The times are certainly changing.

Some college football programs are modifying their spring games. Others are getting rid of them entirely.

What about Alabama football?

Coach Kalen DeBoer told On3 recently that Alabama’s A-Day spring game will be modified. He clarified that comment further Monday, the day of the first spring practice.

“I guess I would consider last year’s spring game, A-Day, probably a modified game,” DeBoer said. “We didn’t split teams up. We talked about the O-line depth, talked about the tight end depth and we’ll see how the spring goes. To me it’s just something where we want to have controlled reps, so lining up and getting something out of the practice. Because I think all 15 practices that we get are really important, getting something out of that. And as we go through the spring, we’ll continue to figure out where we’re at, to see what we want to do when it comes to the day itself. So we want to make it a great celebration for our fan base. We want to put some football out there because we know everyone associated with our program can’t wait for April 12, but we also gotta do what’s right for us. So that’s kind of something as we get closer that I can probably give you more info on.” .

Alabama’s spring practices will run through A-Day on Saturday, April 12. The event will not be broadcast anywhere, so fans wanting to watch it must attend in person. UA said admission will be free.

Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.