Crimson Tide Roll Call: Thursday, March 30, 2023

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule

• Track & Field, Cross Country: Texas Relays, Austin, Texas

Crimson Tide Results:

No games were played.

Countdown to Crimson Tide's Season Opener:

157 days

Did you Notice?

• Former Alabama guard Jaylen Forbes announced he will test the NBA Draft waters while maintaining his collegiate eligibility. Forbes played his freshman year at Alabama in 2019-20 before transferring to Tulane, where he's spent the past three seasons. 

💙 pic.twitter.com/LkjWVXc0ZU

— JayBuckets™️ (@G0LDENJAY23) March 29, 2023

• Alabama swimmer Avery Wiseman won the bronze medal at the Canadian World Championships Team Trials. 

Congratulations to Avery Wiseman on her bronze medal at the Canadian Team Trials!

Wiseman's 2:26.46 in the 200 breaststroke is currently the 11th fastest time in the WORLD this year 🔥#RollTide | #BamaSpeed pic.twitter.com/gnQiI06kgi

— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) March 29, 2023

• Alabama women's basketball got its first transfer portal addition of the offseason in former Arizona State forward Meg Newman. Newman averaged nearly four points and five rebounds per game this past season in her sophomore season.

Sweet Home. #RollTide❤️🐘 #Committed pic.twitter.com/xHog2e0RF4

— meg newman (@megnewman_3) March 29, 2023

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

March 30, 1953: All-American running back Bobby Marlow, the first-round draft pick of the New York Football Giants, announced he will forego an NFL career to play with the Saskatchewan Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. Representing Marlow was former Alabama fullback and Rough Rider head coach Fred Grant, who refused to release the terms of the contract, except to say Marlow would receive more than $10,000 a year.

March 30, 2013: Mal Moore died in Durham, N.C. He was 73.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“Mal was the most selfless person I think I ever met.” – Nick Saban

We'll leave you with this...

Exactly as advertised. pic.twitter.com/NGMw7T9Asu

— St. Louis Battlehawks (@XFLBattlehawks) March 29, 2023