🌱 Bama Tops Vandy + UWA Football Players Honored

Good morning, T-Town! Grab the coffee, prop up those feet and let's get this Sunday morning started with everything you need to know going on in Tuscaloosa.

But first, today's weather: An a.m. shower or two; cloudy. High: 86 | Low: 63. 🌧

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out this morning goes to University of West Alabama junior linebacker Bo Berens and junior wide receiver Qunzaverius Pickens, who were honored with the fifth annual Charley Glenn Award for Heroic Service. The annual award is voted on by the UWA team and is given to a current Tiger football player for extraordinary service to the program.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. N0. 2 Alabama made easy work of Vanderbilt Saturday to open SEC play 55-3 at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. Here's a look at Nick Saban's press conference following the game. (More)
2. Inmates and prison employees across Alabama are preparing for a possible statewide strike across the Alabama Department of Corrections. (Mary Barron, WVUA 23 News)
3. Check out this look at how Tuscaloosa hotels were gearing up for Alabama's SEC opener against Vanderbilt in Tuscaloosa this weekend. (Tim Reid, CBS 42)
4. Don't miss this feature about why Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban seems happiest at a certain moment before Alabama football games. (Ben Flanagan, AL.com)
5. The University of Alabama Student Government Association has officially released its timeline for a fall special election. (Ainsley Platt, Crimson White)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update.

— RP

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