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Honors students have the benefi t of selecting their courses The Computer-Based Honors Program at The University The University Fellows Experience’s goal is to cultivate through priority registration as well as having certain classes of Alabama is nationally recognized and considered by the hardworking students with an exceptional desire to be lead- limited to only honors students, resulting in smaller class sizes. National Institute of Education to be one of the top six ‘’most ers. In order to be selected, students must have an ACT score Abby Daugette, a freshman majoring in biology, is one such intriguing” honors programs in the United States. It is also the of 32 or SAT score of 1400, along with a 3.8 high school GPA student. fi rst university-wide undergraduate research program in the and must fi rst be admitted to the Honors College in order to “It benefi ts me by making such a huge university seem so nation. Students recognize the prestigious opportunities they apply. Candidates with outstanding extracurricular activities, much smaller,” she said. “The professors are more focused on have while participating in such a program. service and leadership achievements can be chosen even if your educational success due to the fact that there are smaller “Computer-Based Honors has given me the opportunity to their grades and test scores are below the requirements. The class sizes. I also like the fact that we get to pick classes fi rst, grow as an individual in ways that otherwise would not have program is a unique one on campus and is benefi cial to the so I have more control over my schedule. Plus, the advisers are been available to me,” said Logan Tarbox, a senior majoring in students involved. so helpful.” Spanish and MIS. “The experience of researching alongside “The University Fellows Experience has allowed me to Katie Pearson, a freshman majoring in economics, is also in professors in a way that most undergraduates never can is explore parts of myself that I never knew existed,” said Will the Honors College. invaluable, but I really think that being in an environment of Sorrell, a senior majoring in fi nance and economics. “The “The Honors College has provided me with opportunities and students that are passionate and driven about their work is community of scholarship, service and leadership the UFE connections that I most likely would not have if I had not joined,” what has challenged and enriched my college experience the provides enables us to understand issues perviously un- she said. “I got to move in a week early to participate in a service most.” known, create sustainable efforts to enrich the lives of the week with honors students. It was a great way to make friends In attempts to prepare students for any career fi eld, the marginalized and become the truest versions of ourselves as as an incoming, out-of-state freshman, meet upperclassmen program accepts students majoring in any area of study as we empower others to do the same.” HONORS COLLEGE and see and contribute to the community off campus”. long as they meet the requirements for the Honors College Shane Sharpe, dean of the honors college, also believes in Furthermore, the Honors College allows students to have (ACT score of 28 or SAT score of 1250 with a 3.5 GPA), ac- the benefi ts that the program has to offer. the option to live in the Ridgecrest housing community so that cording to the website. “I think students will make the most of their undergraduate students with similar interests and goals can live and study to- Freshman students participate in courses that teach them experience that will then prepare them both personally and gether. three programming languages, problem-solving skills and professionally for a successful life,” he said. “We want our project management, with a major focus on research. During students to make a signifi cant impact on the world through their sophomore, junior and senior years, students will com- awareness of self and others, integrity, action and humility.” plete research projects in areas relating to their fi elds of study Members will also be a part of the Black Belt Experience, in order to help prepare them for their future aspirations. in which they design projects in order to better the community COMPUTER-BASED HONORS while applying the knowledge they learn from being a Uni- versity Fellow with their desired interests. The program offers “social innovation and leadership” as a minor option for those UNIVERSITY FELLOWS EXPERIENCE UNIVERSITY FELLOWS students fulfi lling the requirements. Editor | Leigh Terry [email protected] Thursday, October 15, 2015 4 COLUMN | UBER Uber provides safer alternative for UA students By Sarah Howard | Staff Columnist

With midterms only just behind us, there have been almost as many UAPD Advisories this fall as there were during the entirety of last year. Most of these incidents occur when students are walking home late at night. The University uses 348-RIDE to combat this issue and give students near campus a free and safe alternative to walking, but it is not always reliable, nor is it an option for those who live farther off cam- pus. For students, calling a taxi when going out with a group means dealing with cash and giving directions, which is a hassle compared to the user-friendly expe- rience offered by the ride-sharing app, Uber. Uber offers options to split ride costs, gives the driver the CW / Marguerite Powers directions and leaves a digital record of ride histo- COLUMN | ry. Unfortunately, the mayor of Tuscaloosa banned VOTING Uber from operating in town last year, threatening to arrest any driver found in the area. The increased crime rates make it obvious, however, that current Civic engagement gives way to social changes options are simply not enough to support the needs By Kyle Simpson | Staff Columnist see happen in the world instead of The Machine’s control of the of this campus, and letting Uber come back would of letting people steal our power. University and even the city’s spell positive change for student safety. Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the It’s clear that if all of the political process. Mayor Walter Maddox initially voiced concerns change that you wish to see in people that don’t vote suddenly The same board of education due to Uber’s lack of compliance with Tuscaloosa’s the world.” This quote, in addi- decided to, they would complete- had a hand in the resegregation traditional taxi regulations. The San Francisco-based tion to being great material for ly take control of elections on all of Tuscaloosa’s public schools company requires its own inspections and back- your high school history teach- levels of our democracy. Most in the past decade. Central High ground checks, which are acceptable in most towns er’s inspirational classroom students probably feel that their School, once a model of integra- across America, but not enough for the city govern- posters, might be the solution one measly vote doesn’t make a tion’s success, is now 99 percent ment here in Tuscaloosa. Uber is not a traditional to many of the social problems difference, but it is precisely this black and lacks adequate fund- taxi company; instead, the drivers are independent we see today. Despite the nearly mentality that corrupts democ- ing for arts, AP classes and contractors using their own vehicles to keep costs universal disdain for the ineffi- other key elements of a suc- low, utilizing smart phone technology to create a ciency of our Congress, rough- cessful public school that many streamlined, convenient service for their customers. ly 80 percent of 18-25 year olds of us likely took for granted It’s these differences that makes Uber a tenant of the didn’t even vote in 2014. For Most students probably feel a few years ago. Anyone who modern world, setting themselves apart from typical all the national attention “The has friends from Tuscaloosa taxi companies and the rules that follow. Machine” received regard- that their one measly vote has anecdotal evidence that Other universities have realized the potential ing our recent homecoming doesn’t make a difference, segregation is alive and well behind Uber, more than simply allowing its presence, queen race, only 36 percent in Alabama’s fifth-largest city, but going so far as to recommend and even pay for its of students voted, and only but it is precisely this like my white friend who lived usage. One such school working toward this is The 43 percent of students voted within walking distance from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which in our very high profile SGA mentality that Central but was told to go to has a trial run for free student rides during late president election last spring. Northridge instead. It’s a story night hours on its way. The program is being made Imagine how low the turnout corrupts democracy and that has received national and possible by contributions from the Panhellenic and is when the elections aren’t allows those in power even international attention, Interfraternity Councils and an anonymous donor. nationally controversial! and the people that can change UNC faced an incident this summer where an intoxi- It’s clear that most students to keep their power. injustices like this – the 80 per- cated student killed three others in a car accident don’t really care about who cent of young people that don’t that could have been avoided with the use of Uber represents them in Congress vote – continue to do nothing. or another similar service. A tragedy made one uni- and much less about how an Stories like this should show versity realize how important safe rides are for stu- infamous secret society gov- the importance of civic engage- dents, and it should not take another one to make erns our school. However, the ment, which doesn’t just mean The University of Alabama see this as well. fight against “The Machine” is racy and allows those in power voting in an SGA election once We as a student body should not have to accept less about more than who becomes to keep their power. or twice a year. Involvement in than the innovation that the free market brings – it homecoming queen or SGA The well-documented Machine the decisions that shape our is constantly evolving to bring us the best options president. This kind of take- takeover of the 2013 election of society is the only way we will possible – and most places realize and accept it. Our over of democracy on any level Cason Kirby to the Tuscaloosa create a society that is just and campus and the surrounding area seem to become – from your middle school class City Board of Education dem- fair, and it’s impossible to have a more dangerous each day, but incidents can be pre- president to the President of onstrated the power of collec- hand in that if you are sitting on vented by allowing millennials to use the technology the United States – is antitheti- tive action, as a 26-year-old the sidelines. we love, like the Uber app, to make staying safe easy cal to freedom, and that’s why recent UA alumnus narrowly and convenient. we students at The University of defeated a 45-year-old incum- Kyle Simpson is a junior Alabama need to learn to actu- bent. This recent example is but majoring in biology. His column Sarah Howard is a sophomore majoring in chemistry. ally stand for what we want to a single chapter in the history runs weekly. Her column runs biweekly.

