit: 247Sports |
Just one day before National Signing Day, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team picked up its 25th commitment for the Class of 2017. Four-star defensive lineman Phidarian Mathis out of Monroe, Louisiana made his commitment announcement yesterday at the gravesite of his friend, Tyrell Cameron, who passed after injuries sustained in a football game back in 2017.
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Alabama Softball Ranked 7th In Preseason Polls
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
Alabama is one of nine Southeastern Conference schools ranked in the preseason top 25, the most of any conference. Those ranked teams from the SEC include Auburn (2/2), Florida (t4/3), LSU (t4/5), Alabama (7/7), Georgia (12/10), Tennessee (15/15), Missouri (17/19), Texas A&M (19/18) and Kentucky (20/20).Though not included, both South Carolina and Ole Miss received votes just outside the top 25.
The Crimson Tide will face six opponents ranked in the preseason top-25. These are out-of-conference matchups against Louisiana-Lafayette (February 17-19 – Lafayette, Louisiana) and Washington (April 21-22 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama). In Southeastern Conference play, Bama will face Missouri (March 31-April 2) and Tennessee (April 15-17) on the road, then host LSU (April 7-9) and Auburn (May 5-7) at home. The Tide will play 17 games this season.
Alabama opens the 2017 season in Conway South Carolina at the Kickin' Chicken Classic on February 10-12, squaring off against Towson, Coastal Carolina and Youngstown State. The Tide's home opener will take place on Wednesday, February 15th against South Alabama at 5 p.m. CT.
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Top Ten Recruiting Classes Of The Past Decade
The newspaper, USA TODAY, has released their list of schools who have had the best recruiting classes since 2007.
Quoting USA TODAY, "In this week’s top-10 list, let’s look at the best recruiting classes
since 2007. While grading recruits can be subjective, this list takes
into account college success and number of future NFL draftees."
Both The University of Alabama and Florida State had two recruiting classes listed in the top-10. Alabama holds the No. 1 and No. 3 slots with Florida State at the No. 4 and No. 8 slots.
Here are the top-10 according to the newspaper:
1 2008 ALABAMA Crimson Tide
2 2013 Ohio State
3 2009 ALABAMA Crimson Tide
4 2012 Florida State
5 2009 LSU
6 2008 Oregon
7 2007 Florida
8 2011 Florida State
9 2009 Stanford
10 2009 Notre Dame
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2017 Football Commitments & Signees For Alabama Football
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team currently has 12 student-athletes who have committed to furthering their football careers at The Capstone and another 13 who have already signed and joined the squad. As new commits and signees are announced the list will be updated and released.
Here is the complete list of 2017 commitments and signees to UA as of 01/31/17:
- Najee Harris, RB (6-1, 210), Antioch, California (signed)
- Alex Leatherwood, OL (6-4, 300), Pensacola, Florida (signed)
- Chadarius Townsend, ATH, (6-0, 180), Tanner, Alabama* (signed)
- Brian Robinson, RB (6-2, 210), Tuscaloosa, Alabama*
- VanDarius Cowan, LB (6-4, 217), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Tua Tagovailoa, QB (6-1, 210), Honolulu, Hawaii (signed)
- Elliot Baker, OL (6-7, 295), City College of San Francisco (California) (signed)
- Mac Jones, QB (6-2, 185), Jacksonville, Florida
- Markail Benton, LB (6-2, 245), Phenix City, Alabama*
- Tyrell Shavers, WR ( 6-6, 202), Lewisville, Texas (signed)
- Thomas Fletcher, C (6-2, 220), Bradenton, Florida (signed)
- Hunter Brannon, C (6-4, 290), Cullman, Alabama*
- Jerry Jeudy, WR ( 6-1, 177), Deerfield Beach, Florida (signed)
- Kyriq McDonald, DB (5-11, 185), Madison, Alabama* (signed)
- Kendall Randolph, OL (6-5, 290), Madison, Alabama*
- Kedrick James, TE (6-5, 250), Waco, Texas
- Dylan Moses, LB (6-3, 235), IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida (signed)
- Major Tennison, TE (6-6, 230), Bullard, Texas (signed)
- Jedrick Wills, OT, (6-5, 318), Lexington, Kentucky
- Christopher Allen, LB (6-4, 234), Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Daniel Wright, DB (6-1, 187), Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Isaiah Buggs, DL (6-5, 290), Mississippi Gulf Coast (signed)
- Xavier McKinney, S (6-1, 192), Roswell, Georgia
- Joseph Bulovas, K (6-0, 205), Mandeville, Louisiana
- Henry Ruggs III, WR (6-0, 175), Montgomery, AL*
- Phidarian Mathis, DL (6-4, 287), Monroe, Louisiana (signed)
The Crimson Tide still has five most likely to commit and sign today, with several others also considering Bama. Expect Bama to likely pick up 6 more today, National Signing Day, for a total of 31.
