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AALABAMALABAMA CCRIMSONRIMSON TTIDEIDE FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 1166 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 111919 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 6633 BOWL APPEARANCES 3355 BOWL VICTORIES 2255 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1/1 ALABAMA (2-0, 0-0 SEC) GAME 3 Sept. 3 vs. 20/17 USC (ABC) W, 52-6 Sept. 10 UR/RV Western Kentucky (ESPN2) W, 38-10 Date ............ Saturday, Sept. 17 Sept. 17 *at 19/17 Ole Miss (CBS) 2:30 p.m. Time .................... 2:30 p.m. CT Sept. 24 Kent State TBA Location ..............Oxford, Miss. Oct. 1 *Kentucky TBA Venue ........Vaught-Hemingway Oct. 8 *at Arkansas TBA Capacity ........................ 64,038 Oct. 15 *at Tennessee TBA Television .......................... CBS Oct. 22 *Texas A&M TBA (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Series Record ...UA leads 47-11-2 (1-1, 0-0 Sec) Nov. 5 *at LSU TBA Alabama Last Meeting ...... Sept. 19, 2015 ole miss Nov. 12 *Mississippi State TBA CRIMSON TIDE ............ Alabama 37, Ole Miss 43 rebels Nov. 19 Chattanooga TBA Nov. 26 *Auburn TBA THE GAME: The No. 1/1 University of Alabama football team travels to Oxford, Miss., to open SEC play against the No.19/17 Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught- Hemingway Stadium. The matchup between the Crimson Tide and Rebels is 19/17 OLE MISS (1-1, 0-0 SEC) scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff on CBS. Verne Lundquist will serve as the Sept. 5 vs. 4/4 Florida State (ESPN) L, 45-34 play-by-play announcer with Gary Danielson at his side as the color analyst. Sept. 10 Wofford (SEC Network) W, 38-13 The pair will be joined by sideline reporter Allie LaForce. Eli Gold and Phil Sept. 17 *1/1 Alabama (CBS) 2:30 p.m. Savage will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, with Sept. 24 *Georgia TBA Chris Stewart serving as the sideline reporter. Westwood One will have the Oct. 1 Memphis TBA national radio broadcast. Oct. 15 *at Arkansas TBA Oct. 22 *at LSU TBA RANKINGS: Alabama remains No. 1 in both major polls this week following Oct. 29 *Auburn TBA Saturday’s 38-10 win over Western Kentucky. Ole Miss is ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 17 in the Amway Coaches Poll. Nov. 5 Georgia Southern TBA Nov. 12 *at Texas A&M TBA OLE MISS: The Rebels enter Saturday’s game with a 1-1 overall record after Nov. 19 *at Vanderbilt TBA opening the season with a 45-34 loss to Florida State on Sept. 5 at Camping Nov. 26 *Mississippi State TBA World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Ole Miss rebounded to defeat Wofford, 38-13, in its home opener on Sept. 10. The Rebels are led by Hugh Freeze, who is in *Conference Game All times are Central and subject to change his fi fth season in Oxford. Freeze has a career record of 65-26 in eight seasons, Rankings listed are AP/Amway Coaches Poll including a 35-13 mark with Ole Miss, and has led the Rebels to consecutive bowl appearances on New Year’s Day. ON THE AIR SERIES HISTORY: Alabama and Ole Miss will meet for the 64th time in a series TELEVISION that dates back to 1894. The Crimson Tide owns the all-time advantage, 47- 11-2 (51-10-2 actual). Ole Miss won the most recent meeting between the two CBS teams, 43-37, in Tuscaloosa in 2015. Alabama is 7-4 all-time in Oxford and has Play-by-Play: Verne Lundquist won four of its last five games at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, falling 23-17 in Color Analyst: Gary Danielson their last trip in 2014. Sideline: Allie LaForce SEC ROAD OPENERS UNDER SABAN: Nick Saban is 8-1 in road conference RADIO openers during his time with the Crimson Tide and has outscored his opponents, Crimson Tide Sports Network 332-163 (36.8-18.1 ppg) in his fi rst nine seasons at Alabama. Play-by-Play: Eli Gold Color Analyst: Phil Savage NEXT GAME: Alabama will return home to play Mid-American Conference Sideline: Chris Stewart foe Kent State on Sept. 24 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. In their only previous meeting, the Crimson Tide defeated the Golden Flashes, 48-7, in the 2011 SATELLITE RADIO season opener in Tuscaloosa. Nick Saban is 2-0 against his alma mater, having CTSN on Sirius: 112 also defeated Kent State, 28-14, in his fi rst season as a head coach at Toledo CTSN on XM: 191 in 1990. 1 ALABAMA FOOTBALL CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday MEDIA DAY PRACTICE SEC COACHES NO MEDIA NO MEDIA OLE MISS OFF DAY 12 p.m. - Coach 1 p.m. - Players TELECONFERENCE AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY 2:30 p.m. CT Saban 3:40 p.m. - Viewing 10:40 a.m. CBS 12:30 p.m. - Players 4 p.m.