Crimson Tide Roll Call: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Today is … the first day of summer — the longest day of the year.

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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

73 days.

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Alabama baseball commit Bryce Eldridge is going to be a special player. The question is — will he ever make it to Tuscaloosa?

.@BryceEldridge2 is a star two-way prospect, so how does he feel about being compared to Shohei Ohtani?#MLBCentral | @mlbpipeline pic.twitter.com/KwHfPTDDXK
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) June 21, 2023

Former Alabama linebacker Henry To'oTo'o is turning heads this summer in Houston.

LB Henry To'oTo'o is a rookie making an impression on #Texans GM Nick Caserio, who brought him up unsolicited in an interview with @SethCPayne & @SeanTPendergast last week.

Full interview: https://t.co/p3tcdZxoYE pic.twitter.com/2tnbCkEE0S
— SportsRadio 610 (@SportsRadio610) June 20, 2023

Former Alabama guard Nimari Burnett officially graduated from UA — he's immediately eligible in 2023-24 for Michigan.

Nimari Burnett will graduate from Alabama on August 5th, thus allowing him to be immediately eligible for Michigan next season as a grad transfer, per his father.

Averaged 5.6 PPG last season at Alabama.

One of the top on-ball defenders in college basketball.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 20, 2023

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

June 21, 1927: Former Alabama player Tommy Sewell, who had a famous brother named Joe, made his only Major League appearance when he pinch-hit for the Cubs against the Cardinals. He didn’t reach base.

June 21, 1955: Football quarterback Albert Elmore, Jr., from Troy, was named as the new A-Club President for 1955-56. Elmore was the son of Albert Elmore, an end on the '31 Rose Bowl team.

June 21, 1990: JaMychal Green was born in Montgomery.

June 21, 2013: Alabama superfan Dick Coffee died at the age of 91. Beginning with the season opener in 1946, he attended 781 consecutive games and 51 consecutive bowl games. The last time he saw the Crimson Tide play was the 42-14 victory over Notre Dame in the BCS Championship Game on Jan. 7, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Fla. In 2010, ESPN.com named Coffee the No. 1 college football superfan in America.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"When you make a mistake, admit it; learn from it and don't repeat it." — Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

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It's becoming clearer and clearer every day — former Alabama guard Brandon Miller is going to be a Charlotte Hornet.

Brandon Miller has "solidified his standing" as the Hornets second overall pick, per @wojespn 👀 pic.twitter.com/22Aie7OEgW
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 21, 2023

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