Crimson Tide Football Coaching Staff
Names Seven As Players Of The Week
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Seven players for the University of Alabama football team have been selected as Players of the Week by the Crimson Tide coaching staff following Bama's 45-7 win over the Tennessee Volunteers last Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Those honored from the offense are Hale Hentges and Ross Pierschbacher, as well as Raekwon Davis and Levi Wallace from the defense. Those selected from special teams are Keith Holcombe, Hootie Jones and Deionte Thompson These are the seven players the coaches believed earned a little extra recognition for their performance this past Saturday.
Pierschbacher did a fine job on Saturday, recording one knockdown block as well as providing outstanding protection to the two quarterbacks, Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa. Pierschbacher didn't surrender a sack or allow a quarterback hurry, and graded out at 89 percent from his left guard position. Hentges, too, provided key blocks in Saturday's big win, helping the Tide's rushing attack. He also caught two passes for 34 yards en route to his second weekly honors.
Defensively, Wallace led all UA players in production points, finishing the game with six tackles as well as four solo stops. He had a career-high three tackles for loss (-19 yards) as well as a career-best two sacks (-18 yards) and added a quarterback hurry. Davis produced four tackles with two solo stops while anchoring a defensive line that allowed just 64 yards rushing. The sophomore lineman contributed one one sack, increasing his team-leading total to 5.5 for the season.
Holcombe, Jones and Thompson all contributed with excellent play providing kickoff coverage, helping to limit the return game for the Volunteers. Holcombe finished the day with two stops on return coverage, while Jones and Thompson each added a tackle apiece.
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Alabama Football's Levi Wallace
Named SEC Co-Defensive Player Of The Week
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| Levi Wallace SEC Co-Defensive Player Of The Week Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – One member of the University of Alabama defense was honored by the Southeastern Conference yesterday. Crimson Tide senior defensive back Levi Wallace was selected as Southeastern Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week. The announcement was made by the SEC office on Monday. Wallace was honored for his outstanding play in Bama's 45-7 win over the Tennessee Volunteers this past Saturday. The selection is the second conference defensive player of the week honor of his career.
Wallace finished the UA-UT contest with six tackles, including four solo stops, as the Tide held the Volunteers to just 108 total yards and no offensive points. Wallace also picked up the first two sacks of his career (-18 yards) as well as a career-high three tackles for loss (-19) in addition to one quarterback hurry as Bama held the Volunteers to only 44 passing yards.
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Alabama-LSU Game Time Set
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Get ready for the Crimson Tide to face a vastly improving LSU team. Alabama's game against the LSU
Tigers on Saturday, November 4th has been set for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff on the CBS network. The announcement was made by the SEC office on Monday.
This will be the 82nd meeting between bull elephants and tigers. Alabama leads the all-time series 51-25-5, and captured the win last season 10-0 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. UA has won the last six meetings
between the two schools, including a 30-16 win the last time the Tigers visited Tuscaloosa in 2015.
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UA Gymnastics To Hold Annual Ghosts & Goblins Intrasquad
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - It's that time of year again. A little fun for the fans. The Alabama gymnastics team will host its annual Ghosts and Goblins intrasquad tonight at the Frances Smith Practice Facility in Coleman Coliseum.
Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. CT, with competition getting underway at 6 p.m. Fans will be admitted to Coleman Coliseum at the southeast corner (the UA Law School side of the Coliseum). The event is slated to last about an hour and seats are limited.
The Ghosts are looking for their second-consecutive victory and just the fourth in the past 14 years, while the Goblins are looking for their 11th title over the same period. Three All-Americans will be on hand tonight, Mackenzie Brannan, Nickie Guerrero and Kiana Winston. Bama will also be introducing four new freshmen members of the squad. They are Kylie Dickson, Lexi Graber, Bailie Key and Alonza Klopfer. And, of course, gymnastics head coach Dana Duckworth will be on hand.
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Crimson Tide Soccer's Chloe Maize
Named SEC Freshman Of The Week
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| UA Soccer Redshirt Freshman Chloe Maize Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – She picked up the game-winning goal on Thursday, and because of that and her consistent play University of Alabama freshman forward Chloe Maize has been named as the SEC Freshman of the Week. The announcement was made on Monday by the Southeastern Conference office.
Maize picked up her second goal of the season and the first game-winner of the year against Arkansas last week. The win snapped a two-game losing streak to the Razorbacks.
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Alabama Crimson Tide Swimming & Diving
Opens Home And Southeastern Conference Schedule
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – It's both the home and Southeastern Conference opener for the University of Alabama swimming and diving teams this Wednesday in the Alabama Aquatic Center against SEC rival Florida. The diving portion of the meet is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. CT while the swimming events will start at 2 p.m. CT.
Crimson Tide swimming and diving head coach Dennis Pursley said, "Florida's philosophy is very similar to ours. They put their emphasis on the championship meets at the end just like we do. So I expect both teams will come into this meet off hard training. I think for us, it's an important challenge to compete with mental toughness, a lot of spirit and a competitive aggressiveness in situations where we might be physically tired."
UA opens SEC competition at home after posting road victories over Delta State in mid-September. It will also be Alabama's annual Power of Pink meet. The Power of Pink initiative helps to raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer. The Tide will be giving away Power of Pink tee shirts as well as pink shakers to the first 75 fans to enter, plus the first 100 Alabama students through the door will receive free pizza.
Pursley continued, "This is a way that we can support a vital cause and a worthy message. I think an event like this helps our student-athletes put things in perspective and hone in on what's really important."
