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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Sunday, December 31, 2023

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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Sunday, December 31, 2023
Crimson Tide Roll Call: Sunday, December 31, 2023

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

  • Women's Basketball vs Mississippi Valley State, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 2 p.m. CT, SEC Network+

Crimson Tide Results:

Men's Basketball: Alabama 101, Liberty 56

Did You Notice?

  • Collin Sexton had 22 points, including this impressive and-one, for the Utah Jazz in their win over the Miami Heat. 
  • Former Alabama assistant coach Charles Kelly is reportedly heading back to the SEC. After leaving the Crimson Tide to be the defensive coordinator at Colorado, he's expected to return to his alma mater and be on the defensive staff of Hugh Freeze at Auburn.
  • With the Crimson Tide's victory over Liberty, Nate Oats became the fastest coach in program history to reach 100 wins with Alabama. 
  • The Million Dollar Band and Alabama cheerleaders got to perform at Disneyland Saturday night. 

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

December 31, 1973: In a colossal matchup of undefeated and top-ranked Alabama and unbeaten and No. 3 Notre Dame, the Crimson Tide fell 24-23 in the Sugar Bowl. A late fourth-quarter pass out of the end zone from Irish quarterback Tom Clements to reserve tight end Robin Weber got Notre Dame out of a hole and saved the night for the Irish.

December 31, 1975: In the first Sugar Bowl ever played in the Superdome, Alabama behind MVP Richard Todd edged Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions, 13-6.

December 31, 2015: After getting bounced in the semifinals of the inaugural College Football Playoff the year before, a better-prepared and more focused Crimson Tide team crushed Michigan State, 38-0. It was the largest shutout in Cotton Bowl history. Jake Coker was 25-for-30 for a career-best 286 yards, with two touchdown passes to Calvin Ridley.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"One man doesn't make a team. It takes 11." – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

We'll Leave You with This:

 

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Katie Windham
KATIE WINDHAM

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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