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Jessa Reid Bolling and Rebecca Griesbach | CW Staff students and faculty in attendance, though, Attorneys Arthur Shores and Thurgood Malone and walked past news of the unveiling spread through word Marshall petitioned for the women to be Governor Wallace at the schoolhouse door Autherine Lucy Foster ended her third of mouth — most of which did not reach admitted, and in the summer of 1955, a year and effectively enrolled,” Hlebowitsh said. day of school in the annex of Graves Hall, social media until the day of the ceremony. after the Brown v. Board decision, a federal Foster’s expulsion was later annulled in where she was holed up for two hours “If there had been as much [publicity] judge ordered the University to grant the 1988. Foster returned to the University in before being escorted, face-down in a patrol as there needed to be, people would have women acceptance. 1989 and earned her master’s in education car, to the safety of a nearby barbershop. demanded [the ceremony] to be in Foster in 1992. Outside, a mob of 3000 Klansmen, White auditorium,” said Kalyn Lee, a former “I felt so great going down the aisle to get Citizens Councilors and students waited for student who helped spearhead the event. my [bachelors] degree,” Foster told the CW her, chanting, “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho! Autherine “This is huge.” in 1992. “I want to wear my master’s robe. Lucy’s got to go!” according to the account Lee, along with former students Khortlan It’s something I’ve always wanted to do.” of E. Culpepper “Cully” Clark, a former Becton, Steven Becton, Amanda Bennett President Stuart Bell called Foster’s UA dean. and Elliot Spillers, had been working with actions a legacy for the University that Meredith Bagley, the associate professor of continues today. communication studies, since 2015 to bring “Quite frankly without your courage If you don’t know your Foster back to campus. and without your bravery, we would not In its 2015 list of demands, the enjoy the great university as we have it history, you will forget organization “We Are Done” requested the today,” Bell said. “We stand in awe at your creation of historical markers to “glorify remarkable courage that you showed at your past. So even the accomplishments of African-Americans that time and also through the years and when it hurts a little on campus.” today it is that courage that we recognize We Are Done, Lee said, started through this historical marker that we bit, we have to talk conversations across campus about how it celebrate today.” feels to not be recognized in a place where Foster spoke to students during her about it. your body has historically not been wanted. The University later denied Myers speech and said that she loved and “[Foster] started off at UA with mobs acceptance due to a pregnancy that she had respected them and encouraged them to and individuals rejecting her presence,” outside of marriage. perform well in their college careers. After - Autherine Lucy Foster Lee said. “…We wanted to give reverence In Feb. 1956, Foster became the first her speech, she stayed to take pictures and to her.” African-American student to be admitted talk with students who wanted to meet her. Members of the group met with Vice and enroll at an all-white public school or “I want you to do well at this college President of Student Life David Grady university in Alabama. because I believe that it is one of the But Foster heard something different. biweekly at 8 a.m. for a semester to discuss Her attendance was cut short less than best colleges in the world, don’t you?” “…These were the words that I heard the logistics of erecting a marker in Foster’s a week after being admitted, following Foster said. they were saying,” she said. “‘Hey, Hey, Ho! name. Eventually, the group began to meet just three days of classes, when she was In 1992 Foster told the CW that she Where the Hell did that n***** go?’” with President Stuart Bell to put their plans met with anti-integration protests and loves Alabama and the University, and Sixty-one years later, Foster stood into action. bombarded with rotten eggs and produce that she doesn’t blame the institution for where that mob stood, this time behind “If you don’t know your history, you will as she was escorted from campus. what happened. a podium and toward faces that weren’t forget your past,” Foster said. “So even The University then