Alabama Homecoming + Fatal Wreck On Highway 82

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you all caught up to start this Sunday morning off on an informed note after a big Homecoming win for the Tide.

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First, today's weather: Partly sunny. High: 82 | Low: 64.

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Patch Pick

Even though she didn't win Homecoming Queen, All-American Crimson Tide pitcher Montana Fouts was far and away the biggest hit of the annual Homecoming Parade Saturday, which returned after a two-year hiatus due to the weather and COVID-19 pandemic.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. The Alabama Crimson Tide landed a big Homecoming win with a 52-24 route of Tennessee Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
2. The National Pan-Hellenic Council celebrated homecoming with step-show competition on Friday night as part of the annual festivities. Learn more about it here! (Elise Anzaldua, WVUA 23)
3. It was a fun night in Foster Auditorium in the late hours Friday as the Tide Tip-Off showcased the best of Alabama men's and women's basketball. (Joe Gaither, Tuscaloosa Thread)
4. The NFL has fined Dallas Cowboys and former University of Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs $7,981 for an unnecessary-roughness penalty during last Sunday's game against the New England Patriots. (Mark Inabinett, AL.com)
5. A Duncanville man was killed just after noon Saturday in a single-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 82, roughly seven miles east of the Tuscaloosa city limits. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
   

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Have a great Sunday!

— RP

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