🌱 Bama Drops In Rankings + McCalla Man Killed In Fall

Good Morning, Tuscaloosa! It's a new day and a new week, so let's get this Monday morning started with the most important headlines from around town.

First, today's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 90 | Low: 66. ☀️

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Monday morning goes to Officer Little and Officer Johnson from the Tuscaloosa Police Department, who enjoyed some football fun during Friday night's movie night at Hay Court Apartments. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. A 56-year-old McCalla man is dead after falling from a ladder while he was cutting tree limbs on Saturday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Louisiana-Monroe football coach Terry Bowden, who once coached the Auburn Tigers, said on Saturday that Alabama just built the Warhawks a weight room thanks to the payout following ULM's 63-7 loss in Tuscaloosa. (Nick Alvarez, AL.com)
3. It likely won't come as a surprise to many, but Alabama football on Sunday saw itself ranked No. 2 in both major college football polls. (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
4. Learn more here about Crimson Tide freshman offensive lineman Tyler Booker and how he is competing for starting position at guard. (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
5. Don't miss this photo gallery of the Alabama/ULM game from the student newspaper at the University of Alabama. (David Gray, Crimson White)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you tomorrow for your next update.

— RP

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