suspended Foster, “Racism still exists on Alabama’s angry, but eager. Behind her, red velvet when it hurts a little bit, we have to talk supposedly for her safety and the safety of campus,” Foster said. “I cannot blame that veiled the newest addition to Graves’ lawn: about it.” other students. Shores and Marshall fought on the institution… It’s not a utopia yet.” a metal marker with Foster’s name in Foster, 87, attempted to enroll at The the suspension, accusing the University Brittany Burden-Knox, a senior bronze letters. University of Alabama in 1952, along with of conspiring with the protesters, and marketing student at the University, said “To the student body, and to all of you Pollie Myers. The two were admitted the University then expelled her for the she attended the ceremony because Foster standing around, I want you to know that until University officials became aware of conspiracy claims. helped pave the way for her and other black the last time I saw a crowd like this at The their race. Peter Hlebowitsh, dean of the College of students to attend public universities and University of Alabama, I didn’t know what “When we appeared to complete our Education, recalled the events of Foster’s schools in Alabama. they were waiting for,” Foster said. enrollment, we were told by Dean Adams last day as a student in 1956, and said that “It’s very important for me to come, The crowd laughed. Seventy-seven of its that there was some mistake and that he her actions “liberated” the University. because I wouldn’t be here without what members sat in reserved seating and were could not admit us the University,” the two “All that (Foster) did led to the success happened, so it was a great experience,” privately invited. For the rest of the 200 told the Crimson White in a 1952 article. that we had here in 1963 when Vivian she said. Editor | Marissa Cornielius [email protected] 4 Monday, September 18, 2017 OPINIONS

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Do you think college students are safe enough when having sex? Why or why not?

elizabeth ann lowder @getlowder I think @LilTunechi has Tribune News Service COLUMN | HEALTH the best advice on this particular topic in the Men need to get tested for STIs third verse on his hit track from Tha Carter discrepancy angered me. Why were considering that with these atypical Madeline Anscombe | Staff Columnist men not taking their sexual health as symptoms men are still so negligent in III, “Lollipop (Remix)” seriously as women? Furthermore, checking up on their sexual health, I I heard a story a few weeks ago why were they putting their partners do know that the conversation needs about a girl who found out that her boy- at risk of catching an STI? to shift in the arena of sexual health friend was cheating on her when she The quick and simple answer lies in so that it encompasses more than was rushed to the hospital with severe the fact that women are more likely to just women. Without testing, men Boyce R. Backintown liver damage. She had an undiagnosed go to the doctor and check up on their are spreading diseases to other men, case of chlamydia. She had been loyal health than men are. Additionally, after women and those outside the gender @Loves2Dunk to her boyfriend of a few years and years of absorbing the stigma of sexual binary who have taken all of the pre- all of her sexual encounters had been intercourse, women are more recep- cautions necessary to stay healthy. Safe sex = only sex. very safe and responsible. She was not tive to acknowledging the downsides They are also jeopardizing their having spontaneous sex with strang- that sex has; we are constantly aware own health by not being honest with I’ve had to turn down ers and regularly got tested if she was of the possibility of becoming pregnant themselves. seeing a new partner. and of the effects of STIs. Societally, it I may be reiterating the words of intercourse on more I thought about how things should is not as acceptable to have sex as it is your seventh-grade science teacher, have played out instead. First, her for men, and the desire to remain pure but it is crucial to practice safe sex. than one occasion boyfriend obviously shouldn’t have does not stop after becoming sexually This extends beyond using a condom cheated on her. I cannot think of a active. There is nothing that screams and requires regularly getting check- because I didn’t have worse way to find that out than to be “impurity” quite like an STI diagnosis. ups for STIs. If you think that you are rushed to the emergency room and As a woman, I am constantly immune to infection, please look into my elbow pads and have to tell her parents that no, she reminded of the risks associated with the CDC’s prevalence estimates of was not sleeping around in her rela- sex. The only thing that seems more STIs, which happen to disproportion- protective goggles tionship, but her boyfriend had been frightening than an unwanted preg- ately affect college students. Educate cheating. Secondly, this made me nancy seems to be becoming infertile yourself on STIs and their symptoms curious why her boyfriend did not due to an untreated STI. Consequently, so that you can recognize them if extend the same courtesy that this when it comes to sexual health, we are they appear. While not a pleasant Philip Lee girl did for her previous partners of concerned and much more likely to experience, get check-ups after every much less significance. urge our partners to use protection new partner. @LeePhilipA I talked about the incident with a few and to get tested regularly. It is worth taking every precau- of my friends and quickly saw a divide The more nuanced answer to this tion to stay safe and prevent some of amongst them; women were con- discrepancy is found in the negligence the more serious symptoms that can Outside of marriage cerned with the health risks that are of men. While women are more sus- come with STIs. Most infections will between a man associated with chlamydia, and men ceptible to getting an STI according be treatable, but it is still important remained aloof and only commented to the CDC, they are less likely to dis- that we hold each other accountable and a woman there on the brutality of the breakup. I began play symptoms of common STIs such and do not spread diseases when there to ask them about their experiences as gonorrhea and chlamydia. When are incredibly simple measures we is no safe sex. (1 with STI testing and, to my surprise, they do show symptoms, they are can take to ensure the health of our almost every girl had been tested on more readily confused with natural partners and of ourselves. Corinthians 6:9-10, multiple occasions and none of my phenomena and go untreated. In men, male friends had been tested a single the symptoms are more abnormal, the Madeline Anscombe is a senior major- Revelation 21:8) time despite collectively having more details of which I will not go into. ing in anthropology. Her column partners than my female friends. This Though I cannot understand why, runs biweekly.

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Sam West attitude: the politics of Mr. Spock. ideology to a Spockian; it’s “feelings,” an outsized symbol of white resentment, Managing Editor This hectoring mentality comes not “facts.” Here’s a graph which will nationalism and violence. Such a thing naturally to conservatives, but you show you the cost the market will bear can only be defeated by a clearheaded I hate Ben Shapiro. can find it in the neoliberal center, for a human life. Logic and reason above defense of human rights and equality, not The conservative commentator and too. Political manager and Clintonite all else is the sort of political dogma that by dry statistics. editor of The Daily Wire, who recently sycophant Peter Daou recently launched might motivate someone to write an Bowtie Ben frequently uses “logic” spoke at Berkeley to kick off their “free a website called Verrit, a service opinion piece defending price gouging as to justify his Islamophobia, hatred of speech week,” is contemptible for many designed to combat “fake news” on social good and moral. trans people and contempt for “political reasons, not the least of which are his media by posting infographics with codes I understand why many people, correctness.” But of course, none of his awful politics. But what irks me most which ensure their truthfulness. Daou especially those in the broad-left-of-center, ire can be justified in factual terms, and about Shapiro is his sneering, pedantic seemingly believes that Hillary Clinton’s are concerned about spreading the truth it can’t be refuted that way, either. The attitude toward political rhetoric he loss in the last election comes down to and fact-checking conservatives. Donald politics of Mr. Spock is just sophistry; it’s doesn’t like and seemingly bottomless the fact that people didn’t know enough