Crimson Tide Roll Call: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

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Today’s Crimson Tide Schedule

Men's Basketball: No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 21 Mississippi State

Crimson Tide Results

No results from Tuesday.

Did You Notice?

• Alabama safety Jordan Battle has accepted his invitation to go to the Senior Bowl

#9 MAKES 9! #RollTide Officially Accepted! DB Jordan Battle @Jordantofly100 from @AlabamaFTBL is headed to the 2023 Senior Bowl #RTR #Alabama #TheDraftStartsInMOBILE™️ @JimNagy_SB @PaniniAmerica #RatedRookie pic.twitter.com/YXYLSk3wQn

— Reese's Senior Bowl (@seniorbowl) December 27, 2022

• Former Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith reaches a season milestone

A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith -- last 2 games

28 catches, 523 yards, 2 TD

Brown and Smith join Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle as the only pass-catching duos with 1,000-yard seasons on the same team this season.#Eagles #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/xjUNKDFTOU

— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) December 27, 2022

Former Alabama running back Mark Ingram II spoke on another former Alabama player, Tua Tagovailoa, and the state of his concussions and protocols.

🗣 We have to make sure we are taking care of the person before the player.⁰⁰@heykayadams and @markingramII discuss how the concussion protocol has failed Tua and how players need to be more honest with themselves after experiencing a hit to the head.

📺: @FanDuelTV pic.twitter.com/COlPaE8q2r

— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) December 27, 2022

On This Date in Crimson Tide History:

December 27, 1941: Alabama’s coaches met with reporters the day before leaving for the Cotton Bowl, where the Crimson Tide will meet SWC champion Texas A&M. Coach Frank Thomas called senior Holt Rast "The best all-around end in Alabama football history,” and assistant coach Red Drew added, "He's the best defensive end I've ever seen.” Playing in a bowl outside of the Rose Bowl for the first time, Alabama went on to win 29-21.

December 27, 1984: Le’Ron McClain was born in Fort Wayne, Ind.

December 27, 2001: Two plays after Waine Bacon blocked a punt, Alabama quarterback Andrew Zow threw a 27-yard scoring pass to Terry Jones Jr. with 4:44 left as Alabama pulled out a 14-13 victory over Iowa State in the Independence Bowl. The Cyclones missed two field-goal attempts in the fourth quarter, and three overall.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

Dec. 28: "We had great respect for Alabama, especially its defense, we knew they were a formidable opponent. But in retrospect, I think they were a lot stronger than a lot of our people thought." — Miami coach Dennis Erickson after the 1993 Sugar Bowl

We’ll leave you with this …

NFL Hall-of-Famer Ed Reed will become a collegiate head coach

Ed Reed will be the new head football coach of Bethune-Cookman, the university announced. pic.twitter.com/zUu0dtZbOY

— ESPN (@espn) December 27, 2022