Good morning, Tide followers! Welcome to our Wednesday version of Alabama Morning Dive. Week 1 of the faculty soccer season is sort of upon us and can talk about a few of that right here shortly.
Initially, I wish to let everybody know that Alabama Morning Drive might be a little bit completely different throughout the soccer season. As a substitute of publishing it every weekday morning, we are going to solely be publishing on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Additionally, we are going to begin to deal with different groups across the SEC and never simply the Crimson Tide!
Now that we have now that out of the way in which let’s get proper to it!
Alabama gamers provide excessive reward of Jaheim Oatis
Columbia Wildcats defensive finish Jaheim Oatis (90) waits on the sidelines throughout the third quarter of a soccer sport in opposition to the Poplarville Hornets in Poplarville, Miss., on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021.
Columbia At Standard Hs Soccer
By now all of you’ve gotten heard the story of how freshman defensive lineman Jaheim Oatis arrived in Tuscaloosa weighing in at over 400 kilos and has since misplaced over 70 kilos since January.
This week a few Alabama veterans have provided up reward on the mammoth defensive lineman. Will Anderson had this to say on Monday.
“He’s one of many freshmen who got here in, labored laborious and didn’t complain. He did precisely what he stated he was going to do. I bear in mind I used to be on Twitter and he was (saying) he was going to return in and shed some pounds and compete for a spot. I bear in mind I checked out Coach Roach and stated these are the kind of gamers we’d like in our locker room.”
Beginning middle Darrian Dalcourt additionally commented on Oatis, saying.
“He’s a younger participant, he’s an incredible participant. He’s sturdy, heavy, I’ve by no means actually seen a freshman be constructed like that so early on, however he’s an incredible participant. Welcome addition to the D-Line.”
Tennessee and Missouri begin their seasons on Thursday
Tennessee and Missouri will get the SEC slate began in Week 1 on Thursday night time.
The Vols will kick off in opposition to Ball State at 6:00 p.m. CT on the SECN whereas Missouri will tackle Louisiana Tech at 7:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
Jordan Battle is able to compete on Saturday
Senior defensive again Jordan Battle spoke to the media on Tuesday and described his anticipation for Saturday.
“I’m very excited. It’s been some time. I really feel prefer it’s been some time since January. Now that it’s right here, it is extremely thrilling. Form of have anxiousness. Form of anxious to get on the sector and hit someone else. We’ve been hitting one another for the previous few months, so form of enjoyable to get on the market and compete with someone else.”
Alabama soccer observe footage from Tuesday
Alabama will get you prepared for sport week
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