Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, January 31, 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:

Men's Basketball vs Vanderbilt, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 7:30 p.m. CT, SEC Network.

Crimson Tide Results

No games yesterday

Countdown to Crimson Tide's Season Opener:

214 Days 

Did you Notice?

• Former Alabama Goalie McKinley Crone was listed on the Orlando Pride's preseason roster

• High school football player Billy Roby has decided to join Alabama's football team as a preferred walk-on. He played his high school ball at Huntsville High School in Huntsville, Alabama.

• Reuben Foster is attempting a Pro Football Comeback and signing with the Pittsburgh Maulers in the USFL

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

• January 31, 1913: Don Hutson was born in Pine Bluff, Ark.

• January 31, 1970: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant announced a home-and-home series with Southern California, with the first game being September 12 at Legion Field. Alabama would return the following year, playing at the Los Angeles Coliseum on September 10. The NCAA approved adding an 11th game in a vote taken at the January 14 Convention. They turned out to be two of the most noteworthy and important games in Crimson Tide history.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Week:

“I wanted to be the Branch Rickey of football.” — Paul W. “Bear” Bryant to B.J. Phillips of Time Magazine in 1980.

We'll Leave you With This...

Softball season is almost upon us.