Golfer Davis Riley PING Honorable Mention All-American
Crimson Tide Freshman Golfer Davis Riley
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Alabama Crimson Tide men's freshman golfer Davis Riley has been named as a PING Honorable Mention All-American. The announcement was made yesterday by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Riley had seven top-10 finishes this season. He also earned SEC All-Freshman and Second Team All-SEC honors. Riley matched his career-best finish when he tied for fourth overall with a 6-under par 210 at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional. Riley tied for fourth in just his second collegiate competition (Olympia Fields/Illini Invitational) with a season-low 208 back during the fall season in 2015. He was able to finish under par five times, as well as winning both of his matchups in the Farmlinks Collegiate Match Play event.
In addition, Riley was second on the Crimson Tide men's team with a 71.75 stroke average per round and a 0.58 average against par. Riley ended the year ranked 36th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.
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Long Snapper Thomas Fletcher Commits To Alabama Football
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Crimson Tide Football Now Holds Top 2017 Recruiting Class
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4-Star Offensive Tackle Kendall Randolph Announces Top 5
Left Tackle Kendall Randolph
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University Of Alabama Football National Championships: 1978
Long Snapper Thomas Fletcher Commits To Alabama Football
Bama Football Head Coach Nick Saban & Thomas Fletcher
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Center Thomas Fletcher yesterday announced his commitment to The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football program. He will be the Tide's next "long snapper," or so it is planned, upon the graduation of Cole Mazza.
Fletcher is a snapper for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He is a two- up to a five-star prospect according to which service you read.
The 6' 2", 220-pounder grew up near Portland, Oregon in nearby Vancouver, Washington. He and his family moved to Georgetown, Texas last summer, then transferred to the IMG Academy in Bradenton in January.
Fletcher plans to be an early graduate and enroll at UA in January. He picked the Crimson Tide over Texas A&M, Oregon and Florida State.
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Crimson Tide Football Now Holds Top 2017 Recruiting Class
According to 247Sports composite rankings, The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team has overtaken the Ohio State Buckeyes as the No. 1 recruiting class for 2017. The addition of long snapper Thomas Fletcher yesterday was enough to bump the Tide ahead of the Buckeyes.
Top 10 Recruiting Class Of 2017
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan
5. Georgia
6. Notre Dame
7. Tennessee
8. Florida State
9. LSU
10. Miami
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2017 Football Commitments For Alabama Football
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team currently has 15 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 6/23/16:
- 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.
- Markail Benton, LB (6-2, 245), Phenix City, Alabama*
- Brandon Ruiz, K (5-10, 165), Gilbert, Arizona
- Tyrell Davis, LB ( 6-6, 202), Lewisville, Texas
- Thomas Fletcher, C (6-2, 220), Bradenton, Florida
*State of Alabama Recruits/Commitments
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4-Star Offensive Tackle Kendall Randolph Announces Top 5
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Madison, Alabama native Kendall Randolph announced his top five schools for playing his college football. The four-star offensive tackle made his announcement last night on the social media platform, Twitter.
Four of the five selections by Randolph are Southeastern Conference schools. Randolph has picked, in no particular order, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Tennessee and Michigan.
Randolph gave no other information in his Thursday night tweet/announcement.
They young man plays left tackle for Bob Jones High School.
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University Of Alabama Football National Championships: 1978
Paul W. Bryant
The Bear
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The 1978 University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team won the 10th National Championship for the school, and was Paul "Bear" Bryant's fifth as a coach. 1978 was Alabama's 84th overall and 45th season in the Southeastern Conference, or Southern Conference as it was once known. Coach Bryant was in his 21st year as a head football coach.
The Crimson Tide had a regular season record of 10-1-0, with it's only blemish being to the USC Trojans. Alabama defeated the 10th-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers 20-3 and 11th-ranked Missouri Tigers 38-20 during the regular season. Alabama won the Southeastern Conference championship with a 6-0 record, and was then extended an invitation to play the top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions in the January 1, 1979 Sugar Bowl. The Crimson Tide won that game 14-7, finishing the season at 11-1-0.
1978 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Schedule
09/02 Nebraska W 20-3
09/16 at Missouri W 38-20
09/23 USC L 14-24
09/30 Vanderbilt W 51-28
10/07 at Washington W 20-7
10/14 Florida W 23-12
10/21 at Tennessee W 30-17
10/28 Virginia Tech W 35-0
11/04 Mississippi St W 35-14
11/11 LSU W 31-10
12/02 Auburn W 34-16
01/01 Penn State W 14-7