EDITORIAL BOARD WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS Last Week’s Poll: Should Congress pass stricter gun control laws? Sean Landry editor-in-chief Alyx Chandler features editor Send submissions to [email protected]. White reserves the right to edit all guest (Yes: 54%) Peyton Shepard print managing editor Melanie Viering visuals editor Submissions must include the author’s columns and letters to the editor. The (No: 46%) Kelly Ward digital managing editor Alexis Faire chief copy editor name, year, major and daytime phone opinions contained on this page do not number. Phone numbers are for verification represent the editorial position of The This Week’s Poll: Did you vote for homecoming queen? Leigh Terry opinions editor and will not be published. The Crimson Crimson White Media Group. cw.ua.edu/poll OPINIONS Thursday, October 15, 2015 5 Property tax increase necessary for education system

shortfalls of $200 million, Bentley proposed an the property tax would impose a minimal burden enormous tax plan, which would raise taxes on upon Alabamians while boosting education fund- everything from income to soft drinks to ciga- ing significantly. rettes. This wouldn’t directly affect education Raising property taxes, of course, would require funding. Great, right? standing up to the powerful lobbies that keep them Not so fast. Alabamians, abhorring taxes as they the lowest in the nation. And while it’s the right do, threw a fit. Lawmakers feared their re-election thing to do, Bentley and the current administra- chances should they participate in this historic tax tion have shown no such intentions. Until then, hike. So only small parts of the plan actually made we will continue to do the unthinkable and steal By Ben Jackson it through. from kindergarteners. Staff Columnist Left with no money, and fearing a vengeful pub- lic, lawmakers decided to look at a group that Ben Jackson is a sophomore majoring in account- Imagine stealing $108 – from a kindergartener. couldn’t vote them out of office – school children ing and finance. His column runs biweekly on Unthinkable, right? If you’re an Alabama state law- – and proceeded to rob them. Wednesdays. maker, you’ve already done it. To reiterate, lawmakers took money from eighth I’m referencing, of course, the conclusion of graders who rank 50th in math, 46th in science Governor Bentley’s month-long budget battle, and 45th in reading. They took money from teach- where Alabama lawmakers decided to meet the ers and administrators who pay increasingly out States with lowest state’s need for cash by “borrowing” money from of pocket for higher healthcare costs and to keep the Education Trust Fund – to the tune of $80 mil- their classes running. I recognize money isn’t average property taxes lion. The move, which equates to taking $108 from everything when it comes to producing better out- every K-12 student in Alabama, will have devastat- comes, but having enough textbooks to supply a ing effects on education outcomes. The action has classroom certainly helps. for single family homes gone largely unnoticed. What’s worse is that this has happened many To be fair, this wasn’t Bentley’s first choice, but times before and will likely happen again if left we’ll need some background to understand exact- unchecked. Alabama’s education system cannot ly why. Alabama is funded through two pools of afford to pay Montgomery’s bills. money: the General Fund and the Education Trust The tragic irony to this whole mess? There’s an Fund. The General Fund is comprised of revenue easy fix to Alabama’s money problems. from all kinds of taxes, and the Education Trust And almost no one is talking about it. Fund is comprised mainly of property taxes. For a Remember how the ETF is funded through prop- long time, the two pools didn’t mix, and this kept erty taxes? Well, Alabama has the nation’s lowest, politicians from tampering with school funding. coming in at half of a percent. The median home But then, some sneaky politicians began invent- value in Alabama is $122,700, and that property is ing clever tax tricks to reduce funding flowing into taxed at $532 – just 0.4 percent. Out-of-state farm the ETF, allowing the General Fund to “borrow” and timber corporations pay even less, using their from the ETF. powerful lobbies to keep their taxes at pennies So, when Alabama’s General Fund had revenue per acre. Doubling, tripling or even quadrupling

