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Countdown to kickoff: 99 years ago, Alabama arrived under Xen C. Scott

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We are now within 100 days of the season opener on September 4. Don’t expect a countdown post every day as that gets cumbersome and repetitive but we will mark a few along the way, starting with today’s 99.

Alabama has been blessed with several outstanding coaches throughout the program’s storied history, including five who led the Tide to national championships and are thus immortalized in front of Bryant Denny Stadium.

Often overlooked in the discussion of Bama greats is Xen C. Scott, who came to Alabama in 1919 after World War I had canceled the previous season and Tide coach Thomas Kelley had left to serve.