Alabama held its last practice before its first game week Saturday as the Crimson Tide continued preparations for the season opener against Duke next weekend.

The Tide worked inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility in full pads. Here are some observations from the limited access period provided to the media:

— Alabama went through the steps in its Dime package. The first-team alignment consisted of Trevon Diggs and Josh Jobe as the outside cornerbacks, Patrick Surtain II as the Star, Xavier McKinney as the Money defensive back, Dylan Moses as the sole inside linebacker and Jared Mayden and Shyheim Carter as the safeties. In the second team formation, Marcus Banks and Jalyn Armour-Davis were the outside cornerbacks, Shyheim Carter was the Star, Demarcco Hellams was the Money, Shane Lee was the only inside linebacker while Daniel Wright and Jordan Battle were the safeties.

— Head coach Nick Saban became animated, yelling after one of the defensive reps.

— The first-team offensive line remained unchanged. Alex Leatherwood was at left tackle, Evan Neal at left guard, Chris Owens at center, Landon Dickerson at right guard and Jedrick Wills Jr. at right tackle. The second unit consisted of Scott Lashley at left tackle, Pierce Quick at left guard, Emil Ekiyor at center, Matt Womack at right guard and Tommy Brown at right tackle.

— For the second consecutive day, freshman defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe wasn’t spotted while Stephon Wynn (ankle) was seen in a black, non-contact jersey before the team took the field.

— Chadarius Townsend, who has played at receiver and defensive back, was spotted with the running backs. He worked with the group during the spring.

Rainer Sabin is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @RainerSabin