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Christian Harris has Playoff Pick-6; Crimson Tide Roll Call: Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024

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Christopher Walsh

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

Women's basketball: Arkansas at Alabama, 2 p.m., SEC Network, Live Stats

Crimson Tide Results:

Men's basketball: Alabama 82, Mississippi State 74

Swimming and diving: Alabama swept a two-day, three-session meet at Kentucky; 175-144 victory on the men’s side and a 163-156 win by the women.

Did you notice?

  • Alabama’s 82 points are the most Mississippi State has allowed in a game this season. Moreover, the Crimson Tide is the only team to score 70 points or more in three games against Mississippi State during the Chris Jans era.
  • Off to a 15-3, 2-1 SEC start, women's basketball is No. 24 in the NET rankings, and third in the conference. 

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2024 Season Opener:

230 days

On This Date in Crimson Tide History

January 14, 1965: Quarterback Joe Namath was named captain of the 1964 team, while Ray Ogden was selected as alternate captain in a vote of the Crimson Tide players. Namath was preparing to undergo surgery in New York, but was expected to be well enough to attend a special day in his honor in Beaver Falls, Pa. Coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant had announced he would attend Namath's special day.

January 14, 2013: Eddie Lacy appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated after Alabama ran over Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship Game.

Sports Illustrated cover Eddie Lacy, January 14, 2013

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"His nickname was Bear. Now imagine a guy that can carry the nickname Bear." — Joe Namath

We'll leave you with this...

Christian Harris was the first NFL player with a pick-six and a sack in a playoff game since JJ Watt in 2011.

Todd Blackledge on CBS broadcast: “Somewhere Nick Saban is smiling because his players Christian Harris and Will Anderson are showing off.”

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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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