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April 4, 2020
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What Can Fans Do? Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe in these strange times. Even though spring practice and A-Day have been cancelled, Crimson Tide news is still being made. Tua's doctors have medically cleared him with no restrictions. The NFL draft should feature many Alabama players, even though it's being conducted in an entirely new way. Vegas still has Alabama as a +125 Favorite to win the 2020 SEC Championship.
We knew we loved Alabama football, but absence is clearly making the heart grow fonder. No football in 2020 is a real possibility, but what can you do to make it happen? Stay at home, wash your hands, and venture out as infrequently as possible.
With an uncertain future ahead for all of us, stay safe and
"They were very instrumental in setting up this whole program of what we're doing with the players in terms of Apple Watches for their workouts, apps on their phones for weight training programs," Saban said . . . Sports Illustrated
"We have to fight through the process of what we have to do on a daily basis to make good choices and decisions," Saban said. "To do the right thing and at the right time regardless of the circumstance . . . Birmingham News
Whatever the process was at Alabama is what they are adhering to, and I think all the freshmen parents are in agreement. When we talk to one another, every player that enrolled early is still doing the same process as if they were on campus . . . Bama Online
One of Alabama's top overall targets in the 2021 class, Terrion Arnold, committed to the All-American Bowl . . . Bama Online
"Fifteen (practices) is not gonna happen," Saban said. "If there was a way we could have 14 days of teaching with our players sometime before fall camp happens, I think that probably would be beneficial . . . Tuscaloosa News
While concerns about the coronavirus pandemic have significantly altered life across the globe — including the cancellation of most spring sports and college football's spring practice — some things never change. At Alabama, that includes coach Nick Saban's daily 7:30 a.m. coaches' meetings . . . Florence Times-Daily
With his team scattered across the country, Saban said the additions of David Ballou and Dr. Matt Rhea have been "a huge positive" in keeping track of the players' training routines . . . Bama Online
Even though the Crimson Tide suspended its spring football practices until further notice due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Benton was never added back to the roster . . . 247Sports
Rare will be that preseason poll that doesn't include all or most of these four in their top four – alphabetically Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and Oklahoma . . . Bama Online
"When I got to the school, I found Demouy out there in the middle of the field going through drills," Collier said. "Alabama gave him a workout plan of some kind, and he was out there by himself grinding his butt off. That's Demouy Kennedy . . . Birmingham News
Three weeks from what is arguably the biggest day of his young life, former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa remains one of the most intriguing prospects heading into Round 1 of this year's NFL Draft . . . Montgomery Advertiser
The ability to attract elite talent from Hoover to Honolulu has played a major role in the decade-plus dynasty Saban has authored in Tuscaloosa. Still, there's been room for a healthy number of sub-four stars to make an impact . . . Bama Online
(Video) Who Will Have More 1st Round Picks, LSU or Alabama? . . . Sports Illustrated
Just how important are those 14 practices and the annual A-Day Game? Former Crimson Tide safety Xavier McKinney said they're an important piece to a bigger offseason puzzle . . . Bama Online
The league said all spring 2020 championship event sites would be shifted to the 2021 calendar. That impacts Alabama for both softball and women's tennis . . . Mobile Press-Register
In the meantime, Murphy is among those working through the most important remaining question for his players: will they be granted another year of eligibility? . . . Huntsville Times
Alabama's schedule in the T-Town Showdown has the Tide meeting BYU (14-9 this season) at 6 p.m. CDT Thursday, taking on Texas (24-3) at 6 p.m. Friday, meeting Bryant (3-10) at 4 p.m. Saturday, and finishing against Texas at 12:30 Sunday . . . Bama Online
Thus, I owe some debt of gratitude to Amos Alonzo Stagg, who in 1913 as football coach at the University of Chicago was the first to put numbers on the jerseys of college football players . . . 247Sports
Lewis is Alabama's best chance of having a player selected as he is currently projected as a first-rounder in several mock drafts . . . Rivals.com
Bruner caught up with BamaOnLine over the weekend to share his thoughts on his opportunity at UA . . . Bama Online
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