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Alabama injury/practice report: The latest on Chris Owens, Will Reichard
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — After numerous players were given some extra rest during Alabama's bye-week workouts last week, nearly everyone was on the field for Monday's practice.
That included junior center Chris Owens, although he was clearly limited,. Coach Nick Saban said earlier in the day that he was questionable for Saturday's game at Texas A&M due to a knee issue.
Defensive lineman D.J. Dale (knee) and outside linebacker Terrell Lewis (knee) were both with their position groups, as were junior wide receiver Henry Ruggs III (hip pointer) and junior right tackle Jedrick Wills Jr.
Freshman kicker Will Reichard (hip) was also on the practice field, but his status has yet to be determined.
"He hasn’t done anything for a couple of weeks, so today will be the first day where he actually will kick a ball," Saban said. "So we’ll evaluate that. That will be day to day.
"There is competition at the punting position, but it’s difficult to say right now whether he’ll be capable of punting or what exactly his role can be in this game. Maybe he can kick. Maybe he can punt. Or maybe he can kick off. I don’t know at this point and we’ll have to evaluate it through the course of the week."
Actually, the biggest change during the media viewing was outside linebackers coach Sal Sunseri moved his position group away from reporters for individual drills.
After months of 100-type degree heat, the conditions were cloudy and 75 degrees, although with 72 percent humidity due to the weekend rain. According to The Weather Channel, the forecast for Saturday in College Station is cloudy and high of 71 degrees.
