Kirk Herbstreit Keeps Alabama No. 1 In His Top 5
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| Kirk Herbstreit ESPN College Football Analyst Photo Credit: ESPN |
ESPN college football analyst, announcer, prognosticator, former college player and generally-likable Kirk Herbstreit has released his Top 5 after college football's second week has concluded. Herbstreit again has selected as his number one team in the land Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide.
Here are Herbie's Top 5 picks for Week 2:
1. ALABAMA
2. Florida State
3. Ohio State
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
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Stewart Mandel Of Fox Releases Top Ten
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| Stewart Mandel Fox Sports Photo |
The Alabama Crimson Tide sits atop another poll. Stewart Mandel of Fox Sports has released his own Top 10 teams after the second week of college football games have concluded. His list is a bit different from the others.
All major polls have only Alabama representing the Southeastern Conference in their Top 10, but not Mandel. He has put one other team from the SEC in his list, and that being the Arkansas Razorbacks.
10. Clemson
9. Arkansas
8. Washington
7. Louisville
6. Stanford
5. Michigan
4. Houston
3. Ohio State
2. Florida State
1. Alabama Crimson Tide
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ESPN Releases Week 2 SEC Power Rankings
Here's a look at the SEC power rankings for week number two:
1. University of Alabama
2. Texas A&M
3. Ole Miss
4. Arkansas
5. Florida
6. Tennessee
7. Georgia
8. Auburn
9. LSU
10. Mississippi State
11. Missouri
12. South Carolina
13. Vanderbilt
14. Kentucky
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Bama Men's Golf Finishes 3rd In Carpet Capital Collegiate
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| Photo Credit: RollTide.com |
The 16th-ranked University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's golf team finished ninth overall this weekend at the 2016 Carpet Capital Collegiate tournament. Bama completed the three-day, 54-hole tournament yesterday with a 10-over par 874 (281-295-298).
Crimson Tide men's golf head coach Jay Seawell said, "It was a mixed bag for sure. We had a nice start but we didn't handle the last two days very well. It sort of snowballed on us and it doesn't feel very good. There were some things we could build off of and a lot of things we need to correct. You play tournaments to learn about yourself and we learned a lot. We look forward to getting back to work (today)."
Bama sophomore Davis Riley carded a tournament low round of 3-under par 69 in route to finishing tied for 19th overall with a 1-under par 215 (74-72-69). Riley has now shot rounds in the 60s a total of 10 times in his career, and marks the eighth top-20 finish in 13 career tournaments.
Junior Lee Hodges tied for 30th with a 2-over par 218 (68-73-77) on the par 72 on the 7,012-yard Farms Golf Club course, junior Tyler Hitchner tied for 42nd with a 4-over par 220 (68-74-78), junior Steve Setterstrom tied for 45th with a 221 (71-76-74) and redshirt freshman Alex Green finished in 74th at 236 (74-77-85).
Tying for 45th with Settersstrom, and playing as an individual in the event, was redshirt freshman Josh Sedeno with a three-day score of 221 (73-74-74).
Concerning all the young players on the team, Seawell said, "This will absolutely help our experience. We have a young team this year. We had good practices leading up to this tournament but we are just inexperienced. Lee is a junior but this is the first tournament wearing the Crimson shirt. I am proud of a lot of things they did and I saw a lot of good, especially in the first round. But you could tell we were young and couldn't overcome the adversity. We need to get better at that and I believe we will."
Virginia took the tournament team victory with a total of 13-under par 833, finishing six strokes ahead of second place No. 11 Auburn (839). Thirteenth-ranked Clemson (848) finished third, followed by No. 7 LSU (852), with No. 6 Florida (856) and No. 35 Georgia Tech (856) tied for fifth overall.
Alabama will hit the next course this next weekend when it travels to Chicago, Illinois to compete at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Challenge on September 16-18.
"You learn a lot and typically see the most improvement from the first week to the second week so we are looking towards Olympia Fields with the hope we can improve from what we did this week," commented Seawell,
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4-Star Power Forward Rayshaun Hammonds To Visit Bama
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4-Star Power Forward Rayshaun Hammonds To Visit Bama
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| Rayshaun Hammonds Photo Credit: Jon Lopez/Nike |
One of Alabama basketball head coach Avery Johnson's top prospects has set an official visit to the Capstone. He is 6' 7", 190-pound four-star power forward Rayshaun Hammonds, and is planning to be in Tuscaloosa on October 21st through 22nd.
