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Monday notebook: Bryant pushing for immediate role
***Head coach Mike Riley said freshman linebacker Greg Simmons, who was carted off the field with a neck injury during Saturday’s scrimmage, was already back with the team for dinner by Saturday night. Riley said Simmons’ neck was still pretty sore and he would be out for a few days, but he is OK following a very scary moment.
***With wide receivers coach Keith Williams gone, Riley said graduate assistant and former Alabama wide out Hardie Buck handled the individual portion of practice with the receivers. During the team portion, Riley and offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf spent extra time with the group.
***Tight end Cethan Carter (concussion) and defensive back Charles Jackson(hamstring) were both back at practice. Linebacker Michael Rose-Ivey (knee), linebacker Chris Weber (concussion), defensive tackle Khalil Davis (knee), and wide receiver Lavon Alston (unknown) all sat out.
***Langsdorf and running backs coach Reggie Davis both said it’s going to be very hard to redshirt freshman running back Tre Bryant this season.
Langsdorf said Bryant really impressed on Saturday, especially with how hard he was running towards the end of the scrimmage. Davis essentially made it seem like Bryant would see the field right away based on what he’s seen so far.
***Langsdorf said he was definitely happy about the news that Tanner Lee was granted a sixth year of eligibility this week. He said Lee “looked the part” during his first scrimmage action on Saturday and would be a huge asset on the scout team this season by giving the defense “as tough of a challenge as they will get” each week.
***Langsdorf was also asked about how Lee’s news might impact Patrick O’Brien. Langsdorf said it’s always tough going from the high school star to college where everyone is good, but he also doesn’t want any player coming in thinking they’re guaranteed anything.
Langsforf said O’Brien has look really good in his own right this fall, and the competition would only make both players better over the next three seasons.
***Langsdorf said he was glad to see no turnovers from his offense in Saturday’s scrimmage, especially no interceptions from his quarterbacks. However, he added that there were a lot of missed easy completions they had to make going forward.
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