Crimson Tide Roll Call: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama Athletics, and how to watch the Crimson Tide.

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

• Soccer at UAB, Birmingham, Ala., 6 p.m. CT, ESPN+

• Alabama men's golfer Nick Dunlap U.S. Amateur championship match against Neal Shipley from 2-3 p.m. CT on the Golf Channel and 3-5 p.m. CT on NBC.

Crimson Tide Results:

Volleyball vs. North Alabama (Exhibition): Alabama 3, North Alabama 1

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

13 days

Did You Notice?

• Nick Dunlap has the chance to make history Sunday. 

• Will Anderson Jr. made an incredible play for the Texans in their preseason game against the Dolphins. 

WILL. ANDERSON. 💪

📺: #MIAvsHOU on @NFLNetwork
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/L9mPiySUki pic.twitter.com/2dZivcvDRM

— NFL (@NFL) August 19, 2023

• John Metchie is still utilizing a familiar celebration from Alabama. 

On This Day 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: