Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

Baseball vs Samford, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 6 p.m. SEC Network+

Crimson Tide Results:

No games yesterday

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

130 days

Did you Notice?

•  A'Shawn Robinson signed with the New York Giants on a one-year deal worth $8 million.

Welcome to the squad, A’Shawn Robinson 👏

📰: https://t.co/LNTiCE4Lie pic.twitter.com/JNS7nvcKQJ

— New York Giants (@Giants) April 24, 2023

• Alabama came in 4th on the USTFCCCA Rankings this week. 

Here are the top-5 teams in Week 5 of the @NCAATrackField DI Men's Outdoor National Rating Index for the 2023 season!

1. @RazorbackTF
2. @TexasTechTF
3. @Vol_Track
4. @AlabamaTrack
5. @LSUTrackField

CHECK OUT THE REST!https://t.co/z4ph6HYj0A pic.twitter.com/tphkXy9N5f

— USTFCCCA (@USTFCCCA) April 24, 2023

• Alabama Swimming and Diving Assistant Coach Rudy Aguilar is changing schools.

Congratulations to volunteer assistant coach Rudy Aguilar for being named assistant coach at the Baylor School and lead senior coach for the Baylor Swim Club in Chattanooga! pic.twitter.com/5MRqeJ9GkC

— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) April 24, 2023

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

April 25, 1986: Running back George Scruggs was killed in a one-car accident near Huntsville while teammate Vernon Wilkinson was critically injured. Scruggs was 20.

April 25, 1989: Willie Wyatt, stellar nose guard, and Marco Battle, steady wide receiver, were elected team captains for Alabama for the upcoming season. Wyatt, a native of Gardendale, was chosen as winner of the "Lee Roy Jordan Headhunter Award" for the spring while Battle was picked for the "Sylvester Croom Commitment to Excellence Award."

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day

“There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you’ll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment.” — Nick Saban

We'll Leave You With This:

Keep the main thing the main thing@JalenHurts | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/9GVtILrhfc

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) April 24, 2023