Crimson Tide Roll Call: Friday, October 27, 2023

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:
- Women's Golf, Landfall Tradition, Wilmington, N.C.
- Women's Tennis, Roberta Allison Fall Classic, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Track & Field, Cross Country at SEC Championships, Columbia, S.C., Charwood Golf Club, Men - 9:08 a.m. CT, Women - 9:50 a.m. CT, SEC Network
Volleyball, Alabama vs Mississippi State, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 6 p.m. CT, Live Video, Live Stats
Crimson Tide Results
Soccer: No. 25 Alabama 2, Missouri 1
Did you notice?
- Alabama forward Grant Nelson was named to the preseason Karl Malone Award watch list. The award is given to the best power forward in college basketball.
Karl Malone Award Watch List 🏀
— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) October 26, 2023
Grant Nelson has been named to the @hoophallu #MaloneAward Watch List! #RollTide pic.twitter.com/LQVxqkJvX8
- A couple former Alabama tennis players will be making some charitable donations during their tournament this weekend.
Erin Routliffe and Gabby Dabrowski will be donating $500 per set won at the WTA Finals to animal welfare concern The Humane League as part of High Impact Athletes' program.https://t.co/ED7IGRbzDq
— Alabama Pro Updates (@BamaProUpdates) October 26, 2023
- A new episode of Alabama basketball's 'Rising Tide' released, this one detailing Alabama's use of analytics, or 'Bamalytics,' within the program.
The Crimson Tide is at the forefront of the numbers game. 🧮 Get an exclusive look at @AlabamaMBB's Bamalytics 📈 in Episode 2 of Rising Tide!
— Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) October 26, 2023
🎬 https://t.co/HTqjOQIW1y
#RollTide | presented by TriGreen Equipment pic.twitter.com/moHNk8vFbQ
On This Date in Crimson Tide History
October 27, 1973: Alabama set a national record with 833 total yards in a 77-6 rout of Virginia Tech in a Tuscaloosa night game. Calvin Culliver, Jimmy Taylor, Wilbur Jackson and Richard Todd all rushed for more than 100 yards. – Bryant Museum
October 27, 1989: Mark Barron was born in Mobile, Ala.
Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:
"Paul Bryant was just tougher than the rest of us. That, plus his ability to make everybody believe in him, made his teams hard to beat." –Texas coach Darrell Royal
We'll leave you with this...
#1 overall pick Bryce Young and #2 overall pick C.J. Stroud train together in the offseason. Their trainers don't let them guard each other on the basketball court because they're too competitive and "it gets crazy" according to Stroud. They'll face off Sunday on a field
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) October 26, 2023

Blake Byler is a staff writer for BamaCentral and primarily covers Alabama basketball and football. He has covered a wide variety of Crimson Tide sports since 2021, and began writing full-time for BamaCentral in 2023. You can find him on Twitter/X @blakebyler45.
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