Sorry for the delay in this. I've had the plague for the last week, and it's still kicking my butt.

The Alabama football team held the first of its 14 spring practices on Friday, leading up to A-Day on April 17. The squad was in shorts and helmets, with no pads.

Here's what you need to know:

When I said I would write Texas From the Couch later, because you guys would still be interested, it wasn't just because I'm lazy.  Although I am-and it sure has been tempting to hope everybody just forgot.  Which you probably did.

But really, this is as good a time as any to put it up; maybe the best time, because I'm going to do something a little bit different than usual.  Namely, I will look at the game in light of what it means for 2010, and more specifically, what it means for spring training.

Which is right around the corner!

This past weekend brought February to a close for the Bama athletic department. Here's what you need to know:

We’ll start where most football conversations start – with the quarterback.

It was another big weekend for Alabama athletics, and here's your bullett points recap:

Alabama defensive back Robby Green has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. Alabama head coach Nick Saban had the following to say:

There is a situation with Robby and we are currently in the process of determining the facts. To make any kind of announcement on his playing status at this time is completely premature and it is not appropriate to do so until we have a chance to go through due process for Robby and his family.

So what's the situation? Details after the jump.

During this time were there isn't a lot of real news coming from the football program, we'll try to give you the bullet points from the athletic department as a whole in weekly posts like this one.

Click through to get all of your athletic department news:

This was our National Signing Day Live Chat. If you would like to read through it after the fact, click through after the jump.

National Signing Day is here, and with it will come the flood of rumors. The day has a fluidity to it that is really like no other in college football. There's no actual football game being played, so the eyes and ears of the football fanatics are tuned into the whims of 18 year old high school seniors. As such, the day can be pretty hectic and difficult to follow if you don't have the time to devote the entire day to following it. We'll have a live chat going to appease those folks who want to be immersed in the rumors of the day. But if you're just looking for a place where you can check in from time to time and get the bare bones facts, then this is the article for you.

After the jump will be the list of players who have officially signed with Alabama, the list of players who have yet to sign but are committed, and the list of guys who have yet to announce their decision. This post will be updated throughout the day any time that a player officially signs or makes his official announcement.