Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban Named
To Bobby Dodd Coach Of The Year Preseason Watch List
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – It should come as no surprise that
University of Alabama head football coach
Nick Saban
has been named to the 2017 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Preseason Watch
List. The announcement was made by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and
the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Saban is among 18 other coaches on this year's list. He is also one of five former Dodd Trophy winners making this season's list. Saban is beginning his 11th season at the helm of the Crimson Tide football program, boasting a record of 119-19 (.862) in Tuscaloosa and a career
collegiate record of 210-61-1 (.774). Under Saban's guidance,
Alabama has captured four national
championships and five
Southeastern Conference championships. This includes four
of the last five titles. A seven-time National Coach of
the Year nominee, Saban joined former UA head coach
Paul "Bear" Bryant as the only coaches to win five
national titles in the modern era. That came when the
Crimson Tide defeated Clemson 45-40 in the 2016 College Football Playoff Championship Game.
The Dodd Trophy was established in 1976 to honor the NCAA Football
Bowl Subdivision head football coach whose program represents the
highest ideals on and off the field. The award honors the coach of a
team which enjoys a successful football season, while also stressing the
importance of academic excellence and character. The winner of the 2017
Dodd Trophy will be announced in Atlanta, Georgia during Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Week.
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Harris, Scarbrough Named To
Doak Walker Award Watch List
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Two University of Alabama football players have been named to the Doak Walker Award watch list for 2017. They are Crimson Tide running backs Damien Harris and Bo Scarbrough, both juniors.
A total of 13 players from the Southeastern Conference are on the 61-player watch list for
the Doak Walker Award. The award was created in 1989 to recognize the
nation's premier running back for his accomplishments on the field,
achievement in the classroom and citizenship in the community.
The winner of the 2017 Doak Walker Award will be announced at the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show on December 7th.
SEC players on Doak Walker Award Watch List
Nick Chubb (Sr.), Georgia
Damarea Crockett (So.), Missouri
Rico Dowdle (So.), South Carolina
Derrius Guice (Jr.), LSU
Damien Harris (Jr.), Alabama
Sony Michel (Sr.), Georgia
Kamryn Pettway (Jr.), Auburn
Bo Scarbrough (Jr.), Alabama
Jordan Scarlett (Jr.), Florida
Benny Snell, Jr. (So.), Kentucky
Ralph Webb (Sr.), Vanderbilt
Devwah Whaley (So.), Arkansas
Aeris Williams (Jr.), Mississippi State
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – It may not be quite that time yet, but the
University of Alabama men's golf head coach
Jay Seawell has
announced the 2017-18 schedule. The announcement came on Thursday, and features four tournaments this coming fall as well as five more this next spring. Some of the biggies this coming season for the
Crimson Tide will be a return trip to Puerto Rico for the 14th consecutive year, as well as returning to tournaments such as the Southern Highlands Masters and
Mason Rudolph Invitational.
Alabama will also be hosting the 32nd annual Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Vestavia Hills, Alabama in the fall.
Seawell commented, "Our philosophy has always been to challenge our team with a schedule
that will prepare them to win championships. We will
once again play some of the best courses and teams so that our guys will
be pushed to be their best week in and week out."
Bama is scheduled to play in a total of four events, two of which fall in
September as well as two additional events in October for the fall season. Beginning this new season the
Crimson Tide will be playing in a tournament it has won three times, the Carpet Capital
Collegiate, scheduled for September 8-10. That one is being held at The Farm Golf Club in
Dalton, Georgia. The
UA men will then travel to Olympia Fields Country Club
just outside of Chicago, Illinois to compete in the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini
Invitational slated for play on September 15-17.
Kicking off the month of October the Bama boys will participate in the annual Jerry Pate National
Intercollegiate, which will be held October 9-10 at Old Overton in
Vestavia, Hills, Alabama. The Tide won the event eight of the last 11
years now, with Alabama senior
Lee Hodges finishing the tourney in third place.
