Alabama Finishes Preparation for Saturday’s First Scrimmage
8/10/2018 4:51:00 PM | Football
Friday afternoon’s session the seventh of fall camp
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama held a final tune-up on Friday afternoon leading into this weekend's first scrimmage of fall camp. The Crimson Tide practiced in helmets and shoulder pads for two hours at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields.
Practice began at 2:30 p.m. CT with the team working on fundamentals in preparation for Saturday afternoon's intrasquad scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Friday's session was the seventh in a series of 25 practices for the Crimson Tide as it prepares for its season-opening contest with Louisville in the Camping World Kickoff Game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 1. The match-up between the Tide and Cardinals is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on ABC.
Alabama returns 12 starters from last season's squad that finished 13-1 and won the school's 17th national championship. The Tide has claimed four of the last six SEC titles and five of the last nine national championships. Across the last 10 seasons under head coach Nick Saban Alabama owns a 125-14 (.899) record.
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