Alabama Athletics Finishes 9th for Director's Cup: Roll Call, June 27, 2024

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Dec 2, 2023; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Alabama Crimson Tide react after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs for the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports | Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Alabama capped off the 2023-24 athletic year with a 9th place finish in the LEARFIELD Director's Cup, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced Wednesday morning. It marks the second-highest finish in program history.

The Crimson Tide finished fourth among SEC schools, coming behind Tennessee (3rd), Florida (4th) and Texas A&M (6th).

Alabama finished the 2023-24 season with six teams placing in the top-10 in their respective sports, including football, men's basketball, softball, men's track and field, women's track and field, and women's cross country.

Did you notice?

Alabama volleyball officially welcomed three new additions from the transfer portal for the 2024 team: Natalie Repetti from UC San Diego, Paris Thompson from Notre Dame, and Kayla Keshock from Samford.

In Newport Beach, California, it's "Irrelevant Week," a celebration to honor Mr. Irrelevant from the NFL Draft. In the 2024 NFL Draft, Mr. Irrelevant was former Alabama safety Jaylen Key.

Jaylen Key arriving in style for Mr. Irrelevant festivities in Newport Beach, Calif.

The #Jets rookie is being celebrated all week out here after being picked last in the NFL Draft. pic.twitter.com/PU2yRjVleZ
— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) June 26, 2024

At a Rivals camp, Alabama quarterback commit Keelon Russell showed out and won the QB Challenge.

4⭐️ Alabama commit Keelon Russell wins the QB CHALLENGE at the @RivalsCamp #FiveStar pic.twitter.com/AI5USTbKjR
— Rivals (@Rivals) June 26, 2024

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2024 Football Season Opener:

65 days

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

June 27, 1980: Former Alabama wide receiverFreddie 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

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