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By Christian Elliot | Contributing Writer same attributes. “We say we want the best of the best,” Throughout Derek Lee Biddings II’s Beaman said. “We are an open enterprise, youth, he witnessed an older cousin never but we want the best we can get.” give up regardless of the constant strug- While most organizations require gles he faced. His cousin was put through 12 credit hours, The University of the difficulties of an illness to his wife, but Alabama’s Omega Psi Phi requires he would not slow down. He never stopped individuals to have a minimum of 36 working hard in order to provide for his hours before candidates are eligible daughters and his family. His cousin said for membership. he learned these qualities from his colle- The Beta Eta Chapter of Omega Psi giate fraternity Omega Psi Phi, and that Phi Fraternity, which is specific to The has had an impact on Biddings. University of Alabama, was founded on From the individual accolades to the April 20, 1974. There are currently 17 active collective accomplishments of the organi- student members in Beta Eta, which is the zation, the Omega Psi Phi chapter at The UA undergraduate chapter, and over 70 University of Alabama has created a story Alabama graduates in Alpha Tau. that reads of honor and success. The 17 Football standouts Ozzie Newsome, current student members and the alumni Jeoffrey Pagan, Wallace Gilberry, Freddie Courtesy of Jeromey Beaman emanate brotherhood. The impacts of the Robinson, John Mitchell and Johnny to the foundation when they first enter as the Boys and Girls Club, Tuscaloosa tight-knit family can be found from the Davis, as well as Artis Brown, the Exxon the fraternity. Housing Authority and Race For the Cure. Black Belt region that they constantly aid junior-executive, are all members of The This year the brothers of Omega Psi Phi The Fraternity also hosts a scholarship pag- to the classrooms of Tuscaloosa schools to University of Alabama’s Omega Psi Phi will be actively engaged in the Young Men eant where all earnings go on to assist three local charities and events. fraternity. Leadership Program. Following a training undergraduate women with the cost of According to the official website of the One of the main philanthropies Beta period, fraternity members will go to local their education. Omega Psi Phi fraternity, “Omega Psi Phi Eta is associated with is the Black Belt schools to mentor at-risk children. At the 2015 Annual Greek Excellence does not seek members; quality men seek Community Foundation out of Selma, “We mentor kids who may not Scholarship Banquet at The University of Omega Psi Phi.” Alabama. The fraternity donates a large have father figures in their lives Alabama, the Beta Eta Chapter won the Former Chapter President Jaylan sum of money and is actively involved and guide them into the right direc- most awards of the both the IFC and NPHC Fields is a legacy member of the organiza- with the foundation each year in order tion,” said Benjamin Smith, former fraternities. The chapter was honored with tion. Current Chapter President Jeromey to help the impoverished area. The chapter secretary. the Scholarship Award, Risk Management Beaman saw the qualities and attributes Black Belt region is one of the poor- Throughout the year, Omega Psi Phi Award and Best Fraternity Award. Omega that were embedded into his mentor by est regions in all of the United States, stays active within the community, visiting Psi Phi also won the Homecoming Step the fraternity and wanted to acquire those and all new members give a donation and helping with local organizations such Show for the NPHC fraternities. I’M YOUR Call Me!BONDSMAN!

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ByBD Dustin iGib Ginsberg | SffRStaff Reporter goes to the nearby communities and isn’t sent to hospitals that are far away. “Blood donated on The University of Alabama campus goes as far east as Many people think of homecoming week as a week filled with pomping, Birmingham and as far west as the state line,” said Brian Garrett, LifeSouth float decorations and parade planning. There is one thing most students don’t community development coordinator for the Birmingham region. “Huntsville associate with it: blood. Blood donations are not foreign to this campus. and Montgomery all have their own banks and the majority of the blood is Every semester, signs and banners can be seen telling students where distributed to Druid City Hospital and the various hospitals in Birmingham.” and when to donate. Homecoming week is no different. LifeSouth was on According to LifeSouth, blood is always in short supply and around 4.5 mil- campus from Wednesday to Friday, collecting donations from eligible stu- lion Americans will need a blood transfusion this year. That equals around dents. Students rolled up their sleeves, braved the needles and then got some 44,000 donations a day to fill every patient’s need. juice and went on with their daily routine, most without ever thinking: what “While we can always use more blood, University of Alabama students do a happens to my donated blood? tremendous job of providing us with blood,” Garrett said. “Every drive held at LifeSouth is a community blood organization, meaning that blood donated UA yields 25 to 75 donors, which is a huge amount. After we have taken your blood, it is shipped to our testing lab where we test for various blood diseases and defects. This process takes around three days, and, if all clear, your blood Invest in Your Career is in the fridge at one of many local hospitals.” According to their website, LifeSouth is very careful during testing and screens each donation separately. Ensuring blood is safe is their number with a Brock M.B.A. one priority. Corliss Jones works many blood drives and is always happy to come out to campus. “Students are usually the most excited to give,” Jones said. “You can tell they love to feel that they have helped their community.” Gavin Davis is a freshman who has given once while at Alabama and several times in high school. “It is just such a simple thing you can do that can save so many lives,” Davis said. “It takes 30 minutes out of your day, and you can give life to up to three people. It is just amazing.” The next drives are Oct. 14 and Nov. 18, and workers look forward to coming each time. “It is important to know the days in advance so you can eat a proper break- fast and make room in your schedule,” Jones said. “We hope to see you come by and we have some awesome T-shirts for our generous volunteers.”

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You walk into a classroom, students surrounding you on all sides, but something feels slightly off – you are one, if not the only person, the of your gender in attendance. This is not a reality for everyone at The University of Alabama, but it is for many female engineering students and male nursing students, two of the colleges at the University with the most staggering gender gap. According to the University website, 55 percent of the University are female and 45 percent are males. With only 24 percent of all stu- dents enrolled in the College of Engineering, 14 percent of the University, identifying as female and 10.2 percent of students in the College of Nursing, 5 percent of the University, identifying as male, there is a clear disparity in gender representation. “The problem of recruiting females to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields is an issue nationally,” said Charles Karr, dean of the College of Engineering, on the gender gap in his particular field. “The faculty and staff of the UA College of Engineering have worked hard to recruit and retain women to study engineering and computer science.” Brian Dickson, an instructor in the College of Nursing and faculty advisor for the Men in Nursing Association at the University, attributes the disparity in his college to the stigma surrounding males in the field of nursing. “I think a lot of the stigma in the ‘60s and ‘70s was because there was a lot of media portrayal of women as nurses, and that’s a big thing we’ve had to overcome, because people automatically have this stigma of nursing as a female profession,” Dickson said. Jennifer Sherwood, who holds a doctorate in biological and chemical engi- neering, she has noted some discrepancies between overall experiences for each gender. “One of the things I’ve noticed males do to females is sort of make an assumption of, ‘Oh, you don’t know how to do something,’ so they want to help you or take over doing it for you instead of just letting you do it yourself,” Sherwood said. “Sometimes, and not with all males of course, but sometimes people make assumptions that you’re a girl and can’t do something.” Dickson also pointed out differences in his male and female students when teaching them. “Traditionally I think the female students are sometimes a little more apprehensive with things whereas the male students are more ready to jump in, which is sometimes a good thing and sometimes a bad thing,” Dickson said.

