Crimson Tide Roll Call: Friday, September 8, 2023

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama Athletics, and how to watch the Crimson Tide.

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

Volleyball: Alabama vs Texas A&M Commerce, Birmingham, Ala., 4 p.m. CT, Live Stats

Crimson Tide Results:

Soccer: Alabama 2, Southern Miss 0

Did You Notice?

• Alabama rowing announced a new assistant coach. Zach Johnson joins the Crimson Tide staff after having previously served as an equipment manager for the program the last two seasons. 

Join us in officially welcoming Zach Johnson to the Alabama Rowing family ‼️

📰https://t.co/PLrIKpFs5S#RollTide pic.twitter.com/xEhItAabfq

— Alabama Rowing (@AlabamaRow) September 7, 2023

• Former Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs made an early impact in his first-ever NFL game with the Detroit Lions.

Jahmyr Gibbs might be a problem 😤 @Jahmyr_Gibbs1

📺: #Kickoff2023 on NBC
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/EBLJ3Rwf5g pic.twitter.com/oA2UY33wu4

— NFL (@NFL) September 8, 2023

• Alabama legend Joe Namath was announced as the guest picker for College GameDay's appearance in Tuscaloosa this Saturday.

Only right to have a Crimson Tide legend as this week's guest picker 🤩 #CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/Np8iCYnhey

— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 7, 2023

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

September 8, 1979: Alabama began its defense of the national championship with a 30-6 trouncing of Pepper Rodgers' Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Grant Field in Atlanta. Defensive end E.J. Junior sparked the win with an interception for a touchdown while quarterback Steadman Shealy was nearly flawless in moving the wishbone attack. – Bryant Museum

September 8, 2008: Running back Glen Coffee appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated following Alabama’s impressive win over Clemson.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day

“What matters … is not the size of the dog in the fight, but of the fight in the dog.” – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

We'll leave you with this...

Mac Jones talked about his appreciation of Tom Brady pic.twitter.com/8h9yPT28LJ

— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) September 7, 2023