Crimson Tide Roll Call: Monday, February 19, 2024

Today is... National Mint Chocolate Day/Presidents Day

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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2024 Season Opener:

194 days

Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

Gymnastics: TWU Quad Meet in Denton, Texas vs. Texas Women's University, Arizona and Arkansas, 2 p.m.- Live Stats
Swimming & diving: SEC Championships in Auburn, Ala.
Men's golf: Watersound Invitational in Watersound, Fla.
Women's golf: Moon Golf Invitational in Melbourne, Fla. Live Stats

Crimson Tide Results:

Baseball: Alabama 11, Manahattan College 8
Softball: Alabama 2, Southern Indiana 0
Women's basketball: Alabama 67, Auburn 61
Women's golf: 15th at Moon Golf Invitational in Melbourne, Fla.
Men's tennis: Alabama 4, No. 5 USC 1

Did You Notice?

In the Alabama women's basketball team's comeback win over rival Auburn, which doubled as the Crimson Tide's 20th win of the season, guard Sarah Ashlee Barker joined the 1,000-point club. Barker is in her second season at Alabama after transferring from Georgia.

The newest 1K Club member 🔥#RollTide #GLG | @SarahAshlee10 pic.twitter.com/XzkGQe3dAB
— Alabama Women’s Basketball (@AlabamaWBB) February 18, 2024

Former Alabama football player Vinnie Sunseri, the son of Sal Sunseri and a defensive standout in the early 2010s, is now the safeties coach at Washington.

Extremely excited to be working at the University of Washington! pic.twitter.com/NVcMEy75dq
— Vinnie Sunseri (@vsunseri3) February 18, 2024

Excitement continues to build for A.J. McCarron's return to the St. Louis Battlehawks, now of the UFL. McCarron was recently released at his request by the Cincinnati Bengals, with whom he played in two games last NFL season.

The St. Louis Battlehawks today announced quarterback A.J. McCarron has agreed to contract terms and will return for the upcoming season.

Read more: https://t.co/b7BOXERW67 pic.twitter.com/i066dd1omn
— UFL Communications Department (@UFL_PR) February 16, 2024

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

February 19, 1951: Clarence "Butch" Avinger accepted the Jacobs Trophy at a special ceremony honoring some of the South's top performers in Durham, N.C. Avinger was the Southeastern Conference's best blocker for 1950.

February 19, 1954: Artist Daniel A. Moore, who has his paintings depicting Crimson Tide football moments hanging all over the state, was born in Birmingham.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“He knocked me woozy. I have never been hit like that before and hopefully, I'll never be hit like that again.” – Notre Dame quarterback Steve Beuerlein after Cornelius Bennett's sack in 1986.

We'll Leave You with This:

Down Goes No. 5 🔥🔥🔥#RollTide pic.twitter.com/NbtCdycE5R
— Alabama Men's Tennis (@AlabamaMTN) February 19, 2024