Here's the entirety of Tommy Tuberville's postpractice comments today. Have to say I'm confused by how they're playing this thing with DeRon Furr. I think some of the older guys who've been covering this team a heck of a lot longer than I have don't know what to make of it either. However, Zac Etheridge, whom Furr first squared off with in the practice brawl before other players jumped in, addressed the subject with me and another writer or two. He said they were sending a message about not loafing. I'll post some of what he had to say later.

Opening comments:
First day of shoulder pads, had some pretty good contact. Had a couple of injuries – one shoulder, one knee – don’t know any specifics. We’ll know more tomorrow. We’ve just gotta learn to practice. With so much time left till we get to the first game, we’ll have plenty of contact. It’ll slow down tomorrow, but good intensity. I thought the offensive and defensive line really competed well. Then I watched the receivers. They were really catching the ball well, catching it better than they have in a long time. We’ve got to just keep getting better, getting more consistency. But we’ll start doing a few more team drills. Once we get to Thursday, we’ll start two-a-days on Thursday. Good start to our kicking game. I thought our punters did good and I thought our field goal guys did good. You can tell they’ve worked hard this summer. They were a little bit nervous going into today, but that’s what it’s about.

Y’all take Savage to the hospital?
Oh yeah. I guess they took him over to evaluate him first. If they think they need to, they will.

Did you see what happened to him?
He said he’d just come down wrong, twisted it a little bit. Said he had a little pain down there. Don’t want to speculate good or bad.

If it is something serious, is that the position where you can least afford something like this happening?
We’re gonna have to play some young guys anyway. We can’t afford to lose anybody, especially a guy with that experience.

Were you able to find DeRon Furr?
Have not.

Is he still on the team, Tommy?
Nothing’s changed.

Is he on the team?
Nothing’s changed.

So you haven’t spoken to him in two days?
No.

His father was quoted in some precincts saying…
Next question. Next question.

Anybody miss for exams today?
We had a couple miss today. We’ll have a half-dozen tomorrow and then Thursday we should be free and clear.

Is Bailey Woods one of those that missed today?
Yeah.

Goggans? His hip?
Bruised ribs.