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Crimson Tide Roll Call: August 16, 2020

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Christopher Walsh|
Crimson Tide Roll Call: August 16, 2020
Crimson Tide Roll Call: August 16, 2020

Today is … National Tell A Joke Day.

BamaCentral Headlines

• Breaking: Alabama Lands Top JUCO CB Khyree Jackson

• SI All-American Candidate, 2021 DE Monkell Goodwine Makes College Decision

• Monkell Goodwine's Coach Weighs In On Commitment to Alabama: "He's the Perfect Person You Want in the Locker Room"

• Top 5 Newcomers to Know for Alabama's 2020 Season

• Daily Dose of Crimson Tide: Major Ogilvie

Did you notice?

• Former Alabama defensive back Shyheim Carter was taken off the reserve/COVID-19 list and returned to the active roster of the New York Jets. 

• Trevon Diggs appears to be off to a good start with the Dallas Cowboys:

• Baltimore Ravens fans were quick to notice a practice photo the team released with D.J. Fluker at right guard and Bradley Bozeman at left guard on the first unit. 

• NFL.com’s David Carr ranked his top-five wide receiver duos in the league and had former Alabama players Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley of the Atlanta Falcons at No. 1.

• Davis Riley posted 69 during the third round of the Boise Open and at -12 was tied for 13th. Lee Hodges was one stroke behind him at -11. 

• After three rounds of the Senior Players Championship, Dicky Pride was at +4, tied for 12th.  

• Cheyenne Knight will head into the final round of the Ladies Scottish Open at -4, three strokes off the lead and tied for fourth. Emma Talley and Kristen Gillman are both at +2.

• Spencer Turnbull took his first loss of the season, as the Tigers fell to the Indians 3-1, but he's still 2-1 on the season with a 2.78 ERA. Last year he went 3-17 in 30 starts. 

• Matt Foster threw a pair of scoreless innings for the White Sox, but the thing you want to see here is the location chart:

• Remember the name, baseball fans ... 

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2020 opener

41 days

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

August 16, 1942: According to Birmingham journalist Naylor Stone, lieutenant Tom Borders, a Crimson Tide football player from 1939-40, was credited with shooting down the first German plane in Allied bomber-raids. Borders, a Birmingham native, was being hailed as a hero through the state, but was killed in action several months later. – Bryant Museum

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

• “The last thing he made us do before the game was get off the bus and put on those old, woolen, hot jerseys.” – Harry Gilmer about playing for coach Frank Thomas. 

We’ll leave you with this … 

Robert Horry's 2007 San Antonio Spurs NBA championship ring is up for auction. The current bid is "just" $20,000. 

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 26 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” 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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