BYU Women’s Soccer Team Visited Nick Saban’s Alabama Office
Aug 22, 2019, 1:28 PM
ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 01: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 35-28 in the 2018 SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The BYU Women’s Soccer team opens up their 2019 season tonight in Tuscaloosa against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Whenever anyone thinks of Alabama athletics, it starts and ends with the Crimson Tide football program.
Since the BYU soccer team is in T-Town, they got a taste of Alabama football first-hand down in SEC country.
BYU head coach Jen Rockwood’s squad toured the Alabama football complex on Thursday and also made a stop at head football coach Nick Saban’s office.
Saban’s workshop: before morning practice, @byusoccer_w players and staff take a tour of the Alabama football complex, including a stop at the head coach’s office. Big room, big rings. pic.twitter.com/L5AqqlG238
— Greg Wrubell (@gregwrubell) August 22, 2019
Along with visiting Saban’s office, the Cougars soccer team that is a preseason favorite to win the West Coast Conference took in the other state-of-the-art facilities Alabama had to offer.
Powerhouse program, fantastic facilities: pic.twitter.com/f9ReblQwJs
— Greg Wrubell (@gregwrubell) August 22, 2019
Tonight’s game between BYU and Alabama on the pitch kicks off at 6 p.m. (MDT) and can be seen online on SEC Network-plus.
Heading into the season, the Cougars received 45 votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, placing them just outside the top 25. Being left out of the preseason top 25 left some “rolling their eyes” at BYU not being among the top teams in the country.
In the Top Drawer Soccer’s preseason poll, Jen Rockwood’s BYU team was ranked No. 22 nationally.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12-3 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
