Ruben Randle visits Bama

The University of Alabama had a relatively small list of official visitors this weekend, but the headliner was a big one as Bastrop's Rueben Randle, the nation's top-ranked wide receiver, was in town for his official visit.

Ruben has already visited Oklahoma and will visit LSU next weekend, Randle will most likely make his desicion on Signing Day.

Bama to hire Carolina Assistant

Sal Sunseri the assistant coach for the Carolina Panthers, was hired to fill, one of the vacancies on Alabama's defensive coaching staff. Sunseri, who has been with the panthers for the last six years as a defensive line coach, also has experience in the collegiate level as well. Sunseri will handle inside linebackers for the Crimson Tide.

Sunseri coached the linebackers under Nick Saban at LSU, also was a linebacker coach under UA assistant coach Bobby Williams when was head coach at Michigan St. He also co0ach linebackers at Pittsburgh and Loisville.

The University is expected to make an announcement later this week.

A-Day set for April 18th

The University of Alabama set the date for the spring football game for April 18th in Bryant-Denny Stadium at 2pm. Admission is free to the public, and will also be televised but will be released on a later date.

Alabama led the SEC in attendence for a spring game in 2008 with 78,200 wich was the second largest in the nation. In 2007 a capacity crowd of 92,138 watched Coach Nick Saban attend his first spring game setting the record attendance for the largest crowd for a spring scrimmage game .