Photos and Video from Practice No. 20 of Alabama's Fall Camp

The Crimson Tide returned back inside for practice after working outside on Wednesday.

Katie Windham | Aug 26, 2021

It is now single-digit days until Alabama football kicks off the 2021 season with just nine days until game time against Miami, and on Thursday the Crimson Tide hit the practice fields for the 20th time of fall camp.

The team worked inside of the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility for the third time this week after practicing outdoors on Wednesday. The Crimson Tide practiced in shells and shorts for a two-hour stint when they had practice in full pads for the two days prior.

It has been very warm outside in Tuscaloosa this week, so practicing indoors give the players a slight break from the heat. It also is more like the environment they will be playing in week one, since Alabama opens up with a neutral site game in Atlanta at Mercedes Benz Stadium.

It can get extremely loud inside of domed stadiums, so earlier on Thursday during media availability, junior safety Jordan Battle was asked how playing in a neutral site stadium in front of full crowds again affects defensive play calling and communication.

"It doesn’t change too much," Battle said. "We use hand signals on defense, so the communication shouldn’t be any different. And we love the fact that the fans are going to be there. We love our fans.”

The Alabama players will practice again on Friday and Saturday, have the day off on Sunday from practice before game week preparations begin on Monday.

Gallery: Alabama Football Practice - August 27, 2021

Photos and video footage courtesy of Alabama Athletics

Published Aug 26, 2021

KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.