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Nick Saban Signing Day Press Conference Transcript that includes selected player quotes from signees that are already enrolled at Alabama.

Every coach claims to have a great national signing day. Nick Saban actually does – every year. Wednesday was no different. By lunchtime, the Alabama coach had most of his latest highly rated recruiting class locked up.

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced that 18 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play football with the Crimson Tide, joining eight players who enrolled at the Capstone in January and will compete in spring practice later this semester.

The University of Alabama has determined dates for the football team’s 2012 A-Day Spring Game and the 2012 Homecoming Game.

The University of Alabama will produce a two-hour National Signing Day Show on TideTV that can be viewed from 9-11 a.m. on RollTide.com and beginning at 11 a.m. on WVUA. Alabama head coach Nick Saban will then wrap up the day’s proceedings with a press conference at 4 p.m. in the Naylor Stone Media Room.

The University of Alabama placed 56 student-athletes on the 2011 Fall Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll, the second highest total in the conference, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive announced Wednesday.

Tickets are now on sale for the nine stops of the 2012 Crimson Caravan featuring University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and other UA special guests.

The Alabama football team commemorated its 14th national championship with a celebration at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday afternoon.

Alabama announced that eight student-athletes have begun classes and will be eligible to participate in spring practice with the Crimson Tide in 2012.

Alabama junior offensive lineman Barrett Jones will be presented the Awards and Recognition Association Sportsmanship Award (ARA) during halftime of Thursday’s Crimson Tide basketball game against Vanderbilt at Coleman Coliseum, which begins at 6 p.m.