Nick Saban gives ominous injury update on Jase McClellan
Alabama running back Jase McClellan suffered a knee injury in Saturday’s 42-21 win over Ole Miss. Nick Saban provided an update in his postgame press conference, and the Crimson Tide could be without the tailback for an extended amount of time.
A sophomore, McClellan has served as starting running back Brian Robinson’s primary backup this season. He finished Saturday with six carries for 28 yards, his final touch coming in the third quarter. By the fourth quarter, however, he was on the sideline in street cloths and crutches.
“Jase has a knee injury. The initial report on it is not good, but until we do an MRI we don’t know for sure,” Saban said. “I think he’s probably going to be out for a while.”
The former four-star recruit has 40 carries for 191 yards and a touchdown this season. He has played a role in the passing game, too, with 10 catches for 97 yards and three scores.
With McClellan expected to miss a handful of games, Alabama will have to find a new backup running back for Robinson. The only two other available scholarship tailbacks are Roydell Williams and Trey Sanders. Freshman Camar Wheaton has not made an appearance this season, and Saban said earlier this fall he sustained an undisclosed injury in practice.
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McClellan played in 13 games last season as a freshman. With Robinson and Najee Harris both in the running back room, the 5-foot-11, 212-pound McClellan carried the ball 23 times for 245 yards and two touchdowns.
Alabama mascot trolls Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss
Minutes before kickoff between No. 12 Ole Miss and No. 1 Alabama, Lane Kiffin in the CBS pregame interview told viewers to “get your popcorn ready,” before dropping the mic and walking away midway through the follow-up question.
It was a quick turnaround for Alabama mascot “Big Al,” who started trolling Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels as the Crimson Tide led 42-14 in the fourth quarter.
Hours after Kiffin’s popcorn comment, while Alabama fans sang along to Dixieland Delight in the fourth quarter, Big Al was seen dancing in the Alabama end zone — with a large popcorn box prop around the waist of the costume.