With a mid-September heatwave pushing temperatures to 96 degrees, Alabama returned to the practice field Tuesday afternoon. After getting the day off Monday, it was an intense return to action Tuesday.

A few notes from the media viewing window:

-- Starting outside linebacker Terrell Lewis wasn’t practicing with his group during the viewing period. Nick Saban on Monday said there were some bumps and bruises but nothing overly serious coming off the South Carolina game outside of LaBryan Ray’s foot injury.

-- The middle linebacker groups had Christian Harris and Shane Lee in the first wave followed by Ale Kaho and Jaylen Moody. Kaho replaced Harris in the second half of the South Carolina game and Saban said Monday they were undecided how the lineup would look Saturday for Southern Miss.

-- Defensive lineman Antonio Alfano remains absent, though AL.com can report the former five-star recruit has not officially entered the NCAA’s transfer portal. His father Frank Alfano took to Twitter on Friday to discuss the situation as it stood at that moment.

-- Justin Eboigbe is the next guy up on the defensive line with Ray out for the foreseeable future. “He is a really great guy,” Alabama offensive guard Landon Dickerson said. “I think he brings a lot to the table, he always practices hard so you know I’m excited I’m sure he’ll uh you know step it up whenever we start practicing together a little more.”

-- The Green Bay Packers were among the NFL teams who had scouts at practice Tuesday.

-- Saban’s next media availability is Wednesday morning on the weekly SEC coaches’ teleconference.

AL.com reporter Matt Zenitz contributed to this report.

Michael Casagrande is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.