Bama Holds Final Two-A-Days
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Yesterday was the third and final two-a-day football practice for the University of Alabama football team. Rain forced the team to move inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility for the 9:30 a.m. morning session. The Crimson Tide worked out in full pads for the morning session, with the second practice of the day at 7:30 p.m. in shells. The rains did clear for the evening session.
The morning and evening workouts yesterday marked the thirteenth and fourteenth practices of the season out of a total of 28 scheduled prior to the start of the 2015 football campaign. Bama will face the Wisconsin Badgers in Arlington, Texas for the AdvoCare Classic inside AT&T Stadium. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff on the ABC network.
The word is that senior quarterback Jake Coker's foot injury isn't serious. Coker didn't practice for the second straight session. He is only expected to miss a few days, but this is a very crucial period in deciding who the starting quarterback will be, especially for the opening game with Wisconsin.
As far as quarterbacks yesterday, Cooper Bateman and Alec Morris were getting their work in with Derrick Henry and Damien Harris while David Cornwell and Blake Barnett were working with the backups.
Off to the side was running back Kenyan Drake with a hamstring injury. He has been hampered for three practices now.
Robert Foster was looking much better as his recovery progressed.
Today's practice will be a single affair, as will the practices from this point forward. This weekend the team will hold their second scrimmage inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. Classes begin tomorrow at UA.
The morning and evening workouts yesterday marked the thirteenth and fourteenth practices of the season out of a total of 28 scheduled prior to the start of the 2015 football campaign. Bama will face the Wisconsin Badgers in Arlington, Texas for the AdvoCare Classic inside AT&T Stadium. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff on the ABC network.
The word is that senior quarterback Jake Coker's foot injury isn't serious. Coker didn't practice for the second straight session. He is only expected to miss a few days, but this is a very crucial period in deciding who the starting quarterback will be, especially for the opening game with Wisconsin.
As far as quarterbacks yesterday, Cooper Bateman and Alec Morris were getting their work in with Derrick Henry and Damien Harris while David Cornwell and Blake Barnett were working with the backups.
Off to the side was running back Kenyan Drake with a hamstring injury. He has been hampered for three practices now.
Robert Foster was looking much better as his recovery progressed.
Today's practice will be a single affair, as will the practices from this point forward. This weekend the team will hold their second scrimmage inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. Classes begin tomorrow at UA.
Photo Credit: RollTide.com
Photo Credit: RollTide.com
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5-Star Terrance Ferguson Commits To Bama Basketball
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Bama Women's Track No. 31
5-Star Terrance Ferguson Commits To Bama Basketball
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Five-star basketball recruit Terrance Ferguson out of Dallas, Texas verbally committed to the University of Alabama yesterday. The nation's number 11 overall player made the announcement via a video released by Rivals.com.
The 6' 7", 180-pound shooting guard out of Prime Prep Academy committed to the Crimson Tide over a host of schools, including Louisville, North Carolina and Kansas. He has chosen to leave Prime Prep but has not yet made a selection as to where he will be playing his senior season, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Ferguson is known as a great shooter, and is a huge addition to the Alabama stable for the start of the 2016-17 season. He was a major priority for head coach Avery Johnson and the Alabama basketball program. Ferguson visited UA back on August 6th.
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Bama Women's Track No. 31
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The University of Alabama Track team kicks off its 2015 season on Tuesday, September 1st at the Samford vs. Alabama Dual being held in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Crimson Tide has been named number 31 on the Saucony Flo50 Countdown on Monday, presented by FloTrack. The countdown features the top 31 men's and women's teams for the 2015 season.
Bama looks to be in good shape headed into the 2015 season, returning all scorers from last season's number three showing in the NCAA South Regional. The Tide just missed out last season on qualifying for the NCAA Championships and finished third in consecutive NCAA South Region meets.
Check out their complete schedule and plan to enjoy a few meets this season.
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Another Great Year For UA Student-Athletes
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For the second consecutive year the University of Alabama led the nation in Academic All-American honors for 2014-15. Bama was only one off the school record, with twelve taking the honors.
Congratulations to Nia Barnes (women's track and field/cross country), Lauren Beers (at-large/gymnastics), Haylie McCleney (softball), Emily Zabor (at-large/women's tennis), Levi Randolph (men's basketball), Anton McKee (at-large/men's swimming and diving), Krystal Rivers (volleyball), Connor Oslin (at-large/men's swimming and diving), Sierra Wilson (volleyball), Arie Kouandjio (football), Laura Lee Smith (soccer) and Merel van Dongen (soccer).
This is the second time that Barnes, Beers and McCleney have received the honor. Randolph became the first men's basketball player to earn the honor. In addition to the honor, McCleney was also named the softball Academic All-American of the Year.
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