Bill O'Brien Back in CFB Crimson Tide Roll Call: Friday, Jan. 19, 2024

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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2024 Season Opener:
225 days
Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:
- Track & Field, Cross Country at Samford Invitational, Indoor Track & Field, Birmingham, Ala., All-Day
- Swimming & Diving vs Auburn, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 4 p.m. CT
- Gymnastics vs Arkansas, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 6:30 p.m. CT, SEC Network
Crimson Tide Results:
Women's Basketball: No. 10 LSU 78, Alabama 58
Did you notice?
- Women's basketball set a program attendance record in Thursday night's loss to LSU. There were 5,575 fans there for the matchup between the Crimson Tide and Tigers.
- Alabama gymnastics announced the signing of Faye Rodio, the back-to-back North Carolina Level 10 state champion, who will join the program in fall 2024.
The back-to-back North Carolina Level 10 team state champion is coming to Tuscaloosa!
— Alabama Gymnastics (@BamaGymnastics) January 17, 2024
Welcome to the Capstone, Faye 🫶
📰 https://t.co/lc8lUDLBvK#RollTide pic.twitter.com/f0QwPoMTkG
- Former Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien will be moving back into the college football world with the same position at Ohio State. He will be reunited with former Alabama center Seth McLaughlin, who transferred there this offseason.
Sources: Ohio State is set to hire longtime NFL head coach Bill O’Brien as the school’s new offensive coordinator. O’Brien served last season as the Patriots’ offensive coordinator in 2023 and has been the head coach at the Texans and in the Big Ten at Penn State. pic.twitter.com/19e2iXv6oe
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 19, 2024
On This Date in Crimson Tide History:
January 19, 1945: Alabama star player Harry Gilmer, who was not registered at the Capstone for the quarter, told the Crimson White that he might return to play for the Crimson Tide in the fall. With World War II still being fought, he was working in a war plant in the Magic City. – Bryant Museum
January 19, 2013: Alabama celebrated its third BCS National Championship in four years with a parade down University Boulevard and speeches on the steps of Bryant-Denny Stadium. No one knew it at the time, but it was Mal Moore's final public speech as Alabama's athletic director.
Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:
"I don't know what else can be said about Coach Saban that hasn't already been said or written. He is the best coach, in my opinion, in the United States. Thank God he's on our side." – Mal Moore during the national championship celebration on this date in 2013.
We'll leave you with this...
presenting: all 9 of @BrianR_4's touchdowns from 2023 😤 pic.twitter.com/WraCuwLWeP
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) January 18, 2024

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball, gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.
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