Monday morning on The Gary Harris Show
Rodney joined host Gary Harris on Tide 100.9 in Tuscaloosa to discuss Alabama sports. Here is that interview.Hess' impressive outing, bullpen arms help hold off LSU for 4-3 win
Alabama baseball relied heavily on its pitching staff on Sunday, holding off LSU for the 4-3 series-clinching win at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. With the victory, the 25th-ranked Crimson Tide is now 32-19 overall and 12-15 in Southeastern Conference play.
Baseball falls to LSU on Saturday
Alabama baseball suffered a 6-3 loss to LSU on Saturday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Following game two of the weekend, the 25th-ranked Crimson Tide is now 31-19 overall and 11-15 in Southeastern Conference play.
Tide picks up another key transfer
In the past few days, Alabama has landed commitments from two defensive backs -- cornerback DaShawn Jones (Wake Forest) and safety King Mack (Penn State) -- from the transfer portal. Bama has now landed versatile offensive lineman Geno VanDeMark (Michigan State) from the portal. The 6-5, 300-pound VanDeMark started six games at guard last season for the Spartans. He missed four games due to injury. VanDeMark also has experience at center, which, given Alabama's lack of depth and experience at that position, makes the addition of VanDeMark key for the Tide OL.BREAKING: Alabama has landed a commitment from Michigan State transfer OL Geno VanDeMark (@GenoVanDeMark).
— Brody Smoot (@BrodySmoot) May 11, 2024
VanDeMark spent three seasons in East Lansing. Overall, he played in 18 games with eight starts for the Spartans.
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Ninth-inning rally leads to 8-7 walkoff win over LSU
Alabama baseball used a ninth-inning rally to earn an 8-7 walkoff win over LSU on Friday evening at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. With the victory, the 25th-ranked Crimson Tide is now 31-18 overall and 11-14 in Southeastern Conference play.
Former Penn State safety commits to Alabama
As expected, former Penn State safety King Mack has announced his transfer to Alabama. The 5-10, 190-pound Mack made three tackles as a freshman for the Nittany Lions last season. The former prep standout at national powerhouse St Thomas-Aquinas, FL has been timed at 10.6 in the 100 meters. Mack joins Kam Howard (safety/husky) and DaShawn Jones (corner) as recent transfer additions to the Tide secondary. Back in the January transfer portal, Alabama added corner Domani Jackson (USC) and safety Keon Sabb (Michigan).1000% committed #RollTide pic.twitter.com/4dkimSjoso
� King Mack (@kingmack2004) May 10, 2024
TI Thursday on Three Man Front
Rodney joined hosts Pat Smith and Landrum Roberts on WJOX in Birmingham.TI on WMSP in Montgomery
Rodney joined host John Longshore on Sports Radio 740 in Montgomery Thursday morning.DaShawn Jones jumps on-board with Bama; More coming
The big question today centered on when Wake Forest corner DaShawn Jones would finally pull the trigger for the Tide. Jones got fans worked up this morning by tweeting that his recruitment was still open. But as TI noted, we had heard nothing to indicate that he wouldn't end up at Alabama. As expected, Jones followed through.Tider Insider TV for May 7
Monday on The Gary Harris Show
Rodney joined host Gary Harris on Tide 100.9 in Tuscaloosa to discuss Alabama sports. Here is that interview.Addressing a few portal questions, etc.
Sifting through some of the questions on the All Sports Forum this morning, here are a few of my replies.Wake Forest corner expected to land at Bama
Alabama hosted Wake Forest cornerback DaShawn Jones on an official visit this weekend, and according to Matt Zenitz of 247, it appears that Jones is set to commit to the Tide.Cliff O to Bama!
Jon Rothstein is reporting that Rutgers transfer center Cliff Omoruyi has committed to Alabama. Over the past two weeks, the Tide staff has been confident in its position to land the highly-coveted 6-11, 240-pound center, but it was a battle to the end before Alabama finally won out over North Carolina, Georgetown and Kansas State. "I felt Alabama was the best fit for me of all the schools I visited," Omoruyi told College Hoops Today. "They showed me the path to obtain the mutual goals of winning and player development." More later.NEWS: Rutgers transfer Cliff Omoruyi tells me that he has committed to Alabama.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 5, 2024
"I feel that this is the best situation to direct me to the NBA, which is my goal."https://t.co/e89vIcCbT4
Tide hosting portal visitors this weekend
Visit plans for transfer portal players can change very quickly. Take Houston cornerback Isaiah Hamilton and South Alabama linebacker Khalil Jacobs, for example. Both players were reportedly all set to visit Alabama this weekend. Instead, Hamilton committed to Ole Miss and Jacobs' visit was nixed, at least for now.