13 UA Student-Athletes To Participate
In National Track & Field Championships
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – A total of thirteen members of the University of Alabama Track & Field program are set to participate in national championship contests in three different countries this week. The Bama boys and girls will participate in meets in the United States, Jamaica and Trinidad as well as Tobago from June 22-25.
Competing in the U.S. Track & Field (USATF) Outdoor Championships will be Tony Brown, Quanesha Burks, Stacey Destin, Kord Ferguson, Diamond Gause, Angelo Goss and McLean Lipschutz. The championships will be held at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California June 22-25.
It should be noted that athletes who finish in the top three in each event, and have met the qualifying standard, will earn a spot on the U.S. national team that will compete in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships August 4-13 in London, England.
Alize Ford and Takyera Roberson will compete in the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships June 22-24 at Hornet Stadium for placement on the U.S. junior national team that will be competing in the Pan-American Championships July 21-23 in Lima, Peru.
Jereem Richards, Ruebin Walters and Domonique Williams will compete in the Trinidad & Tobago national championships June 22-24 at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Steven Gayle will participate in the Jamaica national championships at National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. These four will also be competing for spots on their respective national teams for the IAAF Championships.
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Wide Receiver Justyn Ross Includes Alabama In Top-5
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| Wide Receiver Prospect Justyn Ross Twitter Photo |
Four-star receiver Justyn Ross of Phenix City (Alabama) Central High School is still eye-ballin' the Crimson Tide for 2018. The state of Alabama's top prospect has released his Top-5 list, and Bama is indeed part of that list.
Via his Twitter account, Ross has listed the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida, Auburn, Florida State and Clemson. It's a big cut from his original 20 that also included Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Notre Dame and others.
Ross comes in at 6' 4", 197-pounds and has great hands and mobility, and would be a great addition to the Crimson Tide class of 2018. Remember, the young man had once stated his mom would be a big factor in his eventual choice. His mom, Charay Franklin, has been deployed in Kuwait.
According to the 247Sports Composite, Ross is rated as the No. 6 receiver and the No. 44 overall player in the country.
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College Football Odds To The 2017 National Championship
Year-in and year-out the odds of various teams making the national championship or to actually win the national championship are released. This year is no exception. Here is a look at the odds of the top teams to actually win the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship. Thanks to Yardbarker for the information.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 15/4
Ohio State 11/2
Florida State 15/2
USC 15/2
Oklahoma 10/1
Michigan 15/1
Penn State 15/1
Clemson 20/1
LSU 20/1
Louisville 20/1
Georgia 22/1
Auburn 25/1
Texas 25/1
Washington 28/1
Notre Dame 45/1
Florida 50/1
Oklahoma State 50/1
Virginia Tech 50/1
Wisconsin 50/1
Tennessee 60/1
UCLA 60/1
Kansas State 65/1
West Virginia 65/1
Oregon 70/1
Miami 80/1
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FS1 & ESPN To Go Head-To-Head
On Upcoming Bowl Matchups
It appears a head-to-head is in the offing this coming football bowl season, pitting FS1 against the big, bad, loud and proud ESPN. ESPN has been dominating the college football season, following in the footsteps of its predecessor ABC. Now FS1, the lil Fox darling, will go up against the biggie this coming bowl season when the four-year-old network, David, goes up against the giant. Yeah, that, like, biblical talk, ya'll.
FS1 will be broadcasting its very first bowl game this year, airing the Holiday Bowl on December 28th. This is most definitely a feather in the cap of the network. ESPN had previously been broadcasting the Holiday Bowl. In fact, ESPN had the right every year but one since 1980.
The FS1 edition of the 2017 Holiday Bowl is scheduled for a 9:00 p.m. broadcast on December 28th, pitting it against The Alamo Bowl being broadcast at the same time on ESPN.
The Holiday Bowl on FS1 will feature a team from the Big 10 and one from the Pac-12 which should guarantee a pretty good viewership. The Alamo Bowl pits a Pac-12 school against a Big 12 school.
