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Alabama Athletics Finishes 9th for Director's Cup: Roll Call, June 27, 2024

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Blake Byler

Dec 2, 2023; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Alabama Crimson Tide react after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs for the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 2, 2023; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Alabama Crimson Tide react after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs for the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports / Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Alabama capped off the 2023-24 athletic year with a 9th place finish in the LEARFIELD Director's Cup, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced Wednesday morning. It marks the second-highest finish in program history.

The Crimson Tide finished fourth among SEC schools, coming behind Tennessee (3rd), Florida (4th) and Texas A&M (6th).

Alabama finished the 2023-24 season with six teams placing in the top-10 in their respective sports, including football, men's basketball, softball, men's track and field, women's track and field, and women's cross country.

Did you notice?

  • Alabama volleyball officially welcomed three new additions from the transfer portal for the 2024 team: Natalie Repetti from UC San Diego, Paris Thompson from Notre Dame, and Kayla Keshock from Samford.
  • In Newport Beach, California, it's "Irrelevant Week," a celebration to honor Mr. Irrelevant from the NFL Draft. In the 2024 NFL Draft, Mr. Irrelevant was former Alabama safety Jaylen Key.
  • At a Rivals camp, Alabama quarterback commit Keelon Russell showed out and won the QB Challenge.

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2024 Football Season Opener:

65 days

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

June 27, 1980: Former Alabama wide receiverFreddie Milons was born in Starkville, Miss.

June 27, 1964: Mississippi State assistant coach Ken Donahue was hired to replace Jim Blevins, who left Alabama to become the head coach at Jacksonville State.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"I've made so many mistakes that if I don't make the same mistakes over, we're going to come pretty close to winning."— Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

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Blake Byler is a staff writer for BamaCentral and primarily covers Alabama basketball and football. He has covered a wide variety of Crimson Tide sports since 2021, and began writing full-time for BamaCentral in 2023. You can find him on Twitter/X @blakebyler45.

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