Alabama Athletics
Crimson Tide Roll Call: Nov. 17, 2019
Today is … National Take A Hike Day
Today’s Crimson Tide schedule
• Volleyball: Alabama at Arkansas, noon CT, SEC Network, Live Stats
• Women’s basketball: Mercer at Alabama, 2 p.m., SEC Network+, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats
Crimson Tide results
• Football: Alabama 38, Mississippi State 7
Did you notice?
• The Crimson Tide men’s cross-country team claimed one of 13 at-large berths to the field of 31 qualifying teams for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Alabama finished third at the NCAA South Regional on Friday, narrowly missing a top-two finish that would have earned automatic qualification. The race will be held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind., on Nov. 23.
• The Detroit Lions signed former Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough from their practice squad. Similarly, wide receiver Cam Sims was promoted by the Washington Redskins.
• This is an interesting drill …
On this date in Crimson Tide history:
November 17, 1945: Alabama scored 10 touchdowns, only four by starters, as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 71-0 win at Vanderbilt. Harry Gilmer passed for two touchdowns and ran in two more. Vanderbilt managed only one first down, that coming on a penalty and the Alabama defense held the Commodores to a minus-5 yards in total offense. Alabama netted 433 yards.
November 17, 1997: Jonah Williams was born in Folsom, Calif.
Crimson Tide quote of the day:
“I make a point of not reading anything about the games. I get frustrated for no reason and don’t like to work myself up. I try to find pictures of myself. No one takes pictures of me. The only time I read anything is when I look for pictures of myself and then I read a headline and get mad about it, and so I quit looking for pictures of myself, because there’s not going to be one anyway.” – Jonah Williams, who was born on this date in 1997.
