Report on Practice 22 from Alabama Football’s Fall Camp…

Report on Practice 21 from Alabama Football’s Fall Camp

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Tuesday morning saw the return of Alabama football to the practice fields, with players dividing their time between the indoor and outdoor facilities. Crimson Tide defensive players and coaches will address the media following practice as the defense was indoors during the entire media watching period and not available for observations.

The team’s preparations for Western Kentucky’s game week start on Sunday, after four additional workouts this week.

Notes for Practice: August 20, 2024
Jaeden Roberts did not show up for practice, as was to be expected following Kalen DeBoer’s announcement following the scrimmage. Though DeBoer anticipates him to return for the season’s first game, his mother tweeted that he underwent surgery on Sunday.
Geno VandeMark, a transfer from Michigan State, was substituting for Roberts at right guard on the starting offensive line. At least throughout the media watching time, redshirt freshman Wilkin Formby continued to receive all of the first-team reps with the offensive line at right tackle.

Jam Miller was the lone running back during practice today wearing a black jersey.
Today at practice, there was a jersey exchange. Normally, the offense wears white jerseys, but tonight they were wearing red, while the defense was wearing white.
Because the defense was inside, the media had a different view and the special teams were also on a closer field. This allowed me to watch the kickers closely for the first time in fall camp. Graham Nicholson made every kick I observed, except for one which he hit off the upright. Punter James Burnip continues to be the first-team holder with Kneeland Hibbett snapping.
Conor Talty and Reid Schuback were the other kickers working at practice. Each kicker worked on taking kicks from set spots. They also did a drill where they hurried onto the field with the snapper and holder to work on getting a kick off as if the clock was winding down. It was hard to tell from our angle, but the kicks appeared to be in the 40-50 yard range, and Nicholson made his during this drill. Burnip gave him a big chest bump after.
While it certainly wasn’t cool outside, this was by far the most pleasant weather day of an outdoor practice during fall camp that the media has been to. The temperatures were in the low 80s.