Nick Saban To BE Honored
University of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban will be honored with the Blanton Collier Award, presented annual to an individual displaying exemplary integrity both on and off the field. The event is to be held in Louisville, Kentucky.
According to AL.com, Saban is to be honored tomorrow night at the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony to be held at the Brown Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky. The award is named after former Cleveland Browns and Kentucky coach Blanton Collier.
Dr. Kay Collier McLaughlin issued a statement, saying, "Coach Nick Saban lives out our father's characteristic integrity and belief that with hard work you can accomplish anything. Nick is a visionary who will continue to use this in his career as the head football coach of the University of Alabama."
The ceremony is to begin tomorrow night at 7 PM CDT and will benefit Kosair Children's Hospital. Ticket prices begin at $28. Tickets may be purchased at www.kentuckycenter.org .
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Quanesha Burks Is Bowerman Trophy Semifinalist
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Ten semifinalists have been named for the annual Bowerman Trophy, collegiate track and field's highest individual honor. Alabama sophomore Quanesha Burks is one of those ten. What makes this and extraordinary accomplishment is that she is one of only three students in the freshman and sophomore classes to make the top 10.
According to RollTide.com, Burks earned the top 10 designation after winning Bama's first-ever NCAA long jump title at the recent NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Alabama gymnastics head coach Dan Waters commented, "Quanesha has had an extraordinary season, a breakout season, this year and while being a semifinalist for the Bowerman Trophy puts her in elite company, there is no doubt she deserves to be there."
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4-Star DE Khalid Kareem Commits To Bama Football
The Crimson Tide recruiting gurus have done it again; gone into Michigan and pulled another big commit. This one is 2016 four-star defensive end Khalid Kareem out of Farmington, Michigan. The 6' 4" , 260-pounder becomes Alabama's 16th commit for the class of 2016.
Kareem chose Alabama over Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, and others.
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SEC Basketball Coaching Salaries
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It would appear that the University of Alabama's new head basketball coach, Avery Johnson, is the second highest-paid coach in the Southeastern Conference. His salary is $2.8 million a year, a distant second to John Calipari at $7 million a year.
Here is a look at the salaries of (almost) all 14 head basketball coaches in the SEC:
14. Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt --- salary not available (private institution)
13. Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M --- $1 million a year
12. Kim Anderson, Missouri --- $1.1 million a year
11. Johnny Jones, LSU --- $1.5 million a year
10. Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss --- $1.925 million a year
9. Mark Fox, Georgia --- $2 million a year
8. Mike White, Florida --- $2 million a year
7. Frank Martin, South Carolina --- $2.1 million a year
6. Ben Howland, Mississippi State --- $2.1 million a year
5. Mike Anderson, Arkansas --- $2.2 million a year
4. Bruce Pearl, Auburn --- $2.275 million a year
3. Rick Barnes, Tennessee --- $2.3 million a year
2. Avery Johnson, Alabama --- $2.8 million a year
1. John Calipari, Kentucky --- $7 million a year
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4-Star CB Jared Mayden Lists Top 7
Four-star cornerback Jared Mayden out of Sachse, Texas announced yesterday afternoon that he has narrowed his list of finalists to a top seven. He also says that he will make his choice and his announcement as to which school will get his services in about two weeks at The Opening.
One surprise was that no in-state schools made the 2016 recruit's top seven list. Here's a look at the seven Mayden posted on Twitter about 4:30 PM yesterday afternoon: Alabama, Florida, UCLA, Oregon, Ohio State, Michigan, and Florida State.
Mayden's services are highly sought-after, having displayed outstanding talent in his junior season. He boasts 51 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble, one defensive touchdown, and eight pass breakups. All this came despite missing a couple of early-season games suffering from a concussion.
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Tee Higgins Tweets His Top-10
5-Star Wide Receiver Tee Higgins out of Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee tweeted out his Top-10 choices for continuing his football career at the next level. Higgins is a two-sport athlete in high school, which could possibly carry over in college. But his main interest is football.
Higgins made sure to point out that his Top-10 list was in no specific order. He tweeted last night:
Tee Higgins
No Order!!!!!!!
