SPRING NOTES: Tide, Tigers set A-Day for Saturday; Bryant-Jordan winners announced
Alabama fans will have the opportunity to celebrate the 2020 national championship again on Saturday during A-Day festivities. (Unv. Alabama Media Relations)
COMBINED REPORTS
TUSCALOOSA – Alabama’s 2020 College Football Playoff national championship team will be honored at the conclusion of the 2021 Golden Flake A-Day Game that is scheduled for a noon kick on Saturday, April 17, at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
As soon as the game concludes, which is estimated to be around 2 p.m., the 2020 CFP and SEC Champions will be honored at midfield. Head coach Nick Saban and quarterback Mac Jones will address the crowd and the 2020 national championship flag will be raised in the stadium.
During the game, both the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award will recognize their 2020 winner, DeVonta Smith. The Maxwell Award presentation is scheduled for the first quarter break while the University’s copy of the Heisman Trophy will be presented to Smith at halftime.
About 10,000 football posters for the A-Day Game will be handed out with 5,000 available when the gates open and another 5,000 national championship celebration posters ready for fans as they exit after the conclusion of the celebration.
General admission public tickets are being offered at $5 and can be purchased by calling the Athletic Ticket/TIDE PRIDE office at 205-348-2262 or by visiting RollTide.com.
Stadium capacity has been set at 50 percent for the A-Day Game with gates opening at 10 a.m. CT. Facial coverings are required for entry into the stadium and are to be worn at all times except when eating or drinking.
It will be the program's 14th A-Day Game under the direction of seven-time national championship coach Nick Saban, who begins his 15th season at the helm of the Crimson Tide program.
ESPN will televise the game with Kirk Herbstreit and Joey Galloway providing analysis from the field, Joe Tessitore calling the action in the booth and Lauren Sisler reporting from the sidelines.
The annual Walk of Fame Ceremony at Denny Chimes will be held at approximately 10:15 a.m. Saban along with 2019 and 2020 captains (Tua Tagovailoa, DeVonta Smith, Anfernee Jennings, Xavier McKinney, Mac Jones, Alex Leatherwood and Landon Dickerson) will address the crowd. The captains will then leave prints of their hands and cleats in the concrete as they join a long list of Crimson Tide greats.
The team will then hold its Walk of Champions, scheduled for 10:50 a.m., when it arrives at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Following the A-Day Game and national championship recognition, Coach Saban will present the spring awards to the team at midfield to wrap things up.
Also that day, Alabama’s baseball team takes on Auburn at 4 p.m. at Sewell-Thomas Stadium to wrap up the three-game series that begins on Thursday. A limited number of single-game tickets will go on sale Wednesday.
The Crimson Tide softball team plays Florida at Rhoads Stadium 1 p.m.
On campus public parking is free for A-Day with lots opening at 8 a.m. Saturday. There will be no Crimson Ride shuttles running on A-Day. For more parking, traffic and A-Day information go to UAGameday.com. Alabama's clear bag policy (PDF) remains in effect during for 2021 A-Day Game.
Auburn A-Day set for Saturday
Auburn fans will have an opportunity to see the 2021 edition of the Auburn football team led by new head coach Bryan Harsin on Saturday at the annual A-Day game presented by Golden Flake. The game is set for 1 p.m. at Jordan-Hare Stadium and will be streamed through the ESPN app, and aired on the Auburn Sports Network.
A-Day will be the culmination of spring practice and the first public opportunity for Auburn fans to see the new-look Tigers under Harsin. Auburn began spring drills on March 15.
“Since the moment I took this job I couldn’t wait to get a feel for the greatest game day atmosphere in the country, right here at Auburn,” said head coach Bryan Harsin. “I know this Saturday won’t be full capacity or be on the same level as the fall, but it’s still going to be electric having a large number of fans enjoying Auburn football. For our players and coaches, performing on this stage with fans is a huge opportunity to put the hard work of winter training and five weeks of spring practices on full display in a game like environment.”
Tickets are $10 each and are available for purchase online. Reserved seating will be assigned in physically distanced pods of two and four. All tickets will be delivered digitally. For more information on digital tickets, click here.
Gates to Jordan Hare Stadium will open at 11 a.m. Please visit http://auburntigers.com/aday for additional information related to A-Day.
Williams, Corbell named Bryant-Jordan winners
BIRMINGHAM - Linden High School’s Josh Williams and Sulligent High School’s John Corbell were selected the overall state winners at the 36th annual Bryant-Jordan Student Athlete Awards Banquet on Monday night. A total of 104 high school regional senior honorees were recognized and awarded more than $380,000 in scholarships.
Williams, a multi-sport standout at Linden, the smallest city school system in Alabama located in Marengo County, was the recipient of the Larry D. Striplin, Jr., Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.
Corbell was selected for the Ken and Betty Joy Blankenship Student Achievement Athlete of the Year Award.
Morgan Causey of Wetumpka and Sam Bartlett of Elmore County were among the Bryant-Jordan Scholar Athletes winners. Josiah King-Rogers of G.W. Carver was awarded the Alabama “A” Club Educational and Charitable Foundation Scholarship.