Trump rode to the White House last year a way of dismissing arguments you don’t hatred of campus activism. factoids about her. on a wave of lies, and the Republican like and nothing more. Shapiro, who maintains an inexplicable Absent some sort of moral narrative Party he leads is the only major political Politics isn’t debate club. It’s a fight popularity with young conservatives or framework, politics doesn’t make any grouping in the world to deny the truth of over right and wrong and a literal battle and libertarians, has a pinned tweet sense. It’s a debate about the division man-made climate change. for life and death. It’s a place for emotion, which reads “facts don’t care about of resources and a fight about who has ideology, philosophy and morality as your feelings,” and this mantra is also power in society; facts are useful in these much as it is one for information, logic something of a personal slogan for him. discussions, but they mean nothing and science. The writer believes all disagreement without ideology backing them up. If [Without morals] Here are some facts: half the world [with him] essentially boils down to a good governance came down to nothing lives on less than three dollars a day. The lack of knowledge; if you don’t buy his but understanding the truth, you could politics doesn’t United States of America pilots a fleet of reactionary hot takes, you must just be have a robot lead us by programming it to murder robots that kill indiscriminately an easily-triggered millennial snowflake make the most efficient decisions. and extralegally. The sea is rising who refuses to accept the truth. This, of course, is why the cultish make any sense. because of the greed of a few. If you can Unfortunately, this attitude goes far worshippers of the free market are the look at that world and say people need to beyond Shapiro. Political commentators biggest adherents of the politics of Mr. calm down and argue rationally, you are on the left and right have become Spock. To conservatives and neoliberals, But the media and commentariat tried silencing dissent and endorsing quietism. obsessed with a cult of facts, statistics and emotions, ideology and the opinions for two years to #wellactually Trump into Ignore the sneers of the hectoring data. They are strident in their belief that of the pesky public are all obstacles obscurity and it didn’t work. Saying, for nerds of politics. The world is broken; we political rhetoric should be bloodless and to overcome on the way to a perfectly example, that his plan for a border wall need to get mad about it. objective, they disdain emotional appeals managed society. was politically impossible or ridiculously in writing or campaigning, and they Let’s say you think everyone has a impractical or prohibitively expensive Sam West is a senior majoring in believe that ideology is poisonous. I have fundamental right to healthcare based didn’t sway his supporters or stop his rise. journalism and history. He is the a nickname for this increasingly common on their humanity alone. This is evil The wall was never about realism; it was Managing Editor of The Crimson White.

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John Hickman, a local actor, chills out with penguins in Antarctica. Photo Courtesy of John Hickman Local poultry farmer and Tide fan turns actor By Caroline Smith | Contributing Writer post-production that will be released “Just keep doing it,” he said. “Keep in 2018. Titles like “Blood Ride” and AS SEEN ON... acting. Experience is a must. Don’t Acting superstars are not “The Harrowing” should be making let people talk you out of it. That was traditionally thought of as avid lovers an appearance in the coming year. One my problem. I had somebody say, of Alabama football, but if John D. of his films, “The Last Full Measure,” • “True Blood” ‘You’ll never be anything — you’ll Hickman has his way, viewers would is gathering Oscar buzz already. His never be on TV; you’ll never be in a get to see an authentic Bama fan newest film, “Welcome to Willits,” • “The Vampire Diaries” movie. You’ll just be an extra.’ And I’m gracing the silver screen on a regular is set to come out Friday, Sept. 22. like, ‘watch.’” basis. This year, Hickman quit his day Hickman is in the movie’s trailer, which • “Blood Heist” Emily Adams, a junior studying job to take on acting full-time, landing can already be found on YouTube. • “King Cobra” foreign language and literature, several roles in big-budget movies. One “Welcome to Willits” is a comedy/ closely watches the shows “True may think such a busy actor would live horror movie about an alien attack set • “The Last Full Measure” Blood” and “The Vampire Diaries.” amongst the stars in Los Angeles. But in the Northern California woods. She said she was excited to see a Hickman scoffs at the idea of leaving Hickman recently signed on to Tuscaloosa native in the series. Tuscaloosa for two reasons — his another James Franco-directed movie “No! I’m not doing that,” said “Both of those shows were really family and the Crimson Tide, of course. called “The Pretenders.” Except for Hickman. “Are you crazy?” popular in the last several years, and one scene, all filming for the project Hickman’s love for the Tide runs it’s really interesting to know that a has been completed. Hickman was deep. He has only missed two home man from Tuscaloosa was able to use I want to get better and asked if he could come shoot the scene games in the last seven or eight years. those shows to propel his career,” better, and I want each on a Saturday in September. But, not Throughout the fall, his contract states Adams said. “It’s not too shabby to just any Saturday — the Saturday of that he will not be able to work on say you started your career on a show role to get bigger and the Alabama vs. Florida State game. certain Saturdays purely so he can with Alexander Skarsgård!” bigger. And that’s how “I’ve been telling them for months, enjoy watching his favorite team. Students interested in following his it’s going to be one of the best games “You can catch me every Saturday in acting career can look up his IMDb it’s been going. of the year,” Hickman said. “Well, the South Zone,” Hickman said. page or simply watch his work on guess what. That’s the only day one of Due to his allegiance to the school, streaming sites like Netflix, Amazon the actresses could do it because she Hickman expressed his desire to be Prime and Hulu. - John Hickman was busy.” able to work with students here in the When asked for final thoughts and But Hickman still wasn’t going drama school. To aspiring actors and comments, Hickman had but one to budge on missing a fall Saturday actresses, he even offered some advice phrase left. in Tuscaloosa. that he has picked up along his journey. “Roll Tide,” he said. Hickman was born and raised in Tuscaloosa. For years, he worked in the poultry business until he won a role in an episode on the hit TV series, “True Blood,” at an auction in 2011. After shooting the episode, he sent a bottle of wine from Alabama to the producers and several cast members as a thank you for the great time he had. So, they invited him back for seasons 5 and 6, later offering him a regular role as a werewolf. After “True Blood,” Hickman played a role on “The Vampire Diaries,” and then he switched over to acting in movies. From that point on, his roles have been gaining significance. “I want to get better and better, and I want each role to get bigger and bigger,” Hickman said. “And that’s how it’s been going.” Hickman has played parts in the films “Blood Heist,” “The Vault” and “King Cobra” alongside actors like James Franco and Molly Ringwald. He has several films currently in Photos Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes CULTURE 8 Monday,Monday, SeptemberSeptember 18, 20172017 RISING STAR UA’s Bailey Coats makes it big in the music business

By Caroline Smith | Contributing Writer Balancing school work with Bailey has the entire extracurricular passions can be tricky in college. However, Bailey Coats, a UA sophomore, gets the best of both worlds. package. She’ll be an Coats spends her free time writing songs and commuting to Atlanta absolute superstar soonerer to pursue her dream of becoming a famous singer. At a young age Coats fell in love with rather than later. music, but only recently was she signed by Lujen Brands, an entertainment - Matt Iudicedice managing firm based out of Atlanta. Since then, life for the marketing major and vocalist has taken a dramatically different course. Her single was played personal song about embracing who at the 2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. you are, and being different, and being “The thing is, I feel like so many yourself, and accomplishing what young girls get told that you have to do you want to do in your life instead of one thing or the other — you can’t just what everyone else