Alabama noseguard Brandon Ivory and former Crimson Tide linebacker C.J. Mosley knock the helmet off former UTC quarterback Terrell Robinson during the Tide’s 49-0 win over the Mocs last season.A’Shawn Robinson, Brandon Ivory and Jarran Reed comprised Alabama’s first-team defensive front during the A-Day game in April.
When the Crimson Tide held their first two-a-day practice Wednesday, all three were absent, with Robinson nursing an injury and Ivory and Reed serving suspensions. Those suspensions were lifted Thursday by coach Nick Saban, so the 6-foot-4, 308-pound Ivory and the 6-4, 315-pound Reed returned to the field in a limited capacity.
“They both did the things they were supposed to do relative to their suspensions,” Saban said in a post-practice news conference. “Now they have to go through a five-day acclimation period just like all the other players did.”
Alabama held its eighth practice of the preseason Thursday, working out for two hours in full pads inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility. Saban labeled the practice “fantastic” but admitted that being indoors likely helped that.
The Crimson Tide will hold their second two-a-day session today and scrimmage for the first time Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium.