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ESPN to broadcast Alabama's first A-Day Game of Kalen DeBoer era

1918632_10206777287683070_1367905321192383146_nby:Charlie Potter•03/11/24•

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Alabama OL Roq Montgomery
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Alabama fans won’t be alone in getting their first look at the Crimson Tide football team under new head coach Kalen DeBoer, as the school’s 2024 A-Day Spring Game on Saturday, April 13, at 3 p.m. CT will be nationally televised on ESPN, it was announced on Monday.

According to ESPN’s press release, Alabama’s spring game will be the only one on ESPN.

A lot of eyes will be on the 15th and final practice of the spring as it will be the public’s first view of DeBoer’s tenure at Alabama. It will also be a new-look team as 40 players from the 2023 roster, either via the NFL draft or the transfer portal, have left the program, while the Tide added 34 new players, eight new on-field coaches and several new support staffers.

As for the format of the spring scrimmage, DeBoer wants to keep that as similar as possible.

“A lot of it’s just based on the roster,” DeBoer told Tide 100.9. “I’d love to keep the format that it’s been and what I know the fans love. We’ll certainly do that. But we need to make sure that everything we do is strategic and building up towards us getting better and maximizing each and every practice. 

“But I’d love to keep the format that has been, the one that’s been a lot of fun for fans. So expecting a great A-Day crowd once again, and it should be a lot of fun for our guys.”

In past years, the Tide’s roster has been split up into two teams with the first-team offense facing the first-team defense with the same applying to the second units. The winning team of the scrimmage later enjoys a steak dinner, while the losers eat beans and weenies.

Also announced by ESPN was Alabama’s 2024 Pro Day on Wednesday, March 20, will begin at 10:30 a.m. CT inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility and will air on SEC Network.

ESPN PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE – COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPRING GAMES

DateTime (CT)College Football Spring ProgrammingPlatform
Sat, Mar 161 p.m.Missouri: Black & Gold Spring GameESPN+/SECN+
Sat, Apr 6NoonClemson Spring GameESPN+/ACCNX
 1 p.m.NC State Spring GameACC Network
Sat, Apr 1310 a.m.Houston: Red & White Spring GameBig 12 Now on ESPN+
11 a.m.Boston College: Jay McGillis Memorial Spring GameACC Network
 NoonGeorgia: G-DayESPN+/SECN+
 NoonGeorgia Tech: White & Gold Spring GameESPN+/ACCNX
 NoonFlorida: Orange & Blue GameESPN+/SECN+
 NoonTennessee: Orange & White GameESPN+/SECN+
 NoonKentucky: Blue-White Spring GameESPN+/SECN+
 NoonArkansas: Red-White Spring GameESPN+/SECN+
 1 p.m.Pittsburgh Spring GameACC Network
 1 p.m.LSU: National L-Club Spring GameESPN+/SECN+
 2 p.m.Virginia Tech Spring GameESPN+/ACCNX
 3 p.m.Alabama: A-DayESPN
 3 p.m.Miami Spring GameESPN+/ACCNX
 3 p.m.Ole Miss: Grove BowlESPN+/SECN+
Fri, Apr 196 p.m.Louisville Spring GameACC Network
 6 p.m.Kennesaw State Spring GameESPN+
Sat, Apr 2011 a.m.Georgia Southern: Blue vs. White Spring GameESPN+
 NoonMississippi State: Maroon-White GameESPN+/SECN+
 NoonBaylor Spring GameBig 12 Now on ESPN+
 1 p.m.Texas Spring GameLonghorn Network
 1 p.m.Wake Forest Spring GameACC Network
 1 p.m.Virginia Spring GameESPN+/ACCNX
 1 p.m.Texas A&M: Maroon & White GameESPN+/SECN+
 1 p.m.Texas Tech Spring GameBig 12 Now on ESPN+
 1 p.m.Oklahoma Spring GameSoonerVision on ESPN+
 3 p.m.Florida State: Garnet and Gold Spring ShowcaseACC Network
 5 p.m.Duke: Blue & White Spring GameACC Network
 6 p.m.Syracuse Spring GameESPN+/ACCNX
 6 p.m.South Carolina: Garnet-Black Spring GameESPN+/SECN+
Sat, Apr 2711 a.m.West Virginia Spring GameBig 12 Now on ESPN+

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