Crimson Tide Roll Call: Jan. 8, 2020

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama athletics, including full TV listings

Today is … National Bubble Bath Day

Today’s Crimson Tide schedule

• Men's basketball: Mississippi State at Alabama, 6 p.m., CT, SEC Network, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

Crimson Tide results

No games scheduled

Did you notice?

• Former Alabama pitcher Jimmy Nelson signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The contract guarantees $1.25 million for 2020, but the right-hander could earn more with incentives. He spent last year with the Milwaukee Brewers, only making an appearance in 10 games. His ERA was 6.95 with 26 strikeouts.

• Alabama walk-on wide receiver Mac Hereford has entered his name into the transfer portal. He only appeared in two games during his Crimson Tide career, one against Mercer in 2017 and one in 2019 against Western Carolina. He will have one year of eligibility left. 

#UCLA TE Matt Lynch (formerly a QB) is in the transfer portal. #NCState LB Brock Miller also in the portal. Others today include #KState Daron Bowles, #Georgia Otis Reese, #Buckeyes Brett Novick, #Rice D'Angelo Ellis, #Alabama Mac Hereford.

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) January 7, 2020

• After signing Tua Tagovailoa on Monday, agent Leigh Steinberg and his team will now also represent wide receiver Jerry Jeudy. 

#JerryJeudy Happy to welcome gifted WR ⁦@jerryjeudy⁩ ⁦@AlabamaFTBL⁩ to ⁦@SteinbergSports⁩ ⁦@chriscabott⁩ With mom Marie pic.twitter.com/SVcidEE5mQ

— Leigh Steinberg (@leighsteinberg) January 7, 2020

• Steve Nash reminisces on former Crimson Tide forward Robert Horry's foul in the 2007 Western Conference Semifinals that turned the series on its head.

Robert Horry’s hip check on @SteveNash in 2007 was one of the most famous fouls in NBA history.

Here’s what Steve remembers from that game and that foul’s ramifications.

Full vid: https://t.co/NA4YOBOxhA pic.twitter.com/B9OvDnkTYM

— The Ringer (@ringer) January 7, 2020

• Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein has high praise for former Crimson Tide guard Levi Randolph, who was just promoted from the team's G-Leage affiliate. 

"I'm getting great reports about (how) he's a great guy for our team, character, locker room, everything."

Coach Beilein is looking forward to getting @LeviRandolph20 involved up north in The Land.#BeTheFight pic.twitter.com/0R6EmhnoW3

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 7, 2020

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2020 opener

241 days

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

January 8, 1988: Homer Smith, the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and former head coach at Pacific and Army, was named as the offensive coach for the Crimson Tide.

January 8, 2018: Freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa came off the bench to spark a second-half comeback and threw a 41-yard touchdown to freshman wide receiver DeVonta Smith to give Alabama a 26-23 overtime victory against Georgia in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Tagovailoa took a sack on Alabama's first play of overtime, losing 16 yards.

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

"I could not believe it. There's lots of highs and lows. Last year we lost on the last play of the game and this year we won on the last play of the game. These kids really responded the right way. We said last year, `Don't waste the feeling.' They sure didn't, the way they played tonight." – Nick Saban after winning his sixth national title after Alabama defeated Georgia and former assistant coach Kirby Smart

We’ll leave you with this … 

At one point as a kid, @iAM_JoshJacobs and his dad lived in a car for weeks.

The Raiders RB just bought his dad a house 🙏 pic.twitter.com/WRONiyJDbe

— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) January 7, 2020