Monday, October 3, 2016

Volleyball Falls Short; Bama Football Stats; 5-Star Dylan Moses Picks The Tide; 2017 Alabama Football Commitments; Associated Press Poll; Amway Coaches Poll




Tide Volleyball Falls Short On Comeback Run


Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics


There have been some close matches for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide volleyball team this season. This one was no different, as the ladies fought and clawed last night coming back from an 0-2 deficit and forcing Mississippi State into a fifth set yesterday. But alas, the comeback fell short as the Bulldogs defeated the Crimson Tide 3-2 in Southeastern Conference play in Starkville, Mississippi.

Alabama falls to 13-4 overall, 2-2 SEC on the season while the Dogs improved to 13-4, 3-1 SEC.

Krystal Rivers led the Crimson Tide offense with 26 kills. She also accounted for one ace and six blocks. It was Leah Lawrence tying a career-high nine blocks in those five sets. Hayley McSparin came through with 13 kills and one block on the day, Brittany Thomas had a team-leading 19 digs, as well as eight kills and two blocks for Bama and Emily Stebbins contributed two kills.


Alabama will resume Southeastern Conference play next weekend on the road against Auburn (8-9, 2-2 SEC) on Sunday, October 9th at 1:30 p.m. CT.



Team Statistics
Game Stats    UA    MS
Kills    50    61
Errors    30    31
Hitting %    .145    .194
Points    62.0    79.0
Aces    2    3
Blocks    10.0    15.0
TA    138    155
Assists    48    54



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Alabama Football Cumulative Statistics





                 Statistic              Alabama          Opponent

Scoring
Points Per Game 44.00 13.00
Total 220 65

First Downs
Rushing 59 20
Passing 50 36
Penalty 2 7
Total 111 63

Rushing
Yards Gained 1280 531
Yards Lost 122 189
Attempts 215 151
Average Per Attempt 5.4 2.3
Avg. Per Game 231.6 68.4
Touchdowns 12 1
Total 1158 342

Passing
Att-Comp-Int 163-103-1 153-83-3
Avg. Per Attempt 7.75 6.14
Avg. Per Game 252.80 188.00
Touchdowns 9 4
Total 1264 940

Total Offense
Total Plays 378 304
Avg. Per Play 6.4 4.2
Avg. Per Game 484.4 256.4
Total Yards 2422 1282
Touchdowns 28 6

Returns
Kickoff: Average 22.11 20.35
Kickoff: Total 9-199 17-346
Punt: Average 19.67 7.75
Punt: Total 12-236 4-31
INT: Average 26.33 0.00
INT: Total 3-79 1-0

Kicking
Punt: Avg. Yards Per Game 45.39 45.41
Punt: Net Average 43.67 44.62
Punt: Total Yards 18-817 39-1771
FG: Good-Attempts 8-11 8-10
Onside Kicks 0-0 1-1

Penalties
Avg. Per Game (YDS) 45.60 28.40
Total-Yards 31-228 16-142

Time Of Possession
Avg. Per Game 33:02 26:58
Total 02:45:10 02:14:50

Miscellaneous
3rd Down Conversions 37-76 (48.68 %) 22-79 (27.85 %)
4th Down Conversions 5-7 (71.43 %) 2-6 (33.33 %)
Fumbles-Lost 8-4 11-5
Sacks-Yards Lost 17-138 10-65
Misc. Yards 0 0
Red Zone: Attempts-Scores 22-23 6-8
Red Zone: Touchdowns 16-23 1-8



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Bama Got Him!
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Five-Star Linebacker Dylan Moses Picks The Tide


Dylan Moses with Nick Saban
Twitter Photo


Everybody wanted him. Yes, everybody. Including the University of Alabama football program. Five-star linebacker Dylan Moses announced on Twitter that he has committed to The Crimson Tide. Baton Rouge, Louisiana native and IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) student-athlete Dylan Moses decided to pull the trigger after his visit to the Capstone.

According to his Twitter account, Moses said, "After talking to my parents, I've decided to shut my recruitment down. I will not be taking any more visits. I want to thank every coach that offered me and took interest in me as a player/person. I have decided to commit to the University of Alabama! Roll Tide."

