Everyone is hot at Alabama football practice this time of year. At the start of Thursday’s camp session, the temperature was already at 88 degrees, with players pouring sweat after just a few minutes.

Among non-players, the warmest man in Tuscaloosa might have been defensive coordinator Kane Wommack. For the first two days of camp, he stood out like a sore thumb, both from cussing up a blue streak throughout the observable periods, and from the hoodie and sweatpants he wore despite the heat.

After practice Thursday, he was asked about the fashion choice.

“I have worn it for so long that I think it’s just kind of what I naturally do,” Wommack, who left a head coach job at South Alabama to join the Tide, said. “I think early on I was trying to keep off.. you see a lot of older coaches, they get little spots on them and all that stuff. Then I kind of got used to it and now you get a good sweat in and all that stuff, lose a couple pounds as well. I’ve done it the last three years in Mobile and did it for years before that so it is what it is.”

The white Alabama hoodie he had on was ready for the laundry by the time he spoke with reporters after practice. Wommack joked that he’d lost seven pounds throughout the morning by donning the garment.

He was asked whether Alabama’s medical staff had to work to keep him hydrated.

“It’s a full team effort right now,” Wommack said.

A few other staffers were spotted on the practice field with hoodies. It’s a good practice to keep the sun off, but it won’t spread to the top at UA.

Asked about it Wednesday, head coach Kalen DeBoer said he’ll be sticking to his shorts and dry fit T-shirts.

“No, you won’t see me like that,” DeBoer said. “That’s his thing. Just let him do that.”

Alabama will continue preseason practice Saturday in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide opens the 2024 season on Aug. 31 against Western Kentucky.