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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Athletes win summer titles

Athletes win summer titles

Elliot Propes August 17, 2014

By Elliot Propes | Staff Reporter While some students were enjoying the beach over the summer, the University of Alabama men and women’s track and field teams were busy competing for NCAA titles....

Cam Robinson poised to take starting role

Cam Robinson poised to take starting role

Kayla Montgomery August 17, 2014

Although the Crimson Tide will return a trio of key starters on the offensive line, holes at left tackle and right guard add to the list of questions Alabama must answer as the late-August kickoff game...

Amari Cooper becoming a leader on and off the field

Amari Cooper becoming a leader on and off the field

Kelly Ward August 17, 2014

In an Iron Bowl capped with the instantly famous — and for Alabama fans, infamous — 100-yard missed field goal return, it’s easy to forget quarterback AJ McCarron connecting with wide receiver Amari...

Targeting revisited for 2014 season

Targeting revisited for 2014 season

Sean Landry August 17, 2014

On September 14, 2013, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, with Alabama leading Texas A&M 21-14 with 8 minutes and 48 seconds to go in the second quarter, quarterback Johnny Manziel dropped back and...

Alabama softball returns from Netherlands

Alabama softball returns from Netherlands

Kelly Ward August 17, 2014

Washing headstones of American soldiers from World War II wasn’t on the original itinerary when Alabama softball made the trip to the Netherlands in early August. The original plan was to play the Dutch...

College Football Playoff replaces BCS

Sean Landry August 17, 2014

For 16 years, the Bowl Championship Series ruled the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with an algorithm designed to put the two best college football teams on the field at the end of the season to decide...

Storylines for Alabama's key opponents

Storylines for Alabama's key opponents

CW Staff August 17, 2014

West Virginia (Aug. 30 in Atlanta) Like Alabama, West Virginia faces question marks at quarterback. Senior Clint Trickett was named the starter in June but has thrown as many interceptions as touchdowns...

Linebackers regroup for season

Linebackers regroup for season

Sean Landry August 17, 2014

Under the watchful eye of position coach Lance Thompson in practice, the outside linebackers worked against the tight ends, attacking a stand-in ?quarterback. For the most part, the linebackers, led by...

Alabama secondary optimistic for 2014

Alabama secondary optimistic for 2014

Kevin Connell August 17, 2014

When Johnny Manziel passed for over 450 yards and five touchdowns in Alabama’s second game of the season last year, it appeared to be a rare off-game by a Crimson Tide secondary known for churning out...

CW staff members make predictions for 2014 season

CW Staff August 17, 2014

By Sean Landry | Assistant Sports Editor Best case: 15-0 – The quarterback position is effective, the defense is elite, cornerbacks are improved and the running backs fulfill the All-American expectations...

Quarterback decision still up in the air

Quarterback decision still up in the air

Sean Landry August 17, 2014

J ake Coker, the much-anticipated transfer from Florida State, stands at 6 feet 5 inches, 250 pounds. Wearing No. 14, Coker resembles a larger, stronger edition of AJ McCarron, the three-time national...

Crimson Tide looks to reclaim past success

Crimson Tide looks to reclaim past success

Kelly Ward August 17, 2014

The outcome of the 2014 football season isn’t dependent on the Alabama football team’s skill level. It has the talent: a unanimous No. 1 2014 recruiting class, 13 returning starters and 51 returning...