Tua Tagovailoa might have been back at Alabama football practice on Tuesday, but his medical status has not changed.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday night following an appearance at the Team Focus fundraising event at the Mobile Convention Center, Alabama coach Nick Saban reiterated what he said Saturday regarding his sophomore quarterback and his injured throwing hand. Tagovailoa recently suffered what Saban termed a "setback" in his recovery from a broken bone in his left hand, which he incurred in the Crimson Tide's first practice of the spring on March 20.

Though Tagovailoa has shown an amazing capacity to heal quickly in the past, his chances of playing in Saturday's A-Day game remain highly questionable.

"I've already said what his status is," Saban said. "I said he was out the other day. He reinjured his hand and we were going to hold him out the rest of the spring. So that hasn't changed."

Tagovailoa entered the spring in competition for the quarterback job with Jalen Hurts, who started all 13 games for the Crimson Tide last season, but was replaced by Tagovailoa at halftime of the College Football Playoff National Championship game against Georgia. Tagovailoa threw for two touchdown passes as Alabama rallied for a 26-23 overtime victory, hitting DeVonta Smith on a 41-yard scoring pass on the game's final play to hand the Crimson Tide its fifth national championship in nine years.