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A-Day to answer preseason questions

A-Day to answer preseason questions

Charlie Potter April 17, 2014

There is an Alabama football game in town this weekend, which has undeniably brought with it the recent chilly temperatures and blustery feeling of football season. With the Crimson Tide set to take the...

Henry aims to continue momentum

Charlie Potter April 15, 2014

Derrick Henry has been in the spotlight since his breakout performance in the Sugar Bowl. The hype surrounding the rising sophomore running back could not get any bigger, and what’s worse – or better,...

Sims turns heads in 2nd scrimmage

Charlie Potter April 14, 2014

Alabama ventured inside Bryant-Denny Stadium for the team’s second scrimmage of the spring Saturday, which was the last scrimmage before A-Day. With the Crimson Tide’s annual spring game now less than...

Dillon Lee arrested for DUI

Charlie Potter April 10, 2014

Alabama junior linebacker Dillon Lee was arrested early Thursday morning on charges of driving under the influence by the Tuscaloosa Police Department. Lee was released on a $1,000 bond. “I don’t...

Jackson sustains injury to knee

Jackson sustains injury to knee

Charlie Potter April 8, 2014

The Crimson Tide hit the practice field under a gloomy Tuscaloosa sky Monday afternoon for the team’s ninth spring practice. The atmosphere was fitting considering the news that surfaced about one of...

Tide holds 1st spring scrimmage

Tide holds 1st spring scrimmage

Charlie Potter April 7, 2014

Alabama held its first scrimmage of the spring Saturday, marking the first time the Crimson Tide players have touched the grass inside Bryant-Denny Stadium since Nov. 23. “For the first scrimmage, I...

Alabama wears pads in 3rd practice

Alabama wears pads in 3rd practice

Charlie Potter March 20, 2014

The Alabama Crimson Tide donned full pads for the first time this spring as the team headed outdoors in the 65-degree afternoon for its third practice of the season Wednesday. “Our first day in pads...

Tide takes 2nd practice indoors

Charlie Potter March 18, 2014

Alabama returned to the practice field Monday for the second time this spring. The Crimson Tide players wore shorts and helmets as the team moved indoors because of the dreary Tuscaloosa weather. Redshirt...

Jones reflects on UA, NFL

Charlie Potter March 12, 2014

Former Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones just finished his first season in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams. The Crimson White caught up with Jones to see how his first year in St. Louis went and...

Raging in right field

Raging in right field

Charlie Potter March 6, 2014

Casey Hughston blasted two home runs into right field in Alabama’s 8-0 win over Stephen F. Austin State University on Feb. 22. Before the 2014 season, those baseballs would have bounced off the pavement...

Jacobs leaves team indefinitely

Jacobs leaves team indefinitely

Charlie Potter February 20, 2014

The Alabama men’s basketball team will be without junior forward Nick Jacobs for the remainder of the season. The 6-foot-8-inch forward has taken an indefinite leave of absence from basketball activities,...

Crimson Tide RB Dee Hart arrested

Charlie Potter February 17, 2014

University of Alabama junior running back Dee Hart was arrested Sunday, Feb. 16 and charged with giving false information to law enforcement and second-degree possession of marijuana, Sgt. Brent Blakely...

Evans’ decision comes with backlash

Charlie Potter February 13, 2014

It was complete jubilation in Tuscaloosa when five-star linebacker Rashaan Evans signed with Alabama on National Signing Day. The same cannot be said for Auburn. The Tigers missed out on securing a signature...

Alabama looks to sign top class

Charlie Potter February 5, 2014

  With National Signing Day finally here, Alabama looks to reel in yet another No. 1 recruiting class. Twenty-five high school players have committed to the Crimson Tide, with eight early enrollees...

Sports in brief for Jan. 30

Charlie Potter January 30, 2014

UA softball ranked No. 6 in ESPN poll The Alabama softball team is ranked No. 6 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll, which was released Tuesday. The Crimson Tide was also placed sixth in the preseason NFCA/USA...

