Crimson Tide Roll Call: Saturday, August 20, 2022

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule
No events scheduled
Crimson Tide Results
Soccer: Alabama 4, FAU 0
Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2022 opener
14 days
Did You Notice?
- Justin Thomas didn't have the best round at the BMW Championship, shooting +2 in the second round, but still took time to sign autographs with fans.
Working late on a Friday 🏌️♂️@JustinThomas34 signed autographs and took pictures with fans before some twilight practice @BMWChamps. pic.twitter.com/Hq12Q7tHab
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 20, 2022
- Friday night lights kicked off this week with high school games across the state, and former Alabama stars and two Daphne alums (TJ Yeldon and Ryan Anderson) were spotted on the sidelines.
Former Alabama stars TJ Yeldon, Wallace Gilberry and Ryan Anderson checking out Daphne vs. Saraland tonight! #RollTide @BamaProUpdates @AL7AFootball pic.twitter.com/WkTdxMtKh5
— Simone Eli (@SimoneEli_TV) August 20, 2022
- NFL preseason creates opportunities for countless Bama in the NFL reunions, including this joint practice between the Browns and Eagles.
At BAMA, it’s just different 💪💪@JoshuaMJobe @JeromeFord @Landon_2012 @mcforristall @Rharr_15 @JWills73 @JalenHurts @AmariCooper9 @DeVontaSmith_6 #NFLU pic.twitter.com/p7OOIfQxrQ
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) August 19, 2022
On This Date in Crimson Tide History:
August 20, 1950: Retired Alabama football coach Frank Thomas was elected to the Helms College Hall of Fame
August 20, 1998: Fred Sington died in Birmingham
August 20, 2012: AJ McCarron was on the cover of the Sports Illustrated college football preview, which had the headline, “How They Roll.”
August 20, 2016: Harry Gilmer died in St. Louis
Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:
"We could play football for another 500 years and not catch up to Alabama's tradition" — Pat Dye in 2017
We'll leave you with this...
The highlight of my night. Deuce walked to Dada 🥺❤️ pic.twitter.com/Afq5j0lDc1
— MWS 🚀 (@MackWilSr) August 20, 2022

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball, gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.
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