Athletes First Tailgate: Tide Legends on Nick Saban, the 2012 Title & Alabama Football Memories

Alabama football legends AJ McCarron, Trent Richardson and special guest Ha Ha Clinton-Dix join ABC 33/40’s Jamie Hale from the Athletes First Tailgate in Tuscaloosa!

AJ and Trent share some of their favorite Tuscaloosa memories, then discuss AJ's pregame routine and the lessons they learned from Nick Saban. They also list the former teammates and coaches who would make their ultimate Las Vegas guest list if the Crimson Tide reaches this season's national championship game.

Ha Ha joins the show to discuss what it means to be Alabama's director of player development, a game-changing moment that occurred during the Tide's 2012 national title run and what makes Keelon Russell so special.

Chapters
00:00 Tuscaloosa Memories
05:26 AJ's Pregame Routine
06:58 Lessons From Nick Saban
13:37 The Ultimate Vegas Guest List
18:10 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Joins the Show!
25:30 Game-Changing Decisions
30:23 Ha Ha on the 2026 Crimson Tide

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