Tide Holds Last Practice Before Season Opener
9/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 2, 2010
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Alabama football team practiced for 90 minutes in shells (shorts, shoulder pads and helmets) Thursday afternoon at the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility in final preparation for Saturday's season opener against San Jose State.
"Hopefully our guys are preparing and doing the right things that they need to do to play their best football in this particular game," head coach Nick Saban said. "I think the things that are important to that right now is mental practice, going over the things that you are going to do, because the physical practice is going to be limited.
"You can accomplish a significant amount if you do a good job of mental practice."
The Crimson Tide's physical practice ends Thursday, with only Friday's afternoon walkthrough left before the team's season opener against the Spartans on Saturday.
Alabama will kick off its 116th season of college football on Saturday, Sept. 4 against San Jose State. The game is scheduled for a 6:07 p.m. kickoff and will be televised on a pay-per-view basis by the Crimson Tide Sports Network. The game will also be simulcast on ESPN3.com.
CTSN Pay-Per-View Information
The University of Alabama and the Crimson Tide Sports Network will televise Alabama's football home opener against San Jose State this Saturday live in high definition via pay-per-view.
Alabama residents will need to order the game individually through their local cable provider, AT&T U-Verse, DirecTV or Dish Network. California residents with satellite will need to order the game individually through either DirecTV or Dish Network. On DirecTV's platform, the game will be available on channel 787 and in high-definition on 787-1. Those who live in any other state can simply order the game as part of the ESPN Game Plan package. (The game will be blacked out on ESPN Game Plan in Alabama and on satellite in the state of California)
The price for the game in Alabama and on satellite in California is $29.95 if purchased in advance or $34.95 if purchased on Saturday, Sept. 4. Those who live outside of Alabama or California will purchase the game as part of the ESPN Game Plan package, check with your television provider for price information.
The game will also be available for free online at ESPN3.com. To check if your internet provider supports ESPN3, click here.
To view the ESPN3.com and ESPN Game Plan blackout map, click here.
