Crimson Tide's Will Reichard Still Day-To-Day

Nick Saban announced that the true freshman kicker/punter is still recovering from injury

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Freshman place kicker Will Reichard is still day-to-day, according to Alabama head football coach Nick Saban.

“He kicked some today, so it’s day-to-day,” Saban said during his press conference on Wednesday. “He punted yesterday, he kicked some today, so we have to manage it based on symptoms.”

Reichard suffered a pulled hip flexor in the game against Southern Miss on Sept. 21, and hasn’t seen action since.

Saban likened Reichard’s recovery to his recovery from his hip replacement surgery, which he underwent over the summer.

“It’s kind of like what doc told me when I was coming off my hip surgery,” Saban said. “He said ‘it’s great to do the rehab, good work, I know all your life you’ve been taught to push push push push. Keep working. You know, when it hurts you work through it’, but he said ‘for one time in your life when you’re hurt — when it hurts — you gotta stop’, and that’s kinda how we gotta manage this injury with him.”

For now, the status of Reichard remains the same, and sophomore place kicker Joseph Bulovas will remain the starter at the position for the foreseeable future.

“We just see how he progresses day-to-day,” Saban said.