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Alabama fan dressed like Forrest Gump runs through Tuscaloosa during national championship celebration

He just felt like running.

You could argue Devonta Smith is among the fastest players ever to put on an Alabama uniform after what we saw him do in the national championship game win over Ohio State.

But the fastest ever? That might be Forrest Gump, known for running kicks back seemingly with ease and becoming an All-American in the 1960s.

OK, fine. I know he’s fictional. But someone in Tuscaloosa just felt like running after the Crimson Tide beat Ohio State to win yet another national championship … and that person looked exactly like the Tom Hanks character as Alabama fans celebrated in the streets (during, as my colleague Andy Nesbitt correctly noted, a deadly pandemic).

Here’s video of “Gump” complete with the giant beard, red shorts and hat:

It appears this is a thing:

I just couldn’t believe somebody would do all that running for no particular reason.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWzbCk18wTw

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Alabama football countdown: 44 days until kickoff

We are back to 44 days away from Alabama’s opening kickoff on Sept. 26. The opponent hasn’t yet been determined.

There has been a lot of uncertainty surrounding college football over the last couple of weeks, but as of right now, the season still looks like it’s a go for the SEC, ACC and Big 12.

So, what does that mean? It means that we can continue to Countdown to Kickoff en route to the Crimson Tide — and the rest of the SEC — getting things underway on Sept. 26.

With it now being Aug. 13, we are officially 44 days away from the start!

Redshirt freshman Kevin Harris II, an outside linebacker out of Grayson High School in Loganville (Ga.), currently wears the No. 44 for Alabama. With Terrell Lewis and Anfernee Jennings now in the NFL, Harris could become an important part of the rotational out on the edge.

There’s also the iconic character named Forrest Gump who rocked the No. 44 for the Crimson Tide. Many consider Gump to be the best return man in cinema history, but we’ll let you be the judge.

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Alabama football countdown: 44 days until kickoff

We are only 44 days from Alabama football kicking off its season. With the cancelled USC game, we’re just not sure who the opponent with be.

Alabama’s opening week game against the USC Trojans at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, has been cancelled after the Pac-12 announced its teams would play a conference-only schedule in 2020.

Yes, that was unfortunate news, and, yes, that means the Crimson Tide is looking for a new opponent to open its season on Sept. 5, but, as of right now, that is still the target date to open the season. Until that changes, we’ll continue the countdown to kickoff.

With it now being July 23, we are officially 44 days away from the start!

Redshirt freshman Kevin Harris II, an outside linebacker out of Grayson High School in Loganville (Ga.), currently wears the No. 44 for Alabama. With Terrell Lewis and Anfernee Jennings now in the NFL, Harris could become an important part of the rotational out on the edge.

There’s also the iconic character named Forrest Gump who rocked the No. 44 for the Crimson Tide. Many consider Gump to be the best return man in cinema history, but we’ll let you be the judge.

2020 Alabama football schedule

  • Sept. 5 vs. OPEN*
  • Sept. 12 vs. Georgia State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Sept. 19 vs. Georgia (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Sept. 26 vs. Kent State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Oct. 3 at Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)
  • Oct. 10 at Arkansas (Fayetteville, Ark.)
  • Oct. 17 vs. Mississippi State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Oct. 24 at Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.)
  • Nov. 7 at LSU (Baton Rouge, La.)
  • No. 14 vs. UT-Martin (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Nov. 21 vs. Texas A&M (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Nov. 28 vs. Auburn (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Stay tuned for more updates from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!

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