Alabama Football Spring Practice Continues
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Sixth Practice Is In The Books
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
Injured linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton is showing improvement as he practices during recovery from a torn ACL. He was seen doing sprints with one of the Alabama trainers during the media portion of practice.
Ronnie Clark is back and looking good at his new positions, Tight end and H-back. He tore an Achilles tendon last year, and looks to be progressing just fine.
Former Crimson Tide standouts Derrick Henry and O.J. Howard were at the practice yesterday.
The first scrimmage for Bama will be this Saturday, April 8th, inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. The scrimmage is a closed one, not open to the general public. UA will hold a second scrimmage prior to the 2017 A-Day Spring Football Game which is scheduled for Saturday, April 22nd at 2 p.m. CT at Bryant-Denny Stadium in beautiful Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The A-Day Game is scheduled to be broadcast live on ESPN for the second consecutive year, and will once again be free to all Alabama fans. Joe Tessitore, Joey Galloway and Kirk Herbstreit will handle calling the contest, with Laura Rutledge providing additional color analysis and interviews.
It should be noticed that a clear bag policy will be in effect for the A-Day contest in order to enhance existing security measures.
Fans are encouraged not to bring any types of bags inside Southeastern Conference stadiums during football games with the exception of the following:
- Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and do not exceed 12" x 6" x 12";
- One-gallon clear plastic freezer bags (Ziploc bag or similar); and
- Small clutch bags, with or without a handle or strap, that do not exceed 4.5" x 6.5" (approximately the size of a hand).
- An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at a gate designated for this purpose.
- An approved logo no larger than 4.5" x 3.4" may be displayed on one side of a permissible clear bag
- Fans will continue to be able to carry items allowed into the stadium in a permissible clear bag, such as binoculars and cameras.
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
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Coach Nick Saban Press Conference
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Coach Nick Saban Press Conference
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2017 Clinic Of Champions Slated April 6th - 8th
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| University of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - University of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide football coaching staff are slated to host the 2017 Clinic of Champions April 6-8 on the University of Alabama campus in beautiful Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This year's clinic will feature Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn, Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien, United States Naval Academy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe and Minnesota Vikings offensive line coach Tony Sparano.
Registration begins at the door and is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT on April 6th at UA's Coleman Coliseum. The cost for the clinic is $60 and can be paid with cash, school check or money order (no personal checks). The Clinic of Champions is open to coaches only. All coaches attending are asked to bring their coaches card for verification.
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Bama Baseball Faces Troy Today & Tomorrow
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama baseball team will begin a home-and-home
midweek matchup with in-state foe Troy today. The second game is slated for Wednesday. The Crimson Tide will first travel to Troy tonight to face the Trojans before Troy makes a return trip to Tuscaloosa for the Wednesday matchup at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. UA and Troy are scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT first pitch for
both games. Tonight's away game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 with the home
pairing at The Joe playing on SEC Network+, with Eli
Gold and Lance Cormier calling all the action.
Troy enters tonight's contest with the Tide with a 14-12 overall record, 10-7 out of conference. Tonight's game will be the 33rd time the Trojans have faced Bama, with UA holding a 22-10 advantage in the series. Alabama is 18-4 against Troy in games played in Tuscaloosa.
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Alabama Track & Field
USTFCCCA Rankings Have Crimson Tide In Top 20
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The national team rankings are compiled by a mathematical formulae based on national descending order lists and data taken from previous seasons. The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national team race. Ranking points do not equate with NCAA Championships team points.
Alabama will host its only home meet of the 2017 season this weekend when the Crimson Tide Invitational takes place April 7-8 at the Sam Bailey Track & Field Complex in Tuscaloosa. Friday's events will get underway at 3:30 p.m. CT with the women's hammer throw. Saturday's schedule will begin at 12:30 p.m. C.T. with the women's discus.
