Jeremy Pruitt’s first game week press conference

Jahmir Johnson.

Wasn’t here in the spring. Missed 6-8 practices in fall due to stomach bug. Last two weeks, he’s been there. He’s learning. Some good upside.

Ties to Nick Saban:

There’s a lot. Game week, the most important, do what your players can do. What we know doesn’t matter, it’s what the players know. Don’t ask them to do anything you know they can’t do.

Punters.

Both have done well. Fast, accurate and consistent. Good competition, made both better. Make a decision later this week. Could see both kicking this fall.

Returners kicks and punts:

We’ve worked several guys, creating depth. Some have experience, some don’t. Put them out there. Been working a lot. We’ll narrow it down by Thursday or Friday.

Trey Smith playing LT:

Lots of guys competing up front. What’s your best five. Different combinations. We’ll play a lot of guys. We’ll see how it goes, but Trey is good pass protector, has good size, solid run blocker, best pass protector put at LT.

Most important things this weekend:

Take care of football. Two most important stats are turnovers and explosive plays. Must create the latter and take care of football.

Confidence lever in OL compared to August 2:

A lot of better, we’ve practiced more. We’ve improved. Some guys back. Chance Hall back, Trey back, more competition. Moved guys around, better depth. They’re working extremely hard. We’re better than the first day.