Austin Justice, a male nursing student in his third semester of the program, spoke of nursing in highly positive terms, only pointing out small issues. “The only problem I’ve run into with being a male nurse is during clinicals; of course, some of your female patients want a female nurse,” Justice said. When it comes to selecting a major and choosing a career path, the support of one’s family plays an important role. Fortunately for Pat Hubbard, a male nursing student also in his third semester of instruction, his family was very supportive of his choice. “I didn’t know how my dad was going to take [my decision to pursue nursing], but he was actually like, ‘Go for it,’ ” Hubbard said. “My mom definitely wanted me to [major in nursing], as well as my grandparents. Because my grandmother is a nurse, she told me about all the opportunities, especially as a male because of course there are not as many of us in the field.” In both the College of Engineering and the College of Nursing, there are organiza- tions that work to help those in the minority in terms of gender. For engineering, the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, provides women with opportunities to learn and grow in a community of female engineering students. Men in Nursing helps to recruit male nursing students as well as foster discussions concerning men’s health. “We have seen gains in the growth of women coming to the College [of Engineering] in recent years,” Karr said. “In fact, our increased enrollment of women seeking bachelor’s degrees has outpaced enrollment growth of the college.” Due to the ever-prevalent demand for nurses and the retirement of the baby boomer nurs- ing generation, Dickson also recognizes a decrease in the scope of the gender gap in the college of nursing. “I do see it closing,” Dickson said. “It’s never going to be close, but I see in the 10 years a pretty drastic jump in men in nursing, and I would go out on a limb and say 15 to 20 percent of the registered nurses in the country will be males by 2025.” In response to the stigma surrounding nursing, Justice explained the choice behind pursuing nursing. “If a student interested in nursing] is passionate about helping people and they really like the nursing field, they’re not going to let the stigma of nurses being predominantly females hold them back,” Justice said. “They’ll make that decision based on how bad they want it.” Sherwood said female students should choose engineering to prove to themselves that they can do it, as well as to meet other like-minded women who find their strengths in science and math. “The more women that get into [engineering], the more support that you’ll have from people in your own gender,” Sherwood said. CW / Marie Walker CULTURE Thursday, October 15, 2015 9 APPLE the most deep-seated collegiate rivalry VS. By Aaron Bonner | Contributing Writer proud Apple fan. Like many other college students, Anywhere on campus, it’s typical to see Schafer said her Macbook was a gradu- multiple white cords plugged into outlets, ation present that her parents bought PC with bright, white apples from devices on sale. Though she had previously glowing nearby. Even though thousands been a Windows user, she went with the of students with Apple hardware, be it a Mac because others told her the brand Macbook, an iPhone or iPad, are seen daily was better. all over campus, University of Alabama “I love my Mac, but if I had to replace it, students are proving the Mac-obsessed I’d probably go for a Windows just because college kid stereotype wrong. they’re inexpensive,” Schafer said. “I’ve always been a bigger fan of Apple is known for their one-year lim- Windows than Mac,” said Michael ited warranty plan, with AppleCare giving Kuhlman, a sophomore majoring in chemi- users additional time on their warranty for cal engineering. a yearly fee. Windows computers are simi- Kuhlman said he uses his Toshiba lap- lar, with manufacturers setting their own top primarily to do classwork and saw no warranty and repair guarantees. Laptops reason to purchase a Mac computer, hav- pre-installed with Windows can vary in ing all the programs he needed for class terms of usability, with some lasting three on Windows. to four years under normal circumstances. Some students are found with par- While Apple is often criticized for their ticular allegiances to a technology or yearly phone releases that can require computer brand, but more students users to upgrade, their laptop and home are starting to cross their technol- computer lines both have a general usage ogy brands together. Although he has expectancy of five years. The Macbook a Windows laptop, Kuhlman said he is a has also gained popularity from its user- fan of his iPhone, which was more of a friendly programs and easy-to-understand peer-pressure purchase. applications. Because of the ease, people “Everyone else had one, so it’s just easi- are using Macbooks for more profes- er that way,” he said. sional needs, such as Trevor Pruitt, one Katie Schafer, a junior majoring in of the marketing support assistants for University of Alabama students are overcoming the Mac-obsessed college kid stereotype. CW / Shelby Akin public relations and political science, is a the College of Music. He designs the lay- out for performances at the Moody Music Concert Hall. Pruitt said he’s more partial to his Windows PC at home, but at work, he’s a Mac user. “If they were more affordable, I’d switch A look at pricing to a Mac in a heartbeat, but just because I still find a lot of value in the PC, it’s a more affordable option for me,” Pruitt said. “I just kind of stick with that.” “The Pace of Life—The Toshiba Satellite 8GB Memory Matthew Cox, a senior majoring in man- agement information systems, is a huge (Often) Missing Element in $699.99 1TB Hard Drive from Best Buy Windows fan, due in part to his current work for Microsoft. Studies of Evolution Using Cox said he uses his Windows PC both Fossils” for work and to play video games, going so far as to build his computer to fit his own needs, which PC is capable of. Though Surface Pro 4 Macs can do the task at hand, be it web $899.99 from Microsoft Store development or gaming, Cox said he found the power behind it to be lacking. “I never even considered a Mac going into the MIS major,” Cox said. “You can’t do as much when it comes to tech. When it comes to coding, there are options out Samsung Galaxy S6 there available and different ways to code $576.00 with Mac, but that didn’t interest me from Verizon very much.” Cox said Microsoft products give him more freedom, but also more opportunities to change things drastically, even if they lead to failure. Linda C. Ivany iPhone 6S Cox said he is an Android user, primarily $649.99 due to the Google Play app store. Much like from Verizon his computer, he said he was impressed ten Hoor Hall 7:30 PM, THURSDAY with the freedom it gave him, allowing him (Rm. 125) OCTOBER 15ND, 2015 to install complex applications and even access his home computer through his cell phone. 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CW / Marie Walker they used to drive wagons across no problems with the new laws, they all you know, it didn’t amount to anything.” Tuscaloosa it before there were dams, so the remember people protesting in the streets. When Bevis attended the University in river was about waist-deep, but then Ruth Bevis was a high school counselor in the late 50s, it was the first time there were residents recall they built locks and dams and now Dothan, Alabama, the year the judges first over 5,000 students on campus. a bridge is the only way to cross it,” ordered that schools be desegregated. “I was also here the first time we were city’s rich history John Price said. “We were all ready to open for the school issued a student number; 5607 was my Price is a Tuscaloosa native year,” Bevis said. “We had a black kind of number,” Bevis said. “We took a tour today, By Bailey Shoenberger | Staff Reporter who served in the army for over school and a white kind of school, and three and University Boulevard is pretty much 40 years, seeing everything from World days before school started, the judge ruled the same, but once we got onto those side Imagine that the Tuscaloosa War II to the Vietnam War. Price’s father that we had to integrate that year. We had streets, I was as lost as a bird dog.” Amphitheater was a lake, surrounded helped paint the ceiling of the historic to take all the teachers, all the students, Most of the Tuscaloosa residents remem- with a dance hall and a merry-go-round, Bama Theatre downtown. He is locally and completely do a new schedule, because ber the past as a simpler time when chick- that the bank building downtown was the famous for carving the totem pole that all the classes had to be as integrated as ens ran wild in families’ yards and mothers tallest building in Tuscaloosa, that the stands outside a nearby boys’ camp. possible; never in my life have I worked reused old sacks of flour for dresses and only way to get to Northport was to drive “Some of us have roots here that are real as hard or been as tired as I was the day play clothes. across a drawbridge and that streetcars deep,” Price said. we were to integrate. The police of course “We spent a lot of good times doing noth- dominated the roads. This is a glimpse of In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in had the whole school blocked off. The Ku ing,” Zelda Anderson said. “We didn’t need the Tuscaloosa less than 100 years ago that Brown v. Board that all public schools must Klux Klan came riding down right beside toys or money. We made up games; we residents of Pine Valley Retirement center be immediately desegregated. In Alabama, the school and the police made them move played hopscotch.” have known and loved. These residents supportpp for this decision was not unani- along. We had no disturbances that day.” Anderson celebrated her 101st birthday havehave seen Tuscaloosa face everything mous,mous, launchinglaunching a civicivill rigrightshts movement In 1963, Alabama governor George last July and has been an Alabama resi- fromfrom World War II to today’s techno-techno- thatthat rockedrocked thethe state for over a ddecade.ecade. Wallace stood in the doorway of Foster dent all her life. Her father owned a service logicallogical revolution and have gath-gath- ““ItIt was a terribterriblele transition,” saisaidd Auditorium on campus until President station and a restaurant in Northport, back eredered in Pine Valley’s spacious AAlbertlbert Pitts, who was a county Kennedy ordered the National Guard to when the only way to cross the river was activityactivity room to reminisce on aagentgent for TuscaTuscaloosaloosa at tthehe force Wallace to let African-American to use the drawbridge, which was located thethe past.past. time. “A“A lot of people students attend class. Bevis was a where the Lurleen Bridge is now. On game “My grandfather ddidn’tidn’t want it anandd graduate student at The University of days, they would have to close the shop waded acacrossross tthehe a llotot of peoppeoplele ddid,id, Alabama at the time, getting her master’s because traffic over the bridge was so bad. riverriver whwhereere bbutut it became a llawaw in teaching. No one could get to their restaurant. thethe bridge is; ththatat ttheyhey hhadad to “Everything was blocked off,” Bevis said. “Some things never change, like traffic bbee [[de]segregated.de]segregated. “Nobody could go down University Avenue. on game days, although there might be TTherehere was a llotot ooff When we got to campus, University police more now,” Bevis said. tension .” were standing in the streets; we had to No matter what is going on in the state TThoughhough many ooff show them our student IDs to get on cam- or the country, there is one thing about tthehe residentsresidents hadhad pus — of course, we thought it was hilari- Tuscaloosa that remains timeless: the love ous. Anyway, he stood in the door, and as of Alabama football. THURSDAY October 15, 2015 11

