Misc 'Bama Info

Injury Update:

Sophomore Javier Arenas (ankle) wore black during individual drills Monday, but has yet to be cleared to participate in practice. Coaches are optimistic that he could be back in red with teammates by the end of the week.“Rest helps anything,” Arenas said.

True freshman running back Demetrius Goode (knee) was also in black for individual drills, and is still on course to be ready for the spring. Sophomore Roy Upchurch (shoulder) and redshirt freshman Terry Grant (hip) are all healthy, and, with Glen Coffee also in the mix, coaches have all three running backs active and at full strength for the first time since midseason.


Three to miss bowl:

Walk-ons Thomas Darrah and Jacob Vane, who were charged with third-degree assault for a Dec. 2 incident, will practice with the team this week, but not make the trip to Shreveport.

Neither will senior linebacker Marcel Stamps, due to academic reasons.

Otherwise, it appears that everyone got through finals pretty well.“I’m really pleased with the way our players finished up academically,” Saban said. “This is going to be one of our better semesters.“The new graduation rates have come out and we have some pretty impressive numbers from 2001-2002.”


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