Crimson Tide Roll Call: June 10, 2021

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

Today is ... National Iced Tea Day

BamaCentral Headlines

• Crimson Tikes: Love at First Bite

• Alabama Football, Boston College Announce Home-and-Home Series for 2031, 2034 Seasons

• Despite Bittersweet End to 2021 Season, Alabama Baseball is Poised to Build on its Successes

• The Extra Point: Can the Bears have Eddie Jackson be Eddie Jackson again?

• Alabama Softball's KB Sides Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

• Crimson Corner: Sorry SEC, but Alabama Football and Nick Saban aren't Going Anywhere

• Crimson Tide Top 5: Quarterbacks

• In case you missed it: DeVonta Smith Named the ASWA Amateur Athlete of the Year

Crimson Tide results

Track and field, cross country: at NCAA Outdoor Championships

Alabama pole vaulter Ryan Lipe got the Crimson Tide on the board after day one of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships being held at the newly renovated Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus this week. Lipe took sixth place in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.45 meters. His finish gave the Tide three points, good for 26^th place after day one. The Crimson Tide also advanced two runners to Friday’s finals, including Eliud Kipsang (1,500 meters) and Robert Dunning (110-meter hurdles).

Crimson Tide schedule

Track & field, cross country: at NCAA Outdoor Championships

Did you notice?

• Two former Alabama wide receivers, Amari Cooper and Calvin Ridley, are both dealing with some foot/ankle issues this summer:

• Three Crimson Tide signees are playing in the 2021 PGF All-American Game on July 31st. You can check out it on ESPNU:

• Washington Football Team defensive lineman Jonathan Allen: "I get paid to whoop people's asses."

• Dr. Matt Rhea took to Instagram to highlight freshman defensive back Ga'Quincy McKinstry in the weight room this offseason:

• It doesn't appear that Alabama softball's Maddie Morgan will take advantage of her extra year of eligibility that was granted to her because of COVID-19:

Countdown to the Crimson Tide's 2021 opener:

86 days

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

June 10, 1971: Johnny Musso joined Penn State's Lydell Mitchell, Texas' Stan Mauldin and New Mexico's Rocky Long on a 20-day trip to Vietnam. It was the second straight year an Alabama player was asked to go visit the troops; Scott Hunter being the first. Musso was an A-student in pre-law and recognized as the premier running back in the SEC. — Bryant Museum

June 10, 1989: Josh Chapman was born in Hoover, Ala.

June 10, 1993: Jeoffrey Pagan was born in Ashville, N.C.

Crimson Tide quote of the day

“He brought football into America’s living rooms. He played the game with class, grit, passion and inspiring leadership. He was the most decent man I ever met. … Bart Starr will always be the league’s true north,” — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell

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