By Tony Tsoukalas
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama held its forth practice Tuesday in preparation for its Sugar Bowl matchup against Clemson on Jan. 1. Players practiced indoors away from the rain and wore shorts and shells for their first game-week style practice.
Here are a few notes from the brief media viewing period:
— As expected, Dylan Moses was not at practice after breaking his foot during Monday’s practice. The injury is expected to require surgery. While Alabama head coach Nick Saban go into detail about the injury, he did confirm in a release that Moses injured his foot.
“Dylan Moses injured his foot in practice on Monday,” Saban said. “He will be out indefinitely.”
— Moses’ injury places even more importance on Mack Wilson’s ability to bounce back from a broken foot he suffered against LSU on Nov. 4. Wilson returned for Alabama’s final regular-season game of the season against Auburn but was not at 100 percent. He is expected to be fully recovered by the time the Crimson Tide takes on Clemson. During Tuesday’s practice, Wilson was moving well and did not seem to show any signs of limitation.
— Outside linebackers Terrell Lewis (elbow) and Christian Miller (biceps) have also looked good during practice and should also be at 100 percent for the Sugar Bowl. Earlier in the day, Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans was asked what he saw from Wilson, Lewis and Miller these past few days during practice.
"Those guys, I feel like them being able to get back healthy was very important,” Evans said. “They've done a great job with the rehab and being able to do all those little things they've needed to do to get back to playing 100 percent. I feel like they've done that. Even though they have been playing very well these last couple practices, they still want to just take it slow so whenever they do play, they play fast."
— Alabama had four players in black jerseys riding stationary bikes. Defensive lineman La’Bryan Ray (foot), tight end Miller Forristall (ACL), offensive lineman Brandon Kennedy (leg) cornerback Nigel Knott were all wearing helmets and working out on the bikes. Forristall was only working his arms and not moving his legs.
— Ross Pierschbacher (ankle) doesn’t appear to be limited during practice. He was working at left guard with the first-team offensive line. From left to right it was the typical lineup of Jonah Williams, Pierschbacher, Bradley Bozeman, Lester Cotton Sr. and Matt Womack.
— Alabama running back Brian Robinson (6-foot-1, 218 pounds) was wearing a No. 28 scout-team jersey representing Clemson running back Tavien Feaster (5-foot-11, 220 pounds). Feaster is Clemson’s second-leading rusher with 659 yards and seven touchdowns on 103 carries.
— Clemson’s top rusher, freshman Travis Etienne (5-foot-10, 200 pounds), has rushed for 744 yards and 13 touchdowns on 103 carries. Evans was asked about defending him earlier in the day.
"He's a great athlete,” Evans said. “He's shown on film he can extend plays and do what his team asks for him to do. I feel like he's going to play a good game."
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama held its forth practice Tuesday in preparation for its Sugar Bowl matchup against Clemson on Jan. 1. Players practiced indoors away from the rain and wore shorts and shells for their first game-week style practice.
Here are a few notes from the brief media viewing period:
— As expected, Dylan Moses was not at practice after breaking his foot during Monday’s practice. The injury is expected to require surgery. While Alabama head coach Nick Saban go into detail about the injury, he did confirm in a release that Moses injured his foot.
“Dylan Moses injured his foot in practice on Monday,” Saban said. “He will be out indefinitely.”
— Moses’ injury places even more importance on Mack Wilson’s ability to bounce back from a broken foot he suffered against LSU on Nov. 4. Wilson returned for Alabama’s final regular-season game of the season against Auburn but was not at 100 percent. He is expected to be fully recovered by the time the Crimson Tide takes on Clemson. During Tuesday’s practice, Wilson was moving well and did not seem to show any signs of limitation.
— Outside linebackers Terrell Lewis (elbow) and Christian Miller (biceps) have also looked good during practice and should also be at 100 percent for the Sugar Bowl. Earlier in the day, Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans was asked what he saw from Wilson, Lewis and Miller these past few days during practice.
"Those guys, I feel like them being able to get back healthy was very important,” Evans said. “They've done a great job with the rehab and being able to do all those little things they've needed to do to get back to playing 100 percent. I feel like they've done that. Even though they have been playing very well these last couple practices, they still want to just take it slow so whenever they do play, they play fast."
— Alabama had four players in black jerseys riding stationary bikes. Defensive lineman La’Bryan Ray (foot), tight end Miller Forristall (ACL), offensive lineman Brandon Kennedy (leg) cornerback Nigel Knott were all wearing helmets and working out on the bikes. Forristall was only working his arms and not moving his legs.
— Ross Pierschbacher (ankle) doesn’t appear to be limited during practice. He was working at left guard with the first-team offensive line. From left to right it was the typical lineup of Jonah Williams, Pierschbacher, Bradley Bozeman, Lester Cotton Sr. and Matt Womack.
— Alabama running back Brian Robinson (6-foot-1, 218 pounds) was wearing a No. 28 scout-team jersey representing Clemson running back Tavien Feaster (5-foot-11, 220 pounds). Feaster is Clemson’s second-leading rusher with 659 yards and seven touchdowns on 103 carries.
— Clemson’s top rusher, freshman Travis Etienne (5-foot-10, 200 pounds), has rushed for 744 yards and 13 touchdowns on 103 carries. Evans was asked about defending him earlier in the day.
"He's a great athlete,” Evans said. “He's shown on film he can extend plays and do what his team asks for him to do. I feel like he's going to play a good game."
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