Ask John Parker Wilson about Saturday's scrimmage, and he'll start talking about the summer.
In the similarly scorching heat, with no coaches around, it was just the University of Alabama quarterback and his receivers.
There are numerous factors that aided the development of the junior quarterback from Hoover High School: learning the offense, adapting to the new coaching staff and improved physical conditioning. But he laid the groundwork on the Tuscaloosa practice fields.
Wilson on track at quarterback