8 Crimson Tide Footballers Make Senior Bowl Watch List
A total of 400 players have been named to the Senior Bowl watch list. Eight of those players are from The University of Alabama.
Michigan and Utah were the only two teams to have more players on the list. Michigan had 15, with Utah second placing nine on the list. The Crimson Tide was tied with Louisville and Houston for third.
Those players from Alabama making the list are defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, outside linebacker Ryan Anderson, linebacker Reuben Foster, tight end O.J. Howard, safety Eddie Jackson, offensive lineman Alphonse Taylor, defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson and outside linebacker Tim Williams.
A total of 110 seniors from across the country will play in the January contest.
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Bama Football Back At It After Two-Day Break
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| Tim Williams hitting the sled Photo Credit: AL.com/Vasha Hunt |
After enjoying a much-deserved two-day break, The University of Alabama football team returned to practice working outdoors yesterday for two hours in shells in cloudy, 90 degree weather on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields.
This was the Crimson Tide's 20th of 28 practice sessions of Fall Camp. Practice yesterday got underway at 3:30 p.m. CT with the team continuing to work on basic fundamentals. Bama will get in five practice sessions this week before taking Sunday off.
Following Sunday's day of rest, the Tide will begin game-week preparations for the season opener on September 3rd.
Defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson was finally able to get some work in. He practiced for the first time since he suffered an ankle injury back on August 13th. Wide receiver Cam Sims, who had suffered a knee injury, and Keith Holcombe, ankle injury, were both dressed for yesterday's practice session but didn't participate in drills during the media viewing period.
Senior O.J. Howard was back out on the practice field, though limited in his work. He appeared to be more mobile than he was back on Saturday, however.
The only players sporting black, no-contact jerseys yesterday were Ronnie Clark, Richie Petitbon and Nigel Knott.
The quarterback order appeared unchanged. It was Cooper Bateman, Blake Barnett and then Jalen Hurts.
The order of wide receivers during drills were altered in yesterday's practice due to Sims injury. Order was ArDarius Stewart, Calvin Ridley, Robert Foster, Gehrig Dieter, Raheem Falkins, Xavian Marks, Derek Kief and T.J. Simmons.
Scouts from various NFL teams were again on hand to view the practice session.
Alabama will face USC on September 3rd in the season opener in the AdvoCare Bowl to be played in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and will be aired live on ABC. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Sam Ponder will be calling the game.
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| Photo Credit: RollTide.com |
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Tua Tagovailoa Now Listed As A 5-Star Recruit
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| Tua Tagovailoa No. 1 Rated Dual-Threat Quarterback Photo Credit: 247Sports |
University of Alabama quarterback commit Tua Tagovailoa out of Honolulu, Hawaii is now listed as a five-star recruit and the number one dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2017, according to an update yesterday by the 247Sports Composite Rankings. The 6' 1", 212-pounder has been committed to the Crimson Tide since this past May. He was named the MVP of Nike's "The Opening Finals". He is rated as the number 32 prospect overall nationally.
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Colin Cowherd Again References Alabama
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| Colin "Cowpatty" Cowherd Photo Credit: New York Post |
There were a number of Notre Dame players who have found themselves in legal troubles after a series of arrests this past weekend. Okay, a Notre Dame story, and a situation that Notre Dame needs to handle. As a result of these legal issues, senior safety Max Redfield was dismissed from the program, and senior Devin Butler has been suspended indefinitely. So Cowherd decided to speak up on the subject yesterday. Of course he would, as he did concerning the problems that Alabama has faced this past off-season.
Cowherd's position? He thinks the punishments are convenient, because he says that Notre Dame doesn’t need those players to compete this year. He then went on to compare the Notre Dame program to Alabama, which he believes has done similarly this year.
He believes that Notre Dame and Alabama (thought this was a Notre Dame story) only dismiss or suspend players when it really won't have any real adverse effect on the program.
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Kirk Herbstreit Makes College Football Playoff Predictions
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| Kirk Herbstreit Photo Credit: ESPN Radio |
ESPN sports analyst Kirk Herbstreit dropped his four college football playoff teams for 2016 a little earlier. Though he usually updates his predictions weekly during the season, he has his four choices pretty much locked in for his preseason picks. He announced his four teams while appearing on ESPN Radio's Russillo and Kanell.
Herbstreit will open his 2016 CFP prognostications with The University of Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and...wait for it...TCU. Now for his rationale.
Herbstreit says that he is going with Clemson because it's who he thinks is "going to win the championship." He further comments it's because of "one guy", Deshaun Watson. He calls Watson "a freak."
Concerning the Buckeyes, Herbstreit says, "I think Ohio State still comes out of the Big Ten. I think J.T. Barrett, despite all their [personnel] losses, will kind of allow Ohio State to be able to maneuver through their schedule and get there to win a Big Ten Championship."
Then comes his fourth pick. Let's let Herbstreit explain it himself, "Those three I feel pretty good about. The fourth team I think I’m going to go TCU out of the Big 12. It’s either a Pac-12 team or TCU. Right now, I’m leaning towards TCU as my fourth team to get in."
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4-Star CB Christian Tutt Lists Bama In Top 11
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| Christian Tutt Twitter Graphic/Photo |
One of the top cornerbacks in the country has listed the Alabama Crimson Tide as one of the 11 schools for which he'd like to play. That young man is Christian Tutt.
Tutt, 5' 10", 188-pounds, is a top-100 player and listed as the No. 14 cornerback, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
His top 11, in no particular order, are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas A&M, Clemson, Florida State, Miami, Ohio State, Notre Dame, UCLA and USC.
