Crimson Tide Roll Call: Monday, January 29, 2024

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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2024 Season Opener:
- 215 days.
Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:
- No games scheduled.
Crimson Tide Results:
- Women's basketball: defeated Kentucky 91-74 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Women's tennis: defeated Iowa 4-2 at ITA Kickoff in Raleigh, N.C.
Did You Notice?
- It was too little, too late, but former Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams hauled in a touchdown grab for the final points of the Detroit Lions' 2023-24 season in the NFC Championship Game.
Goff to Williams for six. Lions down 3 with 56 seconds to go.
— NFL (@NFL) January 29, 2024
📺: #DETvsSF on FOX
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/jZ9o1KsKLl
- Former Crimson Tide running back Jahmyr Gibbs, a dynamic playmaker for the Lions throughout his rookie year, got in on the fun too.
.@Jahmyr_Gibbs1 is ELECTRIC. @Lions cash in on the turnover! #AllGrit
— NFL (@NFL) January 29, 2024
📺: #DETvsSF on FOX
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/XwmpMOrRKT
On This Day in Crimson Tide History:
January 29, 1963: The first charter members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were named in Canton, Ohio (they were enshrined when the Hall opened in September 1963). Among them was former Alabama player Don Hutson. He led the NFL in receiving in eight of his 11 seasons and in scoring five straight years. Hutson was also named the league’s MVP twice, in 1941 and 1942.
January 29, 1974: Alabama offensive line coach Jimmy Sharpe was hired as head coach at Virginia Tech, replacing Charley Coffey. Sharpe, an assistant since 1963, played for the Crimson Tide from 1960-62.
January 29, 1987: Baseball player Alex Avila was born in Hialeah, Fla.
January 29, 1993: Bradley Sylve was born in Port Sulphur, La.
Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:
"It is still an individual thing, a question of running the pass pattern correctly. Pass patterns have probably changed less than anything else in football.” — Don Hutson
We'll Leave You with This:
𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝟏𝟑 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 last night for young bull,,,
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 28, 2024
😈 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 😈#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/PQLYYQkbVj
See Also:
Takeaways from Alabama Basketball's Win Over LSU

Will Miller is the primary baseball writer for BamaCentral/Alabama Crimson Tide On SI. He also covers football and basketball. Miller graduated from the University of Alabama in December 2024 with experience covering a wide array of sports.
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