Crimson Tide Roll Call: Sunday, January 8, 2023

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama Athletics, and how to watch the Crimson Tide.

Katie Windham | Jan 8, 2023

Crimson Tide Roll Call: Sunday, January 8, 2023 /

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule

Women's Basketball at Auburn, Auburn, Ala., 4 p.m. CT, SEC Network

Crimson Tide Results

Men's Basketball: No. 7 Alabama 78, Kentucky 52

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2023 opener

237 days

Did you Notice?

Derrick Henry surpassed 1,500 rushing yards on the season with 109 yards for the Titans in their loss to the Jaguars.

Florida hired the track and field coach who coached Alabama to win the SEC championship in cross country and Mercy Chelangat's individual NCAA title.

In his first game since Dec. 26, Kira Lewis Jr. had 12 points for the Pelicans in their loss to the Mavericks. Herb Jones added 16 points and six rebounds.

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

January 8, 1979: Alabama's goal-line stand against Penn State appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated cover, Jan. 8, 1979, Goal-stand against Penn State

January 8, 1988: Homer Smith, the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and former head coach at Pacific and Army, was named the offensive coach for the Crimson Tide.

January 8, 2018: Freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa came off the bench to spark a second-half comeback and threw a 41-yard touchdown to freshman wide receiver DeVonta Smith to give Alabama a 26-23 overtime victory against Georgia in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Tagovailoa took a sack on Alabama's first play of overtime, losing 16 yards.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day

"I could not believe it. There's lots of highs and lows. Last year we lost on the last play of the game and this year we won on the last play of the game. These kids really responded the right way. We said last year, `Don't waste the feeling.' They sure didn't, the way they played tonight." – Nick Saban after winning his sixth national title after Alabama defeated Georgia and former assistant coach Kirby Smart

We'll Leave You With This

Former Alabama DB Levi Wallace participated in the toy drive with the Pittsburgh Steelers for Damar Hamlin's charity

Published Jan 8, 2023

KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.