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Jumbo Package: A-Day set for April 16, Wilbur Jackson and John Mitchell to be honored

Happy Monday, everyone. It was quite the weekend in Tuscaloosa.

Great job all around. In football news, A special A-Day is set.

Alabama said admission will again be free to the public and did not announce any capacity restrictions after the game was limited to 50,000 fans in 2021 and canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jackson broke the school’s color barrier for athletes in 1970 and Mitchell in 1971 became the first Black player to participate in a game. Both are members of the Alabama sports hall of fame.

Brad Crawford at 247sports decided to rank the best college football coaches, and we all know who is first.