Bama closes out the 2017 fall season with the Steelwood
Collegiate, now in its second season, hosted by South Alabama. This one is to be played in Loxley,
Alabama.
Kicking of the 2018 spring campaign, Alabama again returns to the Puerto
Rico Classic, held at the Rio Mar Country Club in Rio Mar Beach,
Puerto Rico slated for February 18-20. The Crimson Tide has won the tournament six times in
program history.
Bama will then head to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Southern Highlands
Masters, scheduled to be played March 5-7. Then following that one, the Tide heads to Greensboro, Georgia on March 18-20 to participate in the Linger Longer Invitational.
The Crimson Tide then launches the month of April with the Aggie Invitational in
Bryan, Texas. This year marks the program's first appearance in the
event since the 2012-13 campaign. Bama will then close out the
regular season at the Mason Rudolph Championship on April 13-15 in
Nashville, Tennessee. Alabama has finished in the top three for four consecutive years, including winning the title in 2014 and last year's season-best
second-place result.
Postseason play for the Tide will begin April 21-24 with the
SEC Championship held in
Sea Island, Georgia at the Sea Island Golf Club Seaside Course.
NCAA
Regionals are scheduled for May 14-16, with the golf season set to conclude May 25-30 at the
NCAA Championships at Karsten Creek Golf
Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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Two Crimson Tide Football Players To Transfer
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Two players from the University of Alabama football program have left the team. Both players, running back B.J. Emmons and corner back Aaron Robinson, are second-year players for the Crimson Tide.
Emmons had previously been slotted as the No. 2 running back in the nation and No. 36 overall prospect in last year's recruiting class per 247Sports Composite Rankings. Emmons suffered a season-ending foot injury last November, and was limited in his participation this past spring.
Robinson came to The Capstone as a three-star recruit last year. He was penciled-in as the main backup at corner back for the Tide. He worked with the second-team
defense during Alabama's spring game back in April.
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Hoehl Named Director Of Baseball Operations
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama Crimson Tide head baseball coach
Brad Bohannon has officially announced the hiring of a new Director of Baseball Operations. He is
Jack Hoehl, coming to
The Capstone from the University of Kentucky where
he spent the previous four seasons in the same position.
In his statement, Bohannon said, "I was with Jack at Kentucky, so I had the ability to work up close
with him for multiple years. I think he is as good as
anybody in college baseball. I really appreciate him trusting me to come
be a part of our team. He has a lot of experience working in the
Southeastern Conference and will be a huge asset to me and my staff in
our first season together."
Hoehl helped the Wildcats reach an NCAA Regional berth in his first year with the program in 2014. In 2015 he was key in helping UK to a 30-win season, including 14
wins in the SEC. Kentucky then added another 30-win season in 2016 on
the way to a Southeastern Conference Tournament appearance. The 'Cats finished as a Super Regional team in 2017 with Hoehl coordinating all
operations.
Prior to his time at Kentucky, Hoehl was at Auburn where he spent
four years as the head student manager for the baseball program, before
serving as an event management assistant for the 2012-13 school year. As
the event management assistant, Hoehl worked Auburn events for
football, men's basketball, baseball, equestrian, track and field, cross
country and women's golf. During his final season with the Tigers, Hoehl assisted in the planning and execution the 2013 Inaugural SEC Equestrian
Championship and the 2013 NCAA Women's Golf Regional.
Hoehl also oversaw all responsibilities for team
managers, including scheduling, field preparation, training and game day
coordination while he served as the head student manager during his undergraduate years for the Tigers. He also operated the video analysis system, compiled
innovative statistical measurements and assisted the recruiting
coordinator in game day preparations and prospect visits. He also was
charged with creating and producing motivational and promotional videos
for the program while spending the off-season supervising the AU summer
baseball camps. Hoehl has also served as the coordinator of
operations for the BB&T Atlanta Open (men's tennis) and as an
operations intern with the Atlanta Tennis Championships.
Hoehl is a 2012 graduate of Auburn University with a degree in supply chain management.
