Crimson Tide Roll Call: December 31, 2021

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BamaCentral Headlines

• Nick Saban Discusses Preparation and Team Mentality Heading into the Cotton Bowl 
• Cincinnati Antsy for Game Time against Alabama
• Cotton Bowl Daily Update: Breaking Down Nick Saban's Final Press Conference
• Alabama Women's Basketball Falls to No. 7 Tennessee, 62-44
• In Memoriam: Remembering Those in the Sports World We Lost in 2021
• Don't Sleep on Slade Bolden's Ability to Delver in Clutch Situations
• How Recruiting Has Affected the Four Teams in the College Football Playoff
• Trevon Diggs is the 2021 BamaCentral Crimson Tide Pro Athlete of the Year
• Throwback Thursday Turnaround: Cincinnati vs. Georgia in the 2021 Peach Bowl
• Everything Luke Fickell Said Before Facing Alabama in the Cotton Bowl
• Everything Nick Saban Said the Day Before the Cotton Bowl
• Throwback Crimson Tikes: Balling

Today's Crimson Tide Schedule

Football: Alabama vs Cincinnati, College Football Playoff at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Texas, 2:30 p.m. CT, ESPN, Live Audio

Crimson Tide Results

Women's Basketball: Alabama 44, No. 7 Tennessee 62

Did you notice?

• Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts isn't concerned about his injured ankle heading into the final two weeks of the regular season. 

Jalen Hurts on his injured ankle- "It's been good enough to get two wins..." pic.twitter.com/visnqwTnlk

— Inside The Iggles (@InsideIggles) December 31, 2021

• Alabama freshman cornerback Devonta Smith signed an NIL deal with Wingstop. 

Alabama football’s Devonta Smith (@Prince_Tay_) has signed a deal with @wingstop per his Instagram. #NIL

The @LaSallePride HS product was a 4-star per @247recruiting & the No. 20 ranked CB in the 2021 class. pic.twitter.com/E2KDZhsg7f

— Brett Greenberg (@BrettGreenberg_) December 30, 2021

• Former Alabama defensive back Shyheim Carter was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. 

#Titans sign OL Paul Adams and DB Shyheim Carter to practice squad.

— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) December 30, 2021

On This Date in Crimson Tide History

December 31, 1973: In a colossal matchup of undefeated and top-ranked Alabama and unbeaten and No. 3 Notre Dame, the Crimson Tide fell 24-23 in the Sugar Bowl. A late fourth-quarter pass out of the end zone from Irish quarterback Tom Clements to reserve tight end Robin Weber got Notre Dame out of a hole and saved the night for the Irish.

December 31, 1975: In the first Sugar Bowl ever played in the Superdome, Alabama behind MVP Richard Todd edged Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions, 13-6.

December 31, 2015: After getting bounced in the semifinals of the inaugural College Football Playoff the year before, a better-prepared and more focused Crimson Tide team crushed Michigan State, 38-0. It was the largest shutout in Cotton Bowl history. Jake Coker was 25-for-30 for a career-best 286 yards, with two touchdown passes to Calvin Ridley.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day

"One man doesn't make a team. It takes 11." – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant.

We'll leave you with this...

Rashaan Evans on the Tua ➡️ Jaylen Waddle combo. #Titans #Dolphins pic.twitter.com/ayYlqwJ0lZ

— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) December 30, 2021