🌱 Sugar Bowl Updates + Tide To Take On Gonzaga Today

Rise and shine, T-Town! Grab the coffee and let's get this Saturday morning started with all of your most important headlines.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• Tide taking on Gonzaga
• Sugar Bowl updates
• Fatal crash in Fayette

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Saturday morning goes to Alabama swimmer Kensey McMahon (left), who earned bronze in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the 2022 FINA World Short Course Championships in Melbourne, Australia Friday. (More)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Numerous outlets have confirmed that Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and linebacker Will Anderson, Jr. will both play in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year's Eve. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Here's everything head coach Nate Oats had to say before No. 4 Alabama basketball (9-1) takes on the No. 15 Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-3) on Saturday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. A Tuscaloosa man was recently arrested and charged with 12 counts of theft after the Regions Bank in Northport contacted police alleging that he made several illegal transactions between April and May totaling more than $60,000. (Tamika Alexander, WVUA 23 News)
4. Here's more after a two-vehicle crash in Fayette County resulted in the death of a Fayette man on Wednesday. (Monica Nakashima, CBS 42 News)
5. A general contractor in Walker County is facing criminal charges following complaints from homeowner. (Cynthia Gould, ABC 33/40)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Tacky Christmas Sweater Party (More)
• Christmas Vacation @ the Bama Theatre (More)
• Jason Miller @ Rhythm & Brews (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. University of West Alabama awarded $1.65 million federal grant to expand broadband (Howard Koplowitz, AL.com)
2. Sights and sounds from Alabama's first Sugar Bowl practice (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
3. November unemployment holds at 2.7 percent, record high jobs count (Alabama Political Reporter)
4. Uniontown residents protest state's response to Arrowhead Landfill concerns (Hadley Hitson, Montgomery Advertiser)
5. Baseball's Grayson Hitt makes MLB Pipeline's 2023 Draft Top 100 list (Tzali Nislick, Crimson White)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update.

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com