A magazine covering the sports/athletic teams from the University of Alabama. Cover dated August 1998. Volume 20, Number 4.
On the cover: Travis Carroll was an All-America in high school and had a very good season as an All-SEC Freshman middle linebacker for Bama last year. Now he has hopes of being a star and he knows what he has to do to achieve that goal. Barry Fikes Photo
Contents:
- (8) Basketball Search: It Appears Alabama Can’t Lose — Alabama seemed lo be very close lo having a new head men’s basketball coach on board and if the finalists are indeed former tide player Mark Gottfried and former Bama Assistant Coach James Green, Alabama will have a good man at the helm. Meanwhile, the Alabama women concluded another good season. by Kirk McNair.
- (12) Travis Carroll: Linebacker Has High Aspirations — Travis Carroll came to Alabama last year as one of the nation’s most highly-recruited freshmen. Carroll was no disappointment and as he approaches his sophomore season he’s already an all-star candidate, by Kirk McNair
- (14) Jason McDonald: He Has Accepted His Position — Jason McDonald was considered one of the nation’s top offensive tackle prospects when he came out of high school. Now McDonald is making the subtle shift from tackle to guard, a position he and Tide coaches think will be better for him and for Bama. by Donald .F Staffo
- (16) The Phillips: Reunited Cousins Help Tide Baseball — Cousins Andy and Paul Phillips were born just a few days apart and spent their early childhood playing together before Paul’s family moved away. Now the two are back playing together, this time as stars on Bama’s baseball team. by Peter Edmund
- (20) Gymnastics: Tide High In Championship Season — Alabama ranks among the very best in college gymnastics, this year and almost every year. And historically the teams of Sarah and David Patterson step up at championship time. by Andrew Varble II
- (23) Spring Football: Tide Committed To The Pass — Based on the first week of spring football practice, the Crimson Tide is indeed committed to putting in a modern passing game. Most of the attention is on the quarterbacks, but the receivers have to get the job done, too. One of those receivers, Michael Vaughn, is out until next August. by Kirk McNair