Alabama Soccer Ranked 24th
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The University of Alabama soccer team dropped a couple of places in this week's Soccer America soccer top 25. The Crimson Tide fell to No. 24 after falling to the third-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday, and then followed up with a shutout of the Chattanooga Mocs on Sunday.
The Tide will kick off its home Southeastern Conference schedule this Thursday, September 21st with LSU at the Alabama Soccer Complex at 7 p.m. CT. Following that match on Sunday, September 24th Bama will tangle with the sixth-ranked Florida Gators in Gainesville, Florida with a 5 p.m. CT start scheduled. Both games will air live on SEC Network +.
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Crimson Tide Football Begins Prep For Vanderbilt
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The Crimson Tide is looking to tighten up on defense this coming week, especially getting ready for a Commodores passing attack that ranks among the best in the Southeastern Conference. Alabama and Vanderbilt are scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff at Vanderbilt Stadium, with the game being broadcast live on CBS. Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce will have the call.
Bama will prep for the next three days before the Tide travels on Friday to its first true road contest of the 2017 season. UA leads the series 59-19-4, and has won the last 21 contests dating back to 1985. Alabama is 27-14-2 all-time against Vandy in Nashville and has won the last 18 matchups in the Music City.
Prior to Monday's practice, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban met with the media as is his custom. This is his opening statement:
"Overall, I'm pleased with the progress that we've made as a team through the first three games. Sometimes you lose sight of the face that we are 3-0. We have improved in a lot of areas of our team and we'll continue to focus on the technical aspects of what we need to do to improve in some other areas to get some mistakes and mental errors corrected. We'll continue to try to develop the players so that they can have a better opportunity of being successful in whatever we have to defend, whatever we have to attack on offense, or whatever we have to play against on special teams.
"We he had some players that played really well in this game: Jalen Hurts, Damien Harris, Bo Scarbrough and Bradley Bozeman on offense, Keith Holcombe, Levi Wallace and Da'Ron Payne on defense, JK Scott, Mack Wilson and Andy Pappanastos on special teams. They all did a good job in their particular areas.
"From an injury standpoint, I don't know what the status of these guys will be but we'll see how they progress through the week, but Rashaan Evans, Anfernee Jennings and Dylan Moses will all return to practice [Monday]. Miller Forristall is out. What we thought was the issue and the case after the game was the case, and he will need surgery.
"We certainly look forward to the SEC, this is our opener on the road against a very good Vanderbilt team, who as you all know just beat Kansas State, who was a ranked team. They are 3-0 and they have a lot of starters back with nine on offense and seven on defense. Their defense leads the nation in scoring defense. Kyle Shurmur is the leading quarterback in passing efficiency in our league. They do a great job in terms of their coaching and how they attack people and how they play on offense and defense. They're very sound and very well coached in all areas. They're very balanced in terms of run and pass. They've got three receivers that all pretty much share in how they spread the ball around. This is a very good overall team and they're probably a team that deserves to be in the top 25."
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University Of Alabama Crimson Tide
2018 Season Football Schedule Announced
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - The University of Alabama has officially finalized the 2018 Alabama football schedule. The UA Athletic Department today announced the schedule, with seven games to be played at home in Bryant-Denny Stadium a neutral-site game against Louisville as well as four Southeastern Conference road games.
The Crimson Tide will open the 2018 season against the Louisville Cardinals on September 1, 2018 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. This game will be the sixth consecutive neutral-site season-opening game for UA, and the first time in the Nick Saban era that Bama has opened the season in Orlando.
The 2018 SEC home games will be Texas A(M, Missouri, Mississippi State and the Iron Bowl with Auburn. Bama will be traveling to Ole Miss, Arkansas, Tennessee and LSU next season.
The Tide also will be hosting three non-conference games at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Those include Arkansas State (September 8th), Louisiana-Lafayette (September 29th) and The Citadel (November 17th).
UA will open Southeastern Conference play at Ole Miss on September 15th, and then will open the home part of the SEC schedule on September 22nd against the Texas A&M Aggies. Then after the next week with Louisiana-Lafayette on September 29th, Bama will make its way to Arkansas for an October 6th matchup for the first of three consecutive conference games, followed by the Missouri Tigers (October 13th) and the Tennessee Volunteers (October 20th). The Tide will then have an open date on October 27th. Alabama will then travel to play LSU on November 3rd before hosting the Mississippi State Bulldogs (November 10th), The Citadel (November 17th) and the Iron Bowl with Auburn (November 24th) to close out the regular season.
The 2018 Southeastern Conference Championship Game is scheduled to be played Saturday, December 1st at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
2018 Alabama Football Schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Louisville (Orlando, Florida)
Sept. 8 ARKANSAS STATE*
Sept. 15 at Ole Miss
Sept. 22 TEXAS A&M*
Sept. 29 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE*
Oct. 6 at Arkansas
Oct. 13 MISSOURI*
Oct. 20 at Tennessee
Nov. 3 at LSU
Nov. 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE*
Nov. 17 THE CITADEL*
Nov. 24 AUBURN*
*Home Games
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Limited Number Of Tickets Remain For Two
University Of Alabama Crimson Tide Home Football Games
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Tickets for Arkansas are priced at $85 each. Fans are encouraged to use the "print at home" ticket delivery option. Tickets held for Will Call pick up can be obtained during regular ticket office hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Thursday and Friday) in Coleman Coliseum, or on game day at Gate 32 of Bryant-Denny Stadium beginning at 10:30 a.m. CT.
Tickets for the Mercer contest are set at $45 apiece and include a $10 concession/merchandise value preloaded on the ticket.
