Smith confident Cody will return quickly from sprained knee injury

October 20, 2008

By Ken Rogers

Alabama football coach Nick Saban said Terrence Cody’s MCL sprain was similar to the one that sidelined left tackle Andre Smith against Clemson.
So Smith was asked what Cody was facing in terms of rehab.
“The main part is just the pain after the fact,“ Smith said Monday before practice. “We have a great training staff here, led by Jeff Allen, and he does an outstanding job. Cody, I think he’ll be back extremely fast, like I was.“
Smith missed only the Tulane game. But the rehabilitation process is intense.
“Uh, if I wasn’t in class, I was up there, pretty much. They bring you lunch, everything,“ Smith said.
And through the process, Cody will be required to stay in shape. Smith looked positively fearful when discussing conditioning coach Scott Cochran’s methodology.
“Coach Cochran has his way of keeping you in shape while we’re up there practicing,“ Smith said cryptically. “It’s a lot of stuff, I can’t realy explain it all. A lot of stuff.“
Smith did disclose this, however. You’d much rather be practicing than going through his conditioning drills during practice.
“You would,“ the offensive lineman said. “Lot of sit-ups, push-ups, that nature.“