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Former Alabama broadcaster Eli Gold set to take on role with Jacksonville State

Former Alabama announcer Eli Gold joining the Jacksonville State team

The changes coming to Tuscaloosa in the fall of 2024 will go beyond just the gridiron. Obviously the loss of [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and his coaching staff will dominate the headlines, however, anyone who has spent time around the Alabama program knows that the loss of [autotag]Eli Gold[/autotag] is a painful one too.

Gold has been an announcer for the Crimson Tide program for over 30 years, but the two sides decided to part ways this offseason. Gold has been the voice who has narrated some of the greatest moments in Alabama athletics history, so it is painful to see him leave.

Today, it was announced that Gold’s play-by-play career will continue on as he will now take on television duties for Jacksonville State baseball. It is also expected that he will be involved with the football team in the fall. Gold said of the move, “I’m looking forward to it. I’ve known the people at JSU for many years. I’m looking forward to working with athletic director Greg Seitz. They’ve made some very nice strides here recently, winning a bowl game last year and so on.”

As for the Crimson Tide, [autotag]Chris Stewart[/autotag] is expected to take over the primary role moving forward.

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Alabama Morning Drive: Tide hoops leads the way for busy weekend of Alabama athletics

The latest news and notes involving the Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday, Jan. 23.

Good morning and welcome back to another edition of Alabama Morning Drive. If you are new here, Alabama Morning Drive is a short and sweet post regarding the latest news and notes involving the Alabama Crimson Tide.

This past weekend was busy for the athletes across the university. Men’s basketball, tennis, gymnastics and others competed over the weekend.

[autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and the Alabama men’s basketball team went to Columbia, Missouri, and again dominated an SEC opponent with an 85-64 win over the Tigers.

The Crimson Tide are certainly making a strong argument for the No. 1 ranking. With Houston losing over the weekend, there is a chance Alabama could find itself as the nation’s top team.

Here are other results from the weekend of athletic events for the Crimson Tide!

Alabama Morning Drive: Weekend results for Alabama athletics

The latest news and notes involving the Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday, Jan. 16.

Good morning, Tide fans! Welcome back to another Monday edition of Alabama Morning Drive where we do our best to bring you the latest news and notes involving the Alabama Crimson Tide.

It was a busy weekend for the student-athletes in Tuscaloosa and for the most part, the results were in favor of the Crimson Tide.

Among the events over the weekend were swim and dive meets, women’s gymnastics, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball.

Although the swim and dive meets were unsuccessful for both the men’s and women’s teams, they did honor a total of 11 seniors and six graduate students in the final home competition of the 2022-23 season.

Here is a rundown of the weekend results for the Crimson Tide.

Alabama Morning Drive: Bama hoops leads the way for massive weekend for Alabama athletics

Alabama basketball leads the way for an action-packed weekend for Alabama athletics.

Good morning, Tide fans and welcome back to our Friday edition of Alabama Morning Drive. I hope everyone has had a great week as we enter the weekend.

The University of Alabama’s athletics will buzz this weekend with events and [autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and the No. 4 Alabama men’s basketball team will lead the way when they take on LSU inside Coleman Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.

Alabama is playing about as good as anyone in the country and with a win over the Tigers this weekend, they could be pushing for a possible No. 1 ranking next week.

LSU’s basketball team has performed well under first-year head coach Matt McMahon who has led the Tigers to a 12-4 record but is only 1-3 in SEC play.

Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Here are a few other news and notes to follow on this Friday!

Alabama Athletics plans to move forward with Phase II of ‘The Crimson Standard’

The Crimson Standard continues

Earlier this afternoon it was announced that the University of Alabama Athletics Department would be moving forward with phase II of “The Crimson Standard”.

A new competition arena for basketball and gymnastics is the biggest project of phase II. The new arena will seat over 10,000 and is designed to bring the fans closer to the action on the court, something that Crimson Tide fans have been clamoring for for years now.

The new arena will also feature student seating that will mostly take up the lower bowl section and additionally new premium options in club, loge, courtside, and lower-level preferred seating.

Certainly, the success that Nate Oats has had in his short tenure in Tuscaloosa has helped pave the way for the new arena.

Included in phase II is a start of the art golf practice facility. The practice facility would include a first-of-its-kind, nine-hole golf course along with several other amenities.

With the help of athletics director Greg Byrne, the announcement was made via Twitter.

For the complete details behind the announcement click here.

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Univ. of Alabama currently has 10 sports programs ranked in respective top 25

The University of Alabama has become synonymous with college football, but plenty other sports on campus are beginning to gain even more national attention than they have in the past. Whether it be Nate Oats and the basketball program being …

The University of Alabama has become synonymous with college football, but plenty other sports on campus are beginning to gain even more national attention than they have in the past.

Whether it be Nate Oats and the basketball program being undefeated in SEC play or Dana Duckworth and the gymnastics team coontinuing on the program’s history of success, Crimson Tide sports is on top right now.

In fact, the University of Alabama currently has 10 of their athletics programs ranked within their respective top 25’s.

Here’s who they are and where they stand:

REPORT: Alabama AD Greg Byrne being considered for Pac-12 Commissioner position

Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne has only been with the Crimson tide for a few years, but is apparently now being considered for…

News recently broke of Larry Scott, the Pac-12 commissioner, planning on stepping down from the role by the end of June. With the announcement, conference officials have already begun their search.

Adam Rittenberg of ESPN took to Twitter to report some of the names he has already heard from sources. All of the names mentioned are athletic directors from across the country, one of which being Alabama’s athletic director, Greg Byrne.

Byrne has ties out West. He was born in Idaho, graduated from Arizona State, worked in administrative roles at both Oregon and Oregon State and was the athletic diretor at Arizona prior to accepting his current role in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Byrne has been at Alabama for almost four years and has made hires such as baseball coach Brad Bohannon and head basketball coach Nate Oats.

No official word on his candidacy for the position has been made public, nor has he publicly stated anything regarding the potential opportunity.

Roll Tide Wire will publish any information made available.

University of Alabama athletic teams record impressive APR scores

All 21 University of Alabama athletics teams scored above the national cutoff standard in the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR.) 

The University of Alabama has once again placed at the top, this time in the classroom. In addition to excelling on the fields and courts, the Crimson Time athletic teams have also been excelling in the classroom. All 21 University of Alabama athletics teams scored above the national cutoff standard in the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR), 5 of which were in the top 10 percentile.

The APR is not a measure of the academic credentials of a school, but it’s really a way to show how schools are managing the academic progress and success of its athletes.

The figures and data released were from a 4 year period from the 2015/2016 season through the 2019/2019 season.

5 Alabama teams (football, basketball, gymnastics, women’s golf and volleyball) earned recognition from the NCAA for their APR scored that were in the top ten percentile nationally.

Alabama football posted a program record of 990, which is not only better than the national average for FBS teams by 22 points, but it also ranks second in the Southeastern Conference, behind Ole Miss who scored a 997.

Alabama men’s basketball also posted a 990 APR, which is 24 points higher than the national average.

Baseball posted an APR of 998, which is 11 points above the national average.

Women’s golf, gymnastics and volleyball all posted a perfect 1,000.

Women’s rowing and soccer both posted a 998.

Women’s softball posted a 997.

Women’s swimming and diving posted a 994, and the Men’s swimming and diving posted a 993.

Women’s tennis posted a 992.

Baseball and Women’s track and field both posted a 988, Men’s golf posted a 984, and Women’s cross country posted a 985.

Overall, 13 Alabama teams posted scores above the national average.

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