- Viewing PRACTICE 3:40 p.m. - Viewing 6 p.m. - Coach Saban 6:15 p.m. - Players @AlabamaFTBL @AlabamaFBL @AlabamaFTBL MONDAY THURSDAY 12 p.m. CT - Coach Saban Press Conference – Alabama head coach Nick No media availability Saban will be available to the media for his weekly press conference in the Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal Moore Building at 12 p.m. The audio FRIDAY of Coach Saban’s media briefi ng can also be heard by teleconference by No media availability calling 1-800-973-1544 (password is U of A). Selected players that have been requested 24 hours in advance will be available in the Naylor Stone Media ON THE INTERNET Room following Coach Saban’s press conference at 12:30 p.m. Player requests RollTide.com – Alabama’s offi cial athletics web site serves as a resource for should be made by contacting Josh Maxson or Alex Thompson. Josh can be in-depth information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-3631. Alex can be coaches and teams. The football page includes links to rosters, coaching reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-6084. Requests staff, notes packages, practice reports and schedules as well as Tide TV and must be made no later than 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. all of Alabama’s rich football history and tradition. MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE SECsportsmedia.com – Media covering the Southeastern Conference have 12 p.m. Coach Saban its own web site to get the latest information on the league. Through the 12:30 p.m. Selected Players services of Sports Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics, notes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and 3 p.m. CT – Game notes and press conference quotes/video posted on media guides. On the site, the SEC has a digital image platform that provides RollTide.com. access to the SEC’s latest photographs, images, logos and links to all of the SEC school media web sites and home pages. 4 p.m. – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning; no media availability following practice). CRIMSON TIDE VIDEO FTP: Links to download footage for broadcast television use only will be emailed when footage is made available. For TUESDAY questions or to be added to the list, please contact Christopher England 1 p.m. CT – Selected players available in the Naylor Stone Media Room. by e-mail at [email protected]. 3:40 p.m. – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing ALABAMA PLAYERS: Interview requests for Alabama players should be period at beginning). made through Alex Thompson ([email protected]). Player interviews are usually conducted at Monday’s press conference beginning at 12:30 p.m., WEDNESDAY before practice on Tuesday and after practice on Wednesday. All player 10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. – SEC Weekly Teleconference – Nick Saban (10:40-10:50 requests for Monday’s press conference need to be made by 5 p.m. on the a.m.) - 1-877-381-5694 (Confi dential). Contact SEC Offi ce 1-205-458-3000 Sunday before, so proper notice can be given to the players. Players are off for weekly passcode to access the call. limits for interviews beginning Thursday. 3:40 p.m. – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing GAME CREDENTIALS: Media should apply for credentials at www.RollTide. period at beginning). com/media. All credentials are held at media will call, which is located in 6 p.m. – Coach Saban available to the media following practice in the Naylor the northwest corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium at Ticket Window 8 which is Stone Media Room. located next to Gate 3. The media will call window opens three hours prior to kickoff. Any questions can be directed to Roots Woodruff. 6:15 p.m. – Selected players available to the media following practice in the Naylor Stone Media Room. ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Phone: 205-348-6084 Fax: 205-348-8841 Director of Football Communications: Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Associate Director of Athletics Josh Maxson Todd Bell (Notes/Football Players) Communications: Office: 205-348-3631 Phone: 972-825-6686 Roots Woodruff (Football Credentials) e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Phone: 205-394-2758 e-mail: [email protected] Senior Associate Athletics Director for Athletics Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Communications: Alex Thompson (Football Players/Notes) Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Douglas Walker Phone: 440-666-7615 Nathan Sheehan Phone: 205-310-8682 e-mail: [email protected] Phone: 847-846-9894 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Associate Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Communications: Communications: Jessica Paré (Football Program) Aaron Jordan (Football Statistics) Phone: 205-394-5985 Phone: 205-913-1979 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] 2 ALABAMA FOOTBALL FACING OFF WITH THE BEST: The Crimson Tide has the fourth-toughest schedule in college football this season per ESPN.com’s preseason College ALABAMA FOOTBALL Football Power Index, trailing only USC, Ole Miss and Florida State.