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Alabama defensive lineman Brandon Ivory (99) and Alabama defensive lineman A'Shawn Robinson (86) work through drills during the Crimson Tide's 14th 2014 Spring football practice, Thursday, April 17, 2014, at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Alabama defensive linemen Brandon Ivory and Jarran Reed and linebacker Tim Williams are suspended for violation of team rules, coach Nick Saban said after Friday's practice.

None of the players were present at Friday's morning practice, which primarily featured veterans. Saban said they can work themselves back onto the team but did not provide a timetable.

"Our focus is here, we have a lot of good players, a lot of good people, in our program, a lot of guys that really do a lot of good things on and off the field," Saban said. "We're certainly focused on those guys that we have here to develop them to be the best players that they can be, because they've demonstrated they're willing to do the things they need to do and football is important enough to them to do the things they need to do to have a chance to be successful."

Ivory, a fifth-year senior who started 12 games last season, was not at Alabama's morning practice, which primarily featured veterans. He had 24 tackles, 1.5 of which went for a loss.

Junior Darren Lake, who missed most of spring football with a pectoral injury, was the only true nose guard present at the morning practice.

Reed, a junior-college transfer, was arrested in July for driving under the influence. He worked with the first-team defense at defensive end at A-Day.

Williams, a sophomore, is a pass-rush specialist who saw seven the field for seven games last season. He had three tackles for loss at A-Day.

"He's a great competitor, great pass rusher," junior linebacker Denzel Devall said. "Just an overall great athlete. He's great when he's on the field."