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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Alexander Plant | @aplant63

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Quarterback Mac Jones hands off to running back Najee Harris, who cuts up the middle in a 2019 Arkansas matchup.

Mac Jones and Najee Harris: ‘We want to play’

Alexander Plant | @aplant6, Sports Editor • August 14, 2020

Alabama football seniors Mac Jones and Najee Harris asked to speak to the media on Friday about the #WeWantToPlay movement that is currently dominating the college football news.  Prominent college...

Bryant-Denny Stadium Field, View From End Zone

SEC: Players can opt out of fall sports, retain eligibility

Alexander Plant | @aplant6, Sports Editor • July 21, 2020

The SEC announced June 21 that student-athletes who decide to not play their respective sports in the fall because of health and/or safety concerns related to COVID-19 will be able to keep their scholarships. "SEC...

Maddox at a March 12, 2020 presser, where he discussed the city's response to COVID-19

‘We’re preparing for the worst as a city’: A Q&A with Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox

Alexander Plant | @aplant6, Sports Editor • July 14, 2020

As of July 14, there are 2743 COVID positive cases in Tuscaloosa County. The county has paralleled both the state and country over the past month with large upticks in positive cases among the ages of...

Jahvon Quinerly could be the Tide's saving grace when it comes to replacing Kira Lewis Jr.

Analysis: Men’s basketball has a lot of questions to answer before the season

Alexander Plant | @aplant6, Sports Editor • June 23, 2020

After what some people saw as a disappointing season, here are three big questions heading into the 2020-2021 Alabama men’s basketball season. (1) Will John Petty Jr. return for his senior season? Rumors...

CW / Hannah Saad

2020 NFL Mock Draft: Five Alabama alumni selected in first round

James Ogletree | @jameslogletree, Alexander Plant | @aplant6, and A.J. Spurr | @SpurrFM • April 23, 2020
Four members of UA student media joined forces for a 2020 NFL mock draft.
CW / Hannah Saad

Alabama leans heavily on guard trio in loss to Vanderbilt

Alexander Plant | @aplant6, Copy Editor • March 3, 2020
Beetle Bolden had a hot start on senior night against Vanderbilt, but he and Alabama's other two starting guards couldn't carry the team to a win.
CW / Hannah Saad

ATO and IFC donate $10,000 to WGRC

Alexander Plant | @aplant6, Copy Editor • February 29, 2020

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) partnered with Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) to raise $10,690 for the Women and Gender Resource Center (WGRC) on Feb. 15, making it the most successful year in the event’s four-year...

CW / Hannah Saad

Men’s basketball leads nearly entire game at Ole Miss, wins by 25

Alexander Plant | @aplant6, Copy Editor • February 22, 2020
Men's basketball went on the road and led for more than 36 minutes against Ole Miss on Saturday night to get back to 7-7 in SEC play.
CW / Hannah Saad

Men’s basketball erases 12-point deficit, beats Georgia in overtime

Alexander Plant | @aplant6, Copy Editor • February 8, 2020
Men's basketball ended a three-game losing streak with a narrow overtime win at Georgia on Saturday. Sophomore guard Kira Lewis Jr. scored a career-high 37 points.
OPPOSING VIEWS: Division isn’t Christian

OPPOSING VIEWS: Division isn’t Christian

Alexander Plant | @aplant6, Copy Editor • January 27, 2020

The liberal whim that conservatives use to combat allowing same-sex marriage or LGBT leadership in Christian churches is the same whim that was thought to depose things like slavery and serfdom. It was...