Crimson Tide Roll Call: Dec. 15, 2020

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

Today is … National Wear Your Pearls Day

Today’s Crimson Tide schedule

Men's Basketball: Alabama vs Furman, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 8 p.m. CT, SEC Network, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

Crimson Tide results

No games scheduled

Bama Central Headlines …

• Before Becoming Crimson Tide Stars, Mac Jones and Patrick Surtain II Both Idolized Gators Legend Tim Tebow
• Alabama Football Wins Big in Arkansas, Graduates 11 Athletes Mere Hours Later
• How to Watch Alabama Basketball vs. Furman, TV Time, Radio
• The Saban Top 100: No. 11 Rolando McClain
• Alabama Basketball Versus Houston Called Off, Replaced With Western Kentucky
• Butch Jones Staying Involved "To Whatever Degree He Can" After Taking Arkansas State Job
• SEC Men's Basketball Power Rankings: Week 3
• Alabama's Alex Leatherwood, DeVonta Smith Earn Weekly SEC Honors
• 2020 Alabama Football Awards Tracker: Offensive Line Named Semifinalist for Joe Moore Award
• Brian Robinson Jr. is the Bama Central Crimson Tide Athlete of the Week
• How to Watch Alabama vs. Florida in the SEC Championship Game, TV, Times, SEC Schedule
• The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Alabama at Arkansas
• In case you missed it: All Things Bama Podcast: How Will The College Football Playoff Shake Out?

Did you notice?

• The Nick's Kids Foundation gave out its annual Teacher Excellence Awards to 47 local teachers. Terry Saban, co-founder of the foundation and wife of coach Nick Saban, personally gave out the awards to the teachers along with Big Al:

Although the @NicksKidsFdn annual teacher appreciation event looked a little different this year, it was not short of celebration! #RollTide pic.twitter.com/4264eFMCKv

— Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) December 14, 2020

• After adding two forced fumbles to his stellar season on Monday night against the Cleveland Browns, Marlon Humphrey's teammates talked him up after the game:

"That's who @marlon_humphrey is. Whatever you need him to do, he does." #ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/EWsDB96t8X

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) December 15, 2020

• Kira Lewis Jr. made his debut for the New Orleans Pelicans against the Miami Heat, where he registered five points and two defensive rebounds in 10 minutes of play:

‼️ FIRST NBA (preseason) BUCKET FOR @kiralewisjr ‼️ pic.twitter.com/oAtlu5brng

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 15, 2020

• The Philadelphia Eagles added another former Alabama player to its roster to help out Jalen Hurts in offensive lineman Ross Pierschbacher from Washington's practice squad:

Roster Move: #Eagles have agreed to sign OL Ross Pierschbacher from Washington’s practice squad. pic.twitter.com/RQGAthEuhZ

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 14, 2020

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

December 15, 1928: Fullback Butch Avinger was born in Beatrice, Ala.

December 15, 1953: Alabama announcer Eli Gold was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.

December 15, 1967: Former Alabama basketball and Miami Heat forward/assistant coach Keith Askins was born in Athens, Ala.

December 15, 1982: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant officially announced his retirement as Alabama’s head coach. Former Crimson Tide Ray Perkins was named his successor.

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

"The first thing a football coach needs when he’s starting out is a wife who’s willing to put up with a whole lot of neglect. The second thing is a five-year contract.” – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

We’ll leave you with this …

3️⃣-Ball: @ZionWilliamson to @KiraLewisJr 🤝 pic.twitter.com/xMYtCmItK7

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 15, 2020