The Crimson Tide offered Hammonds back in the spring and is an Alabama-lean according to 247Sports.
Hammonds is rated the No. 11 power forward and the No. 50 overall player in the country according to the 247Sports Composite.
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Alabama Crimson Tide No. 1 In AP College Football Poll
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team remains firmly ensconsed in the number one position in the second week of the Associated Press College Football Poll. Florida State made a jump up to number two, while Clemson fell from the second position all the way to number five after their scare this past Saturday.
A total of eight Southeastern Conference teams are in the top 25, yet Alabama is the only one in this week's top 10. Representing the SEC are Alabama (1), Tennessee (15), Georgia (16), Texas A&M (17), Ole Miss (19), LSU (20), Florida (23) and Arkansas (24). Auburn also received votes, coming in at 35.
1 ALABAMA
2 Florida State
3 Ohio State
4 Michigan
5 Clemson
6 Houston
7 Stanford
8 Washington
9 Wisconsin
10 Louisville
11 Texas
12 Michigan State
13 Iowa
14 Oklahoma
15 Tennessee
16 Georgia
17 Texas A&M
18 Notre Dame
19 Ole Miss
20 LSU
21 Baylor
22 Oregon
23 Florida
24 Arkansas
25 Miami
Others receiving votes:
TCU 62, Utah
62, San Diego St. 51, UCLA 47, Boise St. 42, Pittsburgh 39, Oklahoma
St. 22, Nebraska 11, North Carolina 10, Auburn 7, Cent. Michigan 4,
Colorado 2, Cincinnati 1, Arizona St. 1.
For the second consecutive week the University of Alabama Crimson Tide sits atop the Amway Coaches Poll. Florida State is now number two with Clemson slipping one spot to number three.
Eight teams from the Southeastern Conference are included in the top 25, but none but Bama made the top 10 in week two. Those from the SEC are Alabama (1), Georgia (13), Tennessee (15), Ole Miss (17), Texas A&M (20), LSU (22), Florida (23) and Arkansas (24). Auburn received votes, coming in at 36.
Others Receiving Votes
According to his Twitter account, five-star linebacker Dylan Moses has set his commitment date for December 15th. The 6' 3", 235-pounder from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, now playing for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, is a top prospect for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Moses has had a few changes of mind or heart during the recruiting process. He originally had commited to the LSU Tigers, decommitted, named the Alabama Crimson Tide as his leader, then changed his mind again and named Texas as the leader for his services.
He is planning an official visit to Alabama on October 1st for the Alabama-Kentucky football game.
Moses is rated the No. 1 outside linebacker and the No. 4 overall player in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite.
The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide has been installed as an 8.5-favorite according to VegasInsider.com for this Saturday's contest with the No. 19 Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Mississippi. The Tide is looking to snap a two-game losing streak to Johnny Reb, but the Rebs believe that the third time is their charm.
Alabama and Ole Miss will kick it off at 2:30 p.m. CT, with the game broadcast live on CBS.
University of Alabama baseball fall practice begins today, officially kicking off its full-team off-season training. First year head coach Greg Goff has scheduled a total of 17 intrasquad scrimmages, all
of which will be open to the public, leading up to the Fall World
Series to close out camp.
Today will be the new Tide skipper's first official full team practice since joining the program and university back in June after his hiring. These months since his arrival have stayed busy, however, with the guys from the team spending time working in the weight room as well as individually hitting the field getting some work in to prepare for the official start of camp.
The first intrasquad is tomorrow, with scrimmages this Friday and Saturday. In fact, the team will have a scrimmage every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday for a three-week period through October 11.
Bama's annual Scout Day will be held on Wednesday, October 12. The team invites scouts from all 30 Major League organizations to come watch UA's draft-eligible players perform against one another on that day. Then the Tide will play three more scrimmages on Friday, October 14, Saturday, October 15, and again on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Following the final intrasquad game, the team will be broken up into two teams who will face off for the Tide's Fall World Series from Friday, October 21 through Sunday, October 23.
