Crimson Tide Roll Call: February 27, 2022

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BamaCentral Headlines

• BamaCentral Courtside: No. 24 Alabama 90, South Carolina 71 

• No. 2 Alabama Softball Tallies Two More Wins at Mardi Gras Mambo, Moves to 14-0 

• After Second-Half Breakdown, Alabama Regroups to Rout South Carolina 

• Alabama Baseball Outdone by Texas in Game Two, 2-0

• Live Updates: No. 24 Alabama Basketball Hosts South Carolina

• Live Updates: No. 2 Alabama Softball Day 2 at Mardi Gras Mambo

• Live Updates: Alabama Baseball Looks to Even the Series with No. 1 Texas

• BamaCentral Wins Two Top 10 Awards in Annual Associated Press Sports Editors Contest

Today's Crimson Tide Schedule

• Swimming & Diving at Bulldog Invitational, Athens, Ga., All Day

• Men's Golf vs Cabo Collegiate, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

• Softball vs Louisiana, Mardi Gras Mambo, Youngsville, La., 11 a.m. CT, 97.5 FM

• Women's Basketball vs Vanderbilt, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 2 p.m., SEC Network+

• Baseball at Texas, Austin, Texas, 2:30 p.m., Longhorn Network

Crimson Tide Results

• Softball: No. 2 Alabama 8, Northwestern State 3

• Softball: No. 2 Alabama 2, Louisiana Tech 0

• Baseball: No. 1 Texas 2, Alabama 0

• Track & Field, Cross Country at SEC Indoor Championships: Men's- 3rd place, Women's- 8th place

• Women's Tennis: Alabama 4, Yale 2

• Women's Tennis: Arizona 4, Alabama 3

• Men's Tennis: Tulane 4, Alabama 2

• Men's Tennis: Alabama 4, Nebraska 1

• Men's Basketball: No. 24 Alabama 90, South Carolina 71

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• Alabama hockey beat Ole Miss

SEE THE REST OF Y’ALL IN HUNTSVILLE pic.twitter.com/jJTx1XOdKP

— Alabama Hockey D2 (@AlabamaHockeyD2) February 27, 2022

• Alabama track & field earned two more medals at SEC Indoor Championships on Saturday. Hillary Cheruiyot won silver in the men's 3,000m, and Isaac Odugbesan won gold in the indoor shot put title with a toss of 20.71 meters.

CHAMPION X2⃣! Isaac Odugbesan bettered his own school record for the second time this season to win his second @SEC indoor shot put title in a row with a toss of 20.71 meters!#SECTF22 | #BamaThrows | #RollTide pic.twitter.com/1JDZSigwmr

— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) February 26, 2022

• Seven ranked teams lost on Saturday, including all six teams ranked No. 1- No. 6, but not No. 24 Alabama. 

THE MADNESS HAS BEGUN.

EVERY TEAM IN THE TOP 6 LOST TODAY. THE FIRST TIME IN MCBB HISTORY 😱 pic.twitter.com/OBeMFIcoGI

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 27, 2022

Countdown to the Crimson Tide's Season Opener:

188 days

On This Date in Crimson Tide History

February 27, 1958: Coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant wrapped up hiring his first staff at Alabama, which included Jerry Claiborne, Dee Powell, Pat James, Carney Laslie, Phil Cutchin, Bobby Keith, Gene Stallings and Sam Bailey. – Bryant Museum

February 27, 1992: Adrian Hubbard was born in Washington, D.C.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day

''He was just an old-fashioned coach with old-fashioned values who had the one thing a lot of coaches and administrators preach, but too few actually have. He had integrity.'' – John Clay in The Lexington Herald-Leader after Jerry Claiborne died of a heart attack in 2000.

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