COUNTDOWN TO CRIMSON TIDE’S 2024 SEASON OPENER: 233 days. TODAY’S CRIMSON TIDE SCHEDULE: Track and Field – Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet | Birmingham, Ala. | 5 p.m. CT | Birmingham Crossplex Womens Basketball – @ Georgia | Athens, Ga. | 6 p.m. | Stegeman Coliseum | SEC Network + CRIMSON TIDE RESULTS: No Alabama Athletics in action on Wednesday DID YOU NOTICE? Mark Sears was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 watch list for his impressive play on the court this season. Sears is currently averaging 20.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game while hitting 3-pointers at nearly a 50% clip.

ON THIS DAY IN CRIMSON TIDE HISTORY: January 11, 1990: DeQuan Menzie was born in Columbus, Ga. January 11, 1990: Gene Stallings was introduced as the new football coach at Alabama before a packed audience of media, former players and well-wishers. Former stars Bart Starr and Lee Roy Jordan participated in the press conference and urged all Crimson Tide fans to rally behind Stallings and the Alabama program. CRIMSON TIDE QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It was tough. It really was. I made the decision to do it because the score was [tied] and we were tired on defense and weren’t doing a great job of getting them stopped and felt like if we didn’t do something or take a chance to change the momentum of the game that we wouldn’t have a chance to win.” – Nick Saban on his decision to call for an on-side kick against Clemson during the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. WE’LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS: The tributes at the Nick Saban statue in front of Bryant-Denny Stadium grew and grew throughout the evening on Wednesday night. The seven-time national championship coach called it a career in Jan. 10, 2024.