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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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

Christopher Walsh

Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 /
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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

39 Days

Did You Notice?

  • Riley Tanner made her Women's World Cup debut, playing as a second-half substitute for Panama against Brazil and had a shot on goal. 
  • Jenny Sanders was named Alabama baseball's new Director of Operations. She spent the 2022-23 season serving as the Crimson Tide’s Director of Player Development.
  • After missing the cut at last week's Open Championship, Justin Thomas has entered the field for the upcoming 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities, and will also play in next month's Wyndham Championship, the final tournament of the PGA Tour regular season. 

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

July 25, 1910: LeGrant Scott, who played baseball for the Crimson Tide, was an outfielder for the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies and a professional manager and scout, was born in Cleveland.

July 25, 1930: With Wallace Wade having already made the decision to leave at the end of the season and become the head coach at Duke, Alabama announced it had hired Georgia associate coach Frank Thomas to be his replacement effective Jan. 1, 1931.

July 25, 2001: Bryce Young, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2021, was born in Philadelphia. 

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day

“Bingo — That’s a goodie!” — Paul W. “Bear” Bryant describing big hits during his TV show   

We'll leave you with this...

• Bailey Moody, along with Abby Bauleke, Ixhelt Gonzalez and Lindsey Zurbrugg were named to the US Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team for the 2023 Parapan American Games along with former Alabama player Emily Oberst.

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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