The start times for each scrimmage date will be determined at the beginning of each week. Also, the number of innings and pitches per game will be determined as fall camp progresses. Between each of the scrimmages are regularly scheduled weekly practice sessions for the entire team. Dates and times of all practices and scrimmages for the upcoming week can be found on RollTide.com at the beginning of the week each Monday.
For the fans interested in attending practice sessions here is some good news. Admission to view the practices will be free. Fans are asked to enter Sewell-Thomas Stadium through the main gate (Gate 3) located directly behind home plate. Once inside, fans are encouraged to stay in the lower bowl seating area, as access to the upper levels of the stadium is restricted.
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Alabama Crimson Tide Tops Amway Coaches Poll
Eight teams from the Southeastern Conference are included in the top 25, but none but Bama made the top 10 in week two. Those from the SEC are Alabama (1), Georgia (13), Tennessee (15), Ole Miss (17), Texas A&M (20), LSU (22), Florida (23) and Arkansas (24). Auburn received votes, coming in at 36.
1 ALABAMA
2 Florida State
3 Clemson
4 Ohio State
5 Michigan
6 Stanford
7 Houston
8 Michigan State
9 Washington
10 Louisville
11 Iowa
12 Wisconsin
13 Georgia
14 Oklahoma
15 Tennessee
16 Texas
17 Ole Miss
18 Notre Dame
19 Baylor
20 Texas A&M
21 Oregon
22 LSU
23 Florida
24 Arkansas
25 MiamiOthers Receiving Votes
TCU 110; North Carolina 56; Utah 52; Nebraska 47; UCLA 42; Boise State 37; Oklahoma State 29; San Diego State 27; Pittsburgh 25; Auburn 15; South Florida 12; West Virginia 9; Navy 8; Arizona State 7; Appalachian State 3; Colorado 2; Georgia Southern 2; Marshall 1; Central Michigan 1; Minnesota 1; Toledo 1; Western Kentucky 1; Western Michigan 1.
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5-Star Prospect Dylan Moses Sets Commitment Date
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| Dylan Moses with Tide head coach Nick Saban Twitter Photo |
Moses has had a few changes of mind or heart during the recruiting process. He originally had commited to the LSU Tigers, decommitted, named the Alabama Crimson Tide as his leader, then changed his mind again and named Texas as the leader for his services.
He is planning an official visit to Alabama on October 1st for the Alabama-Kentucky football game.
Moses is rated the No. 1 outside linebacker and the No. 4 overall player in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite.
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Bama 8.5 Point Favorite To Beat Rebs
Alabama and Ole Miss will kick it off at 2:30 p.m. CT, with the game broadcast live on CBS.
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Alabama Baseball Practice Begins Today
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| Graphic/Photo Credit: RollTide.com |
Today will be the new Tide skipper's first official full team practice since joining the program and university back in June after his hiring. These months since his arrival have stayed busy, however, with the guys from the team spending time working in the weight room as well as individually hitting the field getting some work in to prepare for the official start of camp.
The first intrasquad is tomorrow, with scrimmages this Friday and Saturday. In fact, the team will have a scrimmage every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday for a three-week period through October 11.
Bama's annual Scout Day will be held on Wednesday, October 12. The team invites scouts from all 30 Major League organizations to come watch UA's draft-eligible players perform against one another on that day. Then the Tide will play three more scrimmages on Friday, October 14, Saturday, October 15, and again on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Following the final intrasquad game, the team will be broken up into two teams who will face off for the Tide's Fall World Series from Friday, October 21 through Sunday, October 23.
The start times for each scrimmage date will be determined at the beginning of each week. Also, the number of innings and pitches per game will be determined as fall camp progresses. Between each of the scrimmages are regularly scheduled weekly practice sessions for the entire team. Dates and times of all practices and scrimmages for the upcoming week can be found on RollTide.com at the beginning of the week each Monday.
For the fans interested in attending practice sessions here is some good news. Admission to view the practices will be free. Fans are asked to enter Sewell-Thomas Stadium through the main gate (Gate 3) located directly behind home plate. Once inside, fans are encouraged to stay in the lower bowl seating area, as access to the upper levels of the stadium is restricted.