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By Marquis Munson | Staff Reporter and sometimes even in the country. The competition really helped me Two weeks ago, the Alabama foot- grow as a player.” ball team traveled to Athens, Georgia, Before becoming teammates, for- to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs 38-10 ward Emma Welch and defender to regain momentum after a tough Elena Zang competed against each loss to Ole Miss. other in high school. After losing their last five matches, “I love Emma,” Zang said. “We have coach Wes Hart and the Crimson Tide known each other since my junior soccer team need to regain the same year of high school when we played momentum as they head to Athens against each other during club sea- this Friday to face the Bulldogs in son. Everyone knows each other, and order to keep their SEC Tournament now we are playing against each other hopes alive. in the collegiate level. Most Georgia “We need to get a result from this soccer players have branched out to game to get our teams confidence SEC schools to play.” up for the last couple games of The six players will return to their the season,” senior defender Abby home state, where the Crimson Tide Lutzenkirchen said. are in a must-win situation to stay The state of Georgia is a familiar in the SEC Tournament hunt with territory for some of the players on a season record of 4-9-2. It trails in the Crimson Tide roster. Six play- the all-time series record with the ers are from six different cities in Bulldogs 6-11-1 but has won the last the Peach State, the largest state three matches including a 3-2 dou- represented on the roster. ble-overtime victory in Athens back “The majority of my high school in 2013. went to big universities in Georgia, “I think we just need to move for- and I really wanted to branch out and ward and work our hardest to get look at places out of state,” defender a result,” Moroney said. “We can’t Molly Moroney said. “Once I visited worry about the past games; we Alabama, I loved the campus and the just need to put in all our effort and atmosphere along with the girls. I work together as a team, and we will had the luxury of being able to go to find results.” a big university out of state because As for returning to Georgia, of soccer, and I took advantage of it.” these players are excited to play in Before playing for the Crimson front of their family, friends and Tide, these six players had to play former competitors. Even though their way through very competitive they bleed crimson, they still have a youth soccer programs in the state Georgia heart. of Georgia. “I’m definitely still a Georgia “A lot of good players come out of girl at heart, but I love Alabama,” Georgia, and they have great develop- Lutzenkirchen said. “I have a ton of mental coaches in the state,” Moroney close friends that play for and go to said. “Playing Olympic development Georgia, and a lot of my family will program for Georgia really showed be there because it is the closest how strong our state is for women’s game. It’s my favorite game of the soccer as well. I loved playing against year because I have such strong ties, some of the best players in the region since it’s my home state.” Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival November 5-15, 2015

