Crimson Tide Roll Call: Jan. 14, 2021

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama athletics

Today is ... National Dress Up Your Pet Day

BamaCentral Headlines

• Crimson Tikes: Nate Dog

• Is Alabama the Favorite to Win the 2022 College Football National Championship?

• Daron Payne is the BamaCentral Crimson Tide Pro Athlete of the Week

• John Petty Jr. Shows Leadership During Adversity for Alabama Basketball

• Alabama's 2017 Recruiting Class Stakes Claim As Best Ever

• With Another National Championship in Tow, What's Next for the Alabama Crimson Tide?

• Alabama Players in the NFL Tracker: Divisional Playoffs

• Alabama DB Eddie Smith Entering Transfer Portal

• Alabama Basketball’s Jordan Bruner Suffers Meniscus Injury

• Nick Saban Wins 2020 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award

• Crimson Corner: A Response to Alabama's So-Called 'Monopoly' over College Football

• Report: Alabama LB Christopher Allen To Return for Senior Season

• In case you missed it: Alabama, Bill O’Brien Finalizing Deal to Become Offensive Coordinator

Crimson Tide schedule

Women's basketball: Alabama at No. 14 Mississippi State, 7 p.m (CT), Watch, Listen, Live Stats 

Did you notice?

• Former Alabama basketball standout Kira Lewis Jr. had a career-best 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting against the Los Angeles Clippers in only 16 minutes of action. He also added two rebounds and one block.

• Wade LeBlanc looking to get another shot with an MLB team after fracturing elbow:

• Wide receiver Gehrig Dieter was re-signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad.

• The SEC's baseball schedule won't see any special changes due to the pandemic:

• Congrats to Trevor Releford and his wife Rachel on their newborn!

• Wonderful perspective on the 2020 season from Alabama's director of sports science Dr. Matt Rhea:

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

January 14, 1965: Quarterback Joe Namath was named captain of the 1964 team, while Ray Ogden was selected as alternate captain in a vote of the Crimson Tide players. Namath was preparing to undergo surgery in New York, but was expected to be well enough to attend a special day in his honor in Beaver Falls, Pa. Coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant had announced he would attend Namath's special day.

Crimson Tide quote of the day

Jan. 14: "His nickname was Bear. Now imagine a guy that can carry the nickname Bear." -- Joe Namath

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