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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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

Christopher Walsh

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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

67 days

Did You Notice?

  • With the final game of the Men's College World Series played the athletic season for the 2022-23 academic year came to a close. 
  •  Hanna Gardner was named an assistant coach for the Alabama soccer team. Gardner joins the Crimson Tide with coaching experience in both the United Soccer League (USL) and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). As a player at North Carolina she won a national title in 2012 and led the Tar Heels to a 2016 College Cup appearance while serving as team captain. “We are thrilled to add Hanna to the Bama soccer family,” head coach Wes Hart said. “She has a wealth of experience and knowledge that will help our program continue to grow. Hanna is young, energetic and eager to both teach and learn. She is one of the top young coaches in the country and a huge addition to our staff.”
  • Alabama swimmers Kensey McMahon and Derek Maas will compete at this week's 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships at the Indiana University Natatorium. The five-day meet will be used to create the United States roster for four major international competitions. 
  • Summer league play seems to be off to a decent start: 

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

June 27, 1980: Former Alabama wide receiver Freddie Milons was born in Starkville, Miss.

June 27, 1964: Mississippi State assistant coach Ken Donahue was hired to replace Jim Blevins, who left Alabama to become the head coach at Jacksonville State.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"I've made so many mistakes that if I don't make the same mistakes over, we're going to come pretty close to winning." — Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

We'll Leave You With This:

As the Honda Sports Award winner in softball, Montana Fouts was among those honored at the Collegiate Women Sports Awards in Los Angeles. Iowa basketball player Caitlin Clark was named the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.

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Christopher Walsh
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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