🏈 Is it true?

[RollTideinGA]

Someone told me they heard Hightower is practicing in pads with the team?

 

[KingofBling]

There is not a snowballs chance in hell that he has any contact before summer......

 

[BamaJay73]

I'd say that you heard wrong. He will practice sans contact this spring.

 

[PyroNismo2000]

It would be great to have him back for texas

 

[elbatider]

It would be great to have him back for texas

Yes it would, but not at the expense of not having him next season. I just don't see it.

 

[lilstat]

He will get a Medical Red shirt this year correct ? Doubt he plays

 

[TerryP]

Have you ever seen (or been in) that social experiment with a group of people where one whispers a sentence to another and how different that sentence is by the time the last person repeats what they were told/whispered?

Same situation here—almost. This is just the 'net version.

Saban said last week (press conference) that two players were out sick and they'd probably be back at practice the next day. One of those guys happened to be Dont'a.

Immediately, as in seconds, I saw threads asking about "Dont'a back?" And, here we are today with him back, in practice, in pads...

He's assumed a "coaching role" on the sidelines. Peer review might be a good way to describe it as well. He spends a lot of time with the defense talking about what they've seen and what he's noticed during practices and games.

As much as I hate him being injured and lost for this season (imagine this defense with him!!!!) he's teaching and more importantly learning a lot this season.

It's going to make his transition into RoMac's role as the signal caller for the defense next season a lot smoother.

 

[TerryP]

He will get a Medical Red shirt this year correct ? Doubt he plays

I doubt they apply for a hardship year. They may just to cover their bases but it's almost a given that Dont'a was leaving after his Jr. season before the injury. Now, depending on he does next season, I don't see any reason he would not leave early if he has a good season.

FWIW, word has his rehab as progressing more quickly than first estimated following his surgery.

 

[RollTideinGA]

I didnt think it was true. It comes from someone I dont take much stock in what they say. But they were arguing with me so I thought I would ask.

LOL!

 

[psychojoe]

He will get a Medical Red shirt this year correct ? Doubt he plays

I finally looked up the rule. A player is eligible for a "medical hardship redshirt" if he does not play in the second half of his team's season and he participates in no more than 20% of his team's games. Dante is ok under the first part of the rule, but game three put him at the 20% mark. He went down in game 4, so he's not eligible for a medical redshirt.

 

[Victory]

What about this-------Maybe Hightower is on the field shadowing McClain and learning the how to make the D calls so he can take over next year, but Hightower is avoiding contact. This could be the case and it would make sense.