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Congratulations, Graduates!

Last weekend, we had 114 student-athletes who were a part of UA's Spring Commencement ceremonies. This year's group includes three Olympians, an NCAA champion, 10 All-Americans and a pair of SEC Scholar Athletes of the Year. Congratulations to our graduates!

Two NFL Draft Picks in First Round Extends Football's Streak

The streak of producing at least one first-round NFL Draft pick continued as offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor was selected 12th by the Miami Dolphins and quarterback Ty Simpson went one pick later at No. 13 to the Los Angeles Rams in this year's NFL Draft. We have now had a first rounder in each of the last 18 seasons and 51overall during that stretch.

Softball Opens SEC Tournament Play With Win Over Arkansas

Softball began postseason play this afternoon at the 2026 SEC Softball Tournament in Lexington, Ky. Our ladies opened tournament play as the No. 2 a seed and defeated No. 7 Arkansas, 7-2, to advance to Friday's quarterfinals. The Tide will take on No. 3 seed Florida tomorrow at 4 p.m. CT on ESPN.

It's been a heck of a year for #Team30 and head coach Patrick Murphy, who was recently named the USA TODAY Sports Network SEC Coach of the Year while junior pitcher Jocelyn Briski was named the outlet's SEC Pitcher of the Year. Good luck, ladies!

Baseball Regular Season Comes to a Close

It's hard to believe that the baseball regular season is coming to a close with just two series left, beginning this weekend when the team travels to take on South Carolina May 8-10. We will return home to close out the regular season, hosting Ole Miss for a three-game series May 14-16. Lots going on at Sewell-Thomas Stadium next weekend as we honor our seniors, welcome back our 1996 and 2006 SEC champion squads and hold our annual Bama Salute.

A limited number of tickets are available through the Alabama Ticket Office for all three games, which are scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Rowing set for SEC Championship Regatta

This Sunday marks the second Southeastern Conference rowing championship after hosting its inaugural championship a year ago. Head coach Kumari Lewis will take her team to Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn., which will serve as the host site on Sunday, May 10, with the first race set to start at 8:05 a.m. CT.

NCAA Regionals next up for Men's Golf

For the 29th time in program history, and 20th under head coach Jay Seawell, our men's golf team has earned a berth to the NCAA Regionals. The Tide earned the No. 4 seed in the Marana Regional, which will be held May 18-20 in Tucson, Ariz. The top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team from each regional site move on to the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships in Carlsbad, Calif., at the Omni La Costa Golf Resort, May 29-June 3.

Women's Golfer Earns NCAA Regional Bid

Speaking of golf, congratulations are in order for women's golfer Natachanok Tunwannarux who was selected to compete as an individual in the 2026 NCAA Women's Golf Regional. She was one of six individuals selected to participate in the Tallahassee Regional, which will take place at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club, May 11-13.

Postseason On Deck for Track and Field

Outdoor championship season begins next week for our track and field teams with SEC Championships scheduled for May 14-16 in Auburn, Ala. The three-day meet will begin with the first day of decathlon events at 11:30 a.m. CT and end with track events on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. CT.

University Spotlight

The University of Alabama is launching the school of Data Science, the first academic unit of its kind in the state of Alabama. The Data Science Center will focus on artificial intelligence and one of the first dedicated data science schools in the southern United States. The school will partner will all 13 UA colleges and schools, the School will serve students from every major and minor and will be a defining strength of the University's academic mission. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I did.

#RollTideFriday

This week's #RollTideFriday photo was sent to me from Mike and Kathy Mouron, who took this snapshot in Switzerland. What a beautiful spot and I always enjoy the Alabama "Script A" on full display all over the world!

Mike and Kathy Mouron

Remember if you want to submit a photo, use the hashtag #RollTideFriday in your social posts and tweet your photos to me at @Greg_Byrne.

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