Monday practice - Tua was there and working out with the other QBs

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Alabama went through its first practice of Tennessee week Monday afternoon.

Here are some notes from what was a short media viewing period:

-- Tua Tagovailoa was practicing and participated in drills with the other quarterbacks, including a footwork drill. As has been the case, he had a brace on his injured right knee. "He's probably better this week than he was last week," Alabama coach Nick Saban said of Tagovailoa earlier Monday. "So we'll see how he does in practice and continue to evaluate. As long as the medical staff clears him, we'll keep working him to try to get him ready to play in the game."

-- DeVonta Smith, who is dealing with a hamstring injury, was at practice but wasn't participating in drills with the other wide receivers. He's considered questionable for the Crimson Tide's game against Tennessee on Saturday. "You never know how hamstring injuries are going to respond and how fast guys will be able to recover," Saban said. "At his position, probably have to be pretty full-speed to be able to play, so we'll have to play that one day-to-day."

-- Like with Smith, Henry Ruggs was at practice but didn't take part in drills with the other receivers, at least from what I saw. Ruggs left Saturday's game against Missouri with an injury but later re-entered the game.

-- Reserve tight end Kedrick James (high ankle sprain) is still out.

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