Alabama Football Prepares for Second Scrimmage
4/5/2019 4:46:00 PM | Football
The Crimson Tide continue preparations for the annual Golden Flake A-Day Game on April 13
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team held a two-hour practice session in shells on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields Friday afternoon in front of over 1,000 high school coaches from around the region.
Friday's practice marked the 11th of 14 spring drills. The Crimson Tide will hold its second scrimmage of the spring Saturday, April 6, inside Bryant-Denny Stadium (closed to the public). Alabama's 2019 Golden Flake A-Day Game is scheduled for Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m. CT inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. The A-Day Game is once again free to the public and will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Tom Hart and Todd Blackledge working from the booth while Laura Rutledge calls the game from field level.
The Tide's annual coaching clinic is also underway, which began Thursday and wraps up with Saturday's scrimmage. This year's clinic features head coaches Freddie Kitchens of the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions' Matt Patricia. Also scheduled to speak are Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio, Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm, New England Patriots special teams coordinator Joe Judge and Dr. Kevin Elko.
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