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WHO: No. 18 UCLA at WHO: No. 8 Florida at No. 6 LSU No. 15 Stanford WHEN: 6 p.m. on ESPN WHEN: 7:30 p.m. on ESPN Two undefeated teams will collide in Death Valley when head coach Last season, the Bruins were on the verge of winning the Pac-12 Jim McElwain and the Florida Gators meet with head coach Les Miles South until they were defeated by Stanford 31-10 in the season fi nale. and the LSU Tigers. The Gators will be without quarterback Will Grier for This season, with both teams at one loss, they look to gain momen- the remainder of the season after he tested positive for performance- tum in the Pac-12 after the demise of USC and Oregon. The Cardinal enhancing drugs. Sophomore Treon Harris will start under center. He is riding a four-game winning streak after its loss to Northwestern in has thrown for 1,288 yards and 11 touchdowns in his two-year ca- the season opener. With the Bruins defense giving up most of their reer, with 269 yards and two touchdowns thrown this season. On the yards on the ground, Stanford hopes for a big game from running other side of the ball, the Gators’ defense has allowed 100.4 yards per back Christian McCaffrey, who has rushed for 601 yards with only one game on the ground, and will be up against Leonard Fournette, one of touchdown. The Bruins look to bounce back after a loss at home to the best running backs in college football, who enters the game with Arizona State on Oct. 3. 1,022 yards and 12 touchdowns in his fi rst fi ve games.

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The Kentucky Wildcats have started the season at 4-1 with their After losing to Washington at home and the drama surrounding only loss at the hands of Florida and rank second, below the Gators, in the fi ring of head coach Steve Sarkisian, quarterback Cody Kessler the SEC East. On Thursday, they look to take advantage of an Auburn and the Trojans will look to bounce back when they head to South team who, despite much hope going into the season, hasn’t lived up Bend to face the Fighting Irish. Despite throwing two interceptions to expectations. The Wildcats give up 170 yards on the ground on in the loss to Washington, Kessler has thrown 1,453 yards and 15 average, while the Tigers average 190 rushing yards a game, led by touchdowns this season. The Fighting Irish have allowed under running back Peyton Barber who has rushed for 558 yards with six 200 yards on the pass despite being banged up and came back touchdowns. The Tigers are looking for their fi rst win of the season in from a loss to Clemson 24-22 by defeating Navy last week 41-24. the SEC, while Kentucky looks to stay in contention in the SEC East.

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The Michigan Wolverines have been on a hot streak ever since The Wildcats and the Hawkeyes have been two of the most surpris- losing their season opener to Utah by a touchdown. Since then, the ing teams in the nation. Last week, Iowa escaped a close game with Wolverines have won their last fi ve games and outscored their oppo- Illinois 29-20 to remain undefeated this season. Despite winning the nents 160-14. The Spartans’ senior quarterback Connor Cook has game, they lost one of their best defensive players, Drew Ott, to a thrown for 1,334 yards, 12 touchdowns and only two interceptions. season-ending ACL injury. Northwestern is coming off a blowout loss He will face a defense that have held its opponents to only 181 yards to Michigan and being held to a season-low 38 rushing yards after on offense and only 115 yards on the pass. averaging 248.8 yards a game. The Wildcats have won the last two matchups at Ryan Field since 2012. PAGE 4

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t 4 years old, all Jake Coker wanted to be was a country star. In his family’s home in Mobile, Jake’s mom, Michelle Spires, often walked into a room to find her son standing on chair, belting out the lyrics to Tim McGraw’s “I Like It, I Love it,” as if he had an audience. A“It was hysterically funny,” she said, remembering her son’s performances. “He loved that song.” Now, standing at 6’5” and 232 pounds, Jake would break that same chair if he tried standing up and dancing on it, but he still likes to sing and dance to country music – if you’re lucky, you may catch him out and about doing so on a night off. Instead of making himself at home on a chair-turned-stage, Jake is making himself comfortable on a 100-yard field, reading coverages and calling plays as Alabama’s starting quarterback, more Tom Brady than Tim McGraw.

It didn’t help Jake’s singing career that he was raised in a family full of athletes, not entertainers. His mom was, and still is, one of the best competitive tennis players in Mobile. Whenever Jake is home, she likes to challenge him to a quick match. “It never goes well for him,” she said. “He thinks just because I’m a woman and older than him that he can beat me, but that will never happen.” Then, there are his three siblings – all athletic. Before gradu- ating in 2010, Jake’s older brother Patrick played free safety at the Air Force Academy, where his younger sister Shelley currently plays volleyball. The youngest, Peyton, is playing basketball at St. Paul’s Episcopal School, like his brother did before him. Peyton may be younger, but he’s caught up to his big brother CW Layton Dudley in height. Continued on pg. 6 PAGE 6 Continued from pg. 5 CW Layton Dudley “Jake asks him to please squat down Morris, founder of QB Country, a year- in picture,” Spires said. “He doesn’t round quarterback training and devel- like his baby brother being taller. It’s oping program, began working with the pretty funny.” young athlete. The family is a close-knit one, even “The high school Jake was a lot like when spread apart. With Patrick facing his is now – real hard-working, real deployment with the Air Force, Spires humble and loves the competition,” rallied the children for a reunion in he said. Athens, a surprise for Jake. Under the Morris also trained former Alabama watch of his family, Jake completed 11 quarterback AJ McCarron since he of 16 passes for 190 yards and was a freshman at St. Paul’s, the same one touchdown. school Jake attended. The 38-10 win may be a great memory, The pair – Morris and Jake – continue but being able to be with his big brother, to work together only during the off- his hero growing up, was more impor- season, since Jake’s busy enough, get- tant than any final score to both him ting his masters and playing Alabama and the rest of his family. football. That doesn’t mean they don’t “It was a really, really special stay in contact, however. moment,” Spires said. ••• ••• Morris looks at Jake, along with Jake’s family would have never other quarterbacks he trains, like a been able to see him play football at younger brother. the collegiate level if it weren’t for the “We still jab at each other here and University of South Alabama’s current there just to talk a little smack from a track and field coach Paul Brueske. In distance,” he said. “It’s fun, though.” eighth grade, Jake debated taking a When the two get together, the smack break from football, but thankfully, for talk doesn’t stop. The pair will normally the sake of Alabama’s future, he didn’t get into a heated game of QB Horse – follow through with that decision. similar to the basketball game. As a former assistant football coach “I beat him most of the times,” Morris at St. Paul’s, Brueske was able to get to joked, despite the evenly distributed Jake before he could leave the sport, results. “As he got a lot older, bigger and kept his request simple: he needed and stronger, he started winning more, a quarterback, and he wanted Jake to which I guess was kind of fun for me fill the roll. because I hope he’s beating the coach.” “He just decided he wanted to play As evidenced by his 81-yard touch- quarterback, so he did,” Spires said. down pass to Calvin Ridley during the “He practiced and practiced.” Arkansas game, Jake has a cannon for Once his talent kicked in, it was time an arm. Alabama defensive lineman to embrace and enhance it, so David Dalvin Tomlinson has personally felt Luxury Living