Quarterback Jacob Coker signs with Alabama

Quarterback Jacob Coker signs with Alabama

Charlie Potter January 26, 2014

Former Florida State quarterback Jacob Coker has signed with The University of Alabama, coach Nick Saban announced Sunday. Coker reportedly spent the weekend in Tuscaloosa for an official visit and committed...

Howard holds potential

Howard holds potential

Charlie Potter January 21, 2014

Several true freshmen saw the field for Alabama this season, but none had the physical attributes and ability as tight end O.J. Howard. At 6 feet 6 inches, 237 pounds, Howard is not only imposing in his...

McCarron makes mark in UA history

McCarron makes mark in UA history

Charlie Potter January 16, 2014

Alabama’s final game of the 2013 season did not end the way senior quarterback AJ McCarron had hoped. He peeled off his crimson jersey for the final time after a 45-31 loss to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl....

Obasohan, Tide set to roll into Athens

Charlie Potter January 9, 2014

After a less than stellar nonconference skid, Alabama bounced back Tuesday night with a Southeastern Conference win over Vanderbilt. Now, the Crimson Tide looks to win back-to-back conference games when...

Tide overrun with errors in Sugar Bowl

Tide overrun with errors in Sugar Bowl

Charlie Potter January 8, 2014

It took less than two minutes for Alabama to cross the goal line against Oklahoma and begin to remove the stain of the Iron Bowl. On the Sooners’ next drive, sophomore safety Landon Collins scooped...

Tide defeats Commodores at home

Charlie Potter January 8, 2014

With help from a career-high 15 points from freshman forward Shannon Hale, Alabama was able to extend its conference winning streak at home to 13 games Tuesday night. The Crimson Tide (7-7, 1-0 SEC)...

Forward bolsters Alabama offense

Forward bolsters Alabama offense

Charlie Potter December 4, 2013

Nick Jacobs has a right hand. He just chooses not to use it on the offensive end of the court. The junior forward from Atlanta, Ga., has been a spark off the bench for the Alabama men’s basketball team...

Cooper has big day in Tide loss

Cooper has big day in Tide loss

Charlie Potter December 2, 2013

Sophomore wide receiver Amari Cooper was involved in two of the biggest plays in Saturday’s Iron Bowl, excluding, of course, Auburn’s game-winning field goal return. Alabama started the final...

Alabama not intimidated by Duke

Charlie Potter November 26, 2013

As students spill out of Tuscaloosa to travel home for Thanksgiving, the Alabama men’s basketball team will spend its break in New York City. The Crimson Tide will face the No. 6 Duke Blue Devils in...

Iron Bowl stakes higher than ever

Charlie Potter November 25, 2013

Before the final whistle sounded, before the Million Dollar Band raised its instruments to belt out “Rammer Jammer,” before the players could even leave the field, the 2013 Iron Bowl became the topic...

Players reminisce before season’s end

Charlie Potter November 21, 2013

Alabama will host Chattanooga (8-3, 6-2 Southern) in the final home game of the 2013-14 season Saturday, and the Crimson Tide will honor its senior class before kickoff. “I hope our fans certainly...

Alabama struggles in win over MSU

Alabama struggles in win over MSU

Charlie Potter November 18, 2013

The cowbells were still ringing as the clock expired Saturday night in Davis Wade Stadium. The Mississippi State faithful had something to cheer about. Alabama won the game 20-7, but the Bulldogs...

Focused on the finish

Focused on the finish

Charlie Potter November 14, 2013

Anthony Grant’s stern expression says it all: Alabama means business. Grant enters the 2013-14 season in his fifth year at the helms of the men’s basketball team, with a core of returning players...

Three signees join Tide basketball team

Charlie Potter November 14, 2013

The Alabama men’s basketball team received National Letters of Intents from three student athletes Wednesday during the first day of the early signing period. Point guard Justin Coleman (Birmingham/Wenonah),...