wants you to do,” be your own person,” Coats said. “And Coats said. [I’d like] to actually be able to show Admission to the concert will be Photo courtesy of Bailey Coats young girls that you can still pursue $5, and all proceeds are to be donated your passion and get an education to charity. because that’s the one thing that no one “The concert will be unlike any show can ever take away from you.” Tuscaloosa has ever seen,” Iudice said. Coats writes all of her own lyrics, and Looking to the future, Coats hopes she hopes others will be able to relate to to go on tour and release more songs the words. in the coming year. When asked about “Everything that I write is authentic her long-term goals, she does not and real and genuine, and that’s what immediately express the desire to be I think makes my music a lot more the next Beyoncé or have an entourage impactful,” Coats said. of screaming fans. Rather, she speaks Her manager, Matt Iudice, believes of the impact she hopes her music can PLACES TO GO. her inspiring message and genuine make on those who listen to it. personality coupled with her talent “All I really want to do is to know that have the potential of taking her all the I’ve made an impact on this world in way to the top of the charts. some positive way, shape or form,” Coats PEOPLE TO SEE. “Bailey has the entire package,” said. “Where someone has said, ‘I had a Iudice said. “She’ll be an absolute bad day, but Bailey Coats’ music helped superstar sooner rather than later.” lift me up,’ or ‘I can do this because she As of now, Coats is working to hone helped show me that I can.’” MEMORIES TO MAKE. her craft with choreographers and vocal coaches who have worked with such prestigious names as Cher, Prince, MORE INFORMATION Charlie Puth, Justin Timberlake and Shawn Mendes. Coats’ music can be Her first single, "American Girl," and its accompanying music video are found on iTunes, YouTube set to be re-released during a concert at Rounders on October 17 of this year. and her website, Coats wrote all of the lyrics herself based on her life experiences. www.baileycoats.com “'American Girl' is a lot more of a

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By Ellen Johnson | Culture Editor close proximity to two such escapeable "The Hardy Boys" are all lying about in destinations: All In Adventures in Tuscaloosa deserves the room — it's then up to the players The thrill of escaping is one many Midtown and Breakout Tuscaloosa, to put their heads together and solve of us will not actually experience, but located on Resource Drive. another something Beatrice's murder. maybe we seek that certain adrenaline Breakout Tuscaloosa, coined a With the 20 percent escape rate, rush and a chance to put our skills and "challenging and fun way to get out "Who Done It?" is no walk in the park. critical thinking to the test just the of the house" on their Facebook page, fun, being a Crimson White staffers fell into the 80 same. In everyday life, we're usually offers three different themed breakout percent category, but let it be known not cracking intricate puzzles or rooms. The life-size puzzles play out university town. that we almost had it. solving murder cases. From this desire similarly to a rousing round of the The owners are constantly listening for excitement and adventure stems board game "Clue," only instead of - Kim Parker to customers and gaining new ideas for a new concept in leisure games: the determining whether it was Mrs. the rooms, tweaking them and adding escape room. Peacock or Colonel Mustard, players new surprises along the way. Perhaps a 2010s morphing of laser are tasked with solving the puzzle and to Tuscaloosa we thought, ‘You know "Since we are a standalone company, tag and virtual reality games, breakout breaking out of the chosen room in time. what? Tuscaloosa deserves another we don't want to mock what another rooms are a steadily growing enterprise Players are given only an hour to something fun, being a university company has done," Parker said. "We in Alabama with places to play in solve the game and break out in one of town,’ and so we came back and we just looked to see what themes were out Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Huntsville, three rooms — "Horror Hotel," which started it." there, what themes seemed to be going Dothan and Mobile. The University is in holds ten people, and "DeRailed," and That "something fun" became "Who Done It?", which each hold