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Crimson Tide Roll Call: August 14, 2019

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Crimson Tide Roll Call: August 14, 2019
Crimson Tide Roll Call: August 14, 2019

Today is … National V-J Day

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2019 opener

17 days

Did you notice?

• We are happy to report that Crimson Tide announcer Chris Stewart’s bypass surgery Tuesday went well.

• Alabama pitcher Chase Lee was named the Cal Ripken League Pitcher of the Year. He led the summer league in strikeouts as a closer, with 51 in 26 innings compared to just six walks. In 16 games he notched seven saves and had a 1.03 ERA. “When he came in the game was pretty much over,” Gaithersburg Giants head coach Jeff Rabberman said. “He is as dominant of a pitcher we have had in the league in the last seven years.”

• Jaylen Waddle was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List. The award is for the top offensive player who has a Texas connection.

• CBS Sports announced its preseason All-American team with wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, defensive lineman Raekwon Davis and linebacker Dylan Moses all first-team selections. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood and safety Xavier McKinney were all second-team picks along with Waddle on punt returns.

• There’s been a lot of talk about Tony Brown during the Packers’ training camp, and he may even be pushing for a starting job.

• According to ESPN's Kyle Bonagura, HBO is in negotiations with four schools for a weekly behind-the-scenes show during the 2019 season: Alabama, Arizona, Penn State and Washington State. Alabama has yet to agree to the project, though.

• The USA U-19 Women’s National Team, which includes Crimson Tide players Skylar Wallace and Montana Fouts, continued to roll at the Softball World Cup in Irving, Calif. Late Tuesday it defeated the Czech Republic 8-0 in five innings, and on Wednesday it blew past Canada 12-0 in four innings.

• We’ll leave you with this photo of Alabama quarterback Mac Jones:

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

August 14, 2014: The SEC Network was founded. … Jarret Johnson was also born on this date in 1981, in Homestead, Fla.

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

“He literally knocked the door down. I mean right off the hinges. A policeman came in and asked who knocked the door down and Coach Bryant said, ‘I did.’ The cop just said, ‘Ok,’ and walked away.” — Jerry Duncan on Paul W. “Bear” Bryant following a 7-7 tie with Tennessee.

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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 26 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” 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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