The noise of the possibility of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa having a bit of an injury drowns out conversation regarding the other medical news from the Alabama football camp – part of it regarding recent injuries, notably starting guard Deonte Brown -- and some updating old news, the preseason injury to linebacker Terrell Lewis and the mid-season loss of first-team cornerback Trevon Diggs.

Alabama Coach Nick Saban has made the situation clear regarding Tagovailoa, that he won’t be held out of Saturday’s Crimson Tide football game against The Citadel. (The party line every day since backup quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a high ankle sprain and resulting medical procedure following the Tennessee game Oct. 20 has been that he is making progress and is day-to-day, and that’s an important thread in the Tagovailoa narrative.)

Alabama, 10-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation, hosts The Citadel (4-5) at 11 a.m. CST Saturday in Bryant-Denny Stadium on SEC Network.

Other than the quarterback situation, there are tidbits regarding a couple of issues on the Alabama offensive line and an update on two top defensive players who were early season injuries.

Last Saturday, in a 24-0 win over Mississippi State, the Alabama offensive line suffered the loss of starting left guard Deonte Brown to a turf toe injury. Brown, a 6-4, 344-pound third-year sophomore, recently had moved into the first team spot at the position ahead of Lester Cotton.

In a discussion of Tagovailoa being injured on the last of four sacks by Mississippi State earlier this week and the injury to Brown, Tide All-America left tackle Jonah Williams said, “Deonte has done a good job for us. We hope to get him healthy.”

Following Wednesday’s practice, Saban said of Brown, “We’re giving him a few days. He’ll be day-to-day. But this kind of injury can really linger if you don’t give a guy a chance to heal up. So we’re trying to use this opportunity and then we’ll evaluate him every day.”

Williams had also been asked about his own health and said it was good.

“I think everyone’s going to be a little bit beat up playing tough SEC opponents,” Williams said, “but you’re always thankful for your health.

“I’d say every game is physical, especially on the offensive line and defensive line,” Williams said. “You rarely go a play where you don’t hit someone, so I think they are all physical. But we have played some good opponents the last two games, and some other games this year, so you’re always a little sore after those games, but that’s part of it.”

Saban didn’t mention Williams, who was not taking part in work during the media session of practice viewing Wednesday, but an Alabama spokesman said that he is not injured.

Terrell Lewis made it back late last season

In preseason work, Tide linebacker Terrell Lewis, a 6-5, 256-pound junior, suffered an ACL injury. At the time there was expressed optimism that he might make it back from injury to participate late this season.

If so, that would be two years in a row for Lewis. As a sophomore he suffered an upper arm injury in the season-opener against Florida State and missed 10 games, returning for the Auburn game and the College Football Playoff games against Clemson and Georgia.

Trevon Diggs, a 6-2, 199-pound junior cornerback who had earned the starting position in preseason camp, suffered a broken foot in the seventh game of the year against Missouri. At the time, Saban all but ruled out the possibility of Diggs making it back this season.

Wednesday, the Bama coach addressed the situations regarding both players.

He said, “I don’t think Trevon Diggs has any chance to come back [this season].

“I never talked to Terrell about what his interests would be. I haven’t even talked to the doc about when he would clear him medically. So I really can’t answer that. I can tell you that both guys are doing well in terms of their rehab, and doing the things that they need to do to get back.

“I don’t really have a good answer for you on that one, because we haven’t really considered it yet. Until a guy gets cleared medically and can start practicing and all that, and everybody’s good with it, we don’t even think about it.”

One thing to be considered regarding Lewis is that he has not played a game this year and has not previously been redshirted. Alabama has at least four games – possibly five – remaining this year. Lewis could play in four games and return next year as a junior.

It’s reasonable to believe that he needs one good healthy year of college football before considering entry into the NFL draft.