Former Mountain Brook High School standout and current Alabama Crimson Tide player, Davis Peterson will compete in the NCAA Division I FBS Football Championship.
They begin the tournament as a number nine seed against the third seeded Georgia Bulldogs.
The first game is on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m.
Samford University sophomore shortstop Gus Gandy has been named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, as announced by the College Baseball Foundation.
Thursday, March 5 will see this former Jefferson County area high school star in competition.
The Samford University softball team will host West Georgia on Wednesday evening, marking the fifth meeting between the two programs.
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