Everything You Need To Know For The 2023 Golden Flake A-Day Game

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The schedule and events for the 2023 Alabama Golden Flake A-Day Game have officially been announced ahead of the annual spring game on Saturday, April 22.

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The A-Day game — which serves as the final football practice and scrimmage of the spring — will kick off at 2 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium and will include a full day of activities and experiences.

Gates will open at 11:30 a.m. and admission will be free to the public. The first 5,000 fans will receive a limited-edition A-Day poster

UA says the general public may enter at Gates 14-17, 21-24, or 47-53 for lower-level and ADA accessible seating.

Upper-level access will be available only via Gates 7, 28 (elevator), and 30.

Here's everything else you need to know

• The game will be televised on SEC Network+ with Jordan Rodgers and Roy Phillpott calling the game.
• Crimson Tide fans can upgrade their experience by a reserving chairback or seating in various premium seating locations inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.
• Tide football coach Nick Saban, basketball coach Nate Oats and Athletic Director Greg Byrne will speak at the TIDE PRIDE Luncheon at Coleman Coliseum, with doors opening at 10:30 a.m.
• The Alumni Flag Football Game will begin at 11:30 a.m. inside Bryant-Denny Stadium and will feature former Alabama standouts. Gate 20 will open at 11 a.m. with the game consisting of two 20-minute halves that should wrap up around 12:15 p.m.
• Ahead of the annual Walk of Fame Ceremony at Denny Chimes, Saban and 2022 captains Will Anderson Jr., Jordan Battle and Bryce Young will be on hand at 12:15 p.m. to address the crowd. UA says the captains will then leave prints of their hands and cleats in the concrete at Denny Chimes.
• The Walk of Champions is scheduled for 12:50 p.m.
• Alabama softball will host Auburn at 8 p.m. Friday, April 21 in game one of its three-game series at Rhoads Stadium with game two scheduled for Saturday, April 22 at 3 p.m. and the series wrapping up on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
• Alabama track and field will also host the Crimson Tide Invitational on April 21 and 22 at the Sam Bailey Track and Field Complex.

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