By Tony Tsoukalas
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama players practiced outside Saturday a week before their season opener against Florida State inside of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in at Atlanta on Sept. 2. Players were dressed in shorts and shells in cloudy, 85-degree weather for their 21st workout of preseason camp.
Here are a few notes from the media viewing period:
— Injured running back Josh Jacobs (hamstring) was back with the running backs again but still appears to be limited. He looks to be moving a little better but still didn’t have gloves on in the practice.
— In other injury news, Christian Miller, who was limited earlier in the week, has been practicing with the rest of the outside linebackers. He is going through individual and team drills but was wearing athletic shoes instead of cleats for the practice.
— The outside linebackers worked on resistance training, using rubber bands to get better explosion off the ball.
—Alabama’s defensive backs worked on fumble-recovery drills as coaches rolled balls at them to scoop up.
— Alabama’s secondary practiced out of the dime formation. Trevon Diggs and Levi Wallace split time at left corner, while Anthony Averett manned the right cornerback position. Hootie Jones and Ronnie Harrison served as the safeties, while Tony Brown was at Star and Minkah Fitzpatrick was at Money. Shaun Dion Hamilton was shadowed by Mack Wilson at the linebacker spot.
— Matt Womack continued to practice at first-team right tackle, while Jedrick Wills served at right tackle on the second unit. Alex Leatherwood was at second team left tackle. It’s a safe bet to assume Alabama’s starting offensive line will be Jonah Williams, Ross Pierschbacher, Bradley Bozeman, Lester Cotton and Womack for the opener. However, it will be interesting to see if Wills gets some playing time in the game.
— Alabama’s defensive line also remained the same with Da’Shawn Hand, Da’Ron Payne, Joshua Frazier and Raekwon Davis in the first unit. Isaiah Buggs, Jamar King, Johnny Dwight and Quinnen Williams made up the second unit.
— It’s crazy how well Payne moves for his size. Even at 6-foot-2, 308 pounds, he moves the best out of the rest of the defensive linemen in the unit.
— It was a crowded practice with plenty of recruits and visitors. One of the visitors I noticed was Alabama head baseball coach Brad Bohannon.
Highlights with Tony and I talking about the matchup next Saturday
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama players practiced outside Saturday a week before their season opener against Florida State inside of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in at Atlanta on Sept. 2. Players were dressed in shorts and shells in cloudy, 85-degree weather for their 21st workout of preseason camp.
Here are a few notes from the media viewing period:
— Injured running back Josh Jacobs (hamstring) was back with the running backs again but still appears to be limited. He looks to be moving a little better but still didn’t have gloves on in the practice.
— In other injury news, Christian Miller, who was limited earlier in the week, has been practicing with the rest of the outside linebackers. He is going through individual and team drills but was wearing athletic shoes instead of cleats for the practice.
— The outside linebackers worked on resistance training, using rubber bands to get better explosion off the ball.
—Alabama’s defensive backs worked on fumble-recovery drills as coaches rolled balls at them to scoop up.
— Alabama’s secondary practiced out of the dime formation. Trevon Diggs and Levi Wallace split time at left corner, while Anthony Averett manned the right cornerback position. Hootie Jones and Ronnie Harrison served as the safeties, while Tony Brown was at Star and Minkah Fitzpatrick was at Money. Shaun Dion Hamilton was shadowed by Mack Wilson at the linebacker spot.
— Matt Womack continued to practice at first-team right tackle, while Jedrick Wills served at right tackle on the second unit. Alex Leatherwood was at second team left tackle. It’s a safe bet to assume Alabama’s starting offensive line will be Jonah Williams, Ross Pierschbacher, Bradley Bozeman, Lester Cotton and Womack for the opener. However, it will be interesting to see if Wills gets some playing time in the game.
— Alabama’s defensive line also remained the same with Da’Shawn Hand, Da’Ron Payne, Joshua Frazier and Raekwon Davis in the first unit. Isaiah Buggs, Jamar King, Johnny Dwight and Quinnen Williams made up the second unit.
— It’s crazy how well Payne moves for his size. Even at 6-foot-2, 308 pounds, he moves the best out of the rest of the defensive linemen in the unit.
— It was a crowded practice with plenty of recruits and visitors. One of the visitors I noticed was Alabama head baseball coach Brad Bohannon.
Highlights with Tony and I talking about the matchup next Saturday
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