Crimson Tide Roll Call: Friday, April 28, 2023

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

• Softball: Alabama vs. LSU; Tuscaloosa, Ala.; 6 p.m. CT; Live Stats

• Baseball: Alabama at LSU; Baton Rouge, La.; 6 p.m. CT; Live Stats

• NFL Draft: 2nd and 3rd rounds; Kansas City, Missouri

Crimson Tide Results:

No games scheduled.

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

127 days

Did you Notice?

• The Alabama Men's Tennis team had two players receive postseason honors. Filip Planinsek made Second Team All-SEC and Matias Ponce De Leon made the All-SEC Freshman Team. On the women's side, Loudmilla Bencheikh made the All-SEC Second Team.

Postseason Honors x 2
Congrats Filip and Matias!! 🔥

📝https://t.co/FmTll6J10q#RollTide #ThatsBama pic.twitter.com/GOUsb8nWxq

— Alabama Men's Tennis (@AlabamaMTN) April 27, 2023

• Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. became the first pair of Alabama teammates to be drafted in the top 5 of the NFL Draft.

LEGENDARY!

Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. become the first @AlabamaFTBL teammates to be drafted in the top 5 of the #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/mVXuPYXbuP

— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) April 28, 2023

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

April 28, 1991: Athletic director Hootie Ingram announced the Centennial Committee had chosen "Century of Champions" as the official theme for the upcoming celebration of Alabama's 100 years of football. Ingram made the announcement at the annual Football Media Weekend hosted by head coach Gene Stallings and the athletic department.

April 28, 2017: Former Crimson Tide players cornerback Marlon Humphrey, defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, tight end O.J. Howard and linebacker Reuben Foster were all selected in the first round of the NFL draft.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“I was shocked. I expected it to be a whole lot tougher. But we rattled them before they could think clearly.” – Antonio Langham after Alabama defeated Miami in the 1993 Sugar Bowl for the national championship.

We'll leave you with this...

"You're our guy." pic.twitter.com/QxLiktPtSm

— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 28, 2023