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ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL 15 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 107 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 60 BOWL APPEARANCES 34 BOWL VICTORIES 23 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS No. 1/1 ALABAMA (9-0, 6-0 SEC) GAME 10 Aug. 31 vs. RV/RV Virginia Tech (ESPN) W, 35-10 Date ......................... Saturday, Nov. 16 Sept. 14 *at No. 6/6 Texas A&M (CBS) W, 49-42 Time ................................ 6:45 p.m. CT Sept. 21 Colorado State (ESPN2) W, 31-6 Location ..................... Starkville, Miss. Sept. 28 *No. 21/21 Ole Miss (ESPN) W, 25-0 Venue ... Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Oct. 5 Georgia State (SEC TV) W, 45-3 Capacity .................................. 55,082 Oct. 12 *at Kentucky (ESPN2) W, 48-7 Television .................................. ESPN Oct. 19 *Arkansas (ESPN) W, 52-0 Series Record .. Alabama leads 75-18-3 Oct. 26 *Tennessee (CBS) W, 45-10 Alabama (9-0, 6-0 SEC) Last Meeting .................. Oct. 27, 2012 Miss. State (4-5, 1-4 SEC) Nov. 9 *No. 10/12 LSU (CBS) W, 38-17 CRIMSON TIDE .............. Alabama 38, Mississippi State 7 BULLDOGS Nov. 16 *at Mississippi State (ESPN) 6:45 p.m. Nov. 23 Chattanooga (PPV) 1 p.m. THE GAME: The top-ranked University of Alabama football team makes the drive Nov. 30 *at Auburn TBA 85 miles west for a Southeastern Conference road game against Mississippi State (4- 5, 1-4 SEC) at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field on Saturday. The game between MISSISSIPPI STATE (4-5, 1-4 SEC) the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs will kickoff at 6:45 p.m. CT on ESPN. Brad Nessler Aug. 31 Oklahoma State (ABC/ESPN2) L, 3-21 will serve as the play-by-play announcer, with Todd Blackledge at his side as the color Sept. 7 Alcorn State (CSS) W, 51-7 analyst. The two will be joined by sideline reporter Holly Rowe. Eli Gold and Phil Sept 14 *at Auburn (ESPN2) L, 20-24 Savage will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, with Chris Sept. 21 Troy (FSN) W, 62-7 Stewart serving as sideline reporter. Oct. 5 *LSU (ESPN) L, 26-59 Oct. 12 Bowling Green (FSN) W, 21-20 RANKINGS: Alabama enters week 12 of the 2013 season ranked first in the Bowl Oct. 24 *Kentucky (ESPN) W, 28-22 Championship Series (BCS) standings, the Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches Nov. 2 *at South Carolina (SEC TV) L, 16-34 polls. Mississippi State is unranked. Nov. 9 *at Texas A&M (CBS) L, 41-51 Nov. 16 *at No. 1/1 Alabama (ESPN) 6:45 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE: The Bulldogs enter the SEC Western Division clash with a 4-5 Nov. 23 *at Arkansas TBA overall record and a 1-4 mark in Southeastern Conference play. Mississippi State is led Nov. 28 *Ole Miss (ESPN) 6:30 p.m. by fifth-year head coach Dan Mullen and is coming off of a 51-41 loss at No. 11 Texas *Conference Game A&M in College Station. Dak Prescott has been MSU’s primary starting quarterback All times are Central and subject to change with senior Tyler Russell also seeing action. Prescott has thrown for 1,542 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions while also leading the Bulldogs in rushing ON THE AIR with 722 yards on 111 carries with 10 scores. LaDarius Perkins is the Dogs’ top running TELEVISION back with 462 yards and two scores. The wide receiving corps is led by Jameon Lewis ESPN with 39 catches for 5050 yards and four touchdowns. Play-by-Play: Brad Nessler Color Analyst: Todd Blackledge SERIES HISTORY: Alabama will be meeting the Mississippi State Bulldogs for the Sideline: Holly Rowe 98th time in school history and boasts a 75-18-3 record in the series. The Tide has won five straight in the series and 10 of the last 12 games. Alabama has outscored MSU 155- RADIO 34 (31.0-6.8 ppg) in the last five meetings. The Crimson Tide also boasts 15-4 (.789) Crimson Tide Sports Network record against the Bulldogs in Starkville and a 27-7-2 (.777) in the state of Mississippi. Play-by-Play: Eli Gold Color Analyst: Phil Savage NEXT GAME: Alabama returns home for the final contest of the 2013 season at Bryant- Sideline: Chris Stewart Denny Stadium against Chattanooga. The Crimson Tide has won all 11 meetings in the series, with the most recent coming in the 2009 season (45-0). SATELLITE RADIO CTSN on Sirius: 108 CTSN on XM: 198 NATIONAL RADIO None 1 FOOTBALL CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES (MISSISSIPPI STATE) MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MEDIA DAY PRACTICE SEC COACHES CLOSED PRACTICE WALKTHROUGH MISSISSIPPI OFF DAY 12 p.m. - Coach Saban TBA - Viewing TELECONFERENCE 4 p.m. Closed STATE CSS REPLAY No Media Availability No Media Availability 8 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - Players 6 p.m. - Selected Players 10:40 a.m. (ESPN) 6:45 p.m. PRACTICE PRACTICE TBA - Viewing TBA - Viewing No Media Availability 5:45 p.m. - Coach Saban 6 p.m. - Players @AlabamaFTBL @AlabamaFBL @AlabamaFTBL MONDAY THURSDAY 12 p.m. CT - Coach Saban Press Conference – Alabama head coach Nick Saban will be 4 p.m. CT – Closed Practice at Thomas-Drew Practice Fields. (NO MEDIA available to the media for his weekly press conference in the Naylor Stone Media Room in AVAILABILITY) the Mal Moore Building at 12 p.m. The audio of Coach Saban’s media briefing can also be heard by teleconference by calling (800) 973-1544 (password is U of A). Selected players 7 p.m. CT – Nick Saban Radio Show at Buffalo Wild Wings. that have been requested 24 hours in advance will be available in the Naylor Stone Media Room following Coach Saban’s press conference at 12:30 p.m. Player requests should be FRIDAY made by e-mailing Josh Maxson ([email protected]) or calling (205) 348-7496 no later Closed Walkthrough. (NO MEDIA AVAILABILITY) than 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. ON THE INTERNET MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE RollTide.com – Alabama’s official athletics web site serves as a resource for in-depth 12 p.m. Coach Saban information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, coaches and teams. 12:30 p.m. Selected Players The football page includes links to rosters, coaching staff, notes packages, practice reports and schedules as well as Tide TV and all of Alabama’s rich football history and tradition. 3 p.m. CT – Game notes and press conference quotes posted on RollTide.com. SECsportsmedia.com – Media covering the Southeastern Conference have its own web Crimson Tide Video Uplink – The Crimson Tide Sports Network will provide game site to get the latest information on the league. Through the services of Sports Systems, highlights of Coach Saban’s news conference and player interviews through its FTP site Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics, notes and PDF following the conclusion of the press conference. Please contact the Alabama athletics versions of all SEC releases and media guides. On the site, the SEC has a digital image communications office for details. platform that provides access to the SEC’s latest photographs, images, logos and links to all of the SEC school media web sites and home pages. TBD – Practice at the Thomas-Drew PracticeFields (limited viewing period at beginning; no media availability following practice). ALABAMA PLAYERS: Interview requests for Alabama players should be made through Josh Maxson. Josh can be reached at (205) 348-7496 or by e-mail at [email protected]. TUESDAY Player interviews are usually conducted at Monday’s press conference beginning at 12:30 TBD – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning). p.m. and following practice on Tuesday and Wednesday. All player requests for Monday’s press conference need to be made by 5 p.m. on the Sunday before, so proper notice can be 6 p.m. CT – Selected players available to the media following practice in the Naylor given to the players. Players are off limits for interviews beginning on Thursday. Stone Media Room. GAME CREDENTIALS: Media should apply for credentials at www.rolltide.com/ WEDNESDAY media. All credentials are held at media will call, which is located in the northwest corner 10-12:10 a.m. – SEC Weekly Teleconference – Nick Saban (10:40-10:50 a.m.) - (877) of Bryant-Denny Stadium at Ticket Window 8 which is located next to Gate 3. The 381-5694 (Confidential). Contact SEC Office (205) 458-3000 for weekly passcode to media will call window opens three hours prior to kickoff. Any questions can be directed access the call. to Roots Woodruff or Josh Maxson. TBD – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning). 5:45 p.m. CT – Coach Saban available to the media following practice in the Naylor Stone Media Room. 6 p.m. CT – Selected players available to the media following practice in the Naylor Stone Media Room. ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Athletics Communications Phone: 205-348-6084 Associate Director of Athletics Communications: Associate Director of Athletics Communications: Athletics Communications Fax: 205-348-8841 Josh Maxson (Football - Player Interviews) Aaron Jordan Office: 205-348-7496 Office: 205-348-5401 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Associate Athletic Director for Athletics Communications: Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Associate Director of Athletics Communications: Doug Walker (Football) Jessica Paré (Football - Social Media, Game Notes) Roots Woodruff Office: 205-348-7245 Office: 205-348-3673 Office: 205-348-2088 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Associate Athletic Director for Football Communications: Director of Athletics Communications: Jeff Purinton (Football) Rich Davi Office: 205-348-3631 Office: 205-348-3550 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] 2 FOOTBALL TIDE NO.