He's fallen off the radar...I know he has been in the dog house in the past, but nothing is being said of him. Is he still on the team?
You got it, CC. It's not that he's doing anything wrong or not working hard...he just can't unseat the guys above him...and that's actually really good news for us.He is still with the team but apparently is finding himself somewhat buried on the depth chart behind Coffee and Co. Based on recent comments from Coach Saban, one can surmise that the rotation at RB will be something like Glen Coffee/Terry Grant, Mark Ingram/Roy Upchurch. Then you have Matchett and Jordan (now at linebacker). According to practice reports, Ingram has been impressive and may have moved ahead of Upchurch, but that is just speculation at this point. I'm not sure he's in the doghouse, but there is just stiff competition at the RB position now. I'd think he'll get some playing time though as Coach Saban has stated he likes having 3-4 backs to rotate.
Upchurch is in the rotation but at the present seems behind Coffee, Grant and probably Ingram. Any injury to another running back or improvement on his part would make his stock rise and fall. But the off the cuff remark it doesn't look like he will be in the rotation is wrong.He's still on the team, but it does not look like he'll be in the RB rotation.