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the heat of Jake’s hand during practice. something Jake has always held his He recalled it as probably the hardest ground on – that’s why he stayed at pass he’s seen thrown – mainly because Florida State University as a backup he felt it. to Heisman-winner Jameis Winston as “It was point-blank range and I long as he did. He gave the team blocked it,” he said. “My hand was his word. numb for a few days.” “One thing he did do that people don’t Jake knows his strength. He’s tried realize, when he didn’t win the starting using it to his advantage against Morris. job at Florida State, we had a long con- “He likes to challenge me with the versation,” said his high school coach at deep ball kind of stuff, but I don’t let that St. Paul’s, Steve Mask. “He said, ‘Coach, happen,” Morris said. I’ll stick with this. I gave my word to my ••• teammates that I would be here.’ He Sometimes, the strength of his arm supported Winston, but in the end, he gets him in trouble on the field. He has needed to something better for him.” thrown six interceptions in four games, Jake played in seven games at Florida two last week against Arkansas. One State, completing 18 of 36 passes for was a poor decision, Alabama coach 250 yards. His first collegiate touch- Nick Saban said, but one was not. Spires down pass was a 19-yard pass to Kelvin also holds no punches when discussing Benjamin against Savannah State, the game with her son. but Winston continued to hold the “We’re like, ‘Sorry, you cannot do starting position. that. You cannot do that. That was not a “I was real proud of Jake for the way good decision, Jake,’ ” she said. he handled that situation in not winning Each and every time, Jake responds, the job but being a great teammate and “Yes, ma’am.” being a leader,” Morris said. “When he The longer someone is a quarterback, transferred to Alabama, it made sense.” they are bound to notch mistakes, but It’s not to say that he didn’t enjoy his that doesn’t mean Jake is OK with the time at Florida State because he did. He errors. It’s how he handles himself after made good memories and good friends a mistake that is key. Yes, he gets mad at that he still stays in contact with who himself, but he does not let it affect him came and surprised him earlier this or his team. year. They cheered him on, albeit still “He’s just always positive, no matter decked out in Florida State spirit wear, what it is,” teammate Richard Mullaney as he got off the bus after a game. said. “He’ll take the blame for it, I know He was a good teammate, but even- he will, but it’s not always his fault. He’s tually, he wanted more and wanted to always positive, always talking to us.” move forward in his football career. So CW Layton Dudley ••• he and his mom talked to coach Jimbo Being true to his teammates is Fisher and came up with a plan that ROLL TIDE! NOW YOU CAN WATCH THE CRIMSON TIDE ON THE BIG SCREEN WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY!

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Continued from pg. 7 enabled Coker to be eligible for two reflecting the fire that ignites inside him more years while playing football some- during anything involving competition. where else – if he wanted to. “I believe Jake would dunk over his “I told him, ‘If you want to go play mother if he had to,” he said. football somewhere else, do it for you. But it’s not competitiveness in the Don’t do it for anyone else but you,’ ” negative sense. He’s not one to get up in Spires said. someone else’s face and cause trouble, Three years later, he graduated from but he’s able to motivate his offense. Florida State with a bachelor’s degree “Before, he was more a quiet, in social science and is now a graduate reserved guy, but now, he has a lot more student at Alabama pursuing fire on the field and that is something his master’s. we rally around with him being out ••• quarterback,” Drake said. It was a shock to many, but not to those Now that’s he’s played two games from that know him, when Jake scrambled his start to finish – Georgia and Arkansas – way into the end zone on a three-yard Jake is becoming more comfortable and run. Before he decided to pursue colle- in result, gaining more confidence, and giate football at Florida State, he also it’s been noticed by his teammates played basketball. One of Alabama’s top and Saban. running backs, Kenyan Drake was even But what’s most important to Spires impressed by Jake’s ability to weave is that her son is happy. He was always his 6’5” figure through defenders. a happy baby, a happy kid and now, a “It’s interesting to watch him run,” he happy adult – and a happy child means said. “I just stand behind him and watch happy mom. in awe as he runs sometimes.” “Things are falling into place for Jake finished ahead of Drake against him,” she said. “As his mama, I’m really Ole Miss with seven carries for 58 yards happy about that.” with a long of 26 yards. He has always ••• From left to right: Siblings Peyton, Shelley, and Patrick been able to run, however. Mask said he Despite all the moments under the ran the ball in high school a lot, if not Bryant-Denny stadium lights, the little more than he does now. country-singing boy Jake was at the age His basketball skills still come in of four lives on. handy when he needs to make his way A familiar song came on dur- down the field or if he needs to show off ing Patrick’s wedding rehearsal in to his teammates off the field. July. There was no need for the fam- Earlier this year, Jake and other ily to wonder who requested it – Jake Alabama quarterbacks played some never really moved on from his Tim wide receivers in a game of basket- McGraw phase. ball at the Student Recreation Center. “He wishes, I think, he was Tim Spires warned against it since he hadn’t McGraw still,” his mom said. played in so long and he could have Music isn’t the only country aspect in hurt himself. Jake’s life – the others are just more eas- Jake sent his mom a text afterwards ily seen than his singing and dancing. saying the quarterbacks won and, to his Jake and his younger brother are mom’s relief, there were no injuries to heavily involved in raising the deer on report. His teammates were shocked to their family’s farm – they’re deer breed- see him play as well as he did – and, as ers. It’s a complicated process, but they usual, he made his mama proud. love it nonetheless. Especially for Jake, ••• while at school at school, the farm is his Academically, he’s working on his getaway place from everything going on master’s degree. Athletically, he’s around him. earned his position at starting quar- “If he’s not at school and he’s not terback, but Spires is more proud of studying film, and if he can get away the man he has become than his from Tuscaloosa, he comes to the farm,” physical accomplishments. Spires said. “That’s really where he “He’s weathered the storm,” she said. wants to be.” “I told him, ‘Sometimes, you got to be in The farm is a gathering place for the dark to appreciate the light.’ Now, Jake’s close-knit family. They all hunt here we are.” and fish, but most importantly, they Jake’s humility is one for the books. enjoy being in the country where every- His mother admires it. His personal body pitches in in order to get things quarterback coach Morris admires done. Jake missed planting season this it. His former high school coach Mask year – and it was a big one, Spires said admires it. – so the family back home missed him, From a father’s perspective, Mask But they know he’ll be back soon. said Jake is “the kind of kid, if you had “They do have an off-weekend coming a daughter, you’d want her to marry up and I think I know exactly which tree him.” From a coach’s perspective, Jake he is going to be in with his bow,” Spires is reliable and does what he is told. said. “That’s what he enjoys doing.” “He was the first kid in the building Coker even said it himself: “If I could and the last kid out of the building,” hunt and fish, I’d do that anytime I Mask said. “He was the kind of kid that could. Outside of football, that’s about it.” would make sure all the chairs were If his mom is right – and moms usu- folded up and the locker room was all ally are – Jake will be in his crimson and swept up.” white No. 14 jersey this Saturday against On top of that, he was and continues Texas A&M, but come Alabama’s by- to be a competitor. During his junior week after Tennessee, he’ll trade in his year, there was a faculty vs. student bas- jersey, cleats and football for some cam- ketball game. Mask said Jake was going ouflage, cowboy boots and his bow – and bonkers when his team was losing, maybe a little Tim McGraw.

