Multiple Alabama Athletes Recognized By SEC, Roll Call: January 31, 2023

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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2024 Season Opener:

214 days.

Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

Men's Basketball: No. 24 Alabama at Georgia, Athens, Ga., 5:30 p.m. CT, SEC Network

Crimson Tide Results:

No games scheduled.

Did you notice?

• Alabama gymnast Luisa Blanco was named SEC Gymnast of the Week for the second time this season.

Gymnast of the Week. For the second time this season. #FTF | #RollTide pic.twitter.com/cCSx71OJuh

— Alabama Gymnastics (@BamaGymnastics) January 30, 2024

• Alabama women's basketball forward Essence Cody was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.

Twice as nice 🤩@Essence_cody earns her second SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honor this season!

📰https://t.co/oe1PD4Uc0W#RollTide #GLG pic.twitter.com/a0cR317RWV

— Alabama Women’s Basketball (@AlabamaWBB) January 30, 2024

• Alabama track athlete Oussama El Bouchayby was named the SEC Men's Runner of the Week, giving the Crimson Tide four total athletes recognized by the conference for awards this past week.

Runner of the Week. 🫡#RollTide pic.twitter.com/LeE71xDGWO

— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) January 30, 2024

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

January 31, 1913: Don Hutson was born in Pine Bluff, Ark.

January 31, 1970: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant announced a home-and-home series with Southern California, with the first game being September 12 at Legion Field. Alabama would return the following year, playing at the Los Angeles Coliseum on September 10. The NCAA approved adding an 11th game in a vote taken at the January 14 Convention. They turned out to be two of the most noteworthy and important games in Crimson Tide history.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day: 

“I wanted to be the Branch Rickey of football.” — Paul W. “Bear” Bryant to B.J. Phillips of Time Magazine in 1980.

We'll leave you with this...

BMill on the come-up 📈
⭐️ Tied for 2nd amongst all NBA rookies in 20-PT games this season (11)
⭐️ 1 of 2 rookies to rank top-10 amongst first-year players in PPG, RPG, APG, SPG and BPG#PaniniRisingStars | @brandmillerr pic.twitter.com/seAwGFWx0Y

— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) January 30, 2024