Crimson Tide Roll Call: August 5, 2021

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama athletics, including full TV listings.

Today is … National Work Like a Dog Day

Bama Central Headlines …

• Nick Dunlap's Summer of Success is his Formal Introduction to the World of Golf

• Alabama Crimson Tide Preseason Position Preview: Outside Linebackers

• Crimson Tide Scouting Report: Safety Daniel Wright

• NCAA Releases New COVID-19 Guidance for Fall Sports

• Six Alabama Commitments Highlight the 2022 Preseason SI99 Prospect Rankings

• Alabama DB Kadarius Calloway Departs Program

• Just A Minute: It's About Time NCAA's Gender Inequality Issues Were Dragged Out Into Open

• The Extra Point: Najee Harris Already Endearing Himself to Steelers Fans

• Texas Football Traditions Stand as Tall as a Tower

• Crimson Tikes Guts and Glory: Brutal Claims

Crimson Tide in the Olympics Results

Track and Field: Remona Burchell helps power Jamaica to the finals of the 4x100m relay, with the squad cranking out a 42.15; Jereem Richards took eighth place in the finals of the 200 meters early Wednesday morning, crossing the line with a time of 20.39. Daniel Haugh closed out his first Olympiad by taking 11th in the finals of the hammer throw with a toss of 76.22.

Women's Golf: Former Alabama women's golfer Stephanie Meadow will tee off in the second round of the Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club (par 71, 6,648 yard) at 6:52 p.m. CT on the Golf Channel. Ahead of the second round, Meadow is tied for 36th after posting a 1-over-par 72 through the first 18 holes.

Crimson Tide in the Olympics Schedule

Thursday

Baseball: USA vs South Korea at Tournament Semifinal (David Robertson, USA), 5 a.m. (USA Network).

Women's Golf: Individual Stroke Play Round Three (Stephanie Meadow, Ireland), 5:30 p.m. (NBC Golf).

Track and Field: Women's 4 x 400m Relay (Natassha McDonald, Canada), 5:25 a.m. (Peacock); Men's 400m (Kirani James, Grenada), 7 a.m. (Peacock).

Friday

Track and Field: Women's 4 x 400m Relay (Remona Burchell, Jamaica) 8:30 a.m. (NBC).

Women's Golf: Individual Stroke Play Round Four (Stephanie Meadow, Ireland), 5:30 p.m. (NBC Golf).

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2021 Opener:

30 days

On This Date in Crimson Tide History:

August 5, 1925: Graham "Pinkie" McClintock, Alabama's captain-elect for the '25 season and one of the stars of the 1924 Southern Conference champions, informed head coach Wallace Wade he would not return to the team to accept a job offer in Oregon. Bruce "Bunch" Jones replaced him as team captain. – Bryant Museum

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“We want other teams to fear us.” — Glen Coffee

We’ll leave you with this …

*2021 ❤️ https://t.co/dEovaz1TYp

— MWS 🚀 (@MackWilSr) August 4, 2021