LSU was presumed to the the team to beat, actually having been committed to the Tigers for a couple of years, but Moses had also at one time listed the Tide as well as Texas as his leader at one point or the other. It could just be that with the Les Miles firing (and other factors) the somewhat muddied waters have cleared.

According to the 247Sports Composite, the 6' 3", 235-pound Moses was the number one outside linebacker and the number four overall player in the country.

With the addition of Moses, Alabama now has 21 commitments to the class of 2017.


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2017 Football Commitments For Alabama Football


The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team currently has 21 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 10/02/16:

  • Najee Harris, RB (6-1, 210), Antioch, California 
  • Alex Leatherwood, OL (6-4, 300), Pensacola, Florida
  • Chadarius Townsend, ATH, (6-0, 180), Tanner, Alabama*
  • Brian Robinson, RB (6-2, 210), Tuscaloosa, Alabama*
  • Gary Johnson, LB (6-2, 225), Dodge City (Kansas) 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 (California)
  • Mac Jones, QB (6-2, 185), Jacksonville, Florida
  • 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
  • Akial Byers, DL, (6-4,  275), Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Jhavonte Dean, (6-2, 189), Homestead, Florida
  • Brannon Hunter, (6-4, 290), Cullman, Alabama*
  • Jerry Jeudy, ( 6-1, 177), Deerfield Beach, Florida
  • Kyriq McDonald, DB (5-11, 185), Madison, Alabama*
  • Kendall Randolph, OL (6-5, 290), Madison, Alabama*
  • Kedrick James, TE (6-5, 250), Waco, Texas
  • Dylan Moses, LB (6-3, 235), IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida


*State of Alabama Recruits/Commitments



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Associated Press College Football Poll
Week of October 2nd





The Associated Press released its weekly college football Top 25 today for the week of October 2, 2016. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide is again ranked No. 1 in the nation, though with not as many first place votes as in past weeks. Alabama picked up 53 of the 61 first place ballots. Ohio State is second, with six first place votes, followed by Clemson with one first place vote and Michigan with the other first.

Six teams from the Southeastern Conference made this week's Top 25, with three breaking the Top 10. Those teams from the SEC are Alabama (1), Texas A&M (8), Tennessee (9), Ole Miss (14), Arkansas (16) and Florida (18). 

Here are the Top 25 teams in America according to the Associated Press:

  1  Alabama Crimson Tide
  2  Ohio State
  3  Clemson
  4  Michigan
  5  Washington
  6  Houston
  7  Louisville
  8  Texas A&M
  9  Tennessee
10  Miami
11  Wisconsin
12  Nebraska
13  Baylor
14  Ole Miss
15  Stanford
16  Arkansas
17  North Carolina
18  Florida
19  Boise Stat
20  Oklahoma
21  Colorado
22  West Virginia
23  Florida State
24  Utah
25  Virginia Tech


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Amway Coaches Poll
Week Of October 2nd




The University of Alabama Crimson Tide again sits atop the Amway Coaches Poll for Week 5, October 2, 2016. Alabama had 57 total first place votes, followed by Ohio State at second with three first place votes and Clemson in third with the last two first place votes.

Six Southeastern Conference teams made the Top 25, with three in the Top 10. Those from the SEC are Alabama (1), Texas A&M (7), Tennessee (9), Ole Miss (14), Arkansas (17) and Florida (18).

Here are the Top 25 football teams in the country according to the Amway Coaches Poll:

  1  Alabama Crimson Tide
  2  Ohio State
  3  Clemson
  4  Michigan
  5  Houston
  6  Washington
  7  Texas A&M
  8  Louisville
  9  Tennessee
10  Miami
11  Baylor
12  Nebraska
13  Wisconsin
14  Ole Miss
15  Stanford
16  North Carolina
17  Arkansas
18  Florida
19  Boise State
20  West Virginia
21  Florida State
22  Oklahoma
23  Colorado
24  Utah
25  Western Michigan







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