Alabama Football Nears Opener
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - The Wednesday practice for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team was the last viewing period for the media prior to the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, Georgia this coming Saturday.
The Bama boys methodically went through their drills, position workouts and pressed on in narrowing the focus of "football" to "FSU football." The Tide worked for approximately two hours yesterday in helmets, shoulder pads and shorts in the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility yesterday. Today's practice will be the last at The Capstone before departing for Atlanta tomorrow. Practice time today is set for 3:30 p.m. CT.
Though his leg is still wrapped, Bama running back Najee Harris was looking good in yesterday's practice and is at or near full speed. Josh Jacobs, however, still appeared to be limited in what he could do, or was allowed to do. Raekwon Davis was at practice and did some work yesterday. He appeared to be getting around well following this past weekend's injury to his leg due to a stray bullet.
In yesterday's press conference, Alabama head football coach Nick Saban talked a little about the injury situation. He did mention that if Jacobs didn't practice today (Thursday) then he would not see action on Saturday against the Seminoles. Davis is still considered "day-to-day," so it will more than likely be a Saturday decision on whether or not to play him. He remains a "medical decision." (View press conference below.)
The No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will face off with the Florida State Seminoles this Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game. The game is set for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff on ABC with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi calling the game.
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Nick Saban Wednesday Press Conference
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| Click HERE to view press briefing |
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Crimson Tide Cross Country To Open 2017 Season On Friday
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The University of Alabama men's and women's cross
country teams will open the 2017 season this Friday, September 1st at Jacksonville State's Struts Season
Opener at Oxford Lake Park in Oxford, Alabama. The Crimson Tide has entered seven men and eight women in this week's competition and are looking for a big opener. The
women will run a 4k race set to begin at 6 p.m. (CT) with the men's 5k race
to follow at 6:40 p.m. (CT).
Running for the UA women will be juniors Brianna Koshy and Sarah Mohan, sophomores Caroline Brooks, Brittany Tolson and Haley Wright as well as freshmen Ameena Benselloum, Margot Dooley and Shannon Marsh. The Tide men will field sophomores Elliott Miller and Oliver Rigg and freshmen Hayden Blalock, Nathan Gamble, Jackson Reed, Paul Selden and Colton Smith.
Alabama head coach Dan Waters commented, "We have several runners who will get their first taste of college
competition this weekend so this will be a good test for them. I feel
good about the strides we made in the offseason and now it's time to see
how we perform out on the course. With only four regular season meets
before the SEC Championships, we have to make every one of these
opportunities count."
The Alabama men's and women's cross country teams both came in at No. 4 in the rankings in their respective U.S. Track & Field Cross Country
Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) South preseason regional rankings. recently released. The Crimson Tide men also received votes in the
USTFCCCA preseason national poll.
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Bama Men's Basketball To Hold Open Tryouts
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The tryouts are scheduled to be held in the men's basketball practice gym, located near the rear entrance of Coleman Coliseum, on Thursday, September 21st, with a 6 a.m. CT check in. Warmups and tryouts will begin at 6:30 a.m. CT.
Any student interested in trying out must first visit the men's basketball office (located on the third floor of Coleman Coliseum) to pick up information as well as the required paperwork. Among other items, students must have insurance and a complete medical physical signed by a physician. That includes all lab work and results from EKG and sickle cell trait tests. Students also must bring proof of the physical, a completed medical history form, completed insurance form and copy of front and back of insurance card.
All paper work must by turned in to the men's basketball office no later than Friday, September 15th at 4:30 p.m. CT.