eight Breakout Tuscaloosa, which also offers ROOMS TO CHOOSE FROM people. Owners Kim Parker, Candace laser tag, group scavenger hunts and MORE INFORMATION Kizziah and Lorie White opened the professional development days in Horror Hotel – max of 10 people business after visiting an escape room addition to their breakout rooms. "Who Address: 3711 Resource Drive in Nashville and noting that the same Done It?" begins with players being DeRailed – max of 8 people model would succeed in Tuscaloosa. given instructions and then locked in a They are open Friday, Saturday "We went to an escape room in room, armed only with their brains and and Sunday, but also book Who Done It? – max of 8 people Nashville, Tennessee and we had a great what's around them. time," Parker said. "When we got back While the rooms can hold eight special times for groups. people, fewer people can play, too. In "Who Done It?" a character, "Beatrice," YourYour FutureFuture has been murdered by a member of well and find something similar or her staff. The players are tasked with something that our customers — we do DDĂƩĞƌƐƚŽhƐ͘ĂƩĞƌƐƚŽhƐ͘ determining whether it was the butler, a lot of customer interaction, so if the WŽĂƌĐŚŝƐƉƌŽƵĚƚŽďĞĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶWŽĂƌĐŚŝƐƉƌŽƵĚƚŽďĞĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶ the maid, the chauffeur or someone customer says 'We want this kind of ůĂďĂŵĂ͛ƐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ͘ůĂďĂŵĂ͛ƐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ͘ else entirely. The room is full of twists room or that kind of room,' then that's and turns, and one surprise at the end what we do. So we pick the themes tĞŚĂǀĞĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶŽĨŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶtĞŚĂǀĞĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶŽĨŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ŐŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ that'll send players for a major loop. according to what we hear, but we don't WŽĂƌĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϯ͕ϬϬϬũŽďƐƚŽWŽĂƌĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϯ͕ϬϬϬũŽďƐƚŽ Keys and codes, locks and clocks, want to duplicate something that's ůĂďĂŵŝĂŶƐ͕ƉĂLJƐŵŝůůŝŽŶƐŝŶƐƚĂƚĞƚĂdžĞƐĞĂĐŚLJĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚůĂďĂŵŝĂŶƐ͕ƉĂLJƐŵŝůůŝŽŶƐŝŶƐƚĂƚĞƚĂdžĞƐĞĂĐŚLJĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚ furniture and even a few old copies of already out there." ŵĂŬĞƐĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐŶĞĂƌůLJŵĂŬĞƐĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐŶĞĂƌůLJ ΨϴŵŝůůŝŽŶĂŶŶƵĂůůLJ͘ΨϴŵŝůůŝŽŶĂŶŶƵĂůůLJ͘ ^ƚƌŽŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĐĂŶŚĞůƉďƵŝůĚĂďĞƩĞƌůŝĨĞĨŽƌĂůů͘^ƚƌŽŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĐĂŶŚĞůƉďƵŝůĚĂďĞƩĞƌůŝĨĞĨŽƌĂůů͘ >DEd/s^͘>DE/',KZ^͘ WŽĂƌĐŚEĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ͘ĐŽŵƉĐŝͲŶƐŶ͘ŐŽǀWŽĂƌĐŚEĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ͘ĐŽŵƉĐŝͲŶƐŶ͘ŐŽǀ Ϯϱϭ͘ϯϲϴ͘ϵϭϯϲϮϱϭ͘ϯϲϴ͘ϵϭϯϲ Editor | Matthew Speakman [email protected] 10 Monday, September 18, 2017 SPORTS How Alabama positions stack up before SEC play

By Cody Estremera | Assistant Sports Editor

Alabama defeated Colorado State freshman wide receivers that play a 41-23 on Saturday. Some positions decent amount. were more consistent than others. This is how I see Alabama three weeks into the season. Offensive Line: B-

Quarterback: A At times the offensive line has proven dominant, averaging six yards has been on a mission a rush and allowing just three sacks so far this season. Hurts has thrown so far this season. However, coach for 472 yards and four , talks a lot about how the while rushing for a team-leading line needs to get more consistent. 323 yards and three touchdowns. Against Colorado State Hurts put on a clinic, throwing for 248 yards and Defensive Front: C two touchdowns and rushing for 103 yards anda a . He played Alabama’s linebacker core has onlyonly theth last series in the fourth taken a significant hit so far this quarter against CSU, and played only season with the loss of four players a coupcouple second-half series against in the first game of the year, two FrFresnoesno State. for the year. (groin) Robert Foster. and Anferneenfernee Jennings (ankle) are CW / Sam MacDonald workingg their way back from their Jalen Hurts. Running Backs: B+ individualual injuries, leaving Keith CW / Sam MacDonald