Crimson Tide Soccer Announces 2016 Schedule
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The 2016 edition of the University of Alabama soccer team under second year head coach Wes Hart is gearing up for the 2016 season. Hart has announced the schedule for the upcoming season, with the Tide playing eight home matches at the Alabama Soccer Complex and 10 games on the road.
Concerning home attendance, conference and non-conference games Hart said, "I'm excited that we will be kicking off the 2016 season at home. Last year, we had some great home crowds early in the season. I'm
hopeful that we will be able to draw even more fans out in 2016. We
will need the support as we host some quality opponents both in and out
of conference. It will be interesting to see what kinds of crowds we are
able to get for our SEC games, as the majority of them have moved to
Thursday nights, as opposed to Fridays."
The Crimson Tide will be playing six of its first nine matches
on the road. Alabama opens with two exhibition contests, with the
first schedued for August 11th on the Plains at Auburn, with the other at home against Troy set for August 14th. Bama will open this season with a home matchup against Sam Houston State on August 19th, followed by 2015 NCAA tournament
participant Murray State on August 21st. The Tide will then close out the
month of August with a contest with Campbell on August 26th at home before hitting the
road to face Chattanooga on August 28th.
Talking about the 2016 soccer season, Hart said, "Our non-conference schedule will be very challenging. We face three teams that qualified for the NCAA tournament. We will also travel up the road to Birmingham to face Samford, a team that was a penalty kick shootout away from advancing to the NCAA tournament."
The month of September begins with a pair of games in the state of Florida for the Crimson Tide. Alabama will travel to Tampa to take on the University of South Florida on September 1st, then pay a visit to Fort Myers to face its second 2015 NCAA tournament team in Florida Gulf Coast University on September 4th.
Hart let it be known that the road wasn't the only place stiff competition would occur. He continued, "We've got a brutal road stretch after opening the first three games at home. However, it will be nice for some of our players to play in front of their hometown fans in Chattanooga, Tampa and Birmingham. We also end the season with a very difficult road trip at Florida and at LSU, both of whom qualified for the NCAA tournament last season."
Bama begins the conference schedule on September 9th on the road in Knoxville with the Tennessee Volunteers. The Tide will then close out its non-conference schedule on September 13th with a short trip to Birmingham to play the Samford Bulldogs.
The final 10 conference contest will be split between Tuscaloosa and the road, facing the Arkansas Razorbacks (September 22nd), Texas A&M (September 25th), Ole Miss (October 6th), Georgia (October 13th) and Vanderbilt (October 27th) at home. The Tide will travel to Kentucky (September 18th), Mississippi State (September 30th), Missouri (October 9th), Florida (October 20th) and LSU (October 23rd).
The 2016 Southeastern Conference Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for October 31-November 6, and will be played in Orange Beach, Alabama for the 11th consecutive season.
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Crimson Tide Football Receives 10th 2017 Commit
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JUCO OT Elliot Baker Coming To T-Town
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*State of Alabama Recruits/Commitments
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Crimson Tide Football Receives 10th 2017 Commit
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JUCO OT Elliot Baker Coming To T-Town
JUCO 4-Star OT Bama Commit Elliot Baker
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It was very late last night when the Alabama Crimson Tide football program received the good news that it had its 10th football commitment for the 2017 recruiting class. In fact, it was shortly before midnight last night when 6' 7", 295-pound four-star offensive tackle recruit Elliot Baker announced he would continue his college football career in Tuscaloosa when he finishes this coming season at City College of California.
Baker is ranked as the top junior college prospect for 2017 according to 247Sports individual rankings. He ranked No. 2 in the 247Sports composite. He is a native of San Francisco, California and is currently on a visit at the Capstone.
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2017 Football Commitments For Alabama Football
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team currently has 10 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 6/7/16:
- 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.)
*State of Alabama Recruits/Commitments
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Crimson Tide To Begin NCAA Track & Field Championships
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It's time for the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and the University of Alabama track and field team will be carrying 15 athletes
(11 men, 4 women) and one relay team to Eugene, Oregon for the competition. The 2016
Championships will begin tomorrow, June 8th, and continue through the 11th at Hayward Field at the University
of Oregon.
Two jumpers will be involved in competition for the Tide, one man and one woman. The woman, junior Quanesha Burks, is the defending NCAA outdoor champions, as well as the 2015 and 2016 Southeastern Conference outdoor champion in the women's long jump. Burks currently leads the nation in the long with a 22' 2 1/2" (6.77meters) mark at the SEC Outdoor Championships.
For the men it will be senior Justin Fondren. He earned All-America honors in 2015.
Also for the Tide will be four sprinters and hurdler consisiting of three men and one woman. These four will compete in four indiviual events. Two athletes will compete, one man and one woman. Then in the relays it will be the women's 4x400 meter relay team.
The Crimson Tide men's team is currently ranked No. 11 while the women come in at No. 37 in the latest U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Rankings.
Crimson Tide head track & field coach Dan Waters said, "This group is a testament to the versatility of our program at Alabama. We’ve had a great season in the throws but we’ve also qualified in the sprints, long sprints, distance, hurdles and jumps this season. Our team is focused and prepared to put on a good performance at the Championships."
Members of Alabama Track & Field participating in the championships:
Elia Hakansson
Tony Brown
Tadashi Pinder
Kyle Felpel
Kord Ferguson
Amed Ali
Antibahs Kosgei
Justin Fondren
Hayden Reed
Joe Williams
Daniel Haugh
Vanessa Clerveaux
Quanesha Burks
Alex Gholston
Haley Teel
Diamond Gause
Dominique Williams
Katie Funcheon
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Bama Quarterback Commit Tagovailoa Shines At Elite 11
Alabama Crimson Tide QB Commit Tua Tagovailoa
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University of Alabama quarterback commit Tua Tagvailoa really strutted his stuff this past weekend at the Elite 11 finals. In fact, some are saying he had the best weekend of any of the 24 quarterbacks there.
Tagovailoa's throws are fluid, strong, and the young man is decisive, exactly what Alabama head coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin look for in a field general.
He is 100% committed to the University of Alabama.
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The Hulk Fails To Qualify At The University Of Alabama
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Jones Is Attending Junior College
Defensive Tackle Kendell Jones
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Alabama Crimson Tide football will be without the services of one of its top recruits. Four-star defensive tackle Kendell Jones out of Shoemaker High School in Killeen, Texas failed to qualify academically and will be be enrolling at the University of Alabama this year. He, in fact, began classes on Monday at an undisclosed junior college according to SEC Country.
The report states that it is as yet unclear whether Jones will be needing one or two years at the junior college level to be eligible to play NCAA football. The importance of that being if two years then Jones has the freedom to play football for any team in the country. One year means he remains bound to the Crimson Tide by virtue of his signed national letter of intent.
According to Jones' father, the problem was a testing issue. The elder Jones says his son missed the cut by four points.
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban alluded to the fact that one player had not yest qualified. It appears Jones was the player of whom he was referring.
The "Hulk", as he is nicknamed, stands 6' 7" and weighs in at 375 pounds. He selected Alabama over LSU, Texas A&M, Texas and Baylor. According to 247Sports he was the No. 12 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 14 prospect in the state of Texas last year.