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By Tyler Waldrep I Assistant Sports Editor improvement this year has been Wilson and the other guys that will exponential because of this more rotate. They haven’t played up to The Crimson White caught suitable scheme, and many other par against the run, and Derrick up with The Battalion sports defensive players are following Henry is a rare breed. They will cer- editor Carter Karels to discuss this trend. What Chavis has accom- tainly have to record their best per- this weekend’s matchup with No. 9 plished in just over six months with formances in order to keep Henry Texas A&M. The last time Alabama the Aggie defense is very promising in check. made the trip to College Station, for the future. Texas, the Crimson Tide won a 49-42 Quarterback Jake Coker shootout with former Aggie quar- Can Texas A&M slow Q. has a tendency to be a little terback Johnny Manziel. Q. down or stop running back careless with the football when he Derrick Henry, and which defensive is getting hit. Do you expect Coker players will likely be involved? to be under pressure a lot this week- What kind of impact has end, and who in the Texas A&M sec- Q. John Chavis had on the A&M’s kryptonite on ondary can take advantage of any Texas A&M defense? A. defense is definitely the misplaced throws? run game. But the Aggies’ poor John Chavis was the per- run defense is not game-changing Myles Garrett is a Heisman A. fect hire by [Kevin] Sumlin. like it was the past three seasons. A. candidate for good reason. Photo courtesy Alexis Will Chavis does not have his recruits Arkansas was most successful in He could seriously be the first pick on the roster but even so, he has exposing this flaw, but A&M gar- of the 2017 NFL Draft. Daeshon Hall plays. A&M’s cornerbacks have not completely turned them around. nered stops when it needed them. is not far off from Garrett, which been tested by premiere receivers, so The schemes he brings to the table Myles Garrett was poor last year is scary. So, there will be pressure Coker should be hitting his favorite work perfectly with A&M’s person- against the ground-and-pound, but on Coker all night. Coker just isn’t target Calvin Ridley early and often. nel. Since A&M’s defense is rather is much improved in [that] facet. I the stereotypical “game manager” Armani Watts and Brandon Williams small, Chavis utilizes his players’ expect him to be a critical part along Saban asks for. With an away crowd, might be the best athletes on the team, speed to his advantage. De’Vante with the other defensive line mem- the Texas heat and an NFL poised and Donovan Wilson leads the team in Harris, a senior cornerback, was bers. The main players involved, defensive line converging on him all turnovers with three, so I expect that stagnant and never progressed in however, should be the linebackers, night, Coker will need to be quick, trio’s performance will dictate heavily his first three years at A&M. His Otaro Alaka, A.J. Hilliard, Donovan accurate and make the necessary on how the secondary does.

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By Tyler Waldrep | Assistant Sports Editor xplosive plays gave the Crimson Tide trouble in big games throughout last season, and that tendency caught up with Alabama in the end. Ohio State had Eeight explosive plays (defined here as a play going for at least 20 yards if not more) in last year’s Sugar Bowl matchup. Four of those plays went for 40 yards or more. Cornerback Cyrus Jones said the defense is doing a bet- Last Season: ter job of limiting those explosive plays this season. The Crimson Tide is currently on pace to finish this season giving First six games: 13 up around 37 explosive plays to opposing offenses. Last Total season (Power 5 only): 44 year the team surrendered 53. Total season: 53 “I just think we’re more focused this year and we com- municate better,” Jones said. “It’s not like guys are going out there beating us strictly off of athletic ability.” The defense does appear to have improved, but the Crimson Tide fell victim to big plays in the loss to Ole Miss. More recently, coach Nick Saban said he was upset to see his team surrender an 83-yard touchdown run to Georgia running back Nick Chubb. Arkansas also scored a long touchdown in the second half of Saturday’s game. Both touchdowns came at a time when Alabama’s victory seemed assured, but with the speed Texas A&M plays with the Crimson Tide might not have the luxury of relaxing with any sort of lead. Texas A&M could make Alabama regret taking a single play off. “This is a big-play offense that we’re playing, so it will be Photo CW File imperative we do a good job,” Saban said. “But we’ve given up fewer big plays [lately], which is a positive.”

This season:: Wisconsin: 3-for-70 yards. Middle Tennessee: 1-for-21 yards.. Ole Miss: 6-for-248 yards. Lousiana Monroe: 0 Georgia: 5-for-193 yards. Arkansas: 1-for 54-yards

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