Holcombembe aandnd MMackack WiWilsonlson ttoo fifillll The dynamic duo of Bo the void.d. Holcombe has started with Scarbrough and Damien Shawn Dion Hamilton every game HarrisH has been tough to stop. since. The defensive line has provprovenenn BothBo are extremely physical to be ableble to get to the quarterbaquarterback,ckk, runnrunners that just wear defenses sackingg opposing quarterbacks down. HarrisH is the second leading five times.mess. rusherrusher behindbehind HurtsH with 158 yards, Levi Wallace. but ScarbroughScarbrough is right behind him CW / Hannah Saad withwith 144144 yards.yards Harris has three touchdowns,touchdowns, ononee in every game this Bo Scarbrough. season,seeason, whilewhile ScarbroughS has just CW / Sam MacDonald oneone thatthat came against CSU. Josh Secondary:ondary: C Jacobs,Jacobs, who wawass a key third running back lastlast year fforo the Crimson Tide, Alabamaama seems to hhaveave solidified hashas bebeenen llimitedimite with a hamstring its startingarting secondasecondaryary after the injury.injury. He playedplay his first game Florida State game. LeLevievi Wallace has lastlast weekweek carrycarryingi the ball just one becomee one of the stastartingarting corners timetime forfor six yyards.a True freshman to pairr with Anthonyy AAverettverett and NajeeNajee HarrisHarris hasha been able to pick Minkahh Fitzpatrick. The grgroupoup upup the slack rushingrus for 89-yards on alreadyy has five inteinterceptionserceptions on 2020 attempts.attemptm s. the year,ar, with two cocomingoming aagaisntgaisnt Coloradodo State. HowHowever,wever, ““menalmenal lapses,”” as Saban calcallslls tthem,hem, hhaveave Wide Receivers: B proven to hurt the CCrimsonrimson Tide. Opposinging qquarterbacksuarterbbacks have So far CalvinCalvin Ridley has been the averageded 224.3 yards pperer ggame,ame, while onlyonly wide receiverrece to make a big four of the five touchdtouchdownsowns AAlabamalabama impactimpact on the offense.o Ridley leads has allowedowed this year have come thethe team with 2219 receiving yards, throughh the air. whilewhile thethe secondsecon receiver, Robert Foster,Foster, has onlonlyy 75 yards. Fifty-two ofof Foster’s yayardsrd came on a 52-yard Special Teams: A touchdowntouchdown receptionrece against CSU RidleyRidley is currecurrentlyn ranked seventh inin the SEC in rreceiving yards. The Andy Pappanastos hhasas been prprettyetty rreceiverseceivers are sstarting to pick up consistant through thehe first three as the season goes on. Ridley was weeks of the season. AAfterfter a rough tthehe only recereceiveri to catch a pass start agaisnt Florida SStatetate where he against FloriFloridad State in the first missed two field goals,s, hhee hhasas come wweek.eek. He is up to 15 receptions back strong. He is noww 7 of 9 with a oonn the yyear,ear, while is long of 46 yards. JK SScottcott continues second with four. Receivers are to be one of the best pupunternter in tthehe still a B becabecauseu the potential they country. He has sevenn punts insiinsidede hhaveave sshownhown as a group, between the 20 so far this season,son, off just 11 FFoster’soster’s sspeed,p Sims’ size and punts. He also has 12 touchbacks on Andy Pappanastos. the dedepthp with three true 22 kickoffs. CW / Hannah Saad . CW / Sam MacDonald MONDAY September 18, 2017 11

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Jalen Hurts’ 27 yard touchdown run Hootie Jones’ 65 yard interception Robert Foster’s 52 yard touchdown catch For the second week in a row Jalen Hurts started Hootie Jones’ interception was probably the After Colorado State scored 10 unanswered the game fast. He dropped back to the Colorado easiest pick of his career. Standing at his own points it was time for Alabama to answer. Robert State 35 yard line, then broke towards the end 24 yard line, Nick Stevens’ pass sailed over his Foster answered, catching a pass from Hurts zone, zig-zagging through the CSU secondary. He intended wide receiver’s head and landed right in before turning up fi eld. He turned on the jets and went untouched into the end zone to put Alabama Jones’ arms. He would carry the the ball 65 yards blew by every player on the fi eld, on his way to the up seven. before he was fi nally caught at the CSU 11 yard house. The touchdown was his fi rst since 2015. line. The interception was the second of the day for the Crimson Tide, and almost the fi rst non- offesive touchdown on the season, after a record- setting season last year.