Alabama football hoping to avoid letdown

Charlie Potter November 12, 2013

Alabama waltzed out of Bryant-Denny Stadium this weekend with an emotional victory over LSU only to have to face another SEC opponent in Mississippi State this Saturday. Last season, the Crimson Tide...

Men’s basketball team to face Sooners

Charlie Potter November 7, 2013

Alabama’s exhibition nightmare is in the past, and all focus is now trained on Friday’s season opener. The Crimson Tide men’s basketball team will begin the 2013-14 season on the road against the...

Tide not overlooking Tigers talent

Tide not overlooking Tigers talent

Charlie Potter November 5, 2013

Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide approach every game with the same mentality, but this week, a strong sense of urgency can be felt in the football facilities. “Obviously, this rivalry in the...

The next star athlete

Charlie Potter September 27, 2013

Fans began dreaming of freshman tight end O.J. Howard on the field this fall as soon as he committed to the Crimson Tide as the top-rated tight end prospect of the 2013 class. Howard has not disappointed...

Tide victory comes after slow start

Charlie Potter September 23, 2013

Alabama did not jump out to the start it had hoped for against Colorado State, but it still rolled to a 31-6 win Saturday in the team’s first game in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide failed...

Tide victory comes after slow start

Charlie Potter September 23, 2013

Alabama did not jump out to the start it had hoped for against Colorado State, but it still rolled to a 31-6 win Saturday in the team’s first game in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide failed...

McCarron takes control of offense

McCarron takes control of offense

Charlie Potter September 16, 2013

Alabama’s offense accumulated 568 total yards and seven touchdowns Saturday at Kyle Field, but it was quarterback AJ McCarron’s mistake-free afternoon that ultimately pushed the Crimson Tide to a 49-42...

Coach Bryant more than his nickname

Charlie Potter September 11, 2013

Paul William Bryant, better known as “Bear” Bryant to Alabama fans, is one of the most celebrated coaches in all of sports – not just college football. He collected six national championships and...

Alabama's long awaited rematch looms

Alabama’s long awaited rematch looms

Charlie Potter September 10, 2013

Kickoff between No. 1 Alabama and No. 6 Texas A&M is four days away, and the hype for this monumental rematch is reaching new levels. Crimson Tide Coach Nick Saban – as well as the players and all of...

Texas A&M rematch approaches

Texas A&M rematch approaches

Charlie Potter September 9, 2013

  The 10-month wait is over and the college football world can finally turn its full attention to the rematch between No. 1 Alabama and No. 6 Texas A&M. All eyes will be on College Station, Texas, Saturday...

Winston: the one that got away

Charlie Potter September 5, 2013

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston burst onto the scene Monday night in the Seminoles’ 41-13 victory over Pittsburgh. But burst isn’t the right word to describe Winston’s arrival to the national...

Offense struggles against Virginia Tech

Charlie Potter September 3, 2013

The Crimson Tide offense had little to do with the victory over Virginia Tech, 35-10, in Saturday’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. Virginia Tech’s defense swarmed the line of scrimmage all night, clogging...

Melito optimistic for 2013 season

Melito optimistic for 2013 season

Charlie Potter August 26, 2013

Senior libero and defensive specialist Kelsey Melito and various other fall sports athletes and coaches met for lunch at the Cyprus Inn on Monday. She sat down with The Crimson White to talk about the...

High expectations for Allen’s team

Charlie Potter August 21, 2013

Alabama head volleyball coach Ed Allen didn’t spend his summer touring Europe like the men’s basketball team, but he was able to catch up on some much-needed rest and relaxation. Entering his third...

Video unveils new football facility

Video unveils new football facility

Charlie Potter July 24, 2013

The buzz surrounding Alabama’s new football facility has reached an all-time high after photos were leaked on Twitter nearly two weeks ago. Photos of the waterfall and a mural featuring some of the greatest...