Alabama-Western Kentucky Kickoff Time Set
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The ESPN family of networks and the University of Alabama announce the time of kickoff for the fall football game betweetn the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The game, scheduled for September 10th, can be seen live on ESPN2, with a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff.
The will be the third meeting between the Tide and Hilltoppers, with the men of Western Kentucky holding a goose egg in the series 2-0. Alabama won that first meeting back in 2008 by a score of 41-7. The second matchup came in 2012, with the Crimson Tide shutting out Western Kentucky 35-0. Both contests were played in Bryant-Denny Stadium, as will this third scheduled game.
Start times for the two games preceding the Tide-Hilltoppers matchup are set as well. Alabama and Southern Cal kick things off on September 3rd at 7 p.m. CT in the AdvoCare Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This venue is quickly becoming a second home for Tide. Game two of the 2016 is a contest with the Ole Miss Rebels, the first Southeastern Conference contest of the season, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT on September 17th. The Tide has lost the two previous games with the Rebels, and looks to snap the two-game losing streak this year.
Jam-packed Bryant-Denny Stadium
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Bama Football Picks Up 11th 2017 Commitment
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4-Star QB Mac Jones Flips To Crimson
Crimson Tide 2017 QB Commit Mac Jones
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The University of Alabama football program has picked up its second 2017 commitment in just a couple of days, bringing the total of young men choosing the Crimson Tide to 11 prospect-commits. 4-star quarterback Mac Jones out of Bolles High School in Jacksonville, Florida flipped his commitment last night from the Kentucky Wildcats to the Crimson Tide of Alabama.
Jones is currently camping at Alabama this week. He made his announcement known after a good day yesterday at the Capstone.
The young Jones is currently ranked as the No. 14 pro-style quarterback in the class of 2017 according to 247Sports composite rankings. He is the No. 41 recruit from the state of Florida, as well as the No. 284 recruit nationally.
That now makes two quarterback commitments for the 2017 recruiting class. Jones joins four-star QB recruit Tua Tagovailoa out of Hawaii as signal-callers for the Tide.
Upon the announcement of Jones' commitment, Tagovailoa tweeted out a greeting and congratulations message:
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Tide Basketball Coach Avery Johnson High On Program
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*State of Alabama Recruits/Commitments
Tide Basketball Coach Avery Johnson High On Program
UA Men's Head Basketball Coach Avery Johnson
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University of Alabama men's head basketball coach Avery Johnson is about to begin his second season at the helm of the Crimson Tide. It is his first college head coaching position, yet he is handling it as though he has done it for a lifetime. Of course his experience as a college and pro basketball player, as well as NBA assistant and head coach goes a long way toward honing the skills necessary to deal with young men.
Johnson was the keynote speaker last night for the annual gala of the 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center. In addition to speaking at the event, he took a little time with reporters to promote Alabama basketball.
Bama men's basketball head man knows that football has been and will be king at the University of Alabama, but hopes that he will be able to elevate the program in the hearts and minds of Crimson Tide fans. Johnson said, "What we're trying to become is a great partner with football, so instead of being in football's
shadow, hopefully, we can walk side by side. That's why (Alabama
football) coach (Nick) Saban and I meet all the time. He helps me
tremendously with recruiting. I help him – not that they need it. But
we're great partners, and that's what we're hoping – we can one day walk
alongside of Alabama football."
Alabama basketball has been lacking in getting young men into the NBA draft, and Johnson addressed that fact, saying, "Here's the deal: It's not just important to get a guy in the draft
this year. What's important is to get a guy in the draft
and him have some stability in the NBA. So we can get a kid that's in
the draft, and he spends one year in the NBA, it doesn't matter. We want
him to have some stability.
"And also look at what happened with Retin Obasohan,
a kid that came out of nowhere. Averaged four points a game. Now he's
up there, he's going to work out for 11 or 12 NBA teams. That was
unheard of coming into the season with all of his pre-draft workouts, and
he's doing an excellent job."
Johnson is hoping to have the non-conference portion of its schedule ready soon for this upcoming season of Alabama Crimson Tide Men's Basketball. Once complete he plans to release the information.
Johnson said, "Hopefully, in a week or two, we'll have it released. We're excited about it. It's not going to easy, just like our
non-conference schedule wasn't easy last year. We've got to be
competitive. We've got to play as many teams as we can that have good
RPIs, but not overload our schedule. So, hopefully, it will be a
balanced one."
Alabama's second-year coach posted an 18-15 record in his first season at UA.
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2017 Football Commitments For Alabama Football
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team currently has 11 student-athletes who have committed to furthering their football careers at the Capstone. As new commits are announced the list will be updated and released.
Here is the complete list of 2017 commitments to UA as of 6/8/16:
- Najee Harris, RB (6-1, 210), Antioch, California
- Alex Leatherwood, OL (6-4, 300), Pensacola, Florida
- Chadarius Townsend, ATH, (6-0, 180), Tanner, Alabama*
- Xavier McKinney, DB (6-1, 170), Roswell, Georgia
- Brian Robinson, RB (6-2, 210), Tuscaloosa, Alabama*
- Aaron Sterling, DL (6-1, 270), Stone Mountain, Georgia
- Gary Johnson, LB (6-2, 225), Dodge City (Kan.) Community College
- VanDarius Cowan, LB (6-4, 217), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Tua Tagovailoa, QB (6-1, 210), Honolulu, Hawaii
- Elliot Baker, OL (6-7, 295), City College of San Francisco (Calif.)
- Mac Jones, QB (6-2, 185), Jacksonville, Fla.
*State of Alabama Recruits/Commitments
