Tide’s A-Day festivities to include national championship, Heisman presentations

The University of Alabama’s latest national championship football team will be honored at the conclusion of this Saturday’s Golden Flake A-Day Game, which will kick off at noon at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

During the game, DeVonta Smith will be honored on two occasions. A Maxwell Award presentation is scheduled for the first quarter break while the university’s copy of the Heisman Trophy will be presented to Smith at halftime.

As soon as the game concludes, which is estimated to be around 2:00 p.m. CT, the 2020 College Football Playoff and SEC Champions will be honored at midfield.

Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and quarterback Mac Jones will address the crowd and the 2020 national championship flag will be raised in the stadium for permanent display.

There will be 10,000 Alabama football posters for the A-Day Game with 5,000 available when the gates open and another 5,000 national championship celebration posters ready for fans as they exit after the conclusion of the celebration.

General admission public tickets are being offered at $5 and can be purchased here.

Stadium capacity has been set at 50% for this year’s A-Day Game. Facial coverings are required for entry into the stadium and are supposed to be worn at all times except when eating or drinking, Alabama Athletics has said.

ESPN will televise the game with Kirk Herbstreit and Joey Galloway providing analysis from the field, Joe Tessitore calling the action in the booth and Lauren Sisler reporting from the sidelines.

One of the many great traditions at the University of Alabama, which is always open to the public, is the annual Walk of Fame Ceremony at Denny Chimes. At approximately 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, Saban — along with 2019 and 2020 captains (Tua Tagovailoa, DeVonta Smith, Anfernee Jennings, Xavier McKinney, Mac Jones, Alex Leatherwood and Landon Dickerson) — will address the crowd. The captains will then leave prints of their hands and cleats in the concrete as they join a long list of Tide legends.

The team will then hold its Walk of Champions, scheduled for 10:50 a.m., when it arrives at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Following the A-Day Game and national championship recognition, Saban will present the spring awards to the team at midfield to wrap things up.

Game day information can be accessed here.

Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn