Crimson Tide Roll Call: Saturday, August 19, 2023

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

Volleyball vs. North Alabama (Exhibition)

Tuscaloosa, Ala.
4 p.m. CT

Crimson Tide Results:

No results.

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

14 days.

Did You Notice?

Former Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with a nice pass to Jonathan Mingo — who took it for a nice gain:

Bryce Young 🤝 Jonathan Mingo

📺: #CARvsNYG on @NFLNetwork
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/L9mPiySUki pic.twitter.com/HtUKYAZxQJ
— NFL (@NFL) August 18, 2023

Alabama's track and field athletes never disappoint:

Where Legends Are Made!

Members of Alabama’s alumni contingent will be representing @usatf at the @WorldAthletics Championships in Budapest!

The global meet will begin Saturday, Aug. 19 and will run until Sunday, Aug. 27.

Good luck, squad! 🫡 #RollTide pic.twitter.com/XlLHc4V0hZ
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) August 18, 2023

Good news from Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh on Marlon Humphrey's recent surgery:

“He had the surgery. It went very well.”

Head coach John Harbaugh on Marlon Humphrey’s surgery: pic.twitter.com/BPSCggCdD1
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) August 18, 2023

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

August 19, 1944: Steve Sloan was born in Austin, Tenn.

August 19, 1973: Basketball player Roy Rogers was born in Linden, Ala.

August 19, 1980: Former Crimson Tide pitcher Lance Cormier was born in Lafayette, La.

August 19, 1986: Coach Ray Perkins announced that star linebacker Cornelius Bennett, hampered by a pulled hamstring, was doubtful for the season opener in the Kickoff Classic against Ohio State. Likely taking his place would be sophomore Derrick Thomas. – Bryant Museum

August 19, 1987: Brandon Deaderick was born Elizabethtown, Ky.

August 19, 2003: Running back T.J. Yeldon was on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s college football preview.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“The first thing that I do is get a kicker and a punter. If the kicking game wasn’t important they would have called it armball.” – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

We'll Leave You With This:

The moment when Alabama men's golfer Nick Dunlap advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 U.S. Amateur Championship:

Our first #USAmateur semifinalist... Nick Dunlap!

The @AlabamaMGolf standout advances past Jackson Koivun in 19 holes. pic.twitter.com/PVy2P0kbYw
— USGA (@USGA) August 18, 2023