Tide Football To Open 2018 With Louisville
The 2015, 2016, and 2017 football opening games are set against quality opponents in neutral sites for the University of Alabama. An option is even held for 2019 and/or 2020 for the same. So that just left 2018. Now that has been filled.
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide will open the 2018 season against Louisville on September 1, 2018 in the renovated Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, according to ESPN.
2018 will mark the seventh consecutive season that the Tide will open with a high-profile neutral-site game. Bama is unbeaten in five games in season-opening neutral-site games. The Tide hasn't played Louisville since losing 34-7 in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide will open the 2018 season against Louisville on September 1, 2018 in the renovated Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, according to ESPN.
2018 will mark the seventh consecutive season that the Tide will open with a high-profile neutral-site game. Bama is unbeaten in five games in season-opening neutral-site games. The Tide hasn't played Louisville since losing 34-7 in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl
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Bama Women's Basketball Team Heads To Italy
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Oh for a trip to Italy. Brings to mind one of Dean Martin's old hits, "That's Amore."
The University of Alabama women's basketball team today departs on a 10-day tour of Italy. Included in their stops will be Rome, Florence, Venice and Lake Como.
The University of Alabama women's basketball team today departs on a 10-day tour of Italy. Included in their stops will be Rome, Florence, Venice and Lake Como.
Alabama head coach Kristy Curry said, “To have this opportunity to, not only get a jump start with practice, but probably more importantly is the educational experience and a chance to get to see a part of the world that you may never see unless it was for basketball. It’s going to be a phenomenal experience for our team and staff and for us to get a jump start on our chemistry as a team.”
Bama will play a total of three games, scheduled to face the Cameroon National Team on August 4th, Basket Montecchio Maggiore on on the 6th, and the Lithuanian University Team on August 8th.
The Tide will enjoy sightseeing opportunities and activities when not on the basketball court. In fact, go to RollTide.com for regular updates.
Tide Tennis Receives Honors
The University of Alabama men's and women's tennis programs have been honored as 2015 ITA All-Academic Teams by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. A total of ten students between the two programs have also earned individual ITA Scholar-Athletes honors, according to RollTide.com.
The award is open to any ITA member program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above based on a 4.00 scale. All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, or CA JUCO eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year.
The ten students earning individual ITA Scholar-Athlete honors are Hayes Brewer, Langford Hills, Danny Kerznerman, Korey Lovett and Becker O’Shaughnessey for the men, and Aryn Greene, Bennett Dunn, Natalia Maynetto, Danielle Spielmann and Emily Zabor for the women.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must be a varsity letter winner, possess a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year).
Congratulations!
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Summer Commencement At UA
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Several standouts getting their degrees include three-time NCAA champion Remona Burchell, one of the fastest sprinters in NCAA track and field history , gymnasts Lauren Beers, Kaitlyn Clark, Ashley Sledge, and Kayla Williams; Levi Randolph from the basketball team who earned Academic All-America honors; and baseballer Mitch Greer.
Congratulations to all graduates.
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Florence LB Thompson Leaving The State
Three-star Florence linebacker Erroll Thompson will become the third Florence football standout in a four-year span to leave the state of Alabama to go to Mississippi State. He chose State yesterday over Alabama, Kentucky, Louisville and Michigan.
The 6' 2", 250-pound Thompson said he just wanted to get his decision out of the way to avoid potential distractions for his upcoming senior football season. He said his reason to go to State was that he loved everything about the program, it was on the rise, he felt comfortable there, and